A well-wrapped gift is not just a gift, but a great way to add some festive flare to your home décor.
Scotch Brand and lifestyle expert Shoana Jensen have prepared creative ideas to dress up your presents, incorporating some great design trends from this holiday season.
The basics:
1) Select a theme for the gift and pick your favourite wrapping paper.
2) Have a good selection of accessories nearby, including ribbons, bows, gift tags and a pair of quality scissors.
3) Tape is key! Scotch GiftWrap Tape features a satin finish that disappears on most shiny gift wrap papers. Using matte paper? Use Scotch Magic Tape which has a matte-finish. For a completely seamless look, Scotch Brand Double-Sided Tape. This will ensure your pretty parcel is as polished looking as possible!
Hot trends for holiday decorating and gift wrapping:
1) Rustic meets glam: wrap your gift in packaging paper or burlap and adorn with a sparkly or metallic ribbon to complete the look. Have a birch tree? Grab a piece of bark and tie it in!
2) 60’s vintage: it’s all about the colour palette – think shrimp pink and avocado green. Look for paper with matte finishes and geometric patterns. Modernize with a shiny bow.
3) Pop of peacock – A peacock-themed parcel is as easy as it is fun and colourful! Add a few peacock feathers to the outside of your parcel (available at most craft stores) and stick with jewel tone wrapping paper.
Here’s a huge $75 prize package giveaway courtesy of Scotch Brand! It’s a FLASH GIVEAWAY which means it’s only live for 12 hours and will be shipped out tomorrow morning! Use it for holiday wrapping, birthdays, mother’s day and more! Good luck everyone!
One of my readers will win:
2 x Scotch® Brand Magic Tape
The Original Scotch® Magic Tape in matte finish. Hard to detect on giftwrap papers. Easy to remove and reposition if you make a mistake. It is the preferred tape for gift wrapping and all holiday decorating needs.2 x Scotch® Brand GiftWrap Tape
Scotch® Giftwrap tape has a unique satin finish that disappears on most gift wrap papers.1 x Scotch® Brand Double-Sided Tape
A no mess alternative to glue. Great for the wrapper who doesn’t want to see any tape seems at all! Can also be used as a ‘less mess’ alternative for glitter or embellishment application.1 x Scotch® Brand Scissors
Many people may not know that in addition to their favourite tape, Scotch also makes scissors. Available in multipurpose and titanium precision Scotch Brand scissors have a soft comfort grip handle designed for left or right handed use – never struggle to cut a straight line again!1 x Scotch® Brand Pop-up Tape Dispenser
The ultimate one-handed tape solution! Attach to your wrist or on your tabletop and you’ll always have pre-cut Magic tape at your fingertips. Bonus, you never have to worry about misplacing your roll of tape again.2 x Scotch® Brand Expressions Masking Tape
A great way to add flair and personality to your gift wrapping. Use as traditional tape or as embellishment. Also available in our much loved Scotch Magic Tape for everyday use.2 x Scotch® Brand Expressions Packaging Tape
Available in a variety of patterns Scotch Brand Expressions Packaging Tape are perfect for personalizing packages, decorating storage containers or organizing moves.
I start of being expert but by the time Im finished I could use all the help |I could get.
I could use more then a little help.. maybe classes!
My hubby is the expert in our family. I have no patience, haha!
I can use all the help I can get
I can use all the help I can help it seems. I wrap like a third grader!
Is it weird that i love gift wrapping for another more than opening a gift for me? I would love this giveaway!
I’m wouldn’t declare my expert status, but I love wrapping gifts and making them look pretty!
Im not bad but definately an amateur!
define expert, I am only one in the house that wraps anything
I could use some help
I wouldn’t call myself an expert, but most of my family does come to me to wrap their gifts for them lol.
Scotch GiftWrap Tape is awesome, such great gifts like a stocking stuffer for the next family memeber.Also it does add alittle something special to a gift!!
I do alright, but for some of the trickier presents I certainly could use all the help that I can get!
I’m becoming an expert. Now that we have a child, there are a lot more gifts to wrap so I am getting lots of practice!
I would like to consider myself as a wrapper extraordinaire but as it takes me forever, I always call in my troops (hubby & daughter)
Well, seeing our DD7 used all the scotch tape wrapping what we thought were fictitious gifts the morning we were going to wrap, this would come in handy! Lol, in turn what she was actually doing was wrapping toys she didn’t use anymore to pass on to her cousin.☺️ So using the packing tape to wrap the gifts I did need to wrap didn’t feel so bad anymore and felt trivial…
i can use al the help i can get!!
I would like to think I’m an expert but as always, have left so much to the last minute that I could use any tools, tips, etc. to help me make it to the finish line. If I started in October maybe I could have done some expert wrapping!
I love wrapping but am horrible at it so could definitely use more help!
i could use help, although i’m an expert compared to my husband
I’m a brutal wrapper and need all the help I can get.
I use to be an expert wrapper. I loved doing it and would even wrap for other people if they wanted. Now, I’m getting lazier every year and resort to gift bags and boxes quite a bit.
I’m actually pretty awful!
I am a horrible wrapper, never improved from childhood, even though there are five littles to wrap for now 🙂
i am ok am wrapping, but it all starts to go down hill after the 20th present!
I am pretty good at it, but get tired of doing it and get lazy with my wrapping. My kids are just going to rip it off anyway so who cares?
love wrapping ! packages look great most of the time but some times..well..need some help!
I need all the help I can get lol
I am sooo not an expert at gift wrapping. I could use some practice
I am not a great wrapper but help is always appreciated. I really dont worry too much about the looks as long as its covered lol
I think Im an expert. I had worked in a jewelry store for 8 years so I had to learn how to make those gifts pretty
Im pretty good haha
Not an expert but I do pretty good.
I am the worst wrapper ever!
I’m a creative wrapper (definitely not an expert) lol
I’ve become an semi-expert wrapper thanks to Michael’s and Pinterest. Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Holidays!!
I could use some help for sure
I am not a bad wrapper, but not perfect
I love scotch Brand products, their tape is the best.
I am a horrible wrapper! I try to hide my mistakes with lots of tape and ribbons 😉
my skills are passable! lol
I’m about average in my gift wrapping. I think I’m better than my hubby (who wraps everything in garbage bags and packing tape) but not a professional by any means.
Who doesn’t need help with becoming more a wrapping expert.
I need all the help I need
I’m passable, but can always use help!
I wrap but for sure not an expert lol
I am not an expert wrapper, but I sure do try.
I think I’m a pretty good wrapper!
I’m an expert!
Not too bad, I just like to have fun wrapping. I love the colours and adding bows and little thingamajig s to presents.
I like to think I’m an expert, but my cats always destroy it!
I am a decent wrapper, but sometimes I need the help.
I’m not terrible, but help is always welcome!
I think I can do a good job, but seriously, I need help.
I’m a bit of an expert 🙂
i wouldnt consider myself an expert BUT i am pretty darn good at it 🙂
I was a better wrapper when I was younger. Now I’m always in too much of a rush, so a little extra help would be great!
I don’t know about an expert but I love to wrap 🙂
I cannot wrap anything. Period. I need all the help I can get.
I’ve wrapped enough in my lifetime, and consider myself an expert! 🙂
I’m a decent wrapper, but I could definitely use a few tips. I would love to check out the Expressions packaging tape! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
I’m not an expert, but I’m pretty good at wrapping presents.
I would say mediocre. Mine look really nice but not as nice as the professionals!
I am somewhere in the middle!!
I could definitely use all the help I can get
I could use some help lol!
I’d say I’m ok at wrapping but any help is appreciated!
I enjoy wrapping if I have the time, space and materials.
I can wrap 🙂
I am a terrible wrapper! I often resort to using gift bags instead! Lol!
I’m an expert wrapper!
I’m a terrible wrapper. It usually looks like a two year old has wrapped the presents. And I never have enough tape, so end up improvising in horrible ways. I’m possibly not the most deserving recipient, if I win, but I am the most in need :0
Oh, I need all the help I can get!
I like to think of myself as an expert wrapper, my husband just thinks I am nuts LOL I am picky, I need the creases to be just write and all the graphics on the paper to match up perfectly. I use pretty bows and ribbons on all my packages. My husband on the other hand tells me “whats the point the kids will have it ripped apart in seconds” Which is true, but it Christmas presents are still on display under my tree for up to 2 weeks, so I want them to look pretty
I can use all the help I can get.
I am a packing disaster!
I am a o.k wrapper.
thanks
Sort of in between. I have great ideas, but the execution isn’t always that grand.
I am a middle-of-the-road wrapper. I like things to be tidy looking but I don’t get very fancy.
I think I am a pretty good wrapper. I love wrapping presents.
I enjoy wrapping.
Ha Ha I can definitely use all the help I can get!!
I’m not a good wrapper. Thank you to my sister for her help
Im not to bad mind you if its not square dear god lol
I do my best, but I like to think I’m at least average. I don’t normally go for fancy wrapping, but I like to make at least presentable. I hate when someone wraps it and the piece of paper wasn’t quite big enough so they just leave a space showing the gift inside. drives me nuts.
I need all the help I can get!
I need help!!
I can use all the help I can get! I just can’t fuss over it, I fold over and tape ta-da! 😀
I need all the help I can get 🙂
I am an okay wrapper. I love to do it though. Turn the Christmas music on. Get a mug of hot chocolate. And wrap. Puts me in the spirit.
I need all the help I can get which is why im fond of bags…lol
My wrapping isn’t too bad but I could always use some more help.
I can use all the help I can get. My husband usually wraps the gifts as he is a lot better at it.
I’m not the greatest wrapper…but I’m still better than hubby 😉
not an expert but love and enjoy wrapping gifts! I always wanted a room that was my wrapping room, like Martha Stewart!
I could use all the help I can get…need a miracle to make my gifts look good lol
I need all the help that I can get!
I like to think I am a bit of an expert!
Somewhat of an expert, but that doesn’t men I can’t use help 🙂
I can you use all the help you can get!
I’m not too bad. I struggle with odd shaped items. Now, my poor husband – he just uploaded a song he wrote to YouTube expressing his woes over his inability to wrap. Poor man.
Oh man..I am the worst wrapper. Thankfully my fiance didn’t mind helping me this year with the wrapping. I am good at making bows but that’s where my talent ends. Gift bags are my friends. 🙂
Depends the day, some days I’m worse than the 4yo
I enjoy wrapping and I think I do a pretty good job at it.
I like to think I’m pretty good. I take my time and make it look pretty with ribbon and bows
I am expert enough for me.
🙂
I could use help, not the best wrapper 😀
Though I wouldn’t call myself an expert wrapper, I do really enjoy wrapping gifts!
I am a pretty darn good wrapper , which only serves to be disappointing when people just ignore it and rip through to their presents in a mad fury. My family are heathens.
I was a better gift wrapper when I was 12 than I am now! (Maybe the wrapping paper’s thinner these days?) Now I can use all the help I can get.
I’m awful, and i hate it! I wish I had a wrapping elf!
I need help, and lots of it!
Im somewhere in the middle lol.
I could use all the help I can get 🙂
I’m pretty good! Definitely not an expert though
Im all thumbs and could use all the help I could get. no pretty ribbons or bow ties here. if your lucky you’ll be able to rip through all the tape I’ll cover it in!
I’m good, I love to wrap gifts.
I’m in between… I can do some of the easy stuff, but not oddly shaped presents!
Haha I don’t have the patience to be a great wrapper
I consider myself a good present wrapper but I love to get tips and help because sometimes it’s tricky!
Expert – but always room for inprovement!
Pretty good, but some advice is always appreciated.
I’m ok, but I don’t do anything fussy, so I guess I can use all the help I can get.
I’m in between lol
whatever is easiest works for me lol
Friends said I am an expert wrapper but I think I am amateur.
I wrap… that’s it. There’s some paper covering the package. Good enough, right? Okay, maybe I could use some help.
anyone who knows me will say i need help lol
I can wrap boxes beautifully but if the present is an odd shape…..well, i put it in a box first….
I am an okay wrapper. I find that high quality paper forgives a number of sins.
I love wrapping anything..it’s fun.
Would love to be an expert but I can still use a lot of help!
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I can definately use help!
I am an expert wrapper and love it!
I could use all the help I can get
I definitely need lots of help. I can wrap but it never looks neat and tidy and it certainly isn’t creative.
Could use all the help I can get!
I would not call myself an expert gift wrapper but I am all right. I am really good at disguising things but I am not great at using ribbon or decorating it as nicely as some other people do.
My sons are way better wrappers than I am. I used to be good at it but not so much now. Hubby isn’t too bad.
I’m pretty good but I’m no expert.
I’m pretty good but I’m no expert.
I can use all he support I can get
I am an expert wrapper and I love to wrap! This would be a great gift pack to win! Happy holidays!
I’m creative with wrapping when I have the time…
I can use some help 🙂
I could use help!!
I like to wrap, but I’m an every part of the buffalo type of girl, which totally annoys my husband who doesn’t like the look of scraps taped together.
I’m not too bad, but could always use some help.
I LOVE wrapping presents! I use to volunteer at the gift wrapping booth with Big Brothers, Big Sisters during Christmas time as well.
It’s quite fun, well the normal shaped things :p
Thanks for the giveaway!
I could use help for sure!
I can use all the help
not an expert but could always use some help
very basic. need all the help i can get.
I need all the help I can get.
I can use all of the help that I can get…if it isn’t square…I can’t wrap it!
I suck at wrapping. The professionals at the mall are my best friends.
lol i am far from an expert wrapper i need all the help i can get! 🙂
I need all the help I can get.
I am an expert wrapper, if I take a little bit of time! ;0
I can use all of the help that I can get, I’m not very good at it.!
I need all the help I can get……right now would be a good time! 🙂
I need all the help I can get lol
I wrap pretty well if no one around to bother me.
Need all the help in the world or uninterupted time and lots of Christmas Cheer
I like all the help I can get
I wouldn’t say I am an expert .. intermediate perhaps. I really like gift wrapping but I’m not the best. still working on it !
I love wrapping presents and I would consider myself some what of an expert
Not an expert at all. Could use all the help I can get.
I’m definitely not an expert…… I can use all the help I can get. My husband does all our wrapping! 😉
I need all the help that i can get!
Not and expert. Could use some help.
Love wrapping things. The only help I need is good supplies.
I used to help my grandma’s friend every year by wrapping all her presents. I would also help my mom and dad. I am by no means an expert, but I do have a lot of practice!
I’m not a bad wrapper. Got a few lessons from my mom that worked as a Christmas wrapper at Sears back in the day. She can wrap a hexagon with perfect corners.
I can wrap things that are symmetrical but not things that are oddly shaped!
Actually I’m an expert when it comes to wrapping. My family and friends just ask me to wrap all their gifts!