Scrappy Celebrations Wrapping Paper

March 12, 2026

I want to say “I am so excited to share with you….” But this isn’t about me. It’s about you dear quilter. Everyone has a quilting besty. No quilter is an island. Our craft and love of our craft is something that is shared, and not done in a vacuum.

Having said this, I know that you want to give gifts to your friends all of the time. And you want to give gifts to your family that say something to them about you and your love of them.

So here is my Scrappy Celebrations Wrapping Paper.

The designs on the wrapping paper are my scrap quilts from my books Rainbow Quilts for Scrap Lovers and Sensational Quilts for Scrap Lovers. They’re some of my favorite quilts. The designs have a great repeat so that they make for great wrapping paper.

The paper is sturdy! You can do so much more with wrapping paper than you ever would have dreamed, if it’s sturdy enough. Make sure you stay until the end of the blog post so that I can show you the great birthday party we had with all of the fun things that you can do with this paper.

Paper crafting is so much fun. Let me show you some of the possibilities for real world application!

When I do paper crafts I like to use good old-fashioned rubber cement. The reason I love it is because it’s repositionable. I didn’t know this until a teacher friend of mine told me that this is one huge advantage to rubber cement. Besides, it’s relatively cheap.

My next favorite is Modge Podge. They both have different applications. Modge Podge can also act as a sealant, so if you want something sealed you will want the Modge Podge.

It’s a little expensive, I think. But a little goes a long way.

The first thing and my most favorite thing that I love to make is greeting cards. Greeting cards are so much fun, because I get to have the experience of crafting them. Then, I can send them out, or make a bunch of them and give them as a gift.

If you send them out to someone, the recipient gets the pleasure of opening something fun in the mail. Mail is not outdated. Everyone loves to have something fun come in paper that you can get your hands on.

If you make a bunch of them, it’s a 3 way gift. I’ll explain. You get the fun of making them in your craft room, or on your kitchen table. Then, you give a box of them to someone as a gift that they can use. Then, that person sends them in the mail, or puts them in a gift. The recipient of the gift or mail gets to really enjoy them! That is why they’re just the best thing to make. Let me show you how.

I love to make birthday cards and put them in a box as a gift. This is the best presentation.

Here I have found a box from the dollar store and covered it with Scrappy Celebrations Wrapping Paper. I covered the lid of the box and the bottom of the box separately. Simply use rubber cement and wrap each section like a gift. You may need some small clips to hold the paper down because sometimes rubber cement takes some coaxing. Don’t use hot glue. It’s really lumpy.

Make sure that when you purchase the box at the dollar store it will be large enough to fit the cards.

Then I get to make the cards.

I designed some little calendar blocks on Adobe Illustrator. Each month has all of the days on it. Of course, it is not specific to a particular year. That way, the cards can be used any time. The months are then placed on the card with foam double sided tape. This raises them up off of the card just slightly.

There are 12 cards in the box. Each card has a different month on it, one for each month of the year. Everyone knows someone with a birthday in each month.

Also included in the box is a tiny jar with 12 acrylic gems in it. Well, maybe a couple of extras in case one or two fall on the floor. The tiny jar is so cute. It is also a dollar store find.

So, if someone has a birthday, say, on March 20th, the card gets a little dot of glue on it and the gem is affixed to that date. The inside of the card is blank so you can write anything in it that you want.

So, it’s easy to see just how fun it is to make a box of cards and give the entire box to someone.

The next thing I did with the Scrappy Celebrations wrapping paper was to create some fun dishes. These plates can be used to eat simple things like snacks or can be used as chargers.

You start by coating the back of a clear plate with Modge Podge. Use a paint brush. Cut the wrapping paper out so that it is larger than the plate by a couple of inches.

Dip the wrapping paper into water just to moisten it slightly. Drape the paper over the back of the plate and then pat it very gently with a sponge to get the air bubbles and wrinkles out. Don’t worry, there will definitely be wrinkles. Just do your best to make them as small as possible.

Then, when it is pleasing to you and you feel like you’ve done your best, apply a nice coat of Modge Podge with your paintbrush to the back of the plate right over the paper. Be gentle! You don’t want to disturb the paper.

Let it dry thoroughly. Then, using a very sharp craft knife or boxcutter with a brand new sharp blade, trim the paper right up next to the plate. Use kind of a shaving motion.

This is what your plates will look like.

I was very pleased with how well they turned out.

You can see that there are a few wrinkles but it certainly does not affect the overall loveliness of the finished product.

You can clean them off with a damp soapy cloth and then dry them. You can also seal the back of the plates with several coats of Modge Podge just to make them extra resilient. Never put them in the dishwasher and never immerse them. They won’t stand up to that.

I used them as a charger under my Fiesta Ware plates.

And what is a festive table without candles? I made a bunch of fun votives. Glass votives can be purchased anyplace.

You will need to trace them onto paper to make a pattern for the covering. Votives often have a slightly graduated cylindrical shape to them and they’re not straight up and down. It’s not hard to do. Practice over and over with paper that isn’t good paper. Use paper that you were going to throw into the recycling bin.

Then, same thing…coat the votives with Modge Podge on the outside and then press the wrapping paper around them. Smooth it out as best you can. No need to wet the paper for these.

You’re going to use your sharp craft knife to shave the edges of these as well. Shave off the excess paper on the upper opening edge and the bottom edge.

I really had fun with this candle holder. I found it at the dollar store. The candle holder was included in this fun metal black holder. I simply measured the height and distance around and cut the paper. Once again, good ol’ Modge Podge to the rescue. This one is slightly uneven at the top. I probably could have done a better job with this. But, with the light shining through illuminating the paper, it’s going to look great.

There are so many things that I created with this wrapping paper. Here are more creations!

These refrigerator magnets turned out to be better than expected. They were already in the shape of hexagons, with magnets on the back. I used rubber cement to attach the paper to the magnet, and then trimmed it with a sharp crafting knife afterward.

Have you ever seen blank letters in crafting stores? I happened to find the letter “Q” at Hobby Lobby for just 23 cents! No one buys the letter Q unless you are a quilter! This is not a cardboard letter. It was made out of pressed wood.

Same thing….paint it with Modge Podge and cover it with paper. After it is thoroughly dry, then cut the paper off with a sharp crafting knife.

The key to success is waiting until the items are completely and totally dry. It makes it so much easier to get clean edges.

A friend of mine made these fun folded items.

This sweet little heart that is folded opens up so that you can put a fun message in it! I love this idea for lunch boxes, or on someone’s pillow.

And of course, where would the world be without folded paper cranes? Everyone knows about these.

I think I saved the best for last.

The best way to wrap a gift is to use those gift bags. When did they come into existence anyway? Back in the 80s we weren’t using gift bags. All of our presents were wrapped with ribbon and a bow and a box. Did they come into existence in the 90s? Yes, I think so. By the time my son was born, I think we were using gift bags.

You can reverse engineer any gift bag. Just carefully tear it down and see how it’s folded. There’s more than one way to do it. Just do it carefully and slowly.

You can make them in so many different sizes. It takes a little practice so use some old wrapping paper that you don’t mind destroying. Something unattractive to practice on is the rule of thumb here. Don’t jump right in with the good stuff.

Once you make one, measure the rectangle on the bottom and cut cardstock or cardboard out to fit into the bottom. That will stabilize it.

I also cut a rectangle of cardstock out and glue it to the upper inside edge of the bag. A small rectangle is needed for you to be able to reinforce the top of the bag. You will need it there to punch 2 holes into the top on both sides.

Then, you can run pretty ribbon, twill tape or twine through the top for the handles. It’s very important not to skip this step. You don’t want to find your bag ripped after putting the gift into it.