When we created the Father's Day Postal Gift Boxes as part of the August Stamping Workshops, I was challenged by a few attendees to create a Christmas version, and here it is!  I took inspiration from the elaborately decorated letterboxes I found online and festively dressed this postal gift box using products from the beautiful Painted Christmas Suite.

Bundles: Christmas Season Stamp Set + Seasonal Labels Dies (photopolymer: 156801), Christmas to Remember Stamp Set + Christmas Pinecone Dies (cling: 156806).  Ink: Evening Evergreen (155576), Pear Pizzazz (147104), Real Red (147084), Early Espresso (147114), VersaMark (102283).  Card/Paper: Evening Evergreen (155575), Cherry Cobbler (121681), Basic White (159228).  Accessories: Gilded Leafing (154560), Round & Square Brads (155570), White Embossing Powder (Basics Stampin' Emboss Powders: 155554).  Tools: Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine (149653), Heat Tool (129056), Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755).

Painted Christmas Suite Collection (156274) - $296.75

Instead of "rusty edges", this special letterbox has gilded leafing!  To get this effect, I placed a small amount of Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue on my finger and rubbed it with my thumb so my finger had a thin coating.  I applied small smears of glue to the edges of the letterbox with my gluey finger, added the Gilded Leafing, and then brushed off the excess.  It's very messy, but a lot of fun!  I love the finish this gives.

Online image searches for traditional tunnel letterboxes decorated for Christmas often show them draped in pine or fir garlands, berries, and pinecones.  So, I began with die-cutting the large, intricate pine branch from the Christmas Pinecone Dies from Evening Evergreen cardstock.  I snipped a section out of it to add to the side of the postal gift box.  I then stamped leaves in Evening Evergreen and Pear Pizzazz inks, holly berries in Real Red ink, and pinecones in Early Espresso ink, die-cut them out, and arranged them over the pine branch.  I anchored this arrangement with a letterbox flag with Merry Christmas stamped on it.

The colour palette for the foliage came from one of the patterned papers in the Painted Christmas Designer Series Paper pack.  I used that paper to line the inside of the postal gift box, which gave it a lovely finish.

Here's a sneak peek at what I have inside my Christmas gift box...

These postal gift boxes are quite a generous size and can be filled with yummy treats and small gifts.

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