If you’ve had a read on our comparison between wrapping paper and gift bags, you'll know it is important to put in the effort to package your gifts correctly. If you’ve made the decision to choose wrapping paper, take some inspiration from our list of the five creative wrapping ideas you can implement this Christmas.
We will be looking at some of the most creative wrapping paper designs that think way outside of the box to get those creative juices flowing so you can create and print your own Personalised Wrapping Paper.
A great way to play on current trends - get really creative with your presents by instilling some colour and some faces. At first, these make people wonder how the present was wrapped so perfectly to fit the emoji's face on, but on closer inspection, you are greeted by a plain yellow wrapping paper, with the emoji's features cut out from cardstock.
Straight away these add so much depth and completely upgrade any Christmas tree, just look at how they dominate the picture above, amongst the typical red and white Christmas wrapping paper. Another execution of this would be to get your closest friends and have a wrapping party, adding an interactive and fun element!
Another great thing about this idea is it's easily adaptable to any occasion, you do not need to limit it to just Christmas as they do not look like your typical wrapping paper or gift boxes!
Go natural with your Christmas gift with this creative idea, recycled brown paper is your foundation and then you build on top, and we mean really dig deep into your Christmas tree - and recreate it on top of the brown paper, make it pop, literally. Watch as you bring the brown paper to life with a natural touch. That green sits so perfectly and you can also mimic a snow flurry effect with a toothbrush and some white paint as a finishing touch.
These look great under any tree and elevate your Christmas presents, your gift receivers won't even want to rip this apart as it looks so cool. A great idea to further mimic this idea would be to cut a star out and apply it to the top, just to top it off with Christmas decorations.
A lot more simple and no D.I.Y involved (apart from wrapping the present) these funny wrapping papers add a bit of personality to your gift, give someone the gift of laughter as well as a gift that they will cherish. Printed on kraft paper, these are environment-friendly and look completely different from your normal wrapping paper, and the 'not socks' repeated pattern just puts a smile on someone's face.
This can also work as a prank, wrap socks in a whole load of these socks to get everyone laughing as that person struggles to get to their desired present, with the sole thought in their head is 'not socks'
We will definitely be considering wrapping paper for Secret Santa in the office this year!
This is some highly adaptable paper, and if you're opting to go unique this year, trust us, this should be your go-to! With an added element of fun, not just for the person wrapping, but for the person receiving the gift, this paper is full of different worlds, and yes they may not all apply to Christmas, but if you highlight the ones that do then you're on to a winner!
Design wrapping paper with a graphics design team to fit your brand or just to fit a specific style that you are after. It just adds an interactive depth to wrapping paper, which usually does not play that part. I know I'd happily use this to deter everyone away from the awful wrapping!
This is epic, monetising on the smartphone boom and how technology makes things so much easier and adds a personalised touch to everything. Taking a quick selfie on your phone and then uploading it creates the most unique wrapping paper you have ever seen - YOU! This can also be used with pictures of a pet or even an object, just upload and they do the hard work, cutting you out accordingly and creating a pattern.
Personalised is well and truly in, with ads targeting specific demographics and even vouchers being personal to a specific person, it just makes sense to make something as overlooked as wrapping paper into a personalised item, that being said this doesn't take away from the ideas we have spoken about in this blog, however, this really is a well and truly unique touch to any perfect present.
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