How to paint your own DIY Christmas wrapping paper

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Use block-stamped organic-looking stars and an on-trend terrazzo pattern to personalise your Christmas wrapping paper this year.

Homemade stamped Christmas wrapping paper

Terrazzo patterned painted Christmas wrapping papper

Rubber band and testpot star stamp

You will need:

Roll of craft paper
8 x rubber bands
Testpot brush
2 x Resene testpots to use as stamps
Resene testpots in your choice of colours; we used Resene Red Herring and Resene Moonlight

Step one
Attach rubber bands over the Resene testpots to create star patterns.

Step two
Paint over the rubber bands evenly with your chosen colour using the testpot brush

Step three (a)
Press the stamp evenly on the craft paper. Each application of paint lasts for about three stamps.

Step three (b)
Repeat with the second colour if desired. Wrap your gifts and place under the tree!

Resene Red Herring

Resene Moonlight

Stencil terrazzo pattern

You will need:

Cardboard for the stencil sheet
Craft knife and pencil
Plain white paper
Sponges
Resene testpots in your choice of colours; we used Resene Fast Forward, Resene Artemis, Resene Liberty, Resene Ethereal and Resene Moonlight

Step one
Make the stencil by drawing random abstract terrazzo shapes onto a piece of card. Once you’re happy with the pattern cut out the shapes with a craft knife.

Step two
Place stencil on the first section of paper. Dab paint on with the sponges. Make sure to create a sense of randomness to the Resene colours.

Step three
Move stencil along for next section. (To create a more random pattern over the paper turn the stencil to mirror image the first application beside it).

Step three
Move stencil along for next section. (To create a more random pattern over the paper turn the stencil to mirror image the first application beside it).

Top tip: For added glitz and glamour use Resene FX Metallic testpots.