We R Memory Keepers – Easter Pinwheels

April 18, 2019 Enza Gudor3 Comments

Hello, We R friends! Enza here to share a new project using some fun tools. Does it ever happen to you to rediscover a tool you had forgotten about? I remember loving the Pinwheel Punch Board when it came out and used it constantly for so many projects! I thought it was fun to create pinwheel party favors for Easter. They came together in no time and are perfect as last-minute diy craft.

I started by choosing patterned paper from the gorgeous Sparkle City collection by Shimelle; I went with more pastel colors that reminded me of Easter. I then trimmed it to measure 4”x4” and used the Punch Board to create the shape for the pinwheels.

The Punch Board also comes with instructions on how to make nested pinwheels, which are not only really pretty and colorful but quite easy to assemble. As you can see in the picture below, I used brads in coordinating colors for the center.

Once those were ready, I hot glued paper party straws to the back; to cover the glue, I also punched a small circle from white cardstock and adhered it on top.

For the sentiment, I wanted something elegant and festive, so I used the Foil Quill system to create little tags. The Kelly Creates USB Drive has a beautiful handwritten alphabet that is perfect for any occasion. I went with the Aqua Foil, which complemented the other colors in the paper. I opted for a simple “Happy Easter”, but I could have personalized the tags a bit more and make them into place cards too! Tip: for small and detailed designs, I use the Fine Tip Pen.

To finish, I tied both the bag of chocolate eggs and the tag to the straws with ribbon.

What do you think? Are these party favors something you would make to surprise your guests? I think they would be perfect for birthday parties and many other occasions.

Thank you for stopping by.

Supplies:

Pinwheel Punch Board
Foil Quill
Foil Quill Heat Activated Foil – Aqua
Foil Quill – Kelly Creates USB Drive

Sparkle City – Shimelle

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Crate Paper – Easter Party Favors

April 8, 2019April 7, 2019 Enza GudorLeave a comment

Hello, CP friends. Easter is upon us, and today I’m sharing a pair of simple and easy gift boxes that would be perfect as party favors as well as little décor pieces for your festive table. The Sunny Days collection has lovely colors and patterns that fit the theme really well.

The boxes are very easy to make. I used a cut file for mine, but I’m also sharing a tutorial in case you don’t own an electronic die cutting machine.

I started by choosing the patterned paper, which I trimmed to obtain two square pieces, measuring 5.5” and 6.5” respectively.

I then scored the 5.5” one at 7/8” on all four sides, and the other at 1 3/8”.

After pressing down the folds, I made a cut on each side (as in the photo) and used double-sided tape to secure both bottom and top of the box.

Once ready, I decorated the lids. For the first box, I fussy cut three butterflies from the Blissful paper and flowers from one of the papers in the 12×12 Paper Pad – I love the gold foiled accents of the outlines! I first arranged the flowers, adhering them down with foam dots for dimension, then continued on with the butterflies, the mint paper flower, and a tag. For the tag, I simply cut it from patterned paper, punched a whole on one side, and added the pink bow. The “love” black puffy sticker comes from the Summertime Glossy Puffy Stickers. I finished it with three flower rhinestones.

For the second box, I used the foliage from the same Summertime Glossy Puffy Sticker as my bottom layer. Then I simply added three paper flowers in different colors to form a cluster; to fill the empty spots I also die cut some additional foliage and tuck it under them. For the sentiment, I adhered one from the Clear Sticker Book onto white cardstock and fussy cut around it to make it opaque and thicker. I placed it in the center of the flower cluster. Glossy puffy hearts finished the box.

I hope you’ll give these gift boxes a try. They came together in no time, and are so fun to make.

Thank you for stopping by.

Supplies: Sunny Days – Coral (350777), Blissful (350776), Explorer (350793), Foil On Cardstock (350796), Clear Stickers (350807), Paper Flowers (350812), Summertime Glossy Puffy Stickers (350800), Charms (350810), Rhinestones (350811), 12×12 Paper Pad (350806).

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We R Memory Keepers – Halloween Treat Boxes

October 11, 2018 Enza GudorLeave a comment

Hello, crafty friends! Today I’m sharing a spooky (not so much) Halloween treat packaging idea created with several We R Memory Keepers tools.

You might know by now how much I love tags; I use them on almost all of my projects, so I thought it would be fun to make “loaded” ones to give as party favors or just as a treat on Halloween day.

Halloween Treat Boxes by @enzamg for @wermemorykeepers. #wermemorykeepers #tagpunchboard #123punchboard #happyjig #halloween #giftwrapping

I started by trimming the tags to measure 4×8 inches. I used two sheets of patterned paper and one of white heavy weight cardstock, which I sandwiched in the middle to make the tags sturdy and durable. With the Tag Punch Board I cut the corners of all three before adhering them together.

To make the box, the paper needs to measure 8×6 inches. With the help of the Mini Score Board, I creased it vertically at 1 and 2 inches, and horizontally at 4 and 5 inches, like in the photos below.

Next, I cut the two bottom squares formed by the creases on both sides of the paper, and again just in between the ones above. I applied strong double-sided adhesive to assemble the box, and adhere it to the front of the tag.

At this point it was just a matter of decorating the boxes and make them “spooky”. The first thing I did was create wire words with the Happy Jig. I love this tool so much!!! I can’t stop creating with it! It is perfect to personalize your projects. I used the copper wire to spell “Boo” (I have a black one in the photo below to show the design better) and the black one to spell “Spooky”.

I arranged several chipboard stickers and die cuts from the Pink Paislee Spellcast collection to form clusters on the front of the loaded tags, and finished them with a double bow I made using the 1-2-3 Punch Board.

Halloween Treat Boxes by @enzamg for @wermemorykeepers. #wermemorykeepers #tagpunchboard #123punchboard #happyjig #halloween #giftwrapping