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

I hope you enjoyed these Halloween treat packaging idea and will give it a try. Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Supplies:

1-2-3 Punch Board

Tag Punch Board

Happy Jig

Mini Score Board

Pink Paislee Spellcast Collection

Pebbles Bat Clothespins

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We R Memory Keepers – Pleated Wrapping Paper

September 16, 2018 Enza GudorLeave a comment

Hello everyone! Today I’m sharing a gift wrapping idea using a few We R Memory Keepers tools.

Have you ever seen pleated wrapping paper? I came across it on Pinterest, and got hooked! I think it’s elegant and very unique, and it really makes an impact.

For these boxes I used the Gift Wrap Book from the Crate Paper Willow Lane collection. Although the design is more noticeable on solid wrapping paper, I’m a sucker for patterned paper, so that’s what I used today 🙂

I started by folding a 9×24 inch paper in half. Then, using the Tri-Fold Magnetic Mat, I positioned the 18 inch ruler that comes with it above the crease, and folded the paper over it – This mat is perfect if you need to keep your paper in place without shifting.

Next, I folded the first crease on top of the second, and doubled the paper again, like in the photos below.

This gave me the middle pleat, which became my base for the other two. Each pleat is about ½ inch, but you could easily vary the size if you wanted to. The width of the We R Memory Keepers ruler worked really well in this case, as the pleats are about half its size.

To keep the pleats in place, I adhered tape on the back – I used washi tape here to show how you would hold it together, but clear tape or double-sided adhesive would be ideal.

After wrapping up the box, I worked on the embellishments. I love how the Bow Loom allows you to make perfect bows in a variety of sizes. Here I created a Three Wraps Ribbon in no time.