gift bags & cards
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Designer: Janna Wilson
Create one of kind gift packaging with your favorite papers, embellishments and Fiskars tools. Its all about presentation--these ideas can be created in a just a few minutes and they’ll make a BIG impression. I love creating gift boxes out of recycled items…its my little way of going green. This idea used an empty oatmeal box that would have been destined for the garbage. If you don’t have gift wrap on hand, just decorate plain white paper with a fun design…a few stickers and a little ribbon go a long way! The first set is ready to deliver sweet treats to my neighbors as a welcome gift to their new home.
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Instructions
(Print version)
Box instructions:
1. Cover label on box with white paper.
2. Add border stickers to finish upper and lower edges.
3. Create a border of stickers around the bottom of the can with flower stickers.
4. Add message to center of can with alphabet stickers/flower stickers.
5. Tie ribbon around top of can to balance design.
6. Adhere clear quote sticker transparency and cut out shape. Punch one end of sticker tag and tie onto ribbon/bow with string.
Card instructions:
1. Cut white card to 8” x 10” and fold in half. Trim open edge side with scalloped scissors or rotary blade.
2. Add a 2 ½” x 5” piece of yellow paper to left side of card; embellish right side of yellow paper with stitched rub ons.
3. Trim a bit of turquoise cardstock with scallop blade; add to left of yellow paper.
4. Tie ribbon around card; knot.
5. Add remaining flower stickers to lower right and upper left corner of card.
TIP: If you run out of stickers, consider using the “bleed” of the stickers leftover on the sheet. Trim them out with Micro tip scissors for a cute accent.
6. Finish card by adding buttons to the negative flower stickers.
Bag instructions:
1. Cut floral paper to fit front of bag (slightly smaller than actual bag dimensions.
2. Use circle cutter to cut about a 3” circle/hole in the upper center of the floral paper; lay paper on bag and trace circle with pencil.
3. Stitch around hole in floral paper with machine (optional) and trim top and bottom edges with Pinking Paper Edgers.
4. Cut out traced circle in bag with scissors.
5. Sandwich 2 vellum flowers between two 4” squares of transparency; add a punched circle (Pop Up Punch) to top/outside of flower and secure the layers with a brad.
6. Adhere flower/transparency piece over hole in bag. Add floral paper to front of bag and tie coordinating ribbon to bag handle.
 Card instructions:
1. Cut transparency to 5” x 8” and fold in half.
2. Cut floral paper to 4 ½” x 7 ½” and fold in half. Trim along long open edge of card with Pinking Paper Edgers.
3. Attach to transparency by stitching along fold. (You could also tie/bind the two pieces together with string or ribbon)
4. Attach vellum flowers and punched circle accent to outside of transparency card with brad.
Supply List for home sweet home:
Fiskars Brands: 94817797 No. 5 Micro-Tip® Scissors
Fiskars Brands: 12-9902 7097 Desktop Rotary Trimmer
Fiskars Brands: 12-99147097 Scallop Rotary Blade
Fiskars Brands: 23517097 Hand Punch – 1/8” circle
Heidi Grace Designs: Beyond the Sea -flower stickers, alpha stickers, ribbon, flocked border stickers, rub on borders and clear quote stickers
Other: discarded oatmeal box, transparency, string
Supply List for floral card/bag:
Fiskars Brands: 94817797 No. 5 Micro-Tip® Scissors
Fiskars Brands: 12-9902 7097 Desktop Rotary Trimmer
Fiskars Brands: 12-99097097 Pinking Rotary Blade OR
Fiskars Brands: 12-92007897 Pinking Paper Edgers
Fiskars Brands: 93807097 Circle Cutter
Fiskars Brands: 12-74367097 M Round N Round Squeeze Punch
Fiskars Brands: 12-25637097 Pop Up Punch –circle
Cloud 9 Designs: Cocoa Mint floral paper
Cloud 9 Designs: Vellum flowers –turquoise
Other: gift bag, transparency, sewing machine & thread
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