Friday, November 9, 2012

Paper, Packages and Bows

Thanks for joining me today for this weeks Papertrey Ink Design Team Tip!
 
Today, I have something special to feature that's perfect for the holiday season.  A fun way to package festive treats or Christmas gifts... A die cut handled bag topper, perfect to place atop a glassine bag, coffee bag or kraft paper lunch sack.
 
Here's a little trio I've put together for you...
Toppers die cut from some Studio Calico Wonderland pattern paper using the Front & Center #2 Die. 
 
ETA:  Finally able to update this post with a video tutorial.  Yay!  Which has now taken the place of the last minute photo tutorial I originally posted.  When compiling ideas and projects for this blog post my original intention was to show you how-to in person (or as close to "in person" as I could get)... via video.   So here it is...
 
I tell ya... I'm glad I did it this way.   Just a note:  Keep in mind that the double sided adhesive idea (where I folded the corners to make them easier to remove after placing the handles) works equily well when using Scor-Tape
 
Here are a few close up shots...
What fun paper this is! I've paired it with the smallest flower in the Year of Flowers: Poinsettia stamp set and a sentiment from the Snowflake Flurries stamp set.  The 1/4" holes fit the pure poppy satin ribbon perfectly.
The second package features a die cut snowflake and a Think Big Favorites #21 sentiment.  This time around I punched two 1/8" holes and threaded twine through twice before tying into a bow.
Last package was actually constructed using a white lunch sack as the base, something I've had in my stash for quite some time.  Embellished the sack with a fun tag using a tree from the Winterberry stamp set and a few embellishments from the Studio Calico Wonderland collection.

Interested in more packaging idea?  I've found a ton of inspiration via Pinterest and I've rounded them up, for you and I to refer to, here.

So go ahead! Give your gifts and packages a little extra special touch this year, no matter what the occasion. And have fun!

Thanks for stopping by.

Maile



Handled Bag Topper Trio

15 comments:

  1. Your projects turned out great - fun ideas!!

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  2. Thank you for the inspiration. Your picture tutorial is great.

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  3. these are such fun little packaging ideas! i just got a bunch of sc wonderland products a couple weeks ago in the mail but have yet to craft with them...they are just so pretty :)

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  4. What a pretty way to "dress up" gift bags! Love it!

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  5. Great inspiration, Maile! Thanks, too, for the Pinterest board full of ideas.

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  6. Wow, who'd have thought??? Why, Maile, of course :D Gorgeous idea, putting it on "to try" list - THANK YOU :)

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  7. LOVE these, Maile! I wish I had that die! :)

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  9. Those are cute bags. What is that paper with the grid pattern that you work on?

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  10. Great assortment of gift bags! Nicely deocrated. TF the video. It was well done w/terrific instructions. :)

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  11. Great video! I was so surprised that this is your first video and it's amazing!

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