Hello everyone! I started to notice that the weather is getting warmer and more people are wearing shorts and flip-flops around here in Arizona. I hope that today's project can bring a little sunshine to you if it is still cold there.
Take Me to Spring Gift Bags
Tips & Tricks
Since the "legendary" Envelope Punch Board, We R Memory Keepers has expanded the
punch board family to five. I used
Gift Bag punch board for today's project. All paper are from Pebbles
Garden Party collection.
There are many combinations of paper sizes to make a variety of bags. I would like to share what I did and what I learned.
Butterfly Bag
Paper: 4"Hx12"W; Bag: 3-5/8"W x 2-11/16"H x 2"D
I like that it looks like a shopping bag and is big enough for gift cards and small treats! If you are using a patterned paper that has a direction, remember to turn the pattern to face yourself (toward the bottom of the board) when punching and scoring.
I love the idea of a reverse punch to punch out the holes! I die cut the scallop boarder, punched it with the reverse hole punch to adhere it to the front of the bag.
Yellow Hexagon Bag
Paper: 6"Hx12"W; Bag: 3-5/8"W x 4-3/4"H x 2"D
If you follow the instructions came with the board, all the bags you make will be 2" in depth. This bag was made from a half sheet of 12"x12" paper and will probably be my favorite size to make. I like to get myself out of the measuring game and just have fun decorating. I die cut a couple of pennants and a butterfly for this bag.
Spring Floral Bag
Paper: 8"Hx10"W; Bag: 2-5/8"W x 6-11/16"H x 2"D
I'm keeping this bag myself. It makes me smile. Think how happy it would make a little girl feel when filled with colorful markers?!
My paper was 8" in length and had about 1/4" hanging off the punch board. The instruction suggests turning it around to extend the score lines. I left the end un-scored and it worked fine for me.
I tried the Wide Eyelets with Crop-A-Dile tool from We R Memory Keepers on both the yellow hexagon bag and this bag. This tool made setting eyelets very easy!
Here is a photo of the sides of the bags.
Official Video Tutorial
For many of us visual people, it helps to see it in a video, right? I found an official video demonstration on WRMK's
website. You can also watch it on
YouTube or below:
http://youtu.be/VaqO1QgGT44
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Your gift bags are adorable. I love fall when leaves are changing color and air is getting crisp.
These are gorgeous!!! So inspiring :)
This bags will be great as favor gift for birthdays and other occasions. So lovely colors too, love it
My favorite season is spring! Thanks for the chance of winning!
Beautiful work as always Nina! Spring and fall are my fave seasons…I can’t pick just one :)
Definitely Spring! I can hardly wait for the flowers to start blooming. It’s been a brutal winter for us. These projects really make my heart sing. They’re beautiful!
So pretty! I need to try my punch board…I think I might be hooked.
Oh, and totally Summer :)
These bags are so darn cute – they remind me of Spring, my favorite time of year (with Autumn coming in a close second). I would really love to try one of these fantastic punch boards. Thanks so much for the chance to win.
Spring is my favorite time of of year!! I love to see everything in bloom!!