Gift Wrapping

If you are attracted to the approximately 20"x 30" printed paper at the Celebrations store, you might be wondering what you can do with it. I would usually use it to simply wrap gifts as it is, priced right and very attractive. However, I wanted to give some thank you gifts and thought that the wrapping paper might make good gift bags. (The Celebrations store has similarly printed gift bags but some are too small and others too fancy for what I had in mind.) By cutting a sheet of paper in half, I was able to fold and tape together two large paper (lunch) bags. I cut another sheet into four pieces and formed four giant snack pouches. By sealing the ends of the pouches with Merikan tape and crimping them with a crimper tool (see bottom photo), I was able to create a clever pouch for individually-wrapped shortbread cookies. (Be sure to make the pouches narrow enough to fit through your crimper tool.) I saw the idea of making small snack pouches on someone else's blog....sorry I can't remember whose. I decorated the pouches with Copic colored Dandelion Design images and a printed 'Thank You' tape on the top. The big lunch bag is sealed with a Sister Stamps image that I colored and made into a label. The 20" x 30" printed sheets could also be used to make small economical favor pouches for a classroom or party. Isn't the rabbit print just perfect for Easter? I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at the selection of printed wrapping paper and don't forget you'll get a stamp on your Celebrations card for every $10 of merchandise you purchase. A filled card entitles you to $10 of free merchandise....sweet deal! Thanks for reading this blog post; please visit again..... soon!