Snippets By Mendi: Packaging

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

CardMaker Blog: Gingerbread House Christmas Gift Boxes

I have another fun project up on the CardMaker blog today. This time it's all about creating fgift packaging for Christmas so I created these happy holiday boxes using Doodlebug's Sugarplums collection and cutting files by Lori Whitlock. Would you believe one of these used to be a haunted house?

Swing by their blog as I tell you how I changed things up and for views of the other 3 sides. I love that each side is filled with it's own special little details! ;)

Interested in the products I used to create my projects today? To make supplies easier for you to find, I have listed them below (affiliate links included).

Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Pebbles Inc. Fun In The Sun Summer Gift Bags

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Today I have some fun ideas for summer gift bags using Pebbles Fun In the Sun collection along with the new Fuse tool and Gift Bag Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers. I don't know about you, but I rarely think to prepare a fun gift bag on the actual day of an event so I love having some ready to go when I'm headed out the door to a special occasion.

I thought it would be fun to experiment with different shaped shaker windows using various nesting dies. For my first bag I wanted to mimic the look of the citrus slices found in the patterned paper. To achieve this I added all my sequins to the circle shape before closing it up. I then carefully slid the sequins over a little bit each time to fuse the straight lines.

My next bag features a star window filled with multi-colored sequins. I cut an extra band of patterned paper to go along the top of my bag which I punched with a scalloped edge using a border punch.

My last gift bag is my favorite. It uses some of the fun watermelon patterned papers from the collection so I thought it would be really fun to create a heart window and punch out little hearts and raindrops to pose as watermelon seeds for my shaker.

Make sure to head over the the Pebbles Blog where I share step-by-step instructions on how I created these fun shaped window shakers with the fuse tool and some basic supplies I already had on hand. Thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Friday, May 8, 2015

Pebbles Inc. Homegrown Teacher Appreciation Gift Box

Today I'm popping in to share a quick and easy teacher appreciation gift idea. I love making handmade gifts for my kid's teachers and I thought the Wooden Recipe Box from Pebbles Homemade collection was the perfect piece to alter for a fun present.

I think personalizing gifts with the Teacher's name is always a nice touch and it was easy to achieve this using the darling foam thickers from the Homegrown collection. I adore mixing my fonts and THIS cutting file by Kolette Hall was the perfect way to fit the rest of her "name" in the small space I had left to work with. I think it's pretty cool that the cutting file covers all the acronyms you might need.

The colors in Pebbles Homegrown collection are a great fit for a school themed project. I love how well the colors compliment the school supplies that I added to my box and it's a wonderful bonus that a basic box like this is able to serve so many different purposes from a recipe box to a phone/address box to a basic container to hold a multitude of different office supplies.

To embellish my gift box I created a simple 3-D bow using a tool you might already have in your stash: The Envelope Punch Board by We R Memory Keepers! I have put together some simple instructions with a step-by-step picture tutorial over at Pebbles blog. Make sure to hop over there and check it out. ;)

I hope I've inspired you to try this quick and easy gift! The 3-D paper bows are so much fun to make!

Other Supplies (available at Simon Says Stamp)

Other Supplies Used (available at Scrapbook.com)

Friday, January 30, 2015

Pebbles Winter Themed Snowflake Gift Bag & Pillow Box

Today I have two snowflake themed gift wrap ideas to share which were featured on Pebbles blog a couple weeks ago. These quick and easy packaging ideas are perfect for your Winter Birthday gift giving needs.

Up first I have a little gift bag I created with We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board. I paired it with some papers from Pebbles Birthday Wishes collection. I love how the addition of a simple snowflake punch gives these basic papers a completely new look!

To embellish the top of my bag I cut an extra 12" x 1.75" strip from the polka-dot paper. I then punched a scalloped edge using a border punch. I was able to use the same punch board to add the score lines and adhere it to the top of my little bag for a fun decorative element.

To give my layered snowflake punches extra pizzazz, I added some Stickles "stardust" glitter to my punched pieces and topped them with an over-sized sequin and rhinestone. When they were completely dry, I adhered them to a bow on the front of my bag with Beacon's 3-in-1 liquid adhesive.

For my other little gift box, I used We R Memory Keepers Pillow Box Punch Board, decorating it with more basic snowflake punches in my stash and some cute "to" and "from" stamps by Lawn Fawn.

To create the perfect sized belly band around my pillow box, I was able to use the same punch board to score my lines using my completed pillow box as a guide. I love when I'm able to perform multiple tasks using one tool!