How to Make Little Paper Bags for Wedding and Party Favors

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By Kyriakos Pachadiroglou

Decorate folded into bag paper cuttings that are distressed with Walnut Inks and stamped with a lace design using MEMENTO ink. Add a round SHEET metal charm with an embossed heart on it. Add sweets in the bags and place them in baskets, on side tables or hang them on branches in a large vase.

Skill: Beginner

Time: 30 min

Directions:

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Step 1

Cut 8×3″ pieces (~half of an A5)of the cardstock and spray them with Ink Potion No 9. While still wet, spray with the Walnut Inks Cherry Blossom and Lilac in some distance from the papers.

 

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Step 2

Let them dry (or speed up the process with a heat tool), mark the center (long side) and score ¾in from the center left and right.

 

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Step 3

Stamp the lace stamp with MEMENTO Grape Jelly ink pad.

 

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Step 4

Color the round SHEET Metal pieces with the StazOn Royal Purple.

 

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Step 5

When the ink dries, stamp a heart with the VersaMark ink pad, cover with Mboss White Embossing Powder and heat set.

 

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Step 6

Add Tear It! Tape to the inner if the card cuttings and place the sweets (flat ones will fit better and they can be any shape (like hearts, squares).

 

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Step 7

Punch a hole to the folded sides and cut 4″ long pieces of the lace, the ribbon and and the cord.

 

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Step 8

Fold in half the above cuttings and glue them just below the punched hole.

 

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Step 9

Add the round SHEET Metal charm with some cord (which can be also used to hang the paper bag).

 

Art Supplies

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MEMENTO – Grape Jelly

Walnut Ink – Cherry blossom, Lilac

Ink Potion No.9

SHEET Metal – Round 1″

Tear It! Tape

Sponge Daubers

Mboss Embossing Powder – White

VersaMark – Original

 
Other materials

250g/m2 – 115 lb Cardstock Natural

Kaiserkraft Stamp – Lace

Heart Stamp

Hole Punch

Heat Tool

Hot Glue

Lace, Ribbon, Cord

Sweets

 

Beginner Guide: Learn How to Stamp on Treat Bags for DIY Halloween Project


by Card Making with Lisa Mensing 

In this video, Lisa shares her first time stamping on cotton muslin treat bags with Memento Luxe Inks and a few tips. This easy and fun stamping project is perfect for party prep, events, or goodie bags. While this project is Halloween themed, it is easy to change the theme to Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or any fun holiday you celebrate.

Skill: Beginner
Time: 5 minutes + dry time per bag

Directions

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Other Art Supplies

• NEW Fuzzy Spiders Clear Stamps | Whimsy Stamps

• Cotton Muslin Bags – Annie’s Paper Boutique

• My Sweet Petunia | NEW Original MISTI 

Wagner HT400 Precision Heat Tool-0503038 

Quick & Easy Projects: Make a Simple Easter Craft Blessings Picnic Cutlery

by Jowilna Nolte

Learn how to use your card making supplies to dress up wooden cutlery for a Spring Easter picnic. I used VersaMagic on the recycled cutlery creating a visual feast for family and friends. In a few easy steps, you too can create something beautiful with your inks and stamps.

Skill: Beginner
Time: varies

Directions

Supplies

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Other

  • Masking Tape
  • Wooden Cutlery
  • Blessing Stamp