Category Archives: Scallop Tag Topper

Card gift set (made from upcycled salad container)

28 Thursday Jan 2016

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Hi 

Today I want to show you an idea I had for making a gift boxed set of cards using a plastic container that some salad leaves came in.   

  

When I was getting my rocket leaves out of the fridge a few days ago, I thought that the container would be just right to hold some square cards. 

  

I thought while I was in the upcycling/recycling mood, I should also use up some of my spare paper stash.  So I grabbed some old Bravo Burgundy (Stampin’ Up!) card stock and matching designer series paper, some punches and a pile of paper doilies I had in my “random craft stuff” box, and here’s what I came up with:

  

It was a layering job of DSP and card stock. I used my 2 3/8 inch scallop circle punch and the 1 3/4 and 1 3/8 inch circle punches.   The “For You” sentiment is from the Chalk Talk stamp set.  

   
   

I then decorated the plastic container to match the cards. 

   
  

 A quick tag using the scallop tag topper punch, some matching ribbon and voila!  

   

I made this for someone very special to me who is forever sending cards to other people, so hopefully she enjoyed receiving some cards of her own.  

Thanks for reading. 

Caro x 

Concert tickets gift card folder 

05 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by in Gift card holders, Gift tags & wrapping, Scallop Tag Topper, Using up scraps

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I have bought some concert tickets for an upcoming birthday present. But the tickets are those ugly print at home ones, which are hard to get excited about! So I picked up a brochure for the event and decided to make a kind of gift card holder for the brochure. 

  
I made it from scratch and figured it out as I went along so didn’t take any measurements. I did take photos at each step though so I’d remember what I did for next time!

The first step was to roughly figure out the dimensions to make the flap that holds the brochure, and the fold for the cover:

  
  
Doing this on top of a scorer if you have one makes it even easier. If you don’t, just fold and smooth along the creases. 

Next step was to cut off the excess so the gift folder wasn’t too wide:

  
(In retrospect it would be better to do this step first so you’re not cutting folded paper!)

Then I put some sticky strip along the sides of the “holder” part: 

 

Then fold up to make the folder:

 

I then used the extra strip I cut off to decorate the front of the folder:

  

Then I decided that wasn’t pretty enough, so I added some ribbon:

  

Then I decided that STILL wasn’t pretty enough, so I needed a gift tag!

  

And voila!

  

This same technique can be used for smaller gift cards, vouchers etc – just adjust the folds and cuts. A great way to use up those scraps of paper you’ve been saving for a rainy day!

Now I just have to be patient because I can’t give this gift for another 2 weeks!

Thanks for reading.

Caro x 

Easter treats with the scallop tag topper punch

15 Tuesday Apr 2014

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Today I wanted to show you some little Easter gifts we made for the teachers at my son’s daycare.

Easter treats with the scallop tag topper punch

There are so simple to make even a 4 year old can (mostly!) make them – and he (mostly!) did.

I cut a series of strips of card stock 4.9cm x 21cm long.   (21cm is the width of the short edge of an A4 piece of card stock.   I’ve found if you cut 4.9cm instead of 5cm wide, not only does the piece fit beautifully into the tag topper punch, but you get 6 strips out of 1 sheet of A4 paper – bargain!)

I scored 8cm in on each side and then punched each end with the tag topper punch.   I used my 1 1/4 inch circle punch to make “the window for the bunny’s house” (as my son called it).   The chocolates are mini Lindt bunnies that I found in packs of 5 at Kmart.   I put a mini glue dot on the bottom to hold the bunny in place, then tied up the top of the tags with ribbon.

James was quite happy with how they looked undecorated:

Simple tag topper punch Easter treat

I however felt the need to ‘pretty it up’ a little further, so made a “window sill” (again, according to James) to go around the window.

Decorated Easter treat with the scallop tag topper punch

To make this decorative border, punch a 1 1/4 inch circle from some scrap paper – leaving room for the border around the edge of where you’ve punched.   Then take your 1 3/4 inch scallop circle punch, centre the hole and punch.  Voila – a decorative scallop border perfectly sized to fit your punch!

Here’s hoping his teachers like their little Easter treats.

Caro x

 

 

 

Scallop tag topper punch wine bottle tag

08 Tuesday Apr 2014

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Today I wanted to show you a wine bottle tag I made to give to a good friend for his birthday.

Scallop tag topper wine bottle gift tag

I used an off-cut of Not Quite Navy card stock I had lying in a scrap pile, and cut the end with the scallop tag topper punch.   I used my 1 3/4 inch circle punch to make a hole for the bottle neck to go through, then scored to make the fold for the wine bottle cover.

Scallop tag topper wine bottle gift tag

The card stock was too wide to fit in the slot in the tag topper punch so I slid it over the plastic part of the punch, and then under the metal cutting part to make it work – leave me a comment below if that doesn’t make sense and I’ll try and explain better!   I then just cut diagonally from the edge of the scallop to the edge of the card stock to make the pointed shape.   This picture may give you a better idea:

Scallop tag topper wine bottle gift tag

And isn’t it perfect how one of the smaller dies from the labels framelits fits so perfectly inside the scallop topper tag punch?

Labels framelits inside the scallop tag topper punch

The image here is from the Simply Sketched stamp set (a 2013-14 Stampin’ Up! hostess gift)

This gift coordinated nicely with one of the cards I made and showed you a few months ago:

Simply Sketched simple bird cardNow that I know how easy it is to make a wine topper using the scallop tag punch, I think there may be a few more gifts like this in my future!

Thanks for reading.

Caro

 

Sweet Sorbet and Scallop Tag Topper punch gift wrapping

18 Tuesday Mar 2014

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Hello

Yesterday I showed you a card I made for my Mum’s birthday using the Circle Thinlits die and the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper (DSP).

Sweet Sorbet Circle Thinlits 'flip' cardToday I want to show you how I wrapped her gift.    I first wrapped it in ordinary brown paper, then stuck a leftover piece of Sweet Sorbet DSP on the top.

Sweet Sorbet DSP gift wrappingI made a gift tag from the Stampin’ Up! Scallop Tag Topper punch (Pistachio Pudding) – using the same Mixed Bunch embellishment as the birthday card.

Scallop Tag Topper punch, Mixed Bunch flower, with Blossom and 1" circle punch

(Looking at that now, I think next time I’d round the two bottom corners?)

A little Crisp Cantaloupe ribbon and the present was done!

Sweet Sorbet gift wrapping with Scallop Tag Topper gift tag

The gift and card looked really beautiful together 🙂

Sweet Sorbet card and matching gift wrap and gift tag

I hope Mum enjoys her present even half as much as I enjoyed wrapping it!

Thanks for reading

Caro x