Hi Stampers!
Do you need a gift idea for coworkers, teachers, or neighbors? Do you want a little something to add to a gift basket? Why not create some cute gift tags and package them for gift giving? Tags are easy to create and people like receiving them! Add some pretty packaging for extra holiday cheer, and you have a nice gift! I like to gift them to family and friends on Thanksgiving. They are great gifts for teachers, coworkers, neighbors, etc. Tags are a gift that get used! Let’s look at the sample projects!
VIDEO
PACKAGING TAGS FOR GIFTING
TINY BOX OF TAGS
1 1/2” x 2 1/2”. I made these tags with patterned paper and cardstock. I just cut rectangles of each, used a corner punch to shape the corners, adhered the cardstock to the back of the tag, and punched the hole to thread the twine through. I like to make these and hand them out during the holidays as favors at parties, get togethers, or dinners. I just set the boxes out on a tray or place them in a basket and guests pick one up.
SUPPLIES I USED FOR BOX & TAGS
* Cardstock - Secret Sea
* Paper - Simple Vintage Fresh Snow (Simple Stories)
* Stamps - A Little Cheer, Sending Cheer (retired)
* Ink - Night of Navy
* Punches - 1 1/4” and 1 3/4” circle punches, 1/4” hole punch
* Twine - Navy Blue (?)
* Adhesive
WHAT YOU NEED
* Cardstock (or heavy patterned paper) - cut at 5” x 2 1/2”
* Paper Trimmer
* Bone Folder
* Scissors
* Strong Adhesive - Tear & Tape, Red Tape, etc.
* Stamps, ink, and other item to decorate the box
* Tags
WHAT TO DO
* Score cardstock on 5” side at 1/2, 2 1/4”, 2 3/4” and 4 1/2”
* Score cardstock on 2 1/2” side at 1/2”
* Fold score lines (all are mountain folds).
* Go over score lines with bone folder.
* Use your scissors and cut along score lines from bottom of cardstock to the 1/2” score lines. You will make four 1/2” snips.
* Use the diagram below as a reference. Starting on the left side of the cardstock, cuts away the first 1/2” x 1/2” square.
* Miter the edges of the remaining 4 tabs.
* Apply adhesive. Use the diagram as a guide. No adhesive is applied on the left 2” x 1/2” tab or the bottom left 2” x 1/2” tab. Apply adhesive (Ad) on all remaining tabs.
* Put the box together. The tabs with no adhesive go on the outside of the box.
TINY TAG BOX
HOW TO ADJUST THE SIZE OF THE BOX
* Measure the width of your tag, multiple the width by 2, add 1 1/2”- this is the width of the cardstock.
(Width x 2 + 1 1/2” = total width)
* Measure the height of the tag. Decide how much of the tag you want sticking out of the box. Subtract that from the height of the tag. This is the height of the box. Add 1/2” to the number.
(Height - x + 1/2” = total height.)
EXAMPLE
* A tag is 3” tall, multiple it by 2 and you get 6”. Add 1 1/2” to 6”. The total width of the box is 7 1/2”.
* The height of the tag is 4”. Let’s say we want 3/4” of our tag to show. We subtract 3/4” from the 4”. That equals 3 1/4” and we add 1/2” to that. That makes the total height measurement 3 3/4”
* Cut the cardstock at 7 1/2” x 3 3/4”
* Score - on the 7 1/2” side. Start by scoring at 1/2”, add 3” (width of tag) for the next score line - that is 31/2” - score. Add 1/2” for the next score, so score at 4”. Add 3” (width of tag), and that is 7” - score. There is a 1/2” tab left over.
-The score lines along the 7 1/2” side are at 1/2”, 3 1/2”, 4”, and 7”-
* Score along the 3 3/4” at 1/2”. This score line creates the bottom of the box.
- The score line along the 3 3/4” side is at 1/2”.-
* Assemble the box as directed on the diagram above.
SAME BOX, DIFFERENT PRESENTATION
SUPPLIES I USED FOR BOX & TAGS
* Cardstock - Crumb Cake (back of tags)
* Patterned Paper - Woodgrain, One Horse Open Sleigh, 6x6 DSP - Regals
* Stamp - A Little Cheer, Sending Cheer (retired)
* Ink - Cajun Craze
* Twine - Cajun craze (retired)
* Dies - Tailored Tags (retired)
* Adhesive
* Bags - small treat bags (Wilton)
SECTIONED GIFT TAG BOXES
Now let’s create sectioned boxes for the tags. The sections are optional. These boxes are basic boxes. I used cardstock for the bottom and top of one box, and cardstock for the bottom with patterned paper for the top of another box.
SECTIONED TAG BOX WITH LID
INSIDE
These sweet woodland tags are tucked away in a box with a simple divider that separates the differently shaped tags keeping them all nice and neat until they are needed. The divider is easy to make. The bottom of the box can be decorated with pieces of patterned paper cut to fit each section of the box. An alternative method is to cut the patterned paper to fit the bottom of the box. Determine where you need the divider and mark itwith a pencil. Place paper in trimmer with the pencil line in the cutting trough. Move cutting blade to 1/4” and cut from there to with in 1/4” of the bottom. Slide the assembled divider up through the slit made with the trimmer. Put glue on divider tabs so it will adhere to the back of the patterned paper.
SUPPLIES I USED
* Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Basic White
* Patterned Paper - One Horse Open Sleigh (retired), other papers
* Stamps - Forest Friends & dies (Doodlebug Designs)
* Ink - Crumb Cake; Stampin’ Blends - Ivory, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Pretty In Pink
* Dies - Tailored Tags
* Twine - Linen Thread, Burlap Ribbon (retired)
* Adhesives
MULTI - SECTIONED BOX WITH MULTIPLE DIVIDERS
This box has two vertical dividers and two horizontal dividers. The belly band is decorated with the same image as some of the tags. The image hides the seem on the belly band.
SUPPLIES I USED
* Cardstock - Balmy Blue, Basic White
* Patterned Paper - (retired)
* Stamps - Snow Stacks & dies (Trinity Stamps), Snowman Kisses & dies (Sunny Studios)
* Ribbon - Balmy Blue Velvet (retired), Essentials Pack - white twine
* Inks - Tuxedo Black (Memento); Stampin’Blends - Various
* Adhesive
WHAT YOU NEED
* Tags
* Ruler or other way to measure
* Cardstock for box, dividers, interior lid, belly band
* Patterned Paper
* Paper Trimmer
* Bone Folder
* Scissors
* Strong Adhesive
* 1”circle punch or other circle punch
WHAT TO DO
* Start with creating the bottom of the box.
* Place the tags you want in the box on a table. Arrange them the way you want them in the box. Now measure the length and width of your layout. These measurements will be used to determine the measurements for the box and the top for your box.
* Decide how tall you want your box. For tags, box sides of 1” or 1 1/2” usually work just fine. To determine the measurement for the box sides, measure the height of the tallest stack of tags.
* Refer to your original set of measurements, and add 2 x the box sides measurement to the length and width measurements.
EXAMPLE
If the height and width measurements are 4” x 5” and you want the box sides to be 1 1/2”tall. Multiply 1 1/2” x 2. The result is 3”. Add 3” to the height and to the width measurements. This means the cardstock for the box bottom will be cut at 7” x 8”
* Score the cardstock on all sides at 1 1/2” -the height of the box sides.
BOX BOTTOM EXAMPLE
This is an example of a box bottom. The measurements do not matter. With any measurements, the piece should resemble the photo above. Place adhesive on the tabs. (Ad stands for adhesive.) Assemble the box.
CREATING THE LID FOR THE BOX
* The easiest way to create a lid is to take the final box bottom measurement - 7” x 8”. Add 1/16th” to each measurement. If you do not care to deal with 1/16th”, 1/8” will do. The lid measurement will be 7 1/16’ x 8 1/16” (or 7 1/8” x 81/8”)
* Score at 1 1/2” on all sides
* On each long side , or on two opposite sides, mark the halfway point. The marks will be used to create notches making it easier to open the box.
* Use a 1” circle punch or other circle punch to form a notch. Put the punch about halfway along the edge of the paper, you want to punch out a semi-circle - use the notch to center the the semi-circle on the box top side. Repeat on the other side.
* Cut and miter tabs on box and lid.
* Place adhesive on the tabs and assemble the box and lid.
NOTE: If you prefer the box lid not to cover the entire box bottom change the measurement for the sides.
Go back to the original measurement of 4” x 5”. Let’s change the sides from 1 1/2” to 1”. Double the 1”, that’s 2”. Add 2” to the height and width measurements. That equals 6” x 7”. Add the 1/16” to each measurement. The final measurement is 6 1/16” x 7 1/16”. Score on all sides at 1”. Mark the center point of two opposite sides, punch the semi-circles. Assemble the lid.
SAMPLE BOX TOP
Her is an example of a box top. You can see the mark at the halfway points on two opposite sides.
Here is the same box top with tabs cut and mitered, and the notches cut out.
SAMPLE COMPLETED BOX
The top of this box does not cover the entire box bottom. The notch provides a place to grab hold and open the box. There is also a notch on the opposite side.
VIDEO PROJECTS
DIVIDERS & PATTERNED PAPER LINERS
* Cardstock - Basic Beige
* Patterned Paper - Christmas Spectacular (49th and Market), Other - (retired)
*Ribbon - Garden Green (retired)
* Ink - Poppy Parade
* Tags - Ephemra (Mintay)
* Twine - Essentials - White
* Adhesive - Stampin’ Seal+, Dimensionals
GINGERBREAD PEOPLE BASIC BOX
* Cardstock - Crumb Cake, Real Red, Basic White, Scraps of other colors for gingerbread people accents
* Dies - Nested Stitched Gingerbread People (Scrapbook.com)
* Twine - Linen Thread
* Patterned Paper - (retired)
* Ribbon - Real Red (retired)
* Adhesive
OTHER TIPS FOR BOXES
* Lining the inside of the box top and box bottom adds a nice finished touch to the project, as do the dividers.
* Packaging tags, whether in hand crafted boxes or in cello bags with a topper always adds a bit of WOW to your creation.
* Keeping the boxes together with belly bans or ribbon add a little touch of pizzazz.
* Color coordinating tags and packaging add a professional touch.
TAG TIPS
* Tag shaped dies are always great, but similar looks can be achieved with a paper trimmer and corner punches. No corner punches, no problem. Cut cardstock at 2” x 4” and you have a tag.
* Any shape die or punch can be used to make tags.
* Images with dies, such as snowmen, Christmas trees, Santa, Reindeer, cute critters, etc. make great tags
* Go through your stash, do you have any ephemeral? Is it Holiday themed? Use the ephemera as tags or on tags.
* Do you have patterned cardstock or patterned paper with designs so pretty they stand alone as a tag? Use them.
TAG PACKAGING
Thank you for stopping by this week. I know there is a lot of information included in this post. I want you to be able to make a boxes that fit your needs. I can give you measurements I use for the project I create, but those measurements It is easy. Yes, there is some math required, but it is math that makes sense. Visualize your box, or sketch it out on paper. Try this a time or two, and it will become second nature. Believe it or not, you already have the skills you need to make any box or box lid. I have confidence in your skills, so why not go make a box?
Until next time . . .
Stamp Happy!
Kim
NOTE
I use mostly Stampin’ Up!®️ products, many are retired and are noted as such. Products from other companies are also noted as such. I provide the lists of supplies I use as a reference only. I encourage you to use what you have and create your own version of the sample projects.
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