Make it simple Monday gift cards and packaging

 This week I'm  going to be sharing some gift card and packaging ideas. Christmas is coming and I  don't know about you but I  am always in need of gift card or  small gift packaging !! So this week I'll be sharing projects that will be appearing underneath a tree near me soon 😉

So to start the week off I have 2 super simple packaging ideas for you. Firstly let me just say that I've chosen to use pretty double sided pattern paper but you can use alsorts of other papers. Newspaper, magazine pages or wrapping paper are just a few that spring to mind.

So for my first project I thought I'd share a no measure sour cream container. It all starts with a square of paper. I cut a piece that measures 15cm x 15cm or 6" x 6' . 

I rolled it into a tube and stuck it along the long edge....

Then stick one end together in one direction and the other end will be adhered in the opposite direction once it's filled.

 

I finished the  package with a cute ribbon bow.

The next project is a no measure gift bag.  Again it starts with a piece of 15cm x 15cm or 6" x 6" paper . I firstly folded the top 2.5cm or 1" over revealing the other side of the paper. I then added double sided adhesive along the long edge and formed a tube.

Next flatten the tube with the seam in the center.

Now fold up from the bottom end about 4 cm or 1 1/2" . I highly recommend a bone folder for this project. It will ensure your folds are nice and crisp.

 

Now it's time to create the bottom of the bag. First open the filded part and push the corners in and flatten them.

Repeat on the otherside . It should look like the picture below 

Next fold the 2 edges towards each other slightly over lapping the center fold.

Use double sided tapeas shown below to secure the base of the bag.

Next to create the side gussets fold 1cm or 3/8" in from each side from the top of the bag to the bottom.

 Now open the bag up gently pushing the base down and pinching the sides in to create the gusset. 

Now all that needed to be done was to punch 2 holes through both sides and secure that bag with a piece of ribbon.

These 2 packaging ideas are both great for those last minute gifts or those hard to wrap items. I have used the bag in particular with wrapping paper to wrap footballs and other round gifts!

In the next picture you can see the same bag made with a piece of 30cm x 30cm or 12" x 12" as well just so you can see how useful they can be.

As it's #makeitsimplemonday I shall be doing my Facebook live at 4pm GMT over on our Facebook page here.  I will ne demoing how I created these 2 gift packaging ideas.  So please join me if you can. 🙂

Here's  the video