Hold on to your hats and glasses. I’ve got cool tools and punny printables all in one post today. I’m using the amazing We R Memory Keepers Fuse tool to create custom gift packaging – and of course I have a few free punny printables to dress up those packages.
I’ve teamed up with my girl, Kristen of K.Becca to bring you the best printables you ever did lay your eyes on…because if you don’t already know, I am a huge fan of sassy crafties. So without further adieu, let’s get this show on the road!
You’re gonna need:
- the We R Memory Keepers Fiskars Tool. It’s a tool that heats up and basically creates permanets welds in plastic sheets, so you can use it to create customized pockets on scrapbook page layouts. That is, of course, unless you’re me. If you’re me, then you use the Fuse to weld those plastic sheets into perfect little packages filled with Christmas cookies.
- A ruler or straight edge
- a protective mat so you don’t damage your work surface
- a plastic page protector. You can use any plastic page protector – you can usually find them at the craft store in the scrapbook section.
- scissors
- free Holiday Gift Tag printable by K.Becca
- Cut the plastic sheet to create one flat piece of plastic. Fold it in half then use the ruler and heated fuse tool to seal the open edge.
- Flatten the sheet so that the seam is in the back. Then use the Fuse tool to seal one of the open edges.
- Fill the baggie with treats then seal the other end. Now…for those of you who think I’m nuts for using plastic page protectors for food packaging, here’s my disclaimer: I have no idea if this is food safe. No clue…but considering I can leave a Bic Mac on a counter for 3 years and it will look exactly the same without an ounce of mold, I figure we have bigger public health concerns than me and my plastic page protector packaging. What can I say…I like to live on the edge.
- Once you’ve sealed off both sides of the packaging, it’s ready to gift, which means it’s ready for a gift tag! I’ve got you covered!
Now, did you just die from cuteness? I mean, these labels are about as cute as a box of puppies and almost as funny as when Miss South Carolina schooled us on maps. Almost. She still wins.
Styling & Photography: Amber Kemp-Gerstel
Graphic Design: Kristen Magee of K.Becca and Paper Crave
So super cute! Also that tool looks amazing!
Ha! You crack me up! We go by the 3 second rule in our house…we’ll actually it’s much longer than 3 seconds! Anyway, this post is perfect timing. I just received my new fuse tool in the mail and can’t wait to play with it!
I’m like drinking the Amber kool-aide in a big way recently. You shared a necklace, I promptly bought it. You shared these amazing labels and I just downloaded and printed them. Boom.
I have to try this! Um, loving that you included a link to Miss SC. If you need another entertaining video, please youtube Miss Arkansas’ rendition of “And I Am Telling You”. There are two gems, and I cannot decide which I like more.
Haha!! I am so glad you reminded me about Miss Arkansas. Perhaps the perkiest and most well anunciated version of that song in the history of ever.
You may also want to go ahead and treat your eyeballs to Miss Lake Dardanelle’s version of the song. Warning – your ears might start bleeding.
Not sure if the plastic used to house the cookies is food safe. Is it? I might have to find food-safe bags to try this! All Amazon has on the plastic is the Proposition 65 for California residents about harmful materials, which I’m not sure about anymore.
This WAY COOL!
This is a really cool idea and the punny printables are super cute! But seriously – I want the cookies!!! LOL
Word on the street (amazon reviews) is that you can use your fuse tool to seal cellophane bags. So you can use those if you are worried about the bags being food safe.
Thanks for the cool and sassy carbs tag – Love it!!
Hi I love the tags!!! I love the baby blue carbs one but how come when I click to download it’s another colour?
Thanks!!
Just use the bags made for seal and fresh machines…they are food grade…
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I complicate my life a lot. when you say “page protectors” can I use like regular sheet protectors like the ones I used as a student to protect my files that one can find at Staples? I would experiment but don’t want to burn anything or cause a fire– so I would appreciate the help.
this is just too flipping cute….and GREAT tip on fusing tool and page protectors…now I want to bake