Hello, again! It’s Tania back with you. Today, I have a simple project to share along with a really simple tip to help customize some kraft treat bags using the Through The Year Calendar Designer Stamps. The collection I am working with today is called Lucky You and is absolutely perfect to use for small home décor projects, cards and gift-giving occasions.
This collection has some really fun patterns to mix and match making these treat bags come together very quickly. You’ll notice that I kept the theme of a large focal piece paired with a few patterned paper banners flanking the sides of the journaling cards &/or stickers across all three treat bags. Finding a design you like and repeating it makes crafting in multiples a piece of cake, especially if you craft assembly-line style.
Of course crafting anything for St. Patrick’s Day requires lots of green, which is covered in various shades throughout the patterned papers and stickers, but what would St. Patrick’s Day be without lots of gold bling and glitter? Despicable, that’s what! So, I’ve paired the collection pieces with some small pieces of shimmery gold cardstock and some yellow blingy rhinestones. To pull together the theme even more, I’ve stuffed the treat bags with gold-foil covered chocolate coins, but you could easily use any gold-fold wrapped candies, such as Reese’s cups or Rolos. Rainbow colored candies would be darling too since the pot of gold is found at the end of the rainbow.
So, to get started, I used a pencil and ruler to draw lines approximately ¼” apart horizontally across the bottom of the treat bag. I’m a crafter who thrives on creating visual layers on my projects, and I wanted to add a bit of visual layering by stamping a pattern. This is a great way to add depth to a project without adding bulk.
Once your lines are drawn, place your stamps on your block, ink them up and stamp in the space between your drawn lines. You’ll definitely want to use Staz-On ink when stamping on any sort of slick surface like the semi-waxed treat bags. The lines will help to keep your stamping straight across with even spacing between each row. The Staz-On ink dries rather quickly, so once it is dry, simply erase your pencil markings before adding the rest of your layers on top.
When I’m making small projects like this that are going to get discarded shortly after gifting them, I also tend to grab for my mini stapler to save from spending so much on adhesive runners. The banners can quickly be attached to the journaling card/large sticker using a staple or two allowing you to conserve that precious supply of adhesive. We could all use some help stretching adhesive a bit further, yes?
I hope these simple crafting tips will help you in your future crafting endeavors!
Supplies:
TTY76032 Calendar Designer Stamps
SW5501 St. Patrick’s Stickers
SW5502 Lucky You Journaling Patterned Paper
SW5503 Lucky Charms Patterned Paper
SW5504 Lucky You Stripes Patterned Paper
Acrylic Stamp Block
Yellow Baker’s Twine
Yellow Rhinestones
Yellow Shimmer Cardstock
Stapler
Kraft Treat Bags 4 ½” x 7 ½”
Pencil with Eraser
Ruler
Scissors
Paper Trimmer
Adhesive Runner
