I've been trying to start and get ready for Christmas, mainly cos the time is drawing in fast and i'm worried if i don't start now i never will :o) but also cos i've got some cute new stuff that I can't wait to use. I'm making these little wraps to go round single chocolates or bags of sweets. The idea is that I'll make 24 of the little ones number them and hang them on the tree to act as an advent calender and also decorations. The larger one will be for table favours for our christmas table. They also make nice little packs to give out to kids round guising at halloween
To make the large wrap take an A4 sheet of card and cut 4 inches wide x the length of the A4 card. Using your score board score along the lip line of the board (approx 1 1/2 cms in)
Fold over the edge and putting the folded edge to the butt edge score along the same line.
Fold over the score again and place this new folded edge to the butt edge then score the card along the line for folding an A5 card in half
flip the card round and place the opposite end to the butt edge - score along the same line - the one for folding an A5 in half
Crease all your score lines and this should give you something ready to decorate. I like to fill a cellophane bag with sweets and staple or stick the top of the bag inside underneath the lip at the top so it hangs inside. I then decorate the front to match the christmas table. You can make 2 of these out of a sheet of A4 card so they are very economical to make too.
To make the tree decoration I cut an A5 card 2 inches wide lenghways. as before I score along the lip line of my folding board (1 1/2 cm approx in) and fold over as before.
Yet again after folding over the lip rescore and then refold again.
placing the second folded edge against the butt edge as before. and score along the line for gatefolding an A4 card 
Like before flip the card round to the opposite end and rescore along the A4 gatefold line
When you fold it all up it should look something like this. I tend to wrap a chocolate or a few tiny sweets in celephane and then staple or stick it inside as before. you can easily make 2 of these out of each sheet of A5 and they'll look great on the tree too - even if you don't want to number them.
To make the large wrap take an A4 sheet of card and cut 4 inches wide x the length of the A4 card. Using your score board score along the lip line of the board (approx 1 1/2 cms in)Fold over the edge and putting the folded edge to the butt edge score along the same line.Fold over the score again and place this new folded edge to the butt edge then score the card along the line for folding an A5 card in halfflip the card round and place the opposite end to the butt edge - score along the same line - the one for folding an A5 in halfCrease all your score lines and this should give you something ready to decorate. I like to fill a cellophane bag with sweets and staple or stick the top of the bag inside underneath the lip at the top so it hangs inside. I then decorate the front to match the christmas table. You can make 2 of these out of a sheet of A4 card so they are very economical to make too.To make the tree decoration I cut an A5 card 2 inches wide lenghways. as before I score along the lip line of my folding board (1 1/2 cm approx in) and fold over as before.Yet again after folding over the lip rescore and then refold again.placing the second folded edge against the butt edge as before. and score along the line for gatefolding an A4 card Like before flip the card round to the opposite end and rescore along the A4 gatefold lineWhen you fold it all up it should look something like this. I tend to wrap a chocolate or a few tiny sweets in celephane and then staple or stick it inside as before. you can easily make 2 of these out of each sheet of A5 and they'll look great on the tree too - even if you don't want to number them.
2 comments:
These look so cute and as you say would look perfect on the tree, well done
I love it. cAN i MAKE FROM AN a4 card
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