Attaching a special gift tag to presents adds a personal touch to the gift. If you enjoy paper crafting or simply want a fun adornment for your gifts, these designs are sure to please. All of these gift tag templates are free to download and print. While a few are designed for Christmas and the holiday season, others can work for any occasion.
They each have a unique design and a little whimsy that you'll love. The gift tags can be customized with your creative charm as well.
While a few look great on a vintage brown cardstock, others are a perfect excuse to use your favorite scrapbook paper with modern patterns. The shapes are easy to cut out from paper or cardstock and you can use decorative edge scissors for a unique touch. They could also be used to embellish scrapbook pages, handmade cards, or other paper projects you're working on. Whether you want to adorn a gift for the winter holidays or you're gifting "just because," these are special enough for that special someone.
It's hard not to fall in love with the simple design of these snowflake gift tags from Practically Functional. If you have a Silhouette cutting machine , printing and cutting these tags is a breeze.
Otherwise, the printable version offers a fun, if detailed, crafting project or you can simply leave them as minimalist line art. Snowflake Gift Tags from Practically Functional.
Jones Design Company is known for beautiful custom stationery, but their design chops don't end there. These DIY gift tags show that classic doesn't have to be boring. Use your favorite patterned cardstock or paper for a colorful twist and follow the steps for designing your own tags. You could even use their gorgeous watercolor paper.
The printable Christmas gift tags from Shanty 2 Chic are a must-have under the tree. They are filled with timeless design and plenty of whimsy. This heart stencil is the same shaped as the one featured above, but with a funner, thicker border!
This template features two big heart outlines that are slightly taller with solid borders on one sheet of paper. This heart shape stencil is of two large slightly more rounded cute hearts on one piece of paper. This heart outline stencil is of two wide and large hearts on a single letter-size sheet of paper. This heart shape template outline is sooo super cute! This outline features a folding heart design with a solid pattern. This heart shape outline features a folding heart design with a dotted line pattern.
This traceable heart shape template is of 6 cute medium heart template outlines on one sheet of paper. I fell in love with it and set out to learn how to make it. I am a little amazed to say I have figured it out and have made a gorgeous pop-up apple tree card. I picked the apple tree because I can see one from my desk all day, and the apple blossom is the official flower of my state, Michigan.
The apple tree folds flat, but when you open the card it springs to life. It is SO cool! So I looked around for a tutorial or a video… or something. I found some simple pop-up tutorials, but nothing like this. So I stared at the photo, imagined the pieces in my head, moving them around until they fell into place… and suddenly, I KNEW. I opened up Adobe Illustrator and began to draw.
First the trunk and leaves, then the extra leaves, and finally the base. I uploaded the files to Cricut an hour later and tried to put it together. It all just slid right into place. You can see the first tree I made below in all green. Once I had a basic sliceform design down, I made it pretty by adding in blossoms, the fence, and the base.
I designed everything on my own , from top to bottom. The blossom shapes were modeled after real apple blossoms from the tree in my yard. And I am happy to share it with you! It is a fascinating way of creating 3D paper sculptures, and I plan to explore it further. Some of the links below are Amazon affiliate links for your convenience.
Read my full disclosure policy. All the card stock I used was 65 lb. I made a video of the entire pop-up tree card assembly process —I recommend you watch it to see how it all comes together. First, cut out all your cardstock using my free cut files Design Please note that it will take a couple of hours to cut out these intricate files on a Cricut.
Be aware that Cricut Design Space will not show some of the details on the canvas , but they will still cut. The reason for this is that the outlines of the shapes are on the higher layer than the details to force the outline to cut out last. I do this on purpose, because if the outlines were to cut first, your paper may slip on the mat when cutting the details.
Having problems loading or cutting the files? You may just not have enough system memory—there are a lot of intricate cuts in my files.
The simplified files are also appropriate for those of you who are cutting it out by hand. Note: Even with a sticky mat, sharp blade, and good cardstock, you can expect to spend some time weeding the blossom petals out. Start with the tree trunk piece that has a slot at the top and glue the foliage that is separated into two halves onto the branches. When gluing, be careful to avoid gluing over the slot and note that no branches should be peeking out from the foliage.
Tip: Put glue on the branches and attach the foliage to it rather than the other way around. Set aside to dry. Next, glue the foliage onto the other tree trunk piece. Assemble the fence. Here is a diagram showing which way the pieces go together. Once the fence is assembled, fold the tabs up so they are even with the bottom of the fences and pointing away from the fence assembly. The fold lines are indicated by red dashed lines in the diagram above.
Now slide each set of fence tabs into the outer slots on the card base , then tape down from the underside. The corner pieces go inside, while the pieces with one straight edge go on the outside. Start by slotting one tree trunk onto the other the trunk with the upper slot slides over the trunk with the lower slot. Stand it up to make sure it is stable. First, carefully fold it in half, then glue the tabs not the thin connection piece , and place over the bottom end of the tree trunk with the lower slot.
Notches are cut into both trunks that will allow this bridge to fit snugly over and in the trunk pieces. When done, stand it up to make sure it is still stable. Now assemble the trunk support pieces , which go together similar to the fence pieces.
Here is a diagram of how the trunk support pieces get slotted together. Once the trunk support is assembled, fold the tabs up so the bottom of the tab is even with the bottom of the support.
Put the trunk support on the bottom of the tree trunk by inserting the folded tree into the support from the top, then slotting the tree into the support from the bottom. Slide the trunk support bases into the inner slots on the card base and tape down from the underside.
Stand the assembled tree up put heavy objects on the base if necessary to keep it stable. Now slide in the foliage slices as shown in the diagram below. Now test the opening and closing of your base to make sure your pop-up is working as intended. Make any adjustments necessary now before you move on to the next step. Glue the two pieces of white 8. Finally, add the two pieces of 9. The cutting is really the most time-consuming part of this project—assembly is about 30 minutes tops.
If all that seems like too much time to you, it may be better to buy a laser-cut and pre-assembled version from one of the commercially available pop-up card stores, such as LovePop. Subscribe free! Once subscribed, I will send you a newsletter with details about my new free files each week. Now check your email to confirm your subscription. If you make one of these, please do email me and tell me — I love to see your creations!
And, as always, let me know if you have any questions. To inspire you to try this, here is a photo of a gorgeous pop-up cherry tree made from these files by a reader, Mary Ann Penn:. Here is a photo from another reader, Elizabeth Nessmith, who had a little fun with her apple blossoms during assembly! Like this tutorial?
Please share it with your friends and pin this post to your favorite craft board! Jennifer Marx is a designer, an enthusiastic crafter, a lifelong teacher, and a proud overcomer of a variety of life's challenges. She lives a full, happy life in beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan with her partner Greg, her teen daughter Alexa, and their two dogs, Hunter and Chloe. Watch the video linked above for the full tutorial! If you make these fun gift boxes , please share a photo in our Facebook group , email it to me at [email protected] , or tag me on social media with makershowandtell.
There is one for each day of the 25 Days of Christmas! Jennifer Marx is a designer, an enthusiastic crafter, a lifelong teacher, and a proud overcomer of a variety of life's challenges. She lives a full, happy life in beautiful Ann Arbor, Michigan with her partner Greg, her teen daughter Alexa, and their two dogs, Hunter and Chloe.
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