3D Papercraft Projects

Set of 15 Gift Tags

Get ahead of the gifting game with my fabulous gift tag bundle! You get all 15 shaped designs in SVG, PNG and PDF formats, giving you the option to cut them out using your digital cutting machine or to print them and cut them out by hand.

Set of 15 gift tag shapes by Esselle Crafts

Using this instant download file, you can make and decorate your own gift tags for Chrsitmas! You can customize the tags for a themed celebration using your own colour scheme! Or how about using them for scrapbooking or journalling? There’s also card making, jewellery price tags, clothing labels and all sorts of other papercraft projects that they could be used for!

Set of 15 gift tag shapes by Esselle Crafts

The download contains:

🎁 16 SVG cut files (one of each gift tag and the complete set of 15)Β These can easily be resized up or down to suit your needs without any loss of quality. I recommend setting the complete set of 15 tags to 28cm / 11″ (W ).

🎁 15 PNG files (one of each gift tag on a transparent background)

🎁 1 PDF file (with the complete set of 15 gift tags, black and white, outline only on A4) This can easily be resized up or down before printing to suit your needs.

🎁 1 numbered PNG file to help you to identify the individual gift tag shapes

Set of 15 gift tag shapes by Esselle Crafts

They look stunning covered with vintage papers and I added some brown ink to the edges to create more of an aged appearance.

Gift tag shapes by Esselle Crafts

After adding a length of twisted twine to these two tags, I tied them to a handmade white gift bag.

Gift tag shapes by Esselle Crafts

What will you use the tags for? I can’t wait to find out!

Happy crafting
Suzanne

3D Papercraft Projects

Layered Butterflies

My Butterfly Favour Bag has been hugely popular recently and I’ve had several people ask if I have any other butterfly designs that could be added to the bag.

Butterfly Favour Bag by Esselle Crafts

This is something that I’d considered doing when I designed the first one and so, as I loved doing it, I have designed three more!

Set of 4 3D layered butterflies for paper crafts

The first one (that comes with the bag) is a likeness of a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly and the others are likenesses of a Peacock, a Monarch and a Speckled Wood butterfly.

I have the whole set of four butterflies available in my Etsy shop as SVG cut files as well PDFs if you prefer to cut out by hand.

Layered butterflies blog post by Esselle Crafts

They are so delightfully versatile and, as well as adding them to the favour bags, they can be used for all sorts of different papercraft projects.

Here I’ve used two of them on a greeting card. 

Butterfly greeting card using 3D layered butterflies

The butterflies are super easy to assemble (consisting of only two layers) and look amazing with the top layer cut out of mirror card.

2 3D layered butterflies cut from paper

I can’t wait to see what you use them for! πŸ¦‹

Happy crafting
Suzanne

3D Papercraft Projects

Business Card Box

I recently updated my business card design to include my new website and some of my favourite 3D papercraft projects, and I’m so pleased with how it’s turned out!

Esselle Crafts Business Card

So, this got me thinking … How can I safely store and present my lovely new set of 100 business cards, whilst keeping consistent with my brand?

And, of course, it had to be a handmade box!

Business Card Box by Esselle Crafts

This is how I made it …

I started by measuring the set of cards and worked out that I needed a 20cm x 20cm piece of cardstock. I chose the lovely vintage mint green colour to match my brand (and my Cricut Explore πŸ₯°). I then used my scoring board to score the lines shown below and drew the diagonal lines at the sides with a pencil.

Business Card Box by Esselle Crafts

I folded and burnished the score lines, then cut the tabs as shown below.

Business Card Box by Esselle Crafts

Next, I added some patterned paper panels to the front (measuring 8.5cm x 1.5 cm) and the two sides (measuring 4.5cm x 5cm with the diagonal lines at 1.5cm).

Business Card Box by Esselle Crafts

I then glued the two larger side tabs to the back.

Business Card Box by Esselle Crafts

Then glued the two smaller tabs to the front and folded the front over, gluing it in place for a neat finish.

Business Card Box by Esselle Crafts

I did the same with the back, folding it over and gluing it in place. This also gives the back extra strength.

Business Card Box Blog Post by Esselle Crafts

I love how it looks, and I know that my business cards will now be safe and nicely presented for anyone who wishes to take one πŸ₯°

Will you be giving this a try?

Happy crafting!
Suzanne