Miss Fancy Pants Designs

We LOVE our fans + giveaway!

Hello, again! I'm definitely feeling behind with all of the preparation happening for new lines coming out this fall, CHA Winter products, upcoming events and a few other fun things that you'll see here soon ... so, my post today is short and sweet—just for all of you!  

This is the front of a super QUICK AND EASY card I made using our Be You collection (papers, chipboard pieces and chipboard banners) a while back! I love the bright and happy vibe to this line ... a little quirky with lots of cute and whimsy! Anyway, the card seemed to fit my post today which is all about our wonderful fans ... we {heart} you! We are lucky to have such great fans that support our lines, visit us at events, visit our pages and so much more ... thank you!

We couldn't show our thanks without a couple of giveaways, right? We'll be sending out TWO prize packs of fun, random Fancy Pants Designs products to TWO lucky winners that leave a comment below! Both U.S. and International comments are welcome :)!

You have until Sunday, September 23, 2012, at midnight (12:00 am MDT), to enter. Winners will be drawn by a random number generator and posted here on our blog on Tuesday, September 25, 2012.

-Jodi Sanford

Fancy This: Favor Packages

I am scheduled to chat to a group of 12 teenage school girls next week & thought it might be great to make some 'Thanks-for-coming' favor packages to include with the book they get to take home with them.

Given that I needed to make 12 packages, I had to keep the process simple & cost effective. Below is a step-by-step tutorial on how to make them.

Fancy Pants Designs supplies needed:
Be You: patterned papers
Be You: Chipboard Pieces

Other supplies:
Glassine bag
Twine
Candy or small gift
Decorative border punch
Scallop circle punch
Adhesive



Instructions:
1) Cut a strip of patterned paper 10x3".

2) Trim the 2" waste strip to 1" & stick a piece on one end of your 10" patterned paper piece.

3) Lay your patterned paper piece horizontally on score-board. Score at 1" exactly behind contrast strip, then at 5", then at 6.26"

4) Fold at score lines.

5) Punch edge of contrast strip.

6) Using a 2" scalloped circle punch, punch out a 'window' on the top layer of your package.

7) Fill glassine bag with favors & fold over the open bag top for strength. Punch holes to secure bag, paper piece & flap, then tie with twine.

8) Decorate front. I used the collection name from the patterned papers to make little flags.

9) Hook front cover under scalloped edge.





The great thing about these packages is that you can make x4 from a single piece of double sided patterned paper and they can be made economically & quickly to suit any occasion or holiday celebration. Now that I think about it, I can imagine them in a back to school theme or Halloween theme. I am finitely going to make more soon. If you try them yourselves, remember to post them on our Facebook page.

have a great day!

-Kim Watson