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8 KAUA‘I MIDWEEK SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
RGet ‘Batty’ When Making Favors
ecently, I was or- I made two envelope lope. And if you don’t have red, purple — whatever you ganizing my craft shapes, one for the bat design an envelope punch board, you want.
tools and supplies and one for the pocket to put can fold up cardstock to an You can find this project
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at home, and I found a bunch the treats or a gift card in. The envelope shape and use that. sheet plus a bonus project
of cardstock scraps and my We R Memory Keepers mini envelope punch board. I decided to put them both to good use and make some Halloween favors. This week, I’ll share a simple bat design.
two are then taped together to make the favor. While I used the mini envelope punch board, you can use the regu- lar-size punch board, too. Just choose the measurements for a rectangular shaped enve-
Don’t forget to be cre- ative. Your bat doesn’t have to be black, it can be brown,
sheet with additional designs using the same technique at benfranklinhawaii.com.
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• We R Memory Keepers mini envelope punch board
• 2 black cardstock, 4 7/8-by-4 7/8 inches
• 1 green cardstock, for eyes, 1-by-2 inches
• 1 white cardstock, for fangs, 1-by-1 inch
• 1/4-inch double-stick tape
• white pencil or marker
• black fine-tip marker or Sharpie
• pencil
• ruler
• 3/4-inch circle punch
• scissors
• tacky glue
Note: The finished size of the envelope fits a 2 1/2-by-3 1/2- inch card.
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Following the manufacturer’s instructions, take the two 4 7/8-by-4
2 Take one envelope piece and place it in the portrait
orientation in front of you. Use the pencil
to draw the curved edge of a bat wing on one of the side flaps. Cut out the curved edges of
the wing.
3 Use the cut out piece as a template and trace on the other wing and
cut out. Measure down a 1/2 inch from the top of the wings along the straight creased lines on each side. Snip and cut to the outside edge of the wings, as shown.
7/8-inch black cardstocks and use the We R Memory Keepers mini envelope punch board to cut out two envelopes.
6 Using the 3/4-inch circle punch, make two bright green circles.
Take the second envelope piece
and fold in the sides and bottom flaps. Tape up to make an envelope. Trim off the top flap. Add double-stick tape on this side of the envelope.
Use the black marker to draw in pupils for eyes. Glue eyes to the main portion of the envelope, below the ears. Using the scrap of white cardstock, cut out two tiny curved triangles for fangs. You can use a white marker to draw in a mouth if you want. You can also add a little red ink to the tips of the fangs for “blood.”
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4 On the top flap, cut out two
small triangles for the bat’s ears. Trim off the bottom flap, straight across the creased line.
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favor pocket.
Place the envelope
behind the bat and tape together to create the
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Fill the pocket with treats or a gift card.