DIY Pop-Up Holiday Gift Tags

Wrap­ping gifts is like bak­ing a cake. The presents are the cake, gift wrap is the icing, and the gift tag is the all-important cherry on top! This year I’m upping my wrap­ping rou­tine with Fiskars Tag Mak­ers. The all-in-one tool punches a per­fect tag shape, makes a pre­cisely cen­tered hole, and sets an eye­let with ease. This will for­ever be an indis­pens­able part of your hol­i­day assem­bly line. It pro­duces as many tags as you have punch­ing power!
There are cur­rently four designs to choose from — each shape beau­ti­ful and styl­ish in its own right. After stock­ing up, I started to imag­ine all the end­less cre­ative pos­si­bil­i­ties. Turn one tag upside down, add a mus­tache, and you’ve got Santa.

What You Need

• Fiskars Sim­ple Tag Maker
• Fiskars Label Tag Maker
• Fiskars Stan­dard Tag Maker
• Fiskars Soft­grip Craft Knife
• Fiskars 1/4” Cir­cle Hand Punch
• Fiskars Seal of Approval Squeeze Punch
• Col­or­ful Con­struc­tion Paper
• Glue or Double-Sided Tape
• Merry Mes­sage Pop-Up Print­able (down­load here)

How-To

1. Insert your paper into the lower slot of the Fiskars Tag Maker. Press the orange han­dle to punch the tag shape. Do this step twice to cre­ate a front and back for your tag envelope.
2. Insert one of the tags into the upper slot and press the orange han­dle to punch a hole.
3. Assem­ble the eye­let by plac­ing the tag hole on the post with the eye­let on top. Press the orange han­dle to set the eye­let. It should fit snug on the tag.
4. Use your craft knife, cir­cle hand punch, and any other Fiskars punches you choose to cre­ate adorable geo­met­ric faces out of the con­struc­tion paper. (We used the “Seal of Approval” squeeze punch to cre­ate the fluffy ball on Santa’s cap.) Assem­ble all the pieces with the glue or double-sided tape.

Finally, down­load and print the Merry Mes­sage Pop-Up Print­able. Cut out the merry mes­sages and slip them inside the envelopes for your friends to find.