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RGet ‘Batty’ When Making Favors
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
• black fine-tip marker or Sharpie
• white pencil or marker
• 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.
ecently, I was or- Halloween favors. This week, board, you can use the regu- ative. Your bat doesn’t have ganizing my craft I’ll share a simple bat design. lar-size punch board, too. Just to be black, it can be brown, tools and supplies I made two envelope choose the measurements for red, purple — whatever you
at home, and I found a bunch shapes, one for the bat design a rectangular shaped enve- want.
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
and one for the pocket to put the treats or a gift card in. The two are then taped together to make the favor. While I used the mini envelope punch
lope. And if you don’t have an envelope punch board, you can fold up cardstock to an envelope shape and use that.
Don’t forget to be cre-
You can find this project sheet plus a bonus project sheet with additional designs using the same technique at benfranklinhawaii.com.
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,
Following the manufacturer’s
1 instructions, take the two 4 7/8-by-4
7/8-inch black cardstocks and use the We R Memory Keepers mini envelope punch board to cut out two envelopes.
2 Take one enve- lope 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.
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straight across the creased line.
Take the second envelope piece and fold in the sides and
bottom flaps. Tape up to make an envelope. Trim off the top 8 flap. Add double-stick tape on this side of the envelope.
as shown.
On the top flap, cut out
two small triangles for the bat’s ears. Trim off the bottom flap,
5 Using the 3/4-inch circle punch, make two bright green circles. Use
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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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Place envelope behind the bat and tape together to create the favor pocket.
Fill the pocket with treats or a gift card.
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