If you are having a party or just want a little treat for your family or co-workers at the office, make these 4th of July Candy Treat Pouches. They are easy to make and you can decorate them however you like! It’s really just origami in making the pouch!
I used a sheet of the In Color 2018-2020 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper for each pouch. This 6″ x 6″ size makes a pretty small pouch, so if you want to put very much candy inside, you might want to use a 9″ x 9″ piece of designer paper or even cardstock. (It’s a good way to use up some of your retired designer paper if you are hoarding it for a special occasion!!) You could even make a big one at 12″ x 12″!
Fold the paper square in half to form a triangle. Place the base of the triangle at the bottom, and fold down the top point to just about 1″ from the bottom edge. Then fold down the front layer of the point just as a guide. Take the point on the right side and fold it over to the left side, but not all the way, so that it will fit underneath that point you folded down from the top. Later you will fold that point down to stay, but for now, just make sure folding that point from the right will fit under it. Then take the point on the left side and fold it over toward the right side. Now fold the front piece of that point at the top down. Tack it down with a little Snail or Glue Dot. Stick your hand inside to just poof it out a bit and it feels like everything locks in place when you do that!
For the 4th of July, I just used the patriotic colors of red, white, and blue….except the red is Lovely Lipstick and the blue is Blueberry Bushel! To decorate my pouches, I die cut the star from the Wood Crate Framelit Dies. I have to say Stampin’ Up! has done a good job of getting rid of our star punches and dies but I managed to find one in the Wood Crate dies as I said! Stars are SO useful I don’t know what we don’t have some good assortments that we have had in the past! The word “Celebrate” for the holiday is from the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set.
For the candy, I always love decorating chocolate nuggets with designer paper. It really just takes a 1″ x 3″ (or 3 1/4″) strip to wrap around the candy. Be sure not to get adhesive on the candy itself!!
If you saw my post from yesterday, you saw that Stampin’ Up! is having a Designer Paper Sale during July! Select papers are Buy 3, Get 1 Free! Check out this list to see which ones are on the sale!
It wouldn’t hurt to make yourself a little 4th of July Candy Treat Pouch even if you’re not having a big gathering!