We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board

I first saw this product being demonstrated on a certain Craft TV channel where it was being sold with some "baker's twine" for £29.99, I liked what I saw just didn't like the price so when I found it on Amazon at less than half that price I bought it.I make jewellery & jewellery needs boxes. This is a great product and is easy to use to make an assortment of boxes for rings, pendants and bracelets. Bigger boxes are a great size for sweets and giving a great presentation for your cupcakes. A nicely made box can make a simple gift look luxurious. I like to use a thicker card stock for making the boxes. I like a pearlised or a matt foiled card run through an embossing folder as a lovely base to work with. I also take a strip of matching card and make it into a band to wrap around the box which not only looks good but also helps the box to stay closed.Some of the taller, narrower boxes seem to have most of the internal space taken up with folded card but this problem can be solved by either cutting the flaps so only one thickness is used or by placing the flaps on the outside of the box.

Handy gadget to make frames for cards. Bit expensive for what it is.

A neat little punch board that produces professional looking gift bags. The largest size of paper to use to make the biggest bag is approximately 30cm square so it's not for enormous bags. I used paper that was approx. 25cm wide by approx. 20cm tall (the smallest size bag); the finished bag is approx 7cm wide by 5cm deep by 17cm tall and will easily hold something like chocolates or small cosmetic items or a bottle of perfume. I like that the additional function of the punch is to make neat holes in the top of the bag so ribbon can be threaded through for a tie.The instructions are good but it is a tricky design so I watched an easily accessed Youtube video and found that much more helpful. I much prefer to pop a present in a gift bag than struggle with wrapping paper and sellotape so I'm going to have fun experimenting with this and making my own bags. I'm going to see what happens if I use the recycled paper that Amazon loves to use as protection in boxes; if it works then the children can decorate the bags for me one rainy day!

Loved this makes a lovely backpack.

Love this board! It took slightly longer to get into it than it did the envelope board but then I've been making envelopes for 17 years. I'll state the glaringly obvious : make sure that your paper strips are straight. Also, when sticking two strips together for the larger flowers make sure that they are end to end and not overlapping and if, like me, you are using sticky tape you only have to stick halfway up and put the open side into the punch - not stated in the instructions.I love the sizes, the larger ones are huge. Plenty of scope for experimenting and, as mentioned elsewhere, tutorials on YouTube. Recommended.

The product arrived in time given, 3 weeks. It came from aboard, though not sure where.W R Memory Keepers is a family run company that makes market leading products that are simply perfect. This product is beautifully made and is a credit to the person/people who designed it. The scoring tool is a pleasure to handle and has a softener in the plastic so it runs smoothly. It is a quality item that has clear photo and written instructions on how to create 3 different sized bags beautifully. I saw it on a shopping channel for sale nearly twice the price and looked on line for it else where saving a bundle.

This is a great product it, makes excellent quality boxes really easily and quickly and the fact you don't need adhesive is really convenient. I love that this board has a fold out arm for longer card sizes and for anyone who has the envelope punch board and struggles withthe fact you cannot score the full length of bigger envelopes on it, if you mark just the start of where the line is on it, then bring your card over and line it up with the little red bit on the box board you can score it right along when the arm is extended. I have removed a star because based on the envelope board I expected this board to be much more versatile in terms of the range of sizes and shapes you can make. This board makes max size 4x4x4 inch boxes which for me is really quite restrictive. The ease of use of the envelope board made me think I could use this to make boxes for cards with large embellishments on them and that is not the case. If the sizes this board makes suits your purposes though then this is a really excellent product.

Just so easy to make little gift bags. I have made the size to put small gifts in as that was what I needed. It doesn't make a varied amount of sizes in width but does vary in length. Overall I am very happy with the board. It is well constructed, easy to follow instructions and a sturdy scoring tool that can be nicely stored away in the compartment on the board so not lost. The board isn't too big so easy to store. I have the set of boards now in this range and very happy with them.