Be the hero of your next party with an amazing carousel full of cupcakes! Its "tent" is a lid which lifts off for even more surprises inside. Make it as a centerpiece or an unforgettable gift. You'll love our Carousel Horse Gift Bag, which is lovely for baby showers and Christmas as well. Make the easy-peasy Party Favor Box (you can cut two boxes from one piece of 12x12 paper). Our Happy Days Chevron Card would make a great birthday, anniversary or retirement card, and you can of course use a different caption with the chevron design.

You can cut these shapes out using a cutting machine, such as a Cricut or a Silhouette Cameo. For the Gift Bag, you'll need two 5x5" scraps of pink and white card stock and three sheets of 12x12" turquoise. You'll need two sheets of patterned paper for the panels and one 8x8" piece of vellum.

We like textured card stock, such as Encore or AC Cardstock. The textured single-sheet card stock at craft stores usually works well. However, three of those sheets can be shimmer paper instead for a nice effect (as shown).

Some glues that work well are Scotch, Bearly Arts and Art Glitter Glue. The Gift Bag also features about 12" of ribbon for its handles and an enamel rose embellisment on its bow.