How to Choose Tissue Paper Prints for Gift Packaging

Quick answer

Start with the gift box or bag you already have, then pick a printed tissue paper whose pattern scale and colour support that container rather than compete with it. If you want a ready-made option, the Bangalore Collection Tissue Paper Prints give you coordinated prints in one pack, so you can match a theme without buying several separate designs.

Step-by-step: choose and use printed tissue paper

1. 1. Measure your gift box or bag first: Note the inside length, width and depth of the container before choosing a print. A sheet that is too small will not cover the base or create a generous top fold. Check that the sheet size leaves at least 5 cm of overhang on each side for folding.
2. 2. Match the print scale to the container: Choose a smaller repeat for jewellery boxes and a larger or bolder print for deep gift bags or hamper boxes. Hold the paper at arm's length and imagine it folded; if the pattern turns into visual noise, size down. A print that looks good flat can look busy once crumpled, so test with one sheet before packing the whole order.
3. 3. Pick a colour that supports, not competes: Use the box colour as your base. A printed tissue in a lighter or darker tone of the same family usually looks intentional; a print in a completely different colour family can clash unless you repeat that colour elsewhere in the gift. Place the tissue next to the closed box in daylight before you commit.
4. 4. Decide the layering order: Start with a plain or neutral tissue against the box, then add the printed sheet as the top layer or as a wrap around the item. This keeps the print visible without making the whole interior patterned. Use no more than two tissue layers if the box is shallow; otherwise the lid may not close cleanly.
5. 5. Fold and crumple with the print facing out: Lay the printed side down when wrapping an item so the pattern shows on the outside. For a tissue bed, loosely crumple the sheet and place the print side up, letting the folds create height. Avoid sharp creases across a large motif; they break the print and look untidy.
6. 6. Check the closed box before sealing: Close the lid and turn the box over gently. If tissue is pinched at the edges or the lid lifts, remove a layer or refold. The tissue should cushion the item without preventing the box from closing flat. A box that does not close flat is a sign you have used too much tissue, not too little.

Product facts

• Bangalore Collection Tissue Paper Prints: Noble's Elite Tissue Paper is made with 60-65% recycled material, including over 50% post-industrial and 10% post-consumer material, and printed with environmentally friendly soy inks. If sustainability is part of your packaging story, this gives you a printed option that still carries recycled content and soy-based inks.