Custom-Size Gift Bag

This project is part of the Stampin’ Your Way Through the Holidays Blog Hop. Three projects for four months from three Demonstrators. Click the links at the bottom to see all of the projects for this month.

A simple fun project showing off both sides of your beautiful Designer Series Paper and best of all, you can scale the dimensions to fit your needs! All you need are two square pieces of paper of the same design.

Measurements for 3″ x 3 1/2″ Bag

Full list of supplies needed, listed below. A die cutting machine is needed for this card.
Designer Series Paper: 6″x6″ (2 of same design)
Basic White Cardstock: Scrap for tag
Poppy Parade Cardstock: Scrap for tag

Measurements to Scale Bag

Bag will be 1/2 as wide as your Designer Series Paper and slightly taller than 1/2 as high as your paper.

Let’s Create

1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
2. Score both DSP pieces along the edges as indicated in table.
   
3. Set DSP on work surface with design you want on outside of your bag facing up. Fold the top score line (1″ for a 3 x 3 1/2″ bag) toward the design you want on the outside of your bag. Burnish the score line with Bone Folder.
4. Flip your DSP over so the design you want on the inside of your bag is facing up. Fold the remaining sides (1 1/2″ for a 3 x 3 1/2″ bag) toward the design you want on the inside of your bag. Burnish the score lines with Bone Folder.
5. Repeat with second piece of DSP.
6. One one piece of DSP, use Paper Snips to cut off the squares from outer bottom corners.
   
7. One second piece of DSP, use Paper Snips to cut the score line above the squares from the outer bottom corners in to the perpendicular score line.
   
8. Fold each DSP pieces at the top score line tpward design you want on outside of your bag and secure top folded flap with Tear N’ Tape. Design you want inside your bag is showing on outside of bag.
9. Fold DSP #2 at side and bottom score lines.
10. Fold DSP #1 at side and bottom score lines.
11. Join two pieces of DSP along sides and bottom. Adhere with Stampin’ Seal.
12. Pinch top edges of bag and use fingers to crease.
13. Use hole punch to punch two holes in each top side of bag.
14. Cut two pieces of ribbon at least twice the size of the desired length of the bag handles. Thread ribbon one piece of ribbon through the holes of one side. Tie loose knots inside bag to secure handle. Repeat for the other side.
15. Use Something Fancy dies to create tag from Basic White cardstock and tag matte from Poppy Parade cardstock.
16. Stamp House in Poppy Parade ink on Basic White Tag.
17. Cut two 6″ strands of Linen Thread. Fold both pieces together. Thread through the whole in tags. Attach to bag with Mini Glue Dot.
18. So cute! Now you’re ready to wrap that special gift.

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