Do you like to wrap presents or give your gifts in special fancy gift bags? I'm a fan of bags and tissue paper, and I used to buy all mine at the Dollar Store. One day it occurred to me that why buy bags when I have so many craft supplies right at my finger tips. What fun and no more running to the store at the last minute to get a bag.
When I'm stamping and creating, I always have elements and cut paper on hand in my craft room so I've devoted a gift bag drawer especially for special occasions like birthdays, weddings, get well, graduation time, and thank yous. I also keep plain gift bags I've purchased on sale or rescued from the good will store. You know the motto, "be prepared" well that fits me to a tee.
As an example, here's a gift bag and tag set I recently made for a friend as a way of thanking her for a very special deed. Since my friend is an avid gardener and really loves Spring flowers I decided to use my new Pansy Petals bundle to create the perfect gift bag and tag for her and the bag was filled with fun stuff like gardening gloves, seed packages, plant stake ties and markers and a special trimmer she had her eye on. What fun!
Because I have the plain gift bags and extras stamped pieces and embellishments from this card making session, I was able to pull this bag and tag set together in a flash.
Creating your own bag fronts and coordinating tags is also a great way to use up your retired paper and card stock stash..... just sayin'
Bag Dimensions:
- Bag measurements
- 1st layer - cut a 7" x 5" piece of Blackberry Bliss
- 2nd layer - cut a 6 7/8" x 4 7/8" piece of Fresh Fresia
- Designer Series Paper -6 3/4 x 4 3/4"
- Topper 6 3/4" x 4 1/2" embossed with the Meadow Moments EF and cut with the Curvy Die.
- Design Element: I cut a large oval from Fresh Fresia with the Stitched Layers die. I layered pansies and leaves from the Pansy Petals dsp that were cut with the Pansy Patch dies. A few basic pearls that were coloured with my alcohol markers were added.
Cut layers and adhere with Tombo Adhesive. I cut the topper using the Curvy die set.
You need to start with a larger piece of cardstock before you cut with the Curvy die and then I mbossed it with the Meadow Moments Embossing Folder.
Gift Tag:
- Cut one tag from Fresh Fresia card stock and one from Basic White using the Tag Topper Punch
- Before layering the gift tags together trim 1/16th of an inch off all three sides of the Basic White tag.
- Cut a strip of Blackberry Bliss and emboss with Meadow Moments embossing folder. Glue to bottom of the Basic White tag.
- Add two pansies and three leaves with Tombo and Dimensionals.
- Stamp the "thank you" from the Pansy Patch stamp set in Blackberry Bliss
- Add 3 Basic Pearls that have been coloured with alcohol marker.
- I used Iridescent Ice Stickles around the flower centers to add some dazzle.
- Tie to bag with a coordinating ribbon and thick white Butcher cord.
These bags are so easy to make and depending on how special you want them to be or the occasion, you should be able to whip them up in no time. Here's an example of one that I made a few years ago for Mother's Day, that I absolutely loved. The bag and tag featured die cut flowers and leaves from Stampin' Up's Botanical Dies set and the Everything's Rosy stamp set (both retired now).
When I was making this bag, I didn't have any designer paper that I wanted to use so I made my own with a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) stamping sentiments and flower images from the Everything's Rosy stamp set by Stampin' Up.
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| I die cut a variety of flowers from Pixie Pink and Strawberry Slush cardstock and assembled them with Tombo glue. These flowers coordinate well with the abstract Everything's Rosy stamped images on the OSW and tag. A variety of leaf shapes were cut from Pear Pizazz and Mossy Meadow card stock and adhered to the mix. I always add my flowers to a base with dimensionals for the top flowers and Tombo glue to the base. In this case I started with a Pear Pizazz 3" circle die cut. |
When I gave this bag and tag to my mom on Mother's Day she was overwhelmed and happy with the bag. It took her a long time to actually open it to look at the present inside. She asked me to hang on to this set and I'm glad I did as I have fond memories of that day. This bag and tag sits proudly on my display shelf in my craft room and I'll display it on Mother's Day from now on as a reminder of the joy it brought to my special mom.
Happy Stamping Everyone!
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Penny Hanuszak, Canadian Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator
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