Gorgeous Gift Bags and Quick and Easy Cards

Hi Crafters 

As promised (a few weeks ago now) I have uploaded my photos and can share with you the gift bags I have been making - YAY!

As I am still a fairly new demonstrator I've been looking for ideas of what else I can make with my wonderful Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers and Cardstock other than just cards.  Time to branch out into 3D projects.  So by scouring YouTube and Pinterest and the wonderful Facebook group we demonstrators have access to, I found a fantastic tutorial by Ophelia Crafts on how to make this gorgeous little gift bag.  

You can watch the tutorial here:

All you need is one sheet of Designer Series Papers and one sheet of co-ordinating Cardstock and some Tear and Tape adhesive or Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue - whichever is your preference for 3D projects.  For my first attempt I chose Sweet Sugarplum 2016-2018 In Color DSP (unfortunately this is now discontinued but keep reading for the New and Current 2017-2019 In Colour DSP's) and co-ordinating Sweet Sugarplum A4 Card. Using left over strips from two sheets of the double sided DSP, I created the 4"x4" cards which you can see more of on my "Melting old and new" blog post.

This gift bag is the purfect size to hold all 5 of the little notecards and has a sturdy rectangular base to slot them into, as seen below:

I loved how quick and easy these gift bags are to make, so continued to play around with the dimensions to make some slightly taller ones too:

The next couple are made from the two designs of Lemon Lime Twist 2017-2019 In Colour Fresh Florals DSP and co-ordinating 12"x12" Cardstock.  As I had also made some daisies out of the card, I forgot to cut off extra strips for the top and bottom of the second bag, so on the one on the left, you can see that at the top I just folded half an inch over so that the second side of the DSP could create the top of the bag and left off the strip on the bottom.  Which do you prefer?

Again, using an inch strip from the DSP's I created co-ordinating cards to go with the gift bags and added Daisies using the Daisy Punch and Daisy Delight Photopolymer Stamp Set.  We are expecting the Daisy Punch to be back in stock late August, so if you would like to get your hands on it keep checking back for updates! 

These giftbags and cards will be the basis of my first workshop being held on 5 August 2017.  I'm so excited to share my love of crafting and Stampin' Up! with friends.  If you too want to have a go at making these gorgeous giftbags and quick and easy cards, have a look at my events page for available dates and get in touch.

Jenfie

x

P.s. Don't forget about our Bonus Days promotion available until 31st July, to place a qualifying order just follow the link to my online shop and make sure to enter your email address for your coupon(s) to be sent to ready to use in August!  Remember to use the July Hostess code 747R2KPW too and I'll send you a little thank you for your order!