Perfect Gift Bags, By Jan Farring

The Perfect Bag - gift bags

Good Morning Everyone
Our club meeting is tonight and I'm going to demonstrate "The Perfect Bag".  These are fun and so easy to make.  Here's what I made yesterday

The Perfect Bag

I learned how to make these neat bags at the Stampin’ UP Convention in 2008.  Here is a  tutorial for you to be able to recreate your own bags for the holidays.  They are fast and can be made in any size/shape for the perfect gift!

We will start with the largest one made with Holly Berry Specialty Designer Series Paper.

Supplies:  Holly Berry Specialty Designer Series Paper  (12 x 12) of the same design (124004 Page 20 Holiday Mini Catalog) 
Sticky Strip (104294, page 206)
Crop-A-Dile (108362, page 207)
Brights Glimmer Brads: (121006, page 199)
Simply Scored Scoring Tool (122334, page 7 Holiday Mini) 
Score both sheets of 12 x 12 designer paper at 2" on three sides and 1 1/2" on the top side.



Fold and crease the top 1 1/2" of both 12 x 12 sheets to the front side of your designer series and adhere with snail

Crease all score lines.

 

Add sticky tape on one 2” side as below

 
Adhere both pieces together on this side



 Add sticky strip on other side - making sure your seams are facing the same direction (back of box)



You now have a box like this

 

Turn it bottom side up and fold in both sides (as if folding a gift package)  Line up the “seams” with the 2” fold.



Place Sticky Strip on each one side and fold over – reaching down inside bag to adhere bottom pieces together.  The bottom of your box should look like this



Cut 2 11” x 1” pieces of Real Red Card Stock and 2 – 11” x ¾” pieces of designer paper.  Adhere these together and using the Crop-A-Dial punch 2 - 1/8” holes and apply handles with Red Glimmer Brads.
 

I added some Real Red 5/8” Satin Ribbon and a tag


Add some tissue paper and you have your Perfect Bag
 Here are some other dimensions 
I used Letters to Santa (122349, page 186) designer series paper and cut two sheets 9 x 7 (first measurement will always be horizontal).  Score all 4 sides at 1".  Finished measurement is 7" x 5" x 1".  Excellent for small photo albums, card sets…..


I used Beau Chateau designer series paper (122357, page 184) and cut two sheets 9" x 9".  Score all four sides at 1". Finished measurements are 7" x 7" x 1".   Excellent for CD sets and definitely not limited to the Holidays

 
And a small one for those small, fun gifts.  I used Frostwood Lodge (124002, page 28 Holiday Mini)  designer series paper and cut two sheets 8" x 5". Score three sides 1 1/2" and top side 1".  Finished measurements of bag are 5" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/2".  Perfect for small gifts.


 
You can increase the width of the bag by 1/2" by adding 1" to the horizontal measurements and scoring at 1 1/2" instead of 1". 




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