.... due to surgery hopefully taking place today I can't be here - well not in body but I am in spirit, so I thought I'd make a few things in the week beforehand to be published during my absence. I saw this gorgeous style of gift bag whilst blog hopping so of course I had to find the measurements and then this just sort of evolved. I plan on adding a piece of jewellery to the centre as a pressie for someone special. A couple of tips if you fancy having a go - firstly only use thin card for your 'base' - thick card doesn't crease nicely and paper is too flimsy. I used the white card sheet that comes in the scrapbook clear folders. Secondly make a trial bag up first as you can easily put things in the wrong place - my trial bag folded inside out and the tie was in the wrong place on one of the squares. It is much easier to work out if you have a trial bag to look at. Don't be put off, this really isn't difficult to make and there is very little measuring.
Ok here is the finished bag..
I used pearlised card in blue for the outside of the bag with blue ribbon to fasten. The handle was cut from an oddment left over from the card I used for the panels and the flowers and butterflies were made from more oddments. Pink pearls finished things off.
A closer view of the bag front embellishment..
The bigger butterfly was cut using a Marianne die and the smaller butterflies were made using a Martha Stewart punch.
A side view showing the buuterflies on the handle and the side panel.
I used two sheets of Tim Holtz 12 x 12 double sided card in blue and pink to cover all the panels, blue on the outside panels and pink for the inside. The bag only took one sheet of each.
A closer view of the side panels..
the little flower embellishments on the two side panels were cut from scraps of the Tim Holtz card again using 2 Marth Stewart punches and pearls.
The inside of the bag....
when the bag is opened up the panels lined with the Tim Holtz card are revealed. I cut two doileys from thin white card using another Marianne die and coloured parts using pastel pink and warm grey 1 Promarkers, a small quote was stamped in the centre and two little butterflies made from a Kanban stamp were added. The doileys were added to the two plain panels on the inside and 3 little flowers (made as the side panel flowers) were added to each side. There is room in the centre for a small jewellery box but if you don't want to use the bag as a gift bag you could add some flowers to the centre panel.
A closer view of the 'doiley'
I have really enjoyed making this and it really is a lot easier than you would think so why not have a go.
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