Extra small gift bag with the Gift Bag Punch Board

If you want to use Stampin' Up!'s new Gift Bag Punch Board to make gift bags out of its new 6x6" papers, the instructions on the board would have you believe that you can't. The smallest piece of paper it gives instructions for is 10" wide.

Well I wasn't having that, let me tell you!

The Cherry on Top papers are ideal for diddy gift wrapping, and so after a dash of tweaking, a smidge of fiddling & only minimal swearing I've worked out how to make an extra small bag. It's ideal for gifting a scented tea light, jelly beans, a lolly pop or anything else that measures roughly  1" by 1.5" by 2".

To make it, you pretty much follow the instructions supplied with the board - you just need to have the edge of the paper in a slightly different place at different times.

Here's a video that shows you how:

And here's the order in which you need to punch and score :

1. Take a piece of paper 6x6".
2. Line up the left edge of the paper on the start line & punch.
3. Score horizontal line.
4. Line up left edge of the paper with the triangle side score line (the sticky out triangle bit) & score on the S vertical line.
5. Line up the score line created in 4. with the start line & punch.
6. Line up the score line created in 4. with the triangle side score line & score on the 2nd vertical "side" line (the one before the S line).
7. Line up the score line created in 6. with the start line & punch.
8. Position the paper so that the triangle side score line on the board is mid way between the 1st & 2nd vertical score lines & score down to create the gusset.
9. Line up the 3rd vertical score line with the triangle side score line & score on the S vertical line & horizontally.
10. Line up the score line created in 9. with the start line & punch.
11. Line up the score line created in 9. with the triangle side score line & score on the 2nd vertical "side" line.
12. Line up the score line created in 11. with the start line & punch.
13. Position the paper so that the triangle side score line on the board is mid way between the 4th & 5th vertical score lines & score down to create the gusset.

Wedding gift bag

 

Here we have what I am romantically naming the Wedding Gift Pouch. For when the lovebirds have asked you to mark their special day with the cold hard gift of cash.(And why not? They've probably lived together for ages & have all the stuff they need anyway, so why risk being gifted a cheese grater shaped like a fish? These things should not be left to chance!)

 

The pouch itself is made using the Mini Treat Bag thinlits die & I overstamped it with the big Something Lacy stamp which I'd patchily applied Sahara Sand ink to, (I stamped off onto scrap before stamping on the bag so it was really faded).

 

 

 

I machine stitched the swirly whirly lines onto the card for an elegant yet shabby, distressed look. The labels are made with the Apothecary Accents framelits die set, which was on the retired list & I think has now sold out. I'm not getting rid of it though. You'll have to prize it out of my cold dead hand, I love it so much.

 

I am really pleased with how this turned out, hope you like it too! You can still buy most of the things I used to make it in my Stampin' Up! store. Check out the bargains on the retired list and in the clearance section too.

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Party favour plus sale-a-bration reminder

I made this sweet wedding/party favour today. I made the flower with the Sizzix Spiral Flower die, using two layers of Core'dinations paper. This is far and away the best cardstock to use with this die. It makes the most extravagant, textured blooms!

The embossed pattern is a freebie from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue (Decorative Dots embossing folder). Free when you spend £45 in a single order. Be quick, the offer ends 31 March 2014.

In related news, my Vagabond electronic die cutter finally conked out today. I wish I could say it was a dramatic end, but in truth there was just a discreet "pop", a wisp of smoke & 'twas gone. 

I'm not too sad. We had a good four years together. Be glad that it happened, not sad that it's over & all that.

Anyway, dead Vagabond can only mean one thing - NEW DIE CUTTING MACHINE SHOPPING!!!

And it goes without saying I shall be purchasing this beast...

Stuff I used

Sizzix Spiral Flower die (129379)
Core'dinations cardstock (129958)
Decorative Dots embossing Folder (133520)
Very Vanilla cardstock
Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)
In Colour 2013-2015 designer series paper  (130136)
1 1/4 inch Scallop punch (127811)