Sugar Kissed Gift Bag Tutorial

Hello friends!

Today I am showing you how to create this great little gift bag!

I start by cutting 12, 4 x 1 inch strips of red cardstock.

Then bend each strip in half and staple together. I am using the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher for this. It's a great mini stapler!

Now glue all 12 pieces together.

Next I created a paper rosette for the center. A rosette can be created by taking a 1 x 12 inch strip of paper and fan folding every quarter of an inch. Then glue the 2 ends together. Afetr it dries completely you can flatten the paper to create your rosette.

I have a paper rosette die by Tim Holtz which can be used if you own a Sizzix or Cuttlebug machine. It cuts and scores the perfect sized strips. This is definitely one of my favorite new tools!

I added silver glitter to the edges of my rosette.

I then cut a 1 x 6 inch strip of red music note paper and distressed the edges. I then inked and added gold glitter around my banner strip.

 

I glued the strip across the bow and then added the paper rosette.

I stamped Merry Chrsitmas from a Tim Holtz stamp set on to a sheet of white cardstock. I cut it out and inked over the words with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to give it a more aged look. I then added pink glitter around the edges and glued to the center of the rosette. 

For the bag I took a plain lunch bag and cut off about 3 inches from the top using my pinking shears.

I took this paper ribbon punch by Martha Stewart to cut 2 strips of red paper. This punch is one of my very favorites out my large collection of punches! It is so versitale! I love how it looks on everything!

I glue the strips on to the bag and then added the bow to the center.

I hope you try this project! It's a great way to make a festive looking present and be very green by using lunch bags!

Wishing you a crafty day, Lindsey