Valentine’s Project: Gift Bag

Here’s another quick Valentine’s Day project–a gift bag!  Again, I’m using scraps from the Topstitch kit of the month.

Materials:

• Topstitch Kit of the Month
• My Acrylix “Love Is in the Air” stamp set (exclusive to Topstitch kit of the month)
• My Acrylix “Just for the Holidays” stamp set (the “TO” and “FROM” on the label)
• Clear Sparkles
• Exclusive Inks Pad – Baby Pink
• Exclusive Inks Pad – Heavenly Blue
• Exclusive Inks Pad – Cocoa
• White gift bag (Michael’s)
• “Love” and hearts ribbon (American Crafts–got it in the dollar bin at Michael’s)
• Artisan label (hand-drawn)
• Glue Dots
• Liquid glue

Instructions:

1. Measure the front and back panels of the gift bag.  Trim patterned paper accordingly.  Adhere to bag.  You can do the sides too.
2. Draw an artisan label or use a die cut label shape.
3. Stamp design on label using the “Love Is in the Air” stamp set.
4. Stamp a flower in Cocoa and a smaller one in Heavenly Blue and cut them out.  Adhere  the small flower on top of the larger one with a Glue Dot.  Place a Clear Sparkle in the center of the small flower.
5. Stamp “TO” and “FROM” on the label.
6. Ink the edges of the label with Cocoa ink.
7. Matte the label with Cocoa cardstock.  Glue to the bag.
8. Trim ribbon and tie around handle of the bag.  (Do this after you put the goodies in).