Thursday, October 15, 2009

Birthday gift bags...

My gift bag sets are now complete! WOOHOO!! *okie loves being able to move on to a new project* I only made 8 of the birthday ones, simply because.....I ran out of bags!

I used paper from the Imaginisce All Kinds of Happy stack I had gotten from Oh My Crafts last spring. The stack was great for this project since it had chipboard shapes and stickers in the stack. I turned some of the bags around so you could see the backs, the fronts are decorated like the fronts of the others with the same paper. The less decorative paper came from my friend Linda who had bought a stack of paper at Sams. I was lucky enough there was plenty of different colors for me to use that went with the birthday paper.

Don't forget to click if you want to see more detail.

I did use some fairway Stardream paper on the strip of the purple plaid bags. I also used it for the handles.

On the pink bags I cut ribbon at a slant to get it through the button and then tied it. I used a glue dot to apply it to the chipboard shape.





I really like the pink flower patterned paper, I think it ties in nicely with the gift patterned paper. Just for a little touch of something I added a rhinestone to the cupcake on the chipboard shape.

I used some pink Stardream mica on the green bag. The stamp cupcake is with the Stardream mica as well and was done with a set that came with Cuttlebug bundles. I had to emboss several different times to get the cupcake different colors and then cut by hand. I think it turned out pretty nice.


I have 4 sets of gift bags that include generic, Christmas and birthday. Each set has 8 bags. I think they will make great prizes for my Christmas party!!

Now I am off to see what I can make now.......well after I make dinner *okie totally hates having to cook*.

12 comments:

  1. Okie, those are sooo cute.. I didn't see any directions on how you did it. :-(

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  2. Love 'em! How did you do the paper for the cute little handle of the bag? It lines up perfectly!

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  3. Okie, I love these. Jana may have to crash Okie's Christmas party, hehe.
    Jana/NY

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  4. Super Duper cute! Will you be posting instructions?

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  5. These are really beautiful bags. I love the colors and paper you used and the handles just help to round it all out......Great job.

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  6. Directions are simple. Measure your bag. Cut your paper and embellish as you wish! I used oval punches for the handles.

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  7. DO you embellish and cover the entire bag or just the front? These are so cute and are a gift in themselves. :)

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  8. I am too cheap to embellish the back...I just decorate the front! LOL

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  9. Awesome job and a great way to use all those other papers in the stacks I buy way toooo much of!!
    Thanks for all the inspiration this morning. I haven't been on the MB forever so I have missed all your awesome projects! I am following now so I will be up dated!I thought I was a follower but again thats what I get for thinkin!
    hugs
    Brenda

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  10. Awesome job and a great way to use all those other papers in the stacks I buy way toooo much of!!
    Thanks for all the inspiration this morning. I haven't been on the MB forever so I have missed all your awesome projects! I am following now so I will be up dated!I thought I was a follower but again thats what I get for thinkin!
    hugs
    Brenda

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