Bag-A-Lope
(From www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources)
by Lori Craig
Just in time for the gift giving season,
make your own gift bags in a flash.
Supplies












9x12 White Catalog Envelope
Paper Trimmer with Scoring Blade
Bone Folder
Extra-Strength Adhesive
Ribbon
Stamps & Embellishments to decorate
Corner Rounder optional

Step-by-Step

Step 1
Trim 3” from envelope off of the open end.

Step 2
Remove orange cutting blade from trimmer. With the opening of the envelope at the top, score in 2” from the right, left and bottom edges of the envelope.

Step 3
You will have a 2” square in each bottom corner, score from inside corner to the outer point.

Step 4
This is the point at which you decorate the front of your gift bag, staying inside the score lines.

Step 5 (Optional)
If desired, use decorative scissor or corner rounder to scallop the top of your gift bag.

Step 6
Crease the score lines and pop the envelope into a bag, carefully bringing the bottom corner squares into a point on each side.

Step 7
Use bone folder to give points a crisp fold.

Step 8
Apply extra-strength adhesive to flaps that will fold in to the bottom of the bag.

Step 9
Fold flaps in to form bottom of the bag. Bottom will measure 5” x 4”.

Step 10
Punch holes through all layers of top edge for ribbon closure.

Step 11
Embellish the front of bag for gift giving.

Trying To Be Better...

Okay, I don't have any pictures to share with you today, but I'd like to share with you my goal for this month.

I'd like to set up a few cards that I can make into a tutorial, you can also find step-by-step tutorials on www.Splitcoaststampers.com. If you are interested in step-by-step tutorials go to SCS and click on the tab on the top right corner that says resources. They have dozens, if not hundreds, of step-by-step projects to choose from. This is what I would like to do on my blog over the next couple of months. I don't want to make them complicated, I might even decide to take some of the projects from my 10/10/10 below to show step-by-step.

If you have any preferences of cards that you'd like to show please let me know. If you leave a comment I always can check those and make the card, or try to anyways, and post a step-by-step for that card.

I'll see if I can post one from SCS today! It's worth a try!

My Wish List

So I'm going to share a few cards with you that are actually NOT mine at all. However, I love them and I have the stamp sets on my wish list. My wish list is growing bigger every day I believe! I gave credit to each of the gals that I took pictures from and if they had a blog (I think all of them did) I included that as well. I can't wait to put in my order and start making cards with each of these stamp sets!

In other news, I am dying to have an open house or a workshop, or some kind of stampin' party. The 10/10/10 just kinda kicked my brain into high gear and now I'm ready to do more!

Well, I guess that's enough from me for now! Enjoy the pics, and the blogs if you visit them! (I visited all of them!)

This is another new set called Ever After, the card was made by Debbie R., and her blog, in case you want to check her stuff out is http://stampinstash.blogspot.com. Great stuff!!!

These gals make some awesome cards too! You should check out Donna and Cathy's site, www.chickswithinkpads.blogspot.com. I just LOVE this stamp set!

Okay, we'll see if this works this time. And hopefully I didn't just post the same pic twice. Sally Jercha did this card with the Fifth Avenue Floral stamps. Her blog is www.stampersally.blogspot.com!

This card was done by Gretchen Barron, she's also got a great blog you can check out online too for ideas. http://gretchenbarron.typepad.com

Image from Stampin' With Diane's blog! I just love this card!