Happy Thanksgiving Stampers!
Thought I would share with you all today my brief tutorial to make the lunchsack giftbag I showed you a few days ago. This one is in Always Artichoke, but is the same size and uses the same Jolly Jingles Jumbo wheel!
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The card on the front of this bag was made with the "Bright Hopes" stamp set, also from the Holiday Mini Catalog. The technique used on the strip on the left-hand side of the card is the "rubber cement peel" technique.(Let me know if you want a tutorial about this technique!)
So! Here we go to make a cardstock giftbag:
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Begin by cutting an 8 1/2 x 11" sheet of cardstock in half at 5 1/2".
Wheel both pieces of cardstock with the Jolly Jingles Jumbo Wheel.
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To create bag handle, insert the Extra Large Punch as far as it will go into the 5 1/2" side of the cardstock. Use your "eyeballs" to center the oval, then punch one layer only. WARNING: do not try to punch multiple layers of cardstock with your punches. Punching more than one layer at a time can result in the punch breaking or the cardstock becoming stuck in the punch.
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Lay the punched cardstock layer over the un-punched layer to use as a guide to punch the second handle.Insert the Extra Large Oval Punch around the first punched oval and gently squeeze the punch to just barely indent the paper. Remove the punched layer, then line up the punch with the indentations and punch the second handle.
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Cut a regular-sized lunchsack down to 5 1/2". Attach to un-wheeled side of both cardstock pieces with Sticky Strip along the sides as shown above.
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Cut the top flap of the Clear Translucent envelope off even with the shorter side. Attach to front of sack with Sticky Strip placed in the "T" formation shown above. (Please excuse this picture as the clear envelope was laid on the cardstock in order to allow the reader to see the Sticky Strip placement, the envelope should actually be turned around the other way with the bottom of the envelope matching along the bottom of the bag front-this picture shows it upside down!) 🙁
That's it! Tie a piece of ribbon around the bag handles, insert your card and you are done!
I'm truly thankful for so many things today, one of which is the freedom to share my love of stamping with all of you!
Hope you have a great "Stampingrox!" Thanksgiving!