Perfect Packaging

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Today I am sharing two ideas for using the Tag a Bag gift Bags from Stampin' Up! As you may know I LOVE the gift boxes, (also on page 158 of the big catalogue), but I had some questions about how to use the bags - and here is what I came up with...

The first idea is actually to snip off the bottom of the bag, snip up in four corners, fold in and create a bag that stands up. I have decorated with the lovely Chalk Talk stamp set cut with the matching framelits.

My second project is my favourite. By simply placing the paper bag inside one of our large cello bags, you get a luxury look! Again I finished with a Chalk Talk label, Natural Trim Ribbon and Linen Thread.

There are lots of other ways of using these cute bags - will you be adding them to your wish list? :)

Love Elizabeth X

Embossed Gift Card Holder

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Today's project is a beautiful embossed gift card holder I taught in class this month. It is a simple design, but made lovely with the Alphabet Press embossing folder and colour combination of Soft Brown Sugar and Coastal Cabana.  (If you look closely you will see my sampler is embossed upside-down - I knew to teach how to do it the right way up for my class ladies LOL).

We used a Chalk Talk tag on the outside, and secured with the lovely Coastal Cabana elastic ribbon. Inside we used a quarter of a Tag a Bag gift bag to make a cute gift card holder. I decorated with Around the World stamps - but gave the ladies the option of going for flowers if they wished.

If you are local to Southampton, England and would like to come to one of my classes, just contact me, we would love to welcome you along.

Love Elizabeth X

Tag a Bag Golf Gifting

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Today I am sharing my take on the golf ball gift box on page 158 of the new Stampin' Up! catalogue. (Contact me if you haven't seen the catalogue yet).

I thought the Tag a Bag Gift Box was a great way to give golf balls....but I thought I could come up with something with a bit more - well - golfiness! LOL

I made the golf ball images by punching six 1 3/8" circles and then using a hand held punch to punch little holes through three of them. I then used a little Crumb Cake ink to add some signs of wear, and layered the balls up on the unpunched circles.

The tees are made by hand cutting the pointy bit. The top of the tee is created by snipping one end of the Mosaic punch shape - I think it works a treat.

The flags are stamped with the new Sketched Alphabet & Numbers stamp set, and punched using the Petite Pennants Builder Punch. I used a wooden skewer to attach them and made small holes in the top of the box to secure them.

The DSP is Gingham Garden and I made nesting from Old Olive cardstock. Do you like it? I would love to see your designs using the new Tag a Bag boxes!

Love Elizabeth X

VIDEO - Tag a Bag Boxes in Gingham Garden DSP

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I demonstrated this project at my recent launch party events and filled the box with home made shortbread biscuits. Yummy! One lovely lady got to take it home at each party. Here is how to assemble and decorate the boxes.

I hope you enjoyed today's video - call back soon to see some alternative ways with this box.

Love Elizabeth X

Gingham Tag A Bag Gift Box

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Of all the things that arrived in my Stampin' Up! preorder delivery, the thing that delighted me most was the pack of 8 tag a bag gift boxes.

These boxes arrive flat packed and are quick to assemble. The outer clear sleeve is super strong and pre-scored.

There are LOTS of ways to decorate these boxes, (a video is coming soon), but this one turned out to be my favourite.

To create this project I needed a few ingredients, which which you can see below. I used both the Cotton Ribbon and and the Natural Trim. 

All the stamping on the box and the ribbon was done with Baked Brown Sugar ink. I demounted the fabulous Ginham Wheel and stamped the box before assembling. 

The gift tag is made with the Artisan Label punch and Love Labels stamp set. (These are available as a discounted  bundle, just ask me if you would like one).

It is easy to make the bow. I stamped the cotton ribbon with the Gingham stamp and then used the Natural Trim ribbon, a couple of glue dots and a pin from Vintage Trinkets to create the bow.

Hope you like today's project. Back on Tuesday with another of my weekly video tutorials.

Love Elizabeth X