crafty secrets design team gift bag/envelope challenge

Happy Monday everyone!! The Crafty Secrets Design Team Challenge this month is a fabulous one! We are making gift bags out of envelopes!! I must tell you... once you try making one, you will be hooked! They are so easy and fun and you can use any envelope, any size to make an adorable little bag.
I used a pink square envelope...

We all have a theme and mine was "Baby" and you know how much I love anything that has to do with babies! I made the gift bag along with a matching card. The cute paper is from the Creating with Vintage Patterns Cd.

I used a border punch from Martha Stewart to make a pretty border across the top and used some tulle for decoration instead of tissue paper and I had some old gift bags that had these handles on them... I took them off and put them on mine!!!!

I used these stamps for the sentiment and the sweet vintage stroller (I stamped and then cut out), Baby Girl Stamp Set and Vintage Postcard Kits ~ Baby Girl.

The border at the bottom of the bag is also from the Baby Girl Stamp Set. I used some Copics to give them some color.

And now for the card... it uses the same papers and stamp sets to match the gift bag except, I used the cute little stork image (stamped and cut out).

There you have it... a cute, inexpensive way to create your own gift bags. Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team... they all have a different theme for you!

And here is a link to a video tutorial on how to make the bags... easy peeeesssy!!!

http://www.incrediblethings.com/art-design/dont-spend-another-dollar-on-gift-bags/

Vicki Chrisman (Design Team Leader)

Pam Hooten

Heidi Blankenship

Linda Duke

Michele Kovack

Julie Campbell

Amy Teets

Debbie Marcinkiewicz

Fauve Van Maanen

Gini Cagle

Jan Hennings

Victoria Warren Mears

Viola Mahr

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