Oct 03 2007
Christmas Gift Bag
This is a Christmas Gift Bag I made that I thought would work pretty well for a man, using my favorite deer from Flourished Christmas by Flourishes. This set should be released today (10/03). Also to be released soon is a set called Rejoice, and the tiny To: and From: on the tag are from that set. The Merry Merry! is from O Christmas Tree!, again by Flourishes.
The bag is just a handled bag, approximately 5 x 9, from Wal-Mart. The designer paper used is from the Fruitcake Collection by Basic Grey, purchased from Jacksonbelle Embellishments. I love making gift bags and when I do I just cover the front of the bag. I cut the main piece (green) to fit the bag front, then decide how I’m going to decorate it before I adhere it to the bag. In this case I did the faux cross stitchesand wrapped the twill behind before adhereing to the bag. The green main piece is sponged with Old Olive ink on the edges.
The deer is black embossed, highlighted with a white gel pen. That panel is on mounting tape. The little tag is a portion of a tag cut-out that came with the Fruitcake paper pack. I framed it in black and stamped the To: and From:, punched the hole and ran the ribbon through. That’s about it!
- Stamps: All by Flourishes: Flourished Christmas (deer), Rejoice (to/from), O Christmas Tree! (Merry)
- Paper: Fruitcake Collection by Basic Grey, Whisper White, Basic Black
- Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, Versa Mark. Signo White Gel Pen. Black marker.
- Accessories: Black Detail EP, Ribbons and Twill, Round punches: 1 1/4, 1 3/8, 1/4, Ticket Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Mounting Tape.
18 responses so far
Good morning Sharon,
Good ‘rainy’ Morning to you!! The gift bag is gorgeous!! It looks appropriate for a man OR a woman. I certainly would appreciate a bag like that. Keep it up Sharon. What an inspiration you are!! Connie
Great bag!!! Your combo of papers and image is so appealing!!!
Wow! I love it, and can’t wait to try one myself!! Thanks!
Sharon,
I am so honored that you would link my blog on yours! I am just speachless! All I can say is thank you for the kind words, and for visiting my blog…….WOW! I’m sooooooo honored!
This is fantastic, love the paper and that deer image, what a great stamp.
Love the way you decorate all your bags. I really like the deer stamp so this to me, is particularly nice. Looking forward to tonight.
This is a fantastic bag! I love these images! WOW!
Your gift bag is gorgeous!! I love the papers you’ve used, and beautiful deer!
Cute, cute, cute, cute cute!
Gorgeous! Who wouldn’t want to receive a gift in that beautiful a package!
Doris Smith
http://www.stampingtower.blogspot.com
Fabulous!! I bought a bunch of bags recently, with the intention of covering them but have yet to do so. Do you cover the back with cardstock as well, or just the front??
That is lovely! The Basic Grey paper is perfect for those stamps.
What a fabulous gift bag! I always love your gift bags. This would be great for a guy but, heck, it would be great for anyone! So gorgeous and fun!
Hey Sharon, what a pretty bag! Love that Basic Grey paper! Have you seen the new Christmas paper, called Figgy Pudding yet? It’s wonderful! I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
I love everything you make with this stamp!! I’m so glad you are blogging:)
What a fabulous gift bag!! I love the basic grey papers that you used and I love that beautiful deer image (I just ordered my set!!) Great tag and ribbon treatments too:)
Wow, what a beautiful project!!! I need to take a closer look at those new stamps!!
WOW! absolutely stunning!!!