Enjoy the Adventure DSP with Country Bouquet Gift Tote with set of Notecards.

At my Country Bouquet card class in February this is one of the projects we created.  A cute little Tote Bag which holds a set of 4 notecards.

We first created the multicoloured strip of card using blending brushes, 3 colours of ink, ( Melon Mambo, Mango Melody and Calypso Coral) on Shimmer Cardstock, White ink splatters, water splashes to lift some of the colour, and finally splatters of gold ink. 

The Tote bag was inspired  from © Tammy Shaia, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Be Creative Stamping 7/11/2022 Display Stamper Country Floral Boutique. She does have a video showing all her projects.

The advantage of this project is that is uses only half a sheet of 12 X 12 DSP and 1 ½ sheets A4 Cardstock, and it fits 4 Notecards and Envelopes

ASSEMBLY

Makes a beautiful gift. Lovely way to use  and show off your DSP

Stamp a simple set of coordinating notecards.

• Use the largest stitched circle and a smaller one nested inside to cut 4 a rings which will be your bag handles
• Mark the centre at the top of each side piece,  and score from this mark at the top to each corner at the base of the side piece to create the fold for the side flaps ( ie score a triangle with the base at the bottom of the bag)
• Burnish the score lines on straight edges of the base and side pieces
• Adhere the DSP panels to the long sides of the base piece noting any direction in the pattern of your DSP, adhere the flap of the base piece to the wrong side of the paper so they are on the inside of your bag.
• Gently form the creases in the triangle score lines of the side pieces
• Adhere the short flap of each side piece to the base of your bag 
• Adhere the sides of the tote bag one at a time using liquid glue so you can position correctly and hold until the position is firm
• Adhere the cardstock rings ( handles ) to each side of the DSP. Glue two handles back to back with the DSP sandwiched between to give a neat edge.
• Create a matching tag and tie / adhere to one of the handles.
• stamp/ decorate the note cards and place in your gift bag. You can use the centre circles from cutting the handles as an element on each card if desired.

To create the notecards punch several hearts from your sponged and splattered piece.

Decorate each notecard with some simple backgrounds to allow your beautiful hearts to be the focal point. I tried some simple sponging, some strips of coordinating DSP and gold thread or ribbon, and a simple sentiment stamp for the Kraft Cards from the Covered in Sunshine stampet.

I hope you give this project a try.

The beautiful DSP is available as a Sale a Bration product at the moment. Don't miss out on this.

I hope you have a creative week and remember, 

"don't just post online,

 post something pretty!"

cheers, Liz

Product List

Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $17.50	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $14.00	Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $14.00
Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Enjoy The Journey 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160586] $21.00	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $16.25	Kraft Note Cards & Envelopes [159247] $17.50
Basic White Note Cards & Envelopes [159232] $12.25	Uninked Stampin’ Craft Pad & Whisper White Refill [147277] $16.75	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Tailor Made Tags Dies [155563] $39.00
Country Bouquet Punch [160382] $34.00	Covered In Sunshine Cling Stamp Set (English) [160726] $41.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75

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