Materials You Will

Need:

Make Spellbinder Gift Bags

First select the Spellbinder dies along with the Creative Expressions Teresa Collins Paper Pad. Choose some ribbon & embellishments to compliment the colours used in the project.

Place the black & white paper along

with the gold card onto the Grand

Calibur cutting plate. Attach the gold

labels 4 die cut side down onto card

and finish with the base plate on top.

Pass through the GC machine.

Then emboss the piece using

the pink plate & the tan mat.

Place the cut shape onto a

score board with the centre

notch lined up with the score

line on the board (DL point) &

emboss down the close by line

(Half A5 score line).

Crease the score lines in

place to create the basic

shape of the outer bag.

Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine Spellbinder Gold Labels Four Die & Marvellous Squares Die. Creative Expressions Teresa Collins Paper Pad Creative Expressions Embellishments Black & Silver Reversible Ribbon Peach Two Tone Ribbon

Cosmic Shimmer Clear PVA Glue

Blending Mat

Tim Holtz Marigold Distress Ink Pad Grime Boss Brads Chocolates Wonder Tape

This workshop shows how to make these small gift

bags with different style ribbon handles. Great for

a Christmas table or to hang on the tree.

For this project black & white and

coral tones are going to be used.

Also a plain card is used to

compliment the gift bags too. Use

two tone ribbon to achieve a

lovely effect on the handles.

Turn the card around & place the

centre notch up against the same

embossing line as in previous step &

emboss on the nearby line. This will

give an even space either side of the

centre piece measuring 14mm.

Alternatively use a ruler & score tool.

Here the handle has been made using

the two tone ribbon & finished off with a

Creative Expressions embellishment for

an elegant feel to the piece.

Burnish the folds so that the bag forms

the bag shape. This will give the depth to

the bottom edge of the bag & hold the

chocolates once they are added later.

Repeat the process with the same shaped paper piece or the next size

down die can be used if you want a contrast edge. When using card it

is scored separately as the card & paper together is to thick to score

or if just paper is used then score together to get an exact fold line.

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Choose which side of the paper you

want to line with the gold card & then

pick the colour ribbon too. Here the

coral & two tone peach ribbon is used.

Place the card on a craft mat & pierce a

hole through the ribbon and the card

(towards the top of the piece).

After curving the ribbon for the 2nd handle

then finish the ribbon off on the bag base.

Cut a strip of matching card to place over

the ribbon to finish of the piece nicely.

Cut a length of the 2 tone

ribbon to at least 18 inches &

stick the end of the ribbon on

the base of the bag.

Now loop the ribbon around to form a handle

shape. Lay the ribbon back down the right

hand side of the card & secure in place with

another brad matching level of the other brad.

Repeat the process by running the ribbon

up the full length of the flattened bag &

secure the ribbon in place with the brads

again at the other end.

Add a piece of red liner tape

(wonder tape) to the outer bottom

making sure the tape doesn`t touch

the ends of the decorative edging.

Place a brad through

the ribbon & the card.

Adding the card will make sure the end of the

ribbon is hidden and just give a neat finish to

the end result as well as strengthening it.

Have the bag closed & press down well to make sure

the paper die matches up with the same shape of the

card die. This is essential as gluing whilst the bag is flat

will cause the paper to buckle once the bag is closed.

Add a matching bow to finish the front of the gift bag off. Add 3 chocolates into a cello bag ready to be put in the bag. The depth you add to the bag will depend on what type of chocolates are added.

Make sure the brads are facing the correct way &

add a line of Cosmic Shimmer glue along the inside

base of the bag. Place the paper onto the glued area.

Now glue the inside area of the bag

to stick the paper die shape onto it.

Take other Spellbinder dies & place folded pieces

of paper onto the dies. Make sure the folded edge

doesn`t fall on the bottom cut edge of the die as

this will give you a larger die shape once cut.

Stick the chocolates to the back of the bag using a glue

dot so they can be easily removed. This is a neat idea

for a place setting & add a name to the front or use

Christmas colours & add to a Christmas tree.

Secure the dies onto the paper using

low tack tape so that the die stays in

place on the folded edge for a

perfect cut.

Place a piece of black card over the outer

base of the bag and this will strengthen &

cover up the score lines on the base. Add

the chocolates to finish the bag.

Wrap the ribbon around to form a

loop & glue the ribbon on the

crossover. Cut the other end of the

ribbon to match the other end.

This time for a different look staple or glue a single loop in the 2

tone ribbon. Repeat this at the other end of the ribbon too.

Score the depth of the bag either side of the centre folded line.

Add a line of glue along the centre of

the paper. This will be used rather than

the brads as in the previous bags.

So here are the 3 slightly different ways of making

some small gift bags. The 2 tone ribbon along with

the Creative Expressions embellishments make a

perfect finish to the pretty papers used.

For a 3rd look glue a piece of

ribbon with the end cut off

on the diagonal.

Place a Creative Expressions crystal embellishment over

the ribbon & maybe bring out the embossed edges with

some dried marigold distress ink on some cut`n`dry foam.

Lay 4 chocolates flat in a cello bag & use a glue

dot to fix them to the back of the gift bag.