This is the last day of the blog tour and it's been a lot of fun. I have really enjoyed all the posts by the others and I hope you have too.
Today's post is an old favorite of mine. It is called a BAG-A-LOPE. I have made these for years and they are very inexpensive to make. You can get a box of envelopes at the $1 store for a dollar and just make cute little gift bags -- a bag from an envelope -- becomes a BAG-A-LOPE.
Here you start with a plain white envelope. Seal it up and wheel away with either your Stampin' Up! jumbo wheel or standard wheel. Below you will see I used Creamy Caramel with the Very Vintage wheel out of the Occassions Mini.
Next you take your bone folder and fold in each long edge about 1/2" and score. Fold the bottom up about the same distance and score.
Once you get the 3 edges folded and scored. I smooth out and cut about 2" off the unfolded end to create a bag.
To add a little flair - I scalloped the end using the Scallop Trim Border punch that I earned FREE from Sale-A-Bration. Don't you just love that edge.
Now open the envelope and fold your sides and bottom up/out to form a bag. The bottom takes a little practice, but you'll get it. Sometimes I take my bone folder and stick it into the bag/envelope to push the bottom out so I can work it flat.
Like this. Then tape the dog ears and fold them back onto the bottom.
Here is the bag standing up before I fold over the top.
Here is the top folded over. I then punched 2 holes to feed my Elegant Eggplant ribbon (another scrap from my ribbon jar) and tied a bow.
Here is the finished BAG-A-LOPE filled with of course CHOCOLATE!!!! Creamy Caramel ink was used to roll the envelope. All the words were stamped in Elegant Eggplant on Whisper White cs. Then matted on a scrap of Elegant Eggplant. Of course I wanted to decorate it a little more by using 2 half pearls from the Pretties Kit.
This makes a very inexpensive and quick small gift bag. Again using an envelope, a piece of scrap ribbon and scraps of Stampin' Up! cardstock. Another great way to reuse or take an ordinary item and create a new use.
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