Christmas Tote- The Flower Challenge

Good Morning

It's time for some fun creating at The Flower Challenge.

This month the challenge has a bit of a twist....

Anything But A Card

Check out the amazing things the DT's have created.
We also welcome our special guest Michelle Short from The Card Grotto this month.

Last year, I made a few of these fun Totebags which are just the perfect size for gifting some of your handmade cards, baked goodies or other gifts instead of using a basket.

The nice thing is that once you get the basic design of the tote, you can adjust the measurements of the sides and the bottom to create a bag of any size.

Here is the video link to see how it was created...

Chic Totebag

To see the totebags I made last year see these blog post:
 Totebag for Cardgiving
 Chic Totebag

For my bag, I chose a red paper that reminded me of a cozy red sweater.
Using the video above, I cut my paper and assembled my bag.
For my flower embellishment, I placed the Red Star from Penny Black into my Misti and coloured it with my Tombow markers.  I sprayed with water and stamped onto my paper.  When the flower was completely dry, I fussy cut it out and glued it onto the front of my bag.  I love how it perked the whole thing up and made it feel more festive.
I wanted to add a little tag, so I stamped the sentiment from the Penny Black sentiment set called Love and Peace, cut it into a tag shape and attached it with a piece of silver twine.

Please come and play along with us.
Your project can be as simple as a gift tag or as elaborate as you want.


Adding my tote to these challenges:
Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES
The Crazy Challenge- CHRISTMAS IS COMING
613 Avenue Create- ANYTHING GOES OPTIONAL CHRISTMAS


Supplies
Stamps- Red Star (PB); Love and Peace (PB)
Inks- Tuxedo Black Memento; Tombow markers
Paper- heavy white; DP?
Accessories and Tools- Misti; silver cord; black gems;Tombow clear glue, ScorPal

Chic Totebag

Hello.
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting the Technique Lovers Challenge at Splitcoast.
My challenge is to create one of these totebags which is pretty easy to do and a great way to use some of the Designer Cardstock you may have in your stash. 

You could use this tote to give baked goods, a gift or package up some of you homemade greeting cards to give as a gift.  You may even want to keep one in your craft room to store your finished card in.
Here is the one I made for Christmas this year to give some of my greeting cards:

Totebag for Cardgiving
(video link )

 

Adding my tote to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Friends- GIRLY

PDE Linky Party- NO CARDS ALLOWED




 
Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  dp- ?/ ScorPal/ Tombow Mono Multi Glue/ blue enamel dots

Totebag for Cardgiving

 Morning.

Just popping in with a simple totebag I made for giving some of my cards as a gift.

It is the first one I have made and I found it easy to do and can hold at least 15 cards.  

You could also use it to put in other gifts or goodies. 

It was a good use of the DP paper that I have hoarded and am going to try and use.  Maybe that should be my New Years Resolution??!!

Anyways, here it is and I hope you enjoy.

This is a link to the video that I watched:

Chic Handbag

 Adding my tote to these challenges:

Simon Says Wed.- ANYTHING GOES

Allsorts- SOMETHING NEW

Inspiration Destination- ANYTHING GOES

Want to try something different for the New Year?  Hope you give it a try.

Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Supplies:  dp-?/ ScorPal/ blue enamel dots/ Tombow Mono Multi glue