this is a little tutorial that i'm sharing on the glitz blog today!! it's so fun that i wanted to share it here too!! do you have any gift bags sitting around your house that are too pretty to throw away? i'm a little bit of a hoarder when it comes to pretty things....like the bag below!!
enjoy!
Hi Glitz fans! I'm here with you today to share a quick tutorial of how to turn a gift bag into a mini album!! I love mini albums and I'm always looking for fun and unique ways to use the products I have.
I've been saving this bag since Christmas for something fun. I wasn't sure how I was going to use it, but I just love the color and pattern and I couldn't bring myself to throw it away.
When I was thinking about our "gold week" here at Glitz, I knew I wanted to use this bag. I thought about using it on a layout to hold my pictures and journaling, but then, as I was looking at the bag, I realized it would make the perfect mini book.
I started by cutting the sides off of the bag and then laying it flat. This bag has a wide base at the bottom, so I used adhesive to glue the back of the bag together. I used the natural fold of the bag as my guide.
I measured the bag and trimmed a few pieces of white card stock to use as the base of my pages. To continue with the gold theme, I painted and misted some of the pages.
I also embossed the triangle stamp from the Raven Stamp Tin and the tiny stars stamp from the Wild & Free Stamp Tin onto my background papers to create a fun shimmery effect.
After my pages were dry, I sew the middle pages directly into my "bag" book. You could easily staple the middle, add a ribbon, or hand sew your pages together if you don't have a sewing machine!
Then it was time for my favorite part: adding pretty pictures, gorgeous Glitz papers and fun embellishments!!
Here's a look at my finished "bag" mini book!
This is gorgeous! I love the idea of using a gift bag as a cover - your pretty mini books always inspire me!
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant! Of course your minis are always stunning but the bag, off the charts:o)
ReplyDeleteYou did such a FAB job with this tutorial Stephanie!! We are so grateful to have you on the Glitz team....you are amazing girl!!
ReplyDeleteThis is super super cute! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great, great idea!
ReplyDeleteOMG! This is so darn cute! Love, Love this!
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