Craft Mad - Handbag

Crafty Shopping Basket
1 sheet each of Water Fun Birch glitter paper GP309 & GP311
1 sheet Pauly Poo Bazzill
4 white cards
Petaloo flowers
Pearl brads
Pearls and rhinestones
Ribbon
Stickers

Tool box
Paper cutter
Crafters Companion or paper scorer
Double side tape/ glue
Ruler
Hole punch
Scissors
Spellbinders dies /circle cutters

All items in this project are available from Blue Edge Crafts and Sticker Store

Suitable for a beginner with basic paper craft knowledge.

Instructions
Using the Pauly Poo Bazzill and the pattern sheet provided, cut the card to 27.5cm x 21cm.
Using the portrait orientation, score at 12.5cm and 15cm lengthwise.
Score a line 2.5 cm in on either side.
Cut where shown on the dotted line.
Punch holes for the handles on all four corners, 1 cm down on the 2.5 cm section.
Punch holes for the ribbon. These are 9cm in from each side and 3 cm down from the top edge.
Fold on all score marks and using glue or double sided tape make up the box.
Set aside while you make up the top flap.
Using the Birch Glitter paper Water Fun GP 311 ( this is the one with the wave pattern) and the pattern provided cut a piece measuring16cm x 19.5cm.
Using the portrait orientation, score the paper at 7cm and 9.5cm.
Punch two holes for the ribbon 6.5cm from each side and 3 cm from the top edge.
Scallop both top and bottom edges with an edge punch if you wish.
Fold on the score marks and attach with double sided tape or glue to the box

Using either the Bazill or the Patterned paper cut a strip 30cm x 2.5cm for the handle.
Punch a hole 1cm from either end and attach to the bag with brads ( see photo)
The bag is now ready to decorate. I have chosen to decorate with paper punched flowers made with a large daisy, a medium flower and medium daisy. Tweak each petal between your fingers to make them sit up and glue together. Add a pearl centre. I glued a Spellbinders swirl behind the flowers and pearls along the scalloped edge on the front and back. Thread a ribbon through the punched holes and tie a bow at the front.

Sketch Layouts

6 Comments

Mandy - 15-02-2010

This looks beautiful Kaye, I love it, now I'm really stuck, my Sister was going to get a teapot card for her birthday, think I'll have to put it inside the handbag

HuggiesCrafts - 15-02-2010

This is gorgeous! I'm going to have a go at this one, it's calling me....

eyak48 - 15-02-2010

Thank you Mandy and Beth. I really did enjoy this project.
Beth as you will see from the "Crafty Shopping Basket" there is also 4 cards included in this project which actually fit inside the handbag. The instructions and sketches should be along shortly.

Ian - 15-02-2010

I am going to put the cards on as another project but there will be links to each other as well as a pdf of them in one file for downloading. I hope to get that done tomorrow
Ian