Tuesday Tutorial: Father's Day Tie Shaped Gift Box

Hi Doodlebug Friends!

It’s Monique here today! As Father’s Day is around the corner I thought I would create this little gift box, which you can then easily create with your kids to give to their dad, or which you can create for your own dad of course!  The reason I chose this project is that Doodlebug’s brightly colored and double sided papers and just perfect for the occasion!

So here’s what I created: A “Tie” shaped Gift Box!

And here’s how you create it:
Use this image

or download a “tie box pattern” from the internet (just type “tie box pattern” in your search engine and several patterns will show up), print and cut it out, lay it on your paper of choice (I chose papers from the “Boys Only” collection) and cut twice around the pattern (or draw around it and cut then), one slightly bigger than the other (the bigger one will become the lid):

Lay the printed pattern back on top of your cut out form and use your scoring bone to score the dotted lines. Press firmly as you’ll want to score your patterned paper which now lays beneath your printed pattern. Next remove the printed pattern and fold the scored lines.

Then proceed to glue the right tabs together. You’ll notice there’s an open space left on both the left and right side of the top of the box, where you have to adhere a small strip of paper (1,5”x 0,7”, fold in the middle).

Your box will now look like this:

Now you’re ready to embellish your box! Assemble everything you need for the decoration. In my case I used lots of these new Doodlebug products: journal stamps, pigment ink pad, Teensy Type alpha stickers! (for complete supply list see below this blog post):

And this is the result:

To create the label use a stamp from the “Doodlebug Journal Shapes Rubber Cling Stamps (Hampton Arts)” and stamp with Doodlebug’s Tangerine Pigment Ink Pad on a scrap of paper. Use the new Teensy Type alpha stickers for the sentiment and finish it off with some of Doodlbug’s wonderful mini jewels. Tie the label with some Doodle Twine to the box. Add sticker, a strip of journaling and a strip of paper (with dove tail) and a button.  And you’re done!

Measurements of the box:  the pattern measures 9,5” and the length of this box once put together measures 7”. Hope you’ll like it!

Supply List: Doodlebug Collection: Boys Only, Doodlebug Journal Shapes Rubber Cling Stamps (Hampton Arts), Doodlebug Tangerine Pigment Ink Pad by Colorbox, Doodlebug Teensy Type cardstock alpha stickers (swimming pool), Doodle Twine, Doodlebug button & Doodlebug mini jewels.

Visit Monique's Blog: http://moniquesscrapbook.blogspot.com

Doodlebug Fabric: Fabric Purse by Kandis

by Kandis Smith

http://www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com

I'm a purse fanatic--although I can't afford the really nice brands, I like to have a variety of styles and colors in my wardrobe. I've made a couple purses in the past and was surprised at how easy they are to make! This purse took me 2 hours from start to finish! Can you believe that? When I saw these new classic fabrics from Doodlebug, I instantly saw this purse in my mind. It will go with any outfit in my closet! 

 I added a little Grey Doodlebug Button as my closure. 

 And I used the grey fabric for my lining. You can see the little pocket inside of the purse. 

This is the pattern I used to create my bag: 

Supplies: Beetle Black Boutique Buttons and Doodlebug Fabrics

Note: Doodlebug Fabrics are licensed through Riley Blake, who distribute them to great craft and fabric stores around the world. For more information about these great fabric, please visit the Riley Blake website.  

Check out the great 

Doodlebug Fabric Designs 

here on Riley Blake

...warning, they're irresistible!! 

NEW: Doodlebug Stamps by Hampton Arts

Do you love to stamp? 

Did you know Doodlebug offers a wonderful line of 

both acrylic and rubber cling stamps along with our 

traditional color of stamp pads?

Acrylic Stamps

       

   

Rubber Mount Cling Stamps

   

   

 Pigment Ink Colors

        

  

Be sure to follow our blog this June as we challenge 

our design team to create projects featuring the 

Doodlebug /Hampton Art Stamps.

NEW RELEASE: Fancy Frills & Teensy Type Stickers

Doodlebug has two beautiful new sticker collections: Fancy Frills and Teensy Type! These stickers are available in 12 bright Doodlebug colors and are fantastic for scrapbooking and card making!

Teensy Type Alphabets 

435 Alphabet Stickers per Sheet in 12 colors!! 

 

NEW Fancy Frill Sticker

come in 12 Bright Doodlebug Colors!!

Here's the colors....

Be sure to watch the blog this month for 

projects featuring these new stickers. 

Leave a comment whenever you see them 

used by our Design Team and you could 

WIN a box filled with all the stickers! 

Here's a quick project our own Kathy Martin created as soon as her box of Teeny Type stickers arrived...

Tuesday Tutorial: Mini Paper Sack by Kathy

Hi! Kathy Martin here today with a tutorial on how to make the mini binder paper sac that I made for this teacher's card. 

To get started you will need some binder paper, regular scissors and mini pinking scissors, a corner rounder punch and some craft glue.

The first thing you want to do is cut off the left hand margin of your binder paper, just enough to remove the holes.

Next, cute the length of your paper to 4 1/2".

Now turn your piece of paper over and cut along the red margin line.

Keeping your piece of paper face down, make about a 1/4" flap on the left hand side.

Then fold your paper in half. Your margin should now be on top.

Next unfold your paper and apply a bit of glue along the flap to secure your bag shut.

Give your glue a few minutes to dry, then take your corner rounder and punch both bottom corners. If you don't have a punch, you could do this with a regular pair of scissors.

After you rounded the bottom corners, turn the bottom of your bag up 1/4", making sure the pink margin line is face down. This is the back of your bag.

Now apply some glue to seal the bottom of your bag.

At the top of your bag you are going to cut about 2/3 of the way down each side of your bag along the fold.

With both sides cut, you can now fold the top layer of the bag down about 1/2".

Along this folded line use a pair of mini pinking sheers to cut off the flap.

Lastly, cute the back part of the bag along the top, making diagonal lines at the sides. All done!

Now you can decorate your little bag with stamps as I did here. I used the new Doodlebug/Hampton Arts stamps sets - Thankful and Doodlepop Icons. You can also embellish your bag with ready-made accents. There's no limit to what you can do!

These little bags can also be used to hold favors for teachers and students. You can use these same steps to create bags using different kinds of paper for other themes, occasions and holidays.

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and have fun making your own mini bags.

Kathy :)

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