Vintage Bag

 Today we welcome back Sharon to the blog with a lovely gift idea

VINTAGE BAG

Cutting 2 sheets of black cardstock 8in x 7.5 inches.

Score @ 1.5 inches on both sides and the bottom.

Cut 1.5 inches up from the base, cut along the lines.

Cut diagonally on both the edges to create a fold to form your box as per image.

Use double sided tape and glue to adhere your two sheets to form your inner bag, view image below and on the next page.

 

                     

   

Cut 2 bodices out of black cardstock. I did mine freehand, but I have attached an image below.

 

Cut a black strip of cardstock from your left-over cardstock 30cm long x 2.5 cm W, this is for your handle.

Take your 2 bodices, trace out your shape on your printed paper from Denise Boddey designs, glue these on top of your black cardstock bodices.

Add your decorative lace to the front and back of your bodice as per image.

Add more lace to your long black strip and this is your handle, attach this to the sides of you bag with two split pins.

To decorate the front of the bag I added the telephone box, a cog, a butterfly, some small cut out flowers and a bodice from the fussy cut sheet.

I added white light lace to the back of the bodice, gathering as you glue – I used hot glue for this step. I added some gold glitter around the top of the little bodice and down the zip area & added a zip pull – this is optional of course.

I cut an opening into the telephone box to make a door opening and added my flowers and cog sticking out of this opening. I added a split pin attached to a little chain into the cog and another into the cog on the paper please see the image below. Glue your bodices to the front and back of the box and add your butterfly. I added some glossy accents to selected area. Your bag is complete.              

 my Card

Cut your black cardstock - 8.5 inches x 8.5 & score at 4.25 inches rotate and score again. Now fold diagonally - score and burnish. Your card will close as per bottom image, just give another score to the folds to assist easy opening and closing.

Now we have our card, glue some decorative trim to the bottom edge of the front of the card and to the back of the card. Add some ribbon or lace to the middle of the card as per bottom right image, I used hot glue again for this. This is the closure, just tie into a bow.

Now we just need to cut your printed paper to fit the squares – 3.75 x 3.75 square.

Glue the top left square onto the card and the bottom right square.

The other 2 squares I have cut the paper in half diagonally, I glued the top triangle to the cardstock and the bottom triangle I have used double sided tape only around the edges leaving no tape at the top to give us a pocket to hold a note or money.

Now turn over and cover the back square of your folded card, tie your bow and you are finished. You can always cover every square of your card, but I like to leave some.

room for photos to be put on.

I thought I would share another idea; I also use the Bodice template to make beautiful lace stand up cards with a magnetic closure. I noticed Denise has some lovely lace ladies.

Smiles,

Sharon Himmighofer/Vintage Book Décor