Beach Bag in a Box

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Supplies-
card stock- 4 x 5 1/2, 1 x 12, two decorative labels in matching color
dsp- 4 x 12
Simply Scored Scoring tool
sticky strip
Punch- decorative label, itty bitty shapes- circle, scallop trim border
12 inches matching ribbon


Box bottom- 4 x 5 1/2 score at 1 inch all four sides
Cut on the one inch score lines on two sides
Add sticky strip to all four one inch squares


Attach with sticky strip to form box
Attach sticky strip all around the box
Attach sticky strip to one end of the dsp 4 x 12

Remove the red from the tape and center your 4 x 12 to the front of the box
Wrap each side around the box- wrap the side wihout the sticky stripe first

Here's your bag in a box ready to decorate
punch with scallop trim border- 1 x 12 card stock piece- add sticky stripe

Center piece to the front and wrap around both sides
Punch two pieces of matching card stock with decorative label
Score in half- fold- punch with the circle from itty bitty shapes

Add sticky strip
Attach to top of bag- one on front side- one on back side
Use 12 piece of ribbon to finish off the Bag in a Box- now it's ready to decorate!!!


I added a pinwheel to match my Waterbottle Tag!!!
Bag is big enough to add a gift card or 3 x 3 gift cards- What a great gift idea!!!
If you need a taller bag just change the 4 x 12 dsp to 5 1/2 x 12- try with different sizes!!!
Use Christmas DSP and have great christmas bags!!!
Enjoy and Happy Stamping, Diane
 

Baja Breeze Bag in a Box

http://www.crazystampgirl.com/?p=331



The base is a 4 1/2 inch square piece of card stock scored at 1 inch on each side.  Then you cut from the edge in 1 inch (along the score line) to create tabs.  Then you fold up the sides and adhere the box.  Next you wrap a piece of DSP or here I used vellum that is 5.5 x 11 inches around the outside of the box, adhering with sticky strip.  Finally, cut a 2 x 11 inch piece of card stock to wrap around the outside of the bottom of the box (I punched mine with the scallop edge punch).  Then all you do is decorate and create a closure.

Stampin’ Up! Template Thursday: Purse in a Box (holds standard-sized cards)

http://andreawalford.com/stampin-up-template-thursday-purse-in-a-box

from by Andrea

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the Box in a Bag project.  Although you see them, and tutorials on how to make them, all over blogs and websites, the original designer of that project is Diana Gibbs, and you can see her tutorial for it HERE. Why do I tell you that?  Because I’m a big believer in credit being given where credit is due. If I design something myself, I’m proud to say it, if I copied something, even if I don’t know who the original creator is, you’ll always see me say that the original idea is not mine.  My project today was inspired by Diana’s, but this template I’m sharing is my own design.
Diana’s box in a bag has a base dimension that is 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" and it ’s height is 5 1/2" - making it the perfect size for packaging up some treats to give as a gift.  As I was going through her tutorial, I thought, "wouldn’t it be great to come up with something similar that would hold cards?".
So after playing around with various dimensions, my "Purse in a Box" evolved.  The base dimensions are 2" x 6" and it’s height is 6", making it the perfect size to hold between 4-6 standard-sized cards (4 1/4" x 5 1/2") and their envelopes.
I’ve put together a template and tutorial for you on how to create this project.  This project uses the following supplies (all Stampin’ Up!):

Stamps: Bella’s Blossoms
Paper: Whisper White, Old Olive CS, Designer Prints Old Olive (from the retired collection - there was a whole new series of patterns released with this new catalogue)
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Old Olive, Basic Black
Accessories: Stylized Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, 1/16" handheld punch, paper piercer & foam mat, slit punch, ticket corner punch, Tombow Multipurpose glue, Clear Chunky Glitter, paper snips, bone folder, sticky strip, Crop a Dial, Tab punch, Wide Olive Grosgrain Ribbon.

You can download the template for the base HERE.

You will need to cut the following dimensions for the purse:

Old Olive CS for box base: 8" x 4"
Old Olive CS for strips: 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" (two strips)
Old Olive DP for purse: 6" x 10"
Old Olive DP: 6" x 8"

Step 1: Take an 8" x 4" piece of Old Olive CS and score in 1" from all four sides, crease along the score lines with your bone folder, and cut the flaps as shown in the template you downloaded above.

Step 2: Place two small pieces of sticky strip on the back side of each of the small flaps.

Step 3: Peel the backing off of the small flaps and stick to the inside of the middle flaps.

Step 4: Repeat on the other side.  Place sticky strip all along the base of the "box" on all four sides.

Step 5:  Peel the backing off of the front and both sides of the box base. Take your 6" x 10" piece of DP and starting at one end, align the edge of the DP with the bottom edge of the box side and carefully, bring it around the front, and end at the other side.   *Make sure you wrap the 9" side along the bottom of the box  - the 6" side is the height* It will look like this:

Step 6: Peel the backing off of the sticky strip on the front of the box base, take your 6" x 8" piece of DP, center it (you just eyeball this) and stick it to the sticky strip so that the bottom of the DP is aligned with the bottom of the box.  Because the dimensions are so close, be VERY CAREFUL that you stick the correct side (i.e. the 10" side) to the box bottom.  Notice from the picture below that the sides are still not stuck down.

Step 7: Lay your box down (in the picture you are looking at the bottom of the box) and place a small piece of sticky strip on the sides of the DP as shown (along the bottom edge).  Peel off the sticky strip backing and stick the sides down, making sure that the bottom of the side pieces are aligned with the bottom edge of the box.

Step 8: Stand the box up so that you are looking at the sides. Notice that the edges naturally overlap about 1".  Now take a look at the next picture to see how you want the edges to overlap when you stick them together.  

Step 9: When you stick the two pieces of DP together, you only want them to overlap about 1/4".  This is VERY IMPORTANT if you want to be able to get the "purse" look, with the top of the bag being wider than the bottom of the bag.  Now that you see how the sides should overlap, you need to add some adhesive to the inside of the side flap to stick them together.  See step 10 for this.

Step 10: Place a small piece of sticky strip at the top, and then use your Tombow Multi-purpose adhesive and place a thin layer along the edge of the side "flap". Stand the box up and stick as shown in the picture above so that the two edges overlap by only about 1/4".  Repeat on the other side.

Step 11: This is how your purse now looks.

Step 12: Take two 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" strips of Old Olive CS.  Create a scalloped border using the slit punch (or, if you don’t mind smaller scallops, you can use Stampin’ Up!’s new scallop edge punch). Place sticky strip all along the bottom edge of the scalloped border.

Step 13: Peel the backing off of one of your scalloped strips. Starting on the side of the box, about 1/4" in from the end, carefully  stick the scalloped border to the base of the purse, making sure you align the bottom edge of the scalloped border with the bottom of the purse so that the seam (where the DP and the bottom of the box meet) is totally covered.

Step 14: On the side of the box, carefully cut off a couple of the scallops so that they don’t show, when you overlap the next scalloped border with the first border.

 

Step 15:  Peel the backing off of the sticky strip on the second scalloped border. Carefully align it with the first one, so that the scallops match.

Step 16: Continue to stick the border all along the bottom edge of the box.  When you get to the other side of the box, trim the scalloped border (i.e. make it shorter) if necessary to align it with the scallops on the first border, on the other side.  Your purse is finished!

Step 18: Decorate your purse front as desired.  To tie it shut I punched out two tabs with the tab punch, folded them in half, centered and attached them to the front and back of the purse, punched a hole in them using the Crop-a-Dile and tied them together using the wide olive grosgrain.  Alternately you could leave it open with no tie, or you could add two tabs to the front and back and add "handles" so it looks more like a purse or tote. I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Box in a Bag Tutorial

http://dianagibbs.typepad.com/stampin_with_di/2008/06/box-in-a-bag-tutorial.html

Items needed:
BG paper, cardstock in coordinating color, bone folder, sticky strip, round tab punch, slit punch, 1/4" circle punch, buttons, mini glue dots, wide grosgrain ribbon, flower stamp, and paper cutter.











Cut a piece of cardstock 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"











Score 1" around all the edges of the cardstock.













Turn cardstock on the cutter so it is in a diamond shape so you can score from point to where the other score lines met.











Hopefully this will explain what I mean better, you will score on the solid lines.












Crease your box on the 1inch score lines.












Bring the corner scores in like this.












This shows it a little better.












Using sticky strip glue your box together using the pointy folded pieces of the box. (I don't know what else to call them)











Cut your Background paper to 5 1/2" x 11".













Add sticky strip on the bottom and up one side of the back of the background paper.










Peel off the bottom sticky strip. Lay your box along the bottom of the background paper, so it is even along the bottom.  I start my background paper about half way on the side of the box so the seam will be at the back of the bag at the end.











Continue to wrap the box up with the paper, keeping the bottom edges the same.













Continue wrapping.











Pull off the side sticky strip and glue this after wrapping all the rest of the paper around the box.










After it has been wrapped and glued.












What it looks like from the top.












Now you need a strip of cardstock 11" x2", and you need your slit punch.











Using your slit punch make scallops along the strip of cardstock, I always cut it wider, so I can lay the cardstock flush in the bottom of the punch so I am assured of straight scallops on the top.
Please note: since I did this originally we now carry a Scallop punch and this works much easier









After finishing the strip, trim off about 1/4" or more off the bottom so it is a little thinner.  This is when you can add some direct to paper, or faux stitching to the scallop strip.
Add sticky strip to the bottom of the strip.











Wrap the scalloped strip around the bottom of the bag.  I start it at the back of the bag so the seam is a the back.









Bag with scallop added.

















Punch out 2 round tab punches, fold in half and punch a 1/4" circle in them.  You can add direct to paper or faux stitching at this time.







Stamp three flowers with coordinating ink. I used the new ones from the Fresh Cuts set!











Cut three little strips of black cardstock, these will get threaded through the buttons.
Hey you can have faux thread that matches all our SU! cardstock!









Cardstock threaded buttons.











You will need some wide grosgrain ribbon, I used the certainly celery color as it coordinated with the background paper.
Add sticky strip to the inside of your round tab pieces.
Cut out flowers and glue dot threaded buttons to center.









Sticky strip the round tab pieces to the top of your bag.  This is what will hold the bag together when you pull your ribbon through and tie it.










Finished Bag!


Ain't it cute?  I want to thank a past upline Jeannie Waltemeyer for teaching me how to make this bag a year or so ago at one of her classes.