Brown Bag Blog Hop

It’s time for another Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. This month’s theme is projects using brown paper bags. I almost didn’t participate this month because I had a really hard time coming up with a project idea. But, I really enjoy participating in these hops (so much that last month, I actually finished my blog hop post and added my link from a wireless hot-spot at a local Panera due to an extended power outage at my house after a major summer rain storm . . .), so I kept thinking until an idea finally formed.

Here’s what I came up with—a gift card holder that uses a tiny brown paper bag as a pocket for the card. I started by cutting a few inches off of the open end of the gift bag to better fit the small size of the gift card.

The outside of the gift card holder is decorated with PTI’s Dotty Biscotti paper and images from the Fillable Frames #6 set. I made my own birthday candles by stamping one of the dot strips from Polka Dot Basics on scraps of Aqua Mist cardstock in Hawaiian Shores ink, then adding glittery flames made from Lemon Tart cardstock scraps.

The gift card slides out and is revealed when the recipient pulls on the bow. The card is held securely in place with the Aqua Mist twill. I used a panel of Hawaiian Shores cardstock along with the library pocket die to create the insert. I covered the front of the pocket with a scrap of the Dotty Biscotti paper to tie the two pieces together.

Materials Used:
Fillable Frames #6 and Polka Dot Basics stamp sets, Hawaiian Shores ink, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist, Lemon Tart, and Kraft cardstock, Dotty Biscotti patterned paper, Fillable Frames #6 and library pocket dies, Aqua Mist twill, Hawaiian Shores button, twine (Papertrey Ink); Dazzling Diamonds and horizontal slot punch (Stampin’ Up!); ¾” circle punch