Hi Stampers. Christmas is coming and I have shared several cute ideas for small gifts to give people. Today I’m sharing a gift bag designed like a house, made from some retired Designer Series Paper. This was a great way to use up retired paper and create a super cute project to make someone smile!
I found an idea similar to this on YouTube. <—- click to see her video. (That crafter did not use Stampin’ Up! supplies.) To make it my own, I tweaked it a bit and here it is! As I mentioned before, I used retired DSP while I perfected my design, but this could be adorable using the Toile Tidings DSP or the Christmastime Is Here DSP.
The base used two 12″ x 12″ pieces of DSP. Both were cut like this and then glued together by that 1/2″ strip on the right side.
The roof was made using two more pieces of DSP. To add the effect of snow and re-enforce the top where the ribbon goes through, I used some sparkle glimmer paper on top and bottom. The chimney is cut from Basic Gray CS and dry embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder.
The front of the house is made of just DSP cut to look like a door and windows with a Garden Green wreath on the door. The cute little Christmas bulbs I found locally, but are similar to these on Amazon. Under the house is a piece of chip board (like the backing from a pack of foil sheets or glimmer paper) covered in Whisper White CS to add some stability to the bottom of the bag.
This is how the inside of the bag looks after it’s all finished. How cute is that?!?!
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Super cute!!!
Thanks
I love the house gift bag. I’m alway trying to find unique ways to give a gift. I would like to make one for my little granddaughter. Would you mind sharing more information on measurements and score lines etc.
Click the blue words where it mentions the YouTube video I found. She gives all the details.
Just adorable I would love to learn how to make one. Many Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. Carmen
Thank you! If you click the word YouTube above, it takes you to her video. She gives all the dimensions. It is easier to understand in the video than anything I could have typed out.