Design Projects

Pin Pricked Gift Bag & Joy Tag

by Debi Potter

A gorgeous gift bag and tag

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You will need:

• ellison design Big Shot
  
• ellison design Thin Cuts - Star #2
• ellison design Thick Cuts - Circles
• Sizzlits Decorative Set - doodle Dies Christmas Set (Sold out) Improvise with any letters!

You will also need:

• A cream Gift Bag
• Light green, red and cream card stock
• Red cord
• Pin
• Masking tape
• PVA glue

How to make the card:

1. Take a cream, shop bougth or home made, gift bag and decorate with a green card band glued onto the base using PVA. Hole punch four holes in the top of your bag and thread with two lengths of red cord, securing with a knot.
2. Die cut a star shape and discard. using the negative as your template hold into position with masking tape and proceed to make small holes at regular intervals using a small pin. when completed move the template and repeat as indicated.
3. Make a tag for your gift bag by cutting two circles from red and green card and gluing them together as shown in the picture. Embellish with the word 'joy' die-cut from cream card.
4. Punch a hole into the top fo the tag and thread through the handle by untying one end of the cord and unthreading.