Graphic 45 Gift Bag and Card Tutorials: Day One!
Welcome to the first day of our Gift Bag and Card Tutorials! We have amazing projects from our Design Team for the next 6 days. Today, we start with a bang and 3 projects from Nichola Battilana, Ginger Ropp, and Keri Sallee! They all use different Graphic 45 collections to give inspiration for every season and celebration. We are so excited for these next 6 days that will certainly prepare you for the holidays and beyond! Follow along with the fun on our sites with #G45GiftHowTos.
Not only do we have a fun week full of How Tos, but also a great giveaway! This prize pack is worth $70 and packed with Raining Cats & Dogs and Time to Celebrate goodies! Who wants to win?? Just comment here or on Facebook to win. We will announce the winner next Friday, November 7 here on the blog. Have fun everyone!
First, we have a brilliant Raining Cats & Dogs gift bag and card by Nichola. She provides a PDF Template so you can make your own!
"A little gift set created with Raining Cats & Dogs. The card is small and simple but the flower adds enough dimension to make a standard flat envelope a pain. So I thought ‘why not make a special chunky envelope to go with my chunky card?’ and the problem is solved! Although the bag is cute as a button, it turned out nothing like what I had planned. Sometimes when things aren’t going as planned it’s best to just see where your project takes you :)" ~Nichola
What a gorgeous Gift Bag! And so clever. We also love how the card is unveiled!
Download Graphic 45_Raining Cats & Dogs_PDF Template for the bag
Download Graphic 45_Raining Cats & Dogs_ PDF Template for the_card
Download Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs_PDFTemplate for_chunky_envelope
Supply List
CARD
Core’dinations Signature Series Graphic 45 Lights “Pearl Blush”
Raining Cats & Dogs “Cats Meow”
Raining Cats & Dogs Journalling and Ephemera Cards
Raining Cats & Dogs “Playful Pals”
Raining Cats & Dogs Flowers
Raining Cats & Dogs Banners
Raining Cats and Dogs Stickers
Coordinating ribbon
ENVELOPE
Raining Cats and Dogs “Puppy Love”
Raining Cats and Dogs “Playful Pals”
Raining Cats and Dogs Journaling Chipboard
Raining Cats and Dogs Journaling & Ephemera Cards
BAG
Raining Cats and Dogs ”Puppy Love”
Raining Cats and Dogs ”Four Legged Friend”
Raining Cats and Dogs Stickers
Raining Cats and Dogs Journaling Chipboard
Raining Cats and Dogs “Playful Pals”
Coordinating ribbon
Next, we have this gorgeous birthday gift bag and card set from the increible Ginger! Take it away, Ginger:
"I love to upcycle when ever I can. Using a generic shopping bag from the dollar store or kraft store is a great way to coordinate a gift bag with a beautiful hand made card. This makes the packaging just as fabulous as the gift inside. " ~Ginger
Ginger's Time to Celebrate Bag and Card Video Tutorial
Supply List
Time to Celebrate 8x8 Paper Pad
Time to Celebrate Chipboard Elements
Time to Celebrate 12x12 Cardstock Stickers
Time to Celebrate Pockets and Tags
Time to Celebrate 6x6 Patterns and Solids
Stampin Up Very Vanilla Cardstock
May Arts Ivory Twine
Petaloo Flowers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen
Stampin Up Ruffled Stretch Trim
Flat Back Pearls from my stash
Paper Doily from my stash
Stampin Up Dimensionals
My Creative Time Stitched Doily Die
Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch
Martha Stewart Scalloped Edge Punch
Stampin Up Circle Framelits
Generic White Shopping Bag
It's November! So, it's time to ramp up the fun holiday crafting. Keri shares the most wonderful video tutorial to make this gift bag with only one sheet of paper! This is a must try.
Keri Sallee's Gift Bag and Card Video Tutorial
Supply List
Graphic 45
“Twas the Night Before Christmas” 12x12 Paper
“Twas the Night Before Christmas” Stickers
Felt-Queen and Company
Flower-Petaloo
Tools:
Scoreboard-Martha Stewart for EK Success
Hot Glue Gun
We love these fabulous ideas to kick off this amazing 6 days. Join us for more fun tomorrow!
Happy Gift Bag and Cardmaking,
Graphic 45
Want to try these projects out? Visit your LSS or order online today! Graphic 45 Store Locator Link Here
Oh my gosh! These projects are all totally stunning!!!
Posted by: Cheryl Wright | November 01, 2014 at 05:10 AM
Great projects! May try one or two of them.
Posted by: Susan Zacher | November 01, 2014 at 05:13 AM
wonderful projects!!! Thank you!!
Posted by: Dorothy McCarthy | November 01, 2014 at 05:15 AM
Beautiful projects. Just love the papers and all the creativity!
Posted by: Karen | November 01, 2014 at 05:28 AM
I am so going to be making that gorgeous gift bag this year. I absolutely love it. I think I might Steampunk it out too.
Posted by: Debbie Vignola | November 01, 2014 at 05:38 AM
love the bags. All great projects.
Posted by: Tricia | November 01, 2014 at 05:45 AM
Would love to win these products to make today's gift bags and cards - they are just beautiful!
Posted by: Marsha Bichler | November 01, 2014 at 05:50 AM
Lovely gift bag ideas! I like that different sizes to suit different gifts. The vibrant patterns of the paper make these bags gifts which stand alone.
Posted by: Kim Lewis | November 01, 2014 at 05:52 AM
Thank you!!!!
Posted by: Cristina Pinciroli | November 01, 2014 at 05:54 AM
Love the bags!! I am sure I will be making some of these. Love the papers!
Posted by: Kim Cornwell | November 01, 2014 at 05:55 AM
Love these "How to do it projects" thanks so much for the tutorials too. Would love to win "Raining Cats and Dogs" and "Time to Celebrate", I don't have any of these collections. Thanks G45 for a chance to win an amazing prize.
Posted by: Deborah Cook | November 01, 2014 at 05:56 AM
Thanks for the instruction.
Posted by: Judy Hodges | November 01, 2014 at 05:57 AM
Great ideas! I always make gifts for my children's teachers and these gift bags are ideal.
Posted by: Nancy | November 01, 2014 at 06:11 AM
Loads of great ideas already and it's only day one!
Posted by: Jo | November 01, 2014 at 06:16 AM
Wonderful inspiration from the DT. Looking forward to the next week. Thanks for the chance to win awesome G45 papers.
Posted by: Kim Ogden | November 01, 2014 at 06:41 AM
Absolutely fantastic. Love the bags, what a wonderful idea! Would love to win the paper collections are I think they are terrific. Cheers.
Posted by: Melanie Ann MacKenzie | November 01, 2014 at 07:08 AM
Oh these ideas are wonderful!!. If only I didn't have to work I could play all day!!
Posted by: Roisin Doyle | November 01, 2014 at 07:11 AM
All Works are soooooo beautifull!!
I love Nichola Battilana box!
Thanks for the oportunity to win!
Posted by: Claudia Gongora | November 01, 2014 at 07:18 AM
Great projects with tutorials as a bonus. Looking forward to more this week.
Posted by: Barbara Johnston | November 01, 2014 at 07:43 AM
What beautiful projects, and so easy to make! Graphic 45 papers make any project shine! Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Sandy Small | November 01, 2014 at 07:47 AM
What amazing projects and prize package!! Love your inspiration:)
Posted by: Carolee McCaslin | November 01, 2014 at 08:14 AM
Everyone of these projects is awesome! I can't wait to do them. Thank you so much.
Posted by: Nancy Lorenz | November 01, 2014 at 08:15 AM
Great video! I hope to make some of these to give homemade goodies to my family at our Christmas get together.
Posted by: germaine fryc | November 01, 2014 at 08:16 AM
WOW ! I want to try them all.
Posted by: Wendy S | November 01, 2014 at 08:23 AM
Thanks for the very timely tutorials and the beautiful papers to create them!
Posted by: Linda B | November 01, 2014 at 08:36 AM
It's going to be a great week. I love when you have templates for us to use. Making a new folder on the desktop for G45 cards and bags. Time to get my craft on.
Posted by: Beth Williams | November 01, 2014 at 08:41 AM
Love these ideas and thank you for the instructions, I have been decorating gift bags for a couple of years and always make a tag to hang and usually the card also! Love Graphic 45, would love to win because we have no stores in our area to purchase from, must buy all online.
Posted by: Brenda M | November 01, 2014 at 08:47 AM
ABSOLUTLY beautiful! I love Grapgic 45! paper packs are just stunning as usual a death of the projects are a must do! Off to shop!
Posted by: Robin Spitzer | November 01, 2014 at 08:55 AM
Love all the projects!
Posted by: Sharon P. | November 01, 2014 at 09:00 AM
just fabulous!! I love these and the directions are clear to follow as well.
Posted by: Helen Bixby | November 01, 2014 at 09:06 AM
Ok so I really need to give up my day job and make on of each of the projects. So pretty. Well maybe I'll keep my day job so I have money to purchase all the great items to make several items.
Posted by: Susan | November 01, 2014 at 09:11 AM
love tutorials, especially of the video kind...and these are fabulous; thank you for sharing~
Posted by: Yvonne Boucher | November 01, 2014 at 09:14 AM
Wonderful projects! Can't wait to get started!
Posted by: Lavonne Baker | November 01, 2014 at 09:17 AM
Hello!
I want to win! I do! I do! I love all of the projects! Wishing you a great day!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
Posted by: Barbara Diane | November 01, 2014 at 09:26 AM
I am sooo making Nikola's project if i win this!
Posted by: Samantha | November 01, 2014 at 09:39 AM
What a great kickoff! Can't wait to see what the G45 team has created. Thanks for all the great gift ideas.
Posted by: Peg Adams | November 01, 2014 at 10:05 AM
These are all gorgeous projects!
Posted by: Lisa T | November 01, 2014 at 10:23 AM
So lovely projects. Really love them all. Hugs! Anita.
Posted by: Anahi Macanuso | November 01, 2014 at 10:29 AM
All of these projects are great!
Posted by: Shelly Holt | November 01, 2014 at 10:35 AM
What lovely creations. G45 does make the most gorgeous papers.
Posted by: Gail Gill | November 01, 2014 at 10:36 AM