Happy Birthday Tuck & Close Bag

Hi! I'm sharing 'just a little something' that looks like you spent hours to make, but only took a short time!

My daughter-in-law's birthday is also Christmas day...so I always try to make her card or gift bag as far away from looking "Christmas" as possible. This time I chose a Tuck and Close Bag, XL, in Bazzill Criss Cross Forget-Me-Not from Creative Cuts and More!

It's so easy...every die cut comes pre-scored, all you have to do is assemble and decorate! This particular die cut has one seam to stick together, and that was easy with White Tear-able Tape!

I love the flaps on this box!

I'll tuck a check or giftcard inside, but it's plenty big enough to hold some large items!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn Lusk

Zinnia Gift Bag

Hi everyone!  It's Taylor here today, sharing a cute little Tuck and Close Bag I whipped up the other day. Creative Cuts and More actually has several variations of this design; this bag is #01.  I made my bag a bit differently, because I wanted the flap to be shown on the front.  I measured it all out, masked off the handles since I didn't want to stamp on them, lined up my stamp so that the image would overlap perfectly, stopped to take something away from my toddler....and stamped the image wrong!!  Oops!

Why am I 'fessing up to making this wrong, and still sharing it with you?  I think it is important to not be a perfectionist all the time!  Let's face it - we all make mistakes, and it teaches a good lesson.  Take what you've got and make it work for you!  I added a big bow on the flap, which doesn't keep the bag from opening, and you really don't notice that I stamped the image wrong on it.

When assembled, this bag (which does not need any adhesive to construct) measures 3-1/4” wide x 5-1/2” high x 1-1/2” deep.  It's perfect for holiday gifts!

Supplies:
Stamps: Cling Jumbo Zinnia (Stampendous)
Card Stock: Kraft (Bazzill)
Ink: Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Coloring Medium: Colored Pencils (Crayola)
Accessories: Tuck and Close Bag (Creative Cuts and More); ribbon (May Arts)

We are happy to introduce you to one of our November guest designers Kristine Reynolds!!

How lucky are we to have her? Here is a little bio in her own words:
I live in Sunny Southern California with my husband, Jeff, my 16 year old son, and our labrador, Jadie. My daughter, Tyler is 18 and a Freshman, attending college at Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo. My son is heavily involved in music-marching band, jazz band, etc. and Jeff and I are die hard band roadies. When I'm not helping with the kids in the band you'll find me happily stamping, coloring, and creating cards, scrapbook pages, and other projects in my craft room. I have been a huge fan of Creative Cuts & More for a while now and am thrilled to be a guest designer!

How cute is this peek-a-view box? To see more about it, please head on over to her blog!

I love what she did with this Tuck and Close bag! Isn't it so cute? To see more you can check it out here!
Thanks so much for joining us this month Kristine! We love your work and we think you are fantastic!
Be sure to come back on Wednesday, the 17th for our Blog Hop you can see even more of her fabulous work!

Playdate Cafe Color Challenge

Creative Cuts and More is Sponsoring the Playdate Cafe Challenge this week!

And you still have time to play along! The prize package is the Christmas Card Kit. Perfect prize for this time of year.

This weeks challenge is a color challenge.

Here is the inspiration photo:

And here is my project.

I went with one of my favorite bags by Creative Cuts and More, the Tuck and Close XL in one of the Curious Metallics - Gold Leaf.

So hop over HERE and check out all the inspiration projects from their DT.

The deadline to play along is 11:59 Tueday.

The details:

Patterned Paper - The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)

Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Ribbon - from recently purchased bedding

Gems - unknown

Metal embellishment - Making Memories

Thanks for stopping by!
Melisa

BIRTHDAY TUCK & CLOSE BAG

Hello! I hope you had a WONDERFUL Memorial Day weekend! I have been SOOOOO inspired by the Design Team and our Guest Designers. It has been so much fun to see what everyone creates. Don't you agree?

The project I am sharing for you today is the Tuck and Close Bag #02 in Baby Blue #02, Flowers

Stamp Sets: Firecracker Designs By Pamela Birthday Wishes and She Dreams

Accessories: See Die Cuts above, Red Tacky Tape -Terry has FABULOUS prices on this!!! Check it out HERE, Flower gems, gems, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Don't ya just love whimsy?

I made this little whimsical bag with the XL Tuck and Close Bag from Creative Cuts and More. It was a blast to make, I stamped a fairy (About Art Accents) on watercolor paper and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and blended it with goo gone then stamped a few butterflies on acetate, colored them with Bic Mark Its and glued them on after adding lots of ribbon. I finished it off with a few squirts of shimmer spray. A perfect bag for a lovely gift for a whimsical friend.