Hand Bag Card Tutorial

Hello Everyone,

I shared this tutorial on my Stampin Up blog, but I think it’s going to be too hard to maintain two blogs, so I’m moving it to here and closing down the Stampin Up one when my trial period ends.

This tutorial is for making the Top Note Hand Bag card.

It has been cased from several other Stampin' Up demonstrators so thank you to all the lovely ladies who have made this before, it's a great, girly card and my very first workshop was a great deal of fun because of it!

I chose to make the card in Regal Rose with Soft Suede to give it a vintage look.

MATERIALS

Base Card – 15cm x 21cm Regal Rose Card Stock

Matching Designer Paper – 14.5cm x 10cm

Whisper White Card Stock – 15cm x 12cm
5/8" Satin Ribbon in Whisper White x 15cm
Inks – Regal Rose & Soft Suede

TOOLS

Stamp set – Vintage Vogue

Embossing Folder – Square Lattice

Cutting Tools - Big Shot using Top Note die

1 x Pearl

Sponge, scissors, dimensionals.

METHOD

1. Cut Whisper White Cardstock with Top Note die. Retain the scrap piece.
   
2. Stamp the Floral Vine pattern from Vintage Vogue onto the bottom right corner of this with Soft Suede ink.
   
3. Stamp the Floral Vine pattern several times onto the left side of the designer paper with Soft Suede ink.
   
4. Stamp the small flower from Vintage Vogue with Soft Suede once onto the Top Note and twice onto the paper as shown on sample. Do not re-ink the flower between the two stamps on the paper to give a softer tone.
   
5. Also stamp one flower with Soft Suede onto the scrap of Whisper White.
   
6. Clean the flower stamp and stamp again with Regal Rose ink as shown, as well as onto the scrap of Whisper White.
   
7. Fold the Top Note over to make the bag, ensuring that the stitching from the die cut is prominent on the stamped side. Trim off the pointed ends that stick out with scissors.
   
8. Run the 'flap' of the bag only through the Big Shot in the Square Lattice Embossing folder. Stick the flap down with adhesive.
   
9. Sponge & distress all edges where needed.
   
10. Adhere ribbon to back of hand bag.
    
11. Distress & Sponge the edges of the designer paper and adhere to card front.
    
12. Adhere bag to front on an angle, leaving room for the sentiment.
    
13. Stamp the sentiment onto the designer paper in the bottom corner using Soft Suede.
    
14. Cut the small flowers stamped on the scrap out and adhere as bag clasp with a dimensional, then top with a pearl.

Handbag Card at First Workshop

Hi Everyone,

I have a quick post to give you a taste of what was made at my very first Stampin’ Up Workshop as a demonstrator before I head off to work this morning.

I will be posting a Tutorial on this and all the cards we made at the Workshop on my Stampin’ Up blog over the coming week so pop back here and click on the link in my side bar to ‘Visit Me’ on my SU blog.

The whole day went without a hitch, thanks to the company of good friends as we celebrated Trish’s Birthday. You’ll have to pop over to her blog Trish and Treasure to see the mammoth book sized card that I made her – she promised me she’d post it sometime in the next week or so.

You will have to excuse the pink ink marks on this card, it was my sample and the girls got a bit touchy feely with it while they were making their own. I did their kits in Regal Rose – hence the pink ink! 

It’s what it’s all about though at workshops, getting touchy feely with the products gives you an insight into the quality before you buy.

If you’d like a workshop with me, please don’t hesitate to ask. It makes for a fun celebration and a great excuse to get the girls together and have a bit of crafting time.

I’m off to work now, so you have a great day/night/morning/afternoon 
– whatever it may be in your blogland

Regards, Vicki Fraser
Independent Stampin’ Up Demonstrator

(note to self: must get a pretty signature, lol. )