Hey friends! Cathy here
today sharing a fun Valentine's gift using the Treat Bag Topper Dies. These dies are perfect
for any occasion and add such a great touch to a little gift!
I started by die-cutting
the topper from white cardstock and then die-cutting it with the Dotted Diamond Landscape Die for a little
texture. Since I chose a panda in my little scene, I die-cut the topper again
from black cardstock and overlapped/adhered the white and black toppers
together.
Next, I die-cut the
stitched rectangle in the dies from cream cardstock and inked it lightly with
Saltwater Taffy Distress ink. I also splattered a little watered down white and
black paints with a fan brush. I then stamped the cobblestone stamp from the Sprawling Surfaces Stamps on Neenah Classic
Crest 80lb solar white cardstock and colored it with Copics. I used the same
stitched rectangle die and die-cut the top portion of the stamp. I used
scissors and cut along the top edge of the cobblestone and adhered it to the
bottom of the cream stitched rectangle.
Next, I stamped the panda,
truck, hearts and heart balloons on Neenah Classic Crest 80lb solar white
cardstock, colored them with Copics and die-cut them using the coordinating
dies.
I used the following
stamps/dies:
Bighearted Bears Stamps/Dies (heart balloons)
Balloon Rides Stamps/Dies (panda)
Truckloads of Love Stamps/Dies
I adhered the heart
balloons to the treat bag topper first and then adhered the stitched rectangle
with the truck. I heat embossed small sentiments from the Truckloads of Love Stamps and Panda Party Stamps on pink cardstock
with white embossing powder and hand cut around them. I die-cut the
"love" sentiment using the Loopy Letters Dies from black and white
cardstock and layered them together.
The Treat Bag Topper Dies
are sized perfectly to fit the top of a cellophane treat bag, but I decided to
make an outer sleeve to go over a cellophane bag. This allowed the treat bag to
stand upright with candy inside. To make this, I cut a piece of kraft cardstock
4" x 11" and scored it on the 11" side at 4 3/4" and 6
1/4". I then die-cut one end of the cardstock using the Dotted Diamond Landscape Die to match the topper.
I created a window to see
the treats inside by die-cutting the cardstock 3/4" up from the score line
using the second largest Stitched Heart 2 Dies. To get a scalloped heart
border around the opening, I die-cut a piece of pink cardstock using the second
largest Scalloped Heart Dies and then die-cut it
using the second largest Stitched Heart 2 Dies. I then adhered the scalloped
frame around the opening.
To finish, I filled a
cellophane treat bag with some candy, set it inside the folded kraft cardstock
piece and stapled it at the top. I then adhered my treat bag topper to
the top of the kraft cardstock.
I had a lot of fun making
this and hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by
today! For more inspiration, please visit my blog www.inkredibleadventures.com and you can also
find me on Instagram as @cathy.chapdelaine.
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