Good Tuesday! I finally got out my winter bathrobe today – 55 degrees this morning. Chilly. As you know I have been making Christmas cards for a bit. Today is not a card but a cute gift bag and yes, for Christmas. This bag uses the Shining Christmas 12×12 SDSP, one of the Special Release Designer Series Papers in the SU! ONLINE EXCLUSIVES (only available while supplies last!)

I used another new product on this card to create a portion of the tag… the Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper. It’s a punch and you can see it here in Cherry Cobbler card stock. The cute little trees come from the Wishes All Around stamp set and are stamped in Mossy Meadow ink. I used Festive Pearls in Cherry Cobbler to top them. The sentiment is on a Basic White piece stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and uses the Wishes All Around stamp set. The tag layers are Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler and Basic White and are adhered with liquid glue to the gift box. But I get ahead of myself.

Let’s make the bag!

• Shining Christmas SDSP cut 6 x 12
  • score on the long side 1 1/2, 5 3/4, 7 1/4 and 11 1/2
  • score on the short side 1 1/2 and 5 1/2
• Burnish gently
• On the long sides, cut along score lines to the short side score lines
• add tape to the 11 1/2 scored area

I should have taken more pictures! This is NOT going to make sense without more instruction… I’ll do this again with complete photos. Ugh. Enjoy the looks of the bag and I’ll create another with more complete instructions. It will be next week though – just FYI.

Bag is tied together with Metallic Woven Ribbon in Parakeet Party. I love the added sparkle and it blends perfectly with the Mossy Meadow. This is a side view of the bag, so you can see it is not super wide, but it does have about a 1 1/2″ base, so perfect for a pair of sox or something similar.

There are more Designer Series Papers released on the ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Surprise, surprise! We’re offering a special release of five beautiful new Designer Series Paper options! These papers include fabulous holiday prints, gorgeous seasonal styles, and some spectacular timeless designs. 

We originally created these papers to be part of our second Sale-A-Bration offering. However, since our next release of new Online Exclusive products won’t happen until November (and you won’t be able to find any of these papers in a catalog), we’ve adjusted our strategy and decided to release these paper options starting 6 September! That way, you have the chance to get ahead on Christmas cards, seasonal crafts, and much more. These products are available while supplies last.

You can shop these products with me here

Since I mentioned the Mini Catalog – let me give you a place to shop and see all the other fun items available. This catalog has been very popular! Just sayin’. The Sparkling Snowflakes Tag Topper may be found in the catalog below. Click on the photo below and shop with me there.

Remember that when you shop with me and your order is over $50 before shipping & taxes, you will receive a SU! items of your choice valued up to $10. It’s helpful to use my CURRENT HOST CODE SDGXBPZV (this is code from 15 Sep – 30 Sep) so I receive full notification and you get my gift. :O)

There’s lots more going on in the Stampin’ Up world and this time of year with several holidays approaching, you will not want to miss a thing! And what better way to do that than to JOIN MY TEAM – join my team here

• 20%+ Discount on your demonstrator orders
• Be a part of a fun and supportive team and the Stampin’ Up! community – this is one of the best parts, meeting new folks and new ideas, creating together
• Early access to new catalogs and promotion information
• Early ordering for new products
• Be a hobby demonstrator or start a business
• No pressure to sell products
• My full support when you join my team
• access to monthly class tutorials :O) Each month it’s different, this month it’s the Autumn Leaves bundle – yippee!
• Access to Team meetings with various information about the SU! world if you desire to make it a business

Let me know if I can help you in any way! May you have a beautiful day. :O)