MeGa Stampin Studio

Freebie Friday - Paper sack purses

Happy Friday...This week's freebie is a fun paper sack purse that would be a great party favor or gift bag.

 

 

Gathering you supplies:

• Card Stock  - Pink Pirouette
• DSP - Ice Cream Parlor
• Lunch size paper sack - cut to 4" high
• Embellishments - buttons, brads, flowers, ribbon etc

 

First, cut your card stock.  One piece is 5-1/2" x 6-1/4", the other is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2".  Score the 5-1/2" x 6-1/4" piece at 2" along the 6-1/4" side.  Using an Exact-o knife, make 2 slits wide enough for your ribbon handles on the scored line.

 

After you have adhered your ribbon, glue the paper sack to this piece making sure to only glue the back of the sack.  (You want to be able to open the paper sack fully to fill it.)

  

Next glue the other piece of card stock (4-1/4" x 5-1/2" to the top of the paper sack.

 

Now, cut your patterned paper for the front, back and purse flap.  You can choose to use all the same paper or stamp on the card stock but here are the measurements we used.  The front and back pieces are 4" x 5-1/4"; the flap is 1-3/4" x 5-1/4".  Glue all these piece to your card stock.

 

 

 

We added a few of the adhesive elements from the paper pack to dress up the front of our purse.
 

We created a closure piece one of the adhesive scallops, a crocheted flower and a fabric brad.  We attached this to the center of the flap, over-hanging slightly.  The velcro piece was then added behind this piece.

 
 
 
There you have it!  Fun, fun, fun.........great for birthdays, party favors, or how about Easter!

Melissa and Gayla

 

Take 2 Tuesday - Candy Corn Tote

 
This is Take 2 Tuesday #2 for our Gift Tote tutorial.  Last week we told you that you might not recognize some of our new ideas as the same pattern.  This candy corn tote is one of them.  We sewed the three colors of felt together and then cut out the pattern.  We also shrank the pattern for this tote.  That is one great way to change up the pattern - decrease or increase the size.  The inside is lined with white felt.  We're sure you could use fabric glue or hand stitch this small tote, but we have been wanting to use our sewing machines a little more so.......................

 
The original tote pattern measures about 6" tall (does NOT include the handles) and this reduced size is about 3-1/2" tall.   We filled our festive tote with a cello bag full of fun Halloween mix.

 

Here is the recipe for this yummy treat!  This can be made for any holiday by just changing the color of "embellishments".

Halloween Chex Mix (from the Chex website)

• 9 c. Rice Chex cereal
• 1 c. white vanilla baking chips
• 1/2 c. peanut butter
• 1/4 c. butter
• 3/4 c. powdered sugar
• 1/2 c. orange, yellow and brown M&Ms
• 1/4 c. orange, yellow and brown sprinkles

Place cereal in a large bowl.  In a small microwavable bowl, melt vanilla chips, peanut butter and butter on High 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted and smooth.  Pour over cereal, stirring until evenly coated.

Place half of the cereal mixture in a 1-gallon ziploc bag.  Add powdered sugar.   Seal bag and shake until well-coated.  Spread on waxed paper to cool.

Meanwhile stir M&Ms and sprinkle into remaining half of cereal mixture.  Spread on waxed paper to cool.

To serve, mix both cereal mixtures together.  Store in airtight container.

 

 

The Gift Tote tutorial is available for $3.95 and can be purchased by using the Paypal button below.  If you would like to see the original tutorial, go here. 

 

Let us know if you have any questions.  Be sure to check back next Tuesday to see what we do next.

MeGa Team - Melissa and Gayla

Another Birthday Present Share..

Last one, I promise...well, maybe.  Hehe

My good friend and fellow demonstrator and downline, Linda Wright, made me one these awesome purses using the Big Shot scallop square die!!  I know most of you have probably seen them floating around on the web but it was such a special gift and she did such a fantastic job using the color combo that I LOVE - Baja Breeze and Chocolate Chip - that I just had to share.

So, when Linda gave it to me it didn't look quite like this.  :)  I loved the bright cheery look of the fabric but I'm such an "antique" freak that I had to tea dye it.  I know Linda will approve and I did tell her before doing it so she wouldn't be surprised.  My stampin' gals know me as the distressing, sponging, direct-to-paper queen so it came as no surprise to her that I just HAD to make my new purse look old.

 
This lovely gift has found a home hanging on the back of my chair (when it's not being used) at my desk. The color combo and her choice of fabric makes it a "perfect fit" in my stamping studio.  Thanks again to my dear friend, Linda.  Hugs,  Melissa

Purse-onally Perfect Purses

Today we are debuting two of the purses we created using Becky Roberts' awesome tutorial that contains the pattern and instructions for creating the Purse-onally Perfect Purse and 4 Note Cards.  We haven't created the cards yet but couldn't wait to show you all how pretty our purses turned out.   Thanks, Becky!!

Both of our purses were made using Sweet Pea DSP and Chocolate Chip card stock.  

For those of you who frequent our blog, we are sure you can tell which purse is Gayla's and which one is Melissa's.  Of course, Gayla's is the pink and chocolate one with polka dots.  It is embellished with Jumbo Grommets and pink corduroy buttons.  The pocket is embellished with an adorable crocheted pink flower with a brown corduroy button in the center. 

And this one is Melissa's.  It is blue and chocolate which are her current favorite colors.  It will match her new stamp room perfectly.  Her purse is also embellished with blue corduroy buttons and a small blue crocheted flower with a jumbo brad in the center. 

Big Shot Wednesday - Week #5 Bag w/Scallops

Wow, this month was quite a challenge for us - using this die differently every week but, we think we came up with some cool projects. They were definitely out-of-the-box thinking!

This little felted wool purse was made by folding the wool piece in half and laying it on the die just shy of the cutting line of the die. This allows you to double the size without having to sew two together.  Next, we cut three small scallops from the Scallop Circle #2, for our flowers - two from black felted wool and one from the same pink felted wool.

This  "clutch" purse can be used for a variety of things -  from carrying cash, your driver's license, or credit cards; to carrying your lipstick to church on Easter Sunday.   

Here you can see how we stitched the sides together using a blanket stitch and DMC floss.  The flowers were sewn together in the center only.  The button in the center is actually a vintage button from our collection found at estate sales.

You could easily add a handle to this purse.  You could also use this as a gift card holder - a gift and gift card in one!  And finally, what little girl wouldn't love this for her very own!

Valentine Tote

This is one of the projects we made in club last month.  Once again, we used the Sending Love DSP and Pretty in Pink card stock.   This tote is a smaller version of the original tote found here. Original Tote  

We embellished our tote with pink brads, ribbon, and buttons.  The layered hearts were cut with Nestabilities. 

Love Sparkles Purse

Here is another future item being sold in the new store.  These fun mini purses can be decorated for many occasions as you will see as the month goes on.  These purses are lightly frosted so the DSP shows through easily.

We used paper from the Love Sparkles Simply Scrappin' Kit.  The hearts are punched with the new Small Heart punch.  The purse has been embellished with small pearls from the Pretties kit, page 178, and 5/8" Regal Rose grosgrain ribbon.  "Sweetheart" came from the Love Sparkles kit, too.

Mini Halloween Purse

This little purse was made by covering Basic Black card stock with fabric found at a local fabric store.  We trimmed the front flap with ribbon colored to match the fabric and a small buckle from our Hodge Podge Hardware.  We colored the buckle black with a permanent marker.  Two small slits were made with an Exacto knife, along the top fold, just large enough for the pipe cleaner handles.  One purse has a single handle and they other has a double handle.  Velcro was used to hold the purse closed.  Of course, you could use DSP or stamp your card stock in place of the fabric.  Wire strung with beads or ribbon would be fun handle alternatives.  This purse is just the right size for three Hershey kisses if you need a break from nuggets!

The measurements for this purse are 2-3/4" x 6".  The score lines are 1", 3", 4".   The nuggets were covered with card stock measuring 1" x 3".

Stamp Camp Top Note Bags

This is a fun project we did at stamp club this week.  Of course, it is also another good idea using the Big Shot Wednesday die-of-the-month, Top Note.  We used the Tea Party paper.

 

 

Gift Totes That Keep on Giving

These gift totes are perfect for those special occasions - birthdays, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers - you get the picture.  Below are just a couple of ideas for this tote but let your imagination run wild and have fun.  We did!!  The first picture is our version of Miss Daisy Duke.  and the second is "A Little Sissy Girl."  The totes measure 4" from side to side at the bottom, 6" at the top, 6" deep and 2 1/4" wide front to back.

This tutorial contains color photos and step-by-step instructions to cut, assemble and embellish.  The tutorial will be emailed to you within 24 hours of receipt of payment using the PayPal button below.  Cost is $3.95