Hello, everyone, earlier today I shared this unusual boat-shaped gift bag.

Those of you who follow me, know I love to create gift bags that are a little different each time.

This one has evolved from this Treat Bag I made a while ago.

Check out the tutorial below for this smaller version.

For today’s bag, I used the Paper Addicts ‘Viva Forever’ papers by Trimcraft

This is available from Amazon here.

The ‘Happy Birthday’ die I used is by Creative Expressions and available here.

To make this gift bag you will need…

2 pieces of 9.1/2 x 12″ coloured card for the front and back of the bag.

Score along the 12″ side at 3.1/2

Along the 9.1/2 side put a notch at 1.1/2 & 8″

2 pieces of 9.1/4 x 8.1/4 pattern paper to cover the front and back of the bag.

Along the 9.1/4 side put a pencil mark at 1.1/2 & 7.3/4

2 pieces of 4.1/2 x 6″ pattern paper for the sides of the bag.

Score along the 4.1/2 side at 1/2″ & 4″

Score along the 6″ side at 5″

2 pieces of 1″ x A3 length as I used or 12″ card for the handles.

4 die-cut circles approximately 1.1/4 in diameter.

1 piece of coloured card for the flap closure.

1 piece of pattern paper to cover the flap.

Velcro dot for closure, I used 20mm dots from the Dot & Dab range here.

Embellishments to decorate.

Check out my full tutorial below.

This is a really roomy bag with room for those larger gifts.

Thank you for stopping by today.

Happy crafting

Sam

xoxo

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