Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August Papertrey Ink Blog Hop!



It's that time again at Papertrey Ink! Time for the monthly blog hop! For the month of August, we are encouraged to turn a plain old brown paper lunch bag into a papercrafting work of art. For this challenge, I made a halloween treat holder using cardstock and a lunch bag. These are super fun to make, and could be used to hold a bunch of different fun things! Obviously nothing big or bulky will fit (not with the dimensions that I used anyway), but there are still tons of possibilities! How about using one as a gift card holder? Or maybe to hold a pack of baseball cards for a little guy? Or some cute hair bows for a little girl? A mini bag of microwave popcorn? Some Silly Bands? FUN! :)

This has been on my "to-try" list for awhile now. I came across this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56tgRKEw5Dg

I used one of my favorite images from the Tiny Treats Halloween set from PTI. Isn't he SO cute?!?!

Here is the outside all folded up:



And here is a look inside... a pack of gum fits perfectly...





Supplies:
Stamps: PTI Tiny Treats Halloween, PTI Polka Dot Basics
Cardstock: PTI Stampers Select White, PTI Summer Sunrise
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, PTI New Leaf
Copics: YG11, YG17, RV10, YR12, T1, T6
Other: PTI Mat Stack 4 Die

33 comments:

Sara Mac said...

Great idea! I thought about making one of these envelope cards too. Love what you did here.

Sue Ann said...

So cute....... I cannot wait to take that little monster out!!! Great idea!!! And now I am going to take a break and listed to my favorite song ..... "Dream"

Jen Carter said...

Awww!! That is adorable!

Jessie said...

Love it! So cute and what a neat idea!

Diane Jaquay said...

How CUTE is this!!!

Karen C. said...

What a cute surprise inside for any little monster!!

Julie said...

Totally wonderful, stealing this idea!!!

kari bell said...

so cute! great idea.

BethieJ said...

What a CUTE CUTE idea!!
Have a GREAT day.. Happy Hopping!

Laura Isham said...

Audrey, this is totally adorable! Love that little one-eyed guy!

Amy Kolling said...

What a cute idea...seriously! How did you close your little bag?

Audrey said...

Thank you all! :) Amy, you can't see it in the pictures, but I punches two circles with a circle punch from a magnet sheet and it has a tiny little magnet closure :)

Terri Trotter Earley said...

What a fun little pocket you created.

It's a good life!
Terri E.

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

What a clever idea, can I steal it?

Anika said...

What a great idea! Looks awesome!

Lisa said...

SO CUTE!! Love this idea!! I might do this for my students this year!!

peggysue said...

That little monster is the sweetest, isn't he? So cute! Great little pocket!

Laurie said...

Hi Audrey! This is too cute!! What a great idea!

Lorus! said...

Such a cute project!

Victoria said...

Great card! I love that little monster fella!

Kelly S. said...

SO adorable! What fun party favors these would be!!!!

Kristii said...

So very cute!!! I do love that little guy!!!!

Paula Laird said...

Cute and smart! Love it!

Carol's Ink Spot said...

What a lovely surprise package! Excellent idea!

Ally said...

How cute! What a great idea!

Mona Pendleton said...

What a neat lil' treat holder & that monster is really cute!

Rebecca said...

What a cute little treat holder. I have found so much Halloween inspiration this hop. It's going to be a lot fun to recreate everything!

Christi said...

this is super cute!!

Linda said...

Super cute. Never would have expected a brown bag inside. Nice job!!

Terri said...

Very cute! I am loving that set too!

scrapsnsuch@gmail.com said...

So fun and cute, cute, cute! Such a great way to use the bag :>)

Theresa Tyree said...

Great idea! Also, love the music on your blog!

Debbie Gaydos said...

Sooo cute, I love how you even colored in the dots with the copics!

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