Blogger's Challenge, Week 4

This week's Blogger's Challenge was to create a gift bag or topper item -- anything that you might create to give a gift in.

I am not a make-a-bag type of person. Or at least I didn't think I was before I started this challenge.

I had fun making this, much to my own surprise! You gotta love stampin' - where else can you alter a plain white bag with so much dang satisfaction! Double-click on the picture if you would like to see more details.

The highlight for me was creating the Popcorn Scallop that I used to edge the bottom of the bag topper. I created a mini-tutorial below so that you can see how I did it. It may not be new to you, but it was to me!

Make sure to check out the other Blogger's Challenge Player's creations listed on the left side of the blog.
Happy Friday!

All stamps & paper, Stampin' Up!.

Creating a Popcorn Scallop

I love making scallop borders with the Stampin' Up! slit punch, but for the blogger's challenge I wanted something a bit less uniform, and more whimsical. So I came up with this easy way to make a border I like to call a "Popcorn Scallop." The card on the left uses the scallop I made for this tutorial : ) The blogger's challenge bag uses it, too. Here's how I did it...

Materials:

The Slit Punch

Card stock, 3/4" wide

Ruler

Pencil

Draw a line approximately 1/2" from one edge using the pencil and ruler. Then, line up the slot punch with the paper top and the line and punch the first scallop.

Now for the second punch. Move the slit punch down so that the bottom of the opening (the straight edge) is aligned with the bottom of the paper. Now, slide the punch to the right until the bottom of the first scallop is aligned with the left side of the half-moon, and punch the second scallop.

To make additional scallops, alternate moving the punch up and down, aligning the left side of the punch with the right cut from the previous scallop.

I like to flip my piece over frequently to do a reality check on the scallop placement.

When finished, attach to the project as desired.