Box in a Bag

I love this box in a bag project! I've seen them around on SCS and on some of the blogs I love to frequent & finally had a chance to try one out one evening when Henry finally fell asleep. It was so easy! I won't try to describe the steps because the lady who started this recent craze (I'm pretty sure she started it, at least!) has a wonderful tutorial, so if you're interested, there's a box in a bag tutorial here.

Pull out Album

Okay, this one's not only cute, but it's QUICK! My whole album took about 20 minutes to make...seriously! And I was reading the directions as I went, too! This was one of the most recent SCS tutorials. If you want to have detailed directions, please check it out.

Here's mine. I used designer paper from the mini...it's only going to be here through the 30th, so order some now if you fall for the colors and patterns like I did. I had to order extra!






And once it was assembled, I just attached eight wallet-sized photos onto the fold-out insides & the book was DONE! It was so easy that I've already decided I'm going to be making bunches of these with my zillions of fun, retired designer papers that need some serious lovin'! Try it for yourself!

Last day of Carousel Notes...for now...

Alright, I have one last project to share with you (for now until I think of something else really cool). This project is one that a fellow demo came up with & I think it's absolutely ingenious! Janine Tinklenburg designed this purse...take a peek!

At first glance, it just looks like a decorative purse, but open it up, and...

It turns into a mini scrapbook! Look a little closer...

...and it even has pockets for more room to place photos & journaling! This is one cool "card" to give someone! I still have to dress mine up a bit, but you can see it's going to be quick & easy to fill!

Carousel Notes, take three!

Here's a nice change-up of the old tried-and-true bagalope. I used both the Carousel Note along with its envelope for this fun gift package.

To make the basic package, just seal the envelope and score three sides at 1/2". The cut off the remaining side. Fold the scored sides VERY well & when you open the envelope, it becomes a bag. You can, of course, modify how far in you score your envelope to make it a fatter, shorter bag or a taller, thinner bag.

My topper is the notecard. I scored it twice. I found the middle scallop & scored it on either side (from valley to valley, if that helps). When I stuck it on the top of the bagalope, I realized that the middle scallop hung off & looked like those humongous shoulder pads everyone wore in the 80's, so I cut off the ends. I Crop-a-diled a pair of jumbo eyelets into the top & tied some Chocolate Chip satin ribbon (Theater Originals ribbon assortment, if you're looking) through the holes, and voila! I was done! ...with a little simple stamping thrown in using my beloved Live Your Dreams set... :O)