I'm happy to report that I'm back after a three-month break in blogging! I have been on quite the roller coaster ride during that time, but thankfully, my determined husband is successfully making his way back from having a stroke on April 29th. Life is so precious and I hold that thought in my heart and mind even more now. My family is immeasurably grateful for all the love received from friends and family that cheered us on and up during these past months!
My 93-year-old friend's birthday is this month and I wanted to make this purse for her that I saw on Pinterest, of course!
You can find the tutorial by clicking HERE.
The finished size is quite large and makes a stunning box to hold a little gift or some candy. Here's my version:
White leaf die used was:
FLOURISH THINLITS by Stampin' Up
My mind is spinning with all of the possibilities for purses year-round using holiday double-sided paper, and boy oh! boy, do I have stashes of that kind of paper squirreled away!
Here are a few more versions that I made while everything was pulled out and my craft room already looked like a bomb had gone off!
Here are a few more versions that I made while everything was pulled out and my craft room already looked like a bomb had gone off!
The scoring is a bit difficult because you can't put your paper on a score board to create the diagonal scoring. I used a straight edge and a ruler on top of some craft foam and that worked beautifully!...but then the light bulb in my head went off and I realized that you can fold up the bottom third of the paper after it's scored and then you can use your Fiskars scoring tool perfectly!
Use the metal wire to line up the score line:
Open the ruler to the right and locate the
score slot at the top of the scorer
to start the score line:
When the Velcro closure of the flap is lifted up, the purse opens like an explosion card and this is what the inside of my purse looks like:
Top Sentiment = My Computer
Lower Sentiment = SU Balloon Adventures
