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I Love U Gift Bag

Wrap your present with a personal expression of the heart!


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YOU'LL NEED

White gift bag
Various blue shades of chalk
Cotton balls
Spray Sealer
Heart Cut Outs (various sizes)
Balloon Cut Outs
Ribbon
Small Circle Cut Outs


Tools We Used
Cricut: Personal Cutting System (George & Basic Shapes and Celebrations cartridges)
Xyron 150: Create A Sticker
Xyron 900: Sticker Maker Cartridge

DIRECTIONS

  1. Rub a cotton ball onto the chalk and then rub on the front of the bag in various circles. Highlight and shadow using the same technique with other shades.

  2. Spray with sealer and let dry for a few minutes.

  3. Cut the ballon stings off balloon cut outs to use with the hearts.

  4. Adhere the hearts and balloon strings to the front of the bag.

  5. Adhere "I Love U" cut outs to the heart balloons.

  6. Use Cricut cut outs or cut ribbon slits into the hearts. Thread the ribbon through the hearts.

  7. Adhere the ribbon strand to the bag.

  8. Adhere the small circles to the bag.

  9. Using desired distressing or embellishing techniques, decorate three heart cut outs. Attach them together, hole punch and attach to the gift bag with ribbon.

Additional Source:
Some embossing was done using the Provo Craft Cuttlebug.

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