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Friday, June 24, 2016

Blog Hop - Remya Ramachandran

Welcome friends to our last DT reveal today!

This is Rashmi, here to introduce Remya to the design team.

Remya, an engineer by profession quit her IT job to enjoy motherhood & started dedicating her spare time to her long lost love - crafting, painting & sketching! She entered the world of paper crafting through quilling in 2014 & since then has been playing around with quilling, decoupage & mixed media. She loves experimenting & exploring products & related techniques.

Over to Remya now.

Fellow Crafters! Good Morning!

I am super excited & proud to be engaged into the Design Team of Itsy Bitsy. Thank you Rashmi & Tanvi. With the wide range of products available at Itsy Bitsy, you would be spoiled by the choices around. Since my early days of crafting, this has been my go to shop for variety of crafty things. I consider it a privilege to share this platform with some stalwarts of Crafting under the umbrella of Itsy Bitsy.

This is my first post here & is a part of the sizzix bloghop.
You can find all the details of the blog hop here.

Who does not want a repository for all of the things that interest and inspire you – something that’s handy where you could engrave your memories. A journal is the answer. If it’s one which is made by your own hands, it becomes very special for you!

Today, we are going to make a lovely journal to jot down your memorier & store pictures of you & your loved ones. We would also learn to use "We R Memory Keepers Crop-a-dile" & its buddy "Eyelets" which would give an aesthetic look for your journal.
A few words on We R Memory Keepers Crop-a-dile. Its a very convenient & easy to handle tool. With this you can punch holes of various diameters depending on the product you choose. Convenient rulers are present so you can figure out exactly where you want to punch the hole.

You can use it to punch through - Paper and Card stock, thick chipboards, leather, thin tins & much more.

Here is the journal I made -

Materials Used

Hop over to my blog where a detailed tutorial on how to make this beautiful journal is available and also to get a chance to win a Sizzix die.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

How to make a Fancy Paper Bag!

Hi everyone! It's Tuesday and we are here with another tutorial, this time a fancy gift bag! Gift bags are a great alternative to gift wrapping, especially if your gift does not come with a box or it’s an odd shaped gift. They are also great for small soft toys and other difficult to wrap gifts!

You can make this bag from Card stock, Handmade paper or Mulberry paper. Due to their flexibility and unique look, Handmade papers or Mulberry papers are better choices.

Supplies Required:

A sheet of Cardstock / Handmade Paper/ Mulberry Paper
Eyelets
Ribbon / Cord / Twine
Mulberry Flowers
Chipboard Flourishes

Tools Required:

Method:

Cut your Card stock to measure approximately 30cm x 42cm.

30cm x 42cm is the approximately the size of A3 paper. However, you can use different dimensions if you want. For this project a rectangular paper will work well, preferably with an approximate ratio of 1.5 (Length should be roughly 1.5 times the width). A4, A3 sizes will also work well. The height of the bag will be about 2-3 inches less than the width.

Score the paper ½” from the edge on the left side. Measure the length from the score line to the other edge and mark the centre (as shown in the figure). Make a score line at this centre. You can lightly draw a line with pencil if it makes it easier for you. (This side will form the inside of the bag).

Fold the card stock on the middle score line and punch two holes using an eyelet tool or the hole punch on the top and bottom layer. The eyelets should be more than 1.5” away from the side edges.

Flip the card stock over and fix the eyelets by inserting them through the hole from the outside and hammering them with help of an eyelet setting tool and hammer. After the eyelets are fixed flip the paper back.

Apply glue on the 0.5” edge which you folded in the first step. Fold the sheet over and stick it onto the folded flap as shown in the image above. Let the glue dry before the next step.

Make score lines 1 inch from both the side edges of the bag. Flip over and repeat the same on the other side. These score lines will form the side pleat of the bag. Also make a score line 2 inches from the bottom edge. Flip over and do the same on the other side.

Snip the score lines up to the bottom score line as shown in the figure. Flip the bag over and do the same on the other side. Push the centre crease in on both the sides as shown in the figure.

Now we will close the base of the bag. We do not need the cutting mat anymore.

Glue and close the bottom flaps as shown.

Thread a coordinating ribbon through the eyelets and tie the both ends together on the inside. Repeat the same with the other pair of eyelets. Take care to ensure that the tied ribbons are same length. Your bag is ready and it’s time to embellish it.