Birthday Memories Guide - Birthday Bag

We're sharing our final project from our Birthday Memories Guide that was featured in Hobby Lobby's Stamping, Stationery and Scrapbooking magazine.

Have a little fun and get creative with your gift wrap with DIY stamps!  Below are instructions, including a great video tutorial by Designer Jessica, who shows you how easy it is to make your own stamps to create a cute birthday bag for that special birthday kid!

Time:  20 minutes

Level:  Beginner

Designed by:  Jessica Griffin

Supplies:

• Ultra-Thin Glue Dots®
• Micro Glue Dots®
• 1” Glue Lines®
• White gift Bag
• White tissue paper
• Washi tape
• Spellbinders 5 Stars die cuts
• Die cut machine
• Alphabet stickers
• Foam
• Chipboard
• Variety of ink pad colors

Directions:

1. Cut three or four different size stars from the foam using star dies and die cut machine.
2. Cut pieces of chipboard to fit the foam stars and adhere using Micro Glue Dots on the points and Ultra Thin Glue Dots in the center.
3. Stamp stars on to tissue paper using a variety of sizes and colors. Set aside to dry.
4. Apply washi tape around the top of the gift bag.
5. Stamp several stars on gift bag using various colors of ink.
6. Adhere alpha stickers to 1” Glue Lines and then adhere to gift bag spelling out “Happy Day.”
7. Let ink dry before assembling gift in gift bag with tissue paper.

Check out Jessica's video tutorial below on how to make your own stamps for this project:

Connect with Jessica for more inspiration and videos!

Don't forget to check out these other great projects from our Birthday Memories Guide:

Birthday Treat Bag

Birthday Party Hat

Birthday Card

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~The Team at GDI