Hello, Shellye here with an anytime gift, would be perfect for an upcoming occasion like Mother’s Day or graduation. It’s a Traveler’s Notebook Gift Bag! The handmade notebook is tucked into a unique woven bag!
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Traveler’s Notebook Gift Bag Instructions
To begin, I started with the gift bag. The base of the bag is an empty sweetener box. I embellished it with a variety of patterned papers and secured with the E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser and the E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refill. It’s really easy to change the adhesive out.
See the quick How to Use and Refill E-Z Runner® Grand Dispensers video below.
Now that you have your adhesive set up, take the sweetener box apart to flatten. My box measures 5.5″ x 3″ x 7″. Just a side note, cut the patterned papers slightly larger than the box before attaching to all sides of the box.
For the bag front, I created texture and interest with a paper weave background. I select three patterns of paper and cut them into 3/4″ strips. On a flat surface, weave the papers together and apply E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refill to the ends. After I determined the size of the woven mat (to fit one side of the bag), I used the Premium Double-Sided Tape 1-inch to affix.
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For the other sides of the bag, I used a corresponding patterned paper to cover using E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refill.
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Gift Bag Details
For the handles, I folded a 12″ x 1.5″ strip of paper in half so the width is 3/4″ and held the fold with Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/2in. The handle strips were attached to the inside of the bag’s opening with Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/2in.
For around the top edge of the bag, I added pom trim with Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4in.
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To the front, I lifted up a circle shape with a sentiment using 3D Foam Squares White Mix. Then accented with layers of hand-cut flowers and leaves, a bird sticker, burlap banner, and hand-tied buttons. To finish the bag, I tied a pretty polka dot ribbon bow and secured another hand-tied button in its center.
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Traveler’s Notebook Step Outs
For the Traveler’s Notebook cover, I started with a piece of 8.5 x 11″ patterned paper and corner-rounded the edges. Then score at 5″ and 6″ on the long side.
Next, paced the paper inside one of the Self-Laminating Pouches – Cards X-Large and burnish the adhesive side with a bone folder. Retrace the score lines and carefully fold into the notebook shape.
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Punch two holes on the top and bottom of the spine (as shown above) and then threaded with round cording. A hole was also added at the center of the spine for the closure cording.
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To create the two inserts, I used 9.5″ x 7″ white cardstock and fold in half to make the cover. To embellish, cover the white cardstock with patterned paper using Adhesive Sheets 12×12 inch.
Inside each cover, include three sheets of folded white paper. The completed notebooks were held in place by the cording loops.
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More Traveler’s Notebook Details
The patterned papers I used resembled washi tape strips so I made my own! Simply use a leftover strip of the Adhesive Sheets 12×12 inch and applied it to the back of the paper. Next, I cut the paper strip in half and packaged in a cellophane baggie.
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Clothespins were also embellished in the strips of paper and packaged, in addition to the journal cards and frames! Lots of goodies to use with the new Traveler’s Notebook!
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Add everything in to complete the Traveler’s Notebook Gift Bag set. Now it’s ready to give!
Thanks for joining me!
Shellye McDaniel
Creative Time: 2 Hours
Skill Level: Intermediate
Materials Needed:
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®
E-Z Runner® Grand Ultra Strong Refill
E-Z Runner® Grand Refillable Dispenser
3D Foam Squares White Mix
Adhesive Sheets 12×12 inch
Adhesive Dots Mini
Home Hobby by 3L®
Self-Laminating Pouches – Cards X-Large
Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/4in
Extreme Double-Sided Tape 1/2in
Premium Double-Sided Tape 1-inch
Premium Double-Sided Tape 1/2in
Other
Patterned Papers: Maggie Holmes; Wooden Buttons: Oriental Trading Company; Foam Bird: Bella Blvd.; Pom Trim: Martha Stewart Crafts; Ribbon; Thin Chipboard Box
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