MAKE THIS QUICK & ADORABLE SKINNY POUCH using the PAINTED CHRISTMAS SUITE

 

Christmas is coming and you may need a little gift for your neighbors, your favorite bank teller or the UPS man.  These cute skinny pouches are easy to make and can hold a nice sweet treat.  I put three Ghiardelli Snowmen in mine. The magnetic closure adds to the beauty of the pouch as well as the amazing designer series paper from the PAINTED CHRISTMAS SUITE.

Start out with a piece of PEAR PIZZAZZ measuring 8in by 11in.  On the LONG side, score at 1in, 5-1/4in, 6-1/4in and 10-1/2in.  On the SHORT side, score at 1in and 5-1/2in.  With the thin rectangle to the right, go back to the LONG SIDE, and partially score down to 3/4in above the second score line at 1/2in and 5-3/4in.

After scoring, creasing the full score lines and cutting your card stock, your pouch should look like the template below.

Before assembling, place a magnet to the box flap using a GLUE DOT, then adhere a piece of the PAINTED CHRISTMAS DSP cut at 2-1/4in by 4in over the magnet and onto the flap.  You can round the corners of the flap as well as the DSP using a DETAILED TRIO PUNCH to add a nice touch.

Place adhesive along the thin edge flap and fold your pouch together.  Fold the flap over adhere the bottom flaps and gently squeeze on the side of the pouch to form the pleats.

Next, place another magnet on the underside of the flap so it's attracted to the first.  Put a GLUE DOT on that magnet and carefully close the flap and press where the magnets are.  The flap will now open and close securely.

For the embellishment on the front, I used a label from the HIPPO & FRIENDS DIES cut out of BASIC WHITE card stock.

I stamped the "Wishing you a Merry Christmas" sentiment from the FROSTED GINGERBREAD stamp set using EVENING EVERGREEN INK. 

I cut out the evergreen background die from the CHRISTMAS PINECONE DIES using EVENING EVERGREEN card stock and cut off a couple of pine springs.

Additionally, I cut out a plant spring from the SEASONAL LABELS DIES, using SOFT SUCCULENT card stock.

I then layered the sprigs and adhered them to the left side of the label.  Finally, I added a silver bow from the SIMPLY ELEGANT TRIM and a rhinestone.  There you have it, quick and easy.

Click on the video link below to see how the skinny pouch comes together.

If you'd like a downloadable PDF tutorial for this project, click below.

PDF TUTORIAL

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Thanks for coming by my blog.  Come back soon.  I have a few more holiday projects to share.

Keep Stamping,

Barb Reed

The Wexford Stamper