The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

Brown Paper Bag Wallet 

Materials Required 

Brown Paper Bag (Lunch Bag)

Design Paper

Rubber Stamps - Love you a Latte Pixie Cottage Stamp Set

Distress Ink

Memento Ink

Staz On Ink

Adhesives

Step One

Cut the Paper Bag length wise at 3 1/2"

Step Two

a) Tape the flap (bottom of the lunch bag) down

b) Tape the open end (top of the lunch bag) together

Step Three

Score the paper bag at 4" and at 8 1/2" as in photo below. Note position of bag in photo below.

Step Four

Fold the paper bag along scored lines, as in photo below. 

Step Five

Cut 6 pieces of design paper and adhere to paper bag.

2 pieces sized 3 1/4" x 3 3/4" (for outside and inside left panel)

2 pieces sized 4 1/4 x 3 1/4"  (for inside and back center panel)

2 pieces sized 3 1/4" x 1 3/4" (for outside and inside right panel)

Close up shot of inside.  Very similar to a wallet!

Step Six

Get creative!  Stamp, stick, color, punch, etc..... Once you have finished close the wallet with a paper clip, or a binder clip as I have below.  I added a nice little ribbon to mine to make it a bit more fancier.

Given the stamp theme, I am adding a Starbucks card to my wallet.  You can also put money in yours for that hard to shop for loved one.  The fact that you went out of your way to create a fancy wallet for the money really shows the recipient just how much you do care.

Happy Crafting!  

As you all know, this is the last Saturday Tutorial for the summer.  We should be gearing up for September, so be sure to pop in for tidbits of info as to what the start up date will be.  

Thank you Michelle for the amazing opportunities over the past years.  I have truly grown as a result of being on The Pixie Cottage Design Team!  Your are one amazing woman who really cares about the people in your life.  

Big hugs!

Tanya

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

Favour Card Tutorial

Materials used

Cardstock

Design Paper

Pixie Cottage Stamp - Smiles the Bear with his Cupcake

Watercolours pencils

Ribbon

Ruler

Tag

Flowers

Step One

Cut one strip of cardstock 25 cm x 11 cm (9.8"x4.3")

Fold the strip at  11cm and 14cm (4.3"x5.5")

Step two

Cut a square of cardstock 13cm x  13cm (5.1"x5.1")

Fold the square at 3cm and 10cm (1.2"x3.9")(dashed line on the picture)

Cut at 3cm (1.2") (black line on the picture) Now you have two tabs to glue in order to  make the box.

Step Three

Glue the tabs to form a box, like in the picture.

Step Four

Cut the cardstock in another colour for the base

4 pieces 10.6cm x 10.6cm (4.2"x4.2") (for the card)

2 pieces 10.6cm x 2.6cm (4.2"x1.0") (for the card)

4 pieces 6.6cm x 2.6cm (2.6"x1.0") (for the box)

Cut the design paper

4 pieces 10.2cm x 10.2cm (4.0"x4.0") (for the card)

2 pieces 10.2cm x 2.2cm (4.0"x0.9")(for the card)

4 pieces 6.2cm x 2.2cm (2.4"x0.9")(for the box)

 

Step five

Glue the ribbon for the closure (on the exterior of the card and in the middle) Do this before you glue the design paper.

Step six

Glue the design paper.

Step seven

In the center of the interior base of the card, glue the box.

Step eight

Now you can decorate your favour card inside and outside, as you please.



We hope you enjoy this tutorial and don't  forget to come back on the 28th of April. We will have another tutorial for you at that time.  Be sure to join us for the current Pixie Cottage Sweet Treat Challenge #115.

Happy crafting girls

Francy

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

ROUND EASTER BASKET

Materials used:

Design papers

Pixie Cottage Stamp: Little Chick and Little Lamb

Martha stewart Circle Cutter

Border punch

Step One

Cut a circle that is 7.5 cm in diameter (3 inches)

Step Two

Cut 11 strips that measure 10cm x 1cm (4" x 0.4")

Fold the strips at 1cm (0.4")

and glue to the circle as shown in the picture below.

Step three

Cut 8 strips measuring 25cm x 1cm  (9.8" x 0.4")

With these strips you will be creating the basket. You do so by passing these strips in and out of the strips that were glued to the base in the previous step.

Step Four

Continue to weave the other strips as shown in the previous step.  Be sure to alternate your weaving. Where you weaved the strip outwards, you will now weave the strip inwards.

Step Five

This is what the finished basket looks like.  Be sure to glue every strip in its place.

Step Six

Create the handle  16cm x 2cm (6.3" x  0.9")

Create the rim of the basket using a strip that is  25 cm  x 1.5cm (9.8" x 0.6"). You can now take these strips and use your favourite  border punch.

Step Seven

Glue the handle  and the rim onto your basket.

This is the finished basket.



Easter is right around the corner,  but this basket is very easy and fast to make. I hope you enjoy giving this creation a try.

Be sure to check back in two weeks for yet another wonderful tutorial. In the meantime we hope you continue to play with us at the The Pixie Cottage by joining us in our  weekly challenges.

Have a great day and we wish you Happy Easter

Francy

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

Joy Fold Card Tutorial

Materials Used

Cardstock

Design Paper

Copic Markers (or Coloring Utensils of your choice)

Pixie Cottage Stamp- Girly Girl Bunny

Adhesive

Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper Flower
Scallop Circle Punch
Pop up Dots

Scoring Tool

Step One

Cut out the following pieces of paper

One piece  3" x 8" cardstock

One piece 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" cardstock

One piece   2 3/4" x 3 3/4" design paper

One piece 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" Neenah's Classic Crest paper for stamping your image

One piece 4" x 5 1/4" design paper

One piece 2 3/4" x 4" design paper

Step Two 

Stamp your image onto the 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" Neena Paper (or appropriate paper for your coloring medium)
Colour you image.

Step Three

Score your 4 1/4" x 8 1/2" cardstock at 5 1/2"

Score your 3" x 8" carstock at 4"

Step Four
Tape your 4" x 5 1/4" design paper to the inside of the card.
Tape your 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" design paper to the outside of the card.
Tape your Stamped and colored 2 3/4" x 3 3/4" cardstock to the outside of the smaller folded cardstock piece. Being sure to have the fold on the right side.

Step Five
Tape the smaller flap to the inside of the card.  Be sure to have the fold pointing to the right of the card.

Step Six

Close the card so that the smaller flap overlaps the left flap.  If you want to secure the smaller flap, making sure the card stays closed, you can add a flower, or other embellishment.  I used a scalloped circle punch on similar design paper and attached 2 flowers with a yellow brad.  I  popped up the scalloped circle with foam dots, and simply tucked the flap underneath the flowers.

You get to be the artist now, and finish up your Joy Fold Card. Embellishing, adjusting, changing the tutorial to fit your needs. I hope that you have been inspired to create, and perhaps if this is a new fold for you, why not give it a go.

Be sure to join The Pixie Cottage in two weeks, when Francy will be featuring another one of her unique tutorials.

Happy Crafting ladies,
Tanya

The Pixie Cottage's Saturday Tutorial

SHOPPING LIST BOX

Materials Used:

2 tone  Bazzil Cardstock

Patterned Paper

Scorpal

Velcro

Hot glue

Post it  Notes

Pencil

The Pixie Cottage Stamp: "At The Corner of.." by ArTish

STEP ONE

Cut Cardstock in this size:

30cm x 14cm

(11.8 inches x 11.8 inches)

STEP TWO

Fold the Cardstock at:
14 cm and 16cm
( 5.5 inches and 6.3 inches)

 Cut another cardstock in this size:

14 cm x 5cm
(5.5 inches and 2 inches)

Fold this cardstock at:

1 cm and 3 cm
(.4 inches and 1.2 inches)

(this piece of cardstock is required for the closure)

STEP THREE

Cut the other tone of cardstock in:

4 pieces of 13.6  cm x 13.6 cm cardstock
(5.4 inches x  5.4 inches)

6 pieces of  13.6 cm  x 1.6 cm cardstock
(5.4 inches x  .6 inches)

Cut the Patterned Paper in:

4 pieces of  13.2  x  13.2 cm
(5.2 inches x 5.2 inches)

6 pieces of 13.2 x 1.2 cm
(5.2 inches x .5 inches)

(these pieces are needed to decorate the base of the shoping list)

STEP FOUR

Decorated the box on the exterior and inside, but  for the  inside wait to glue the right side because at the end you have to glue the closing.

After you  glue the closure you will glue the last decoration/ patterned paper.

STEP FIVE

Create the place for the pencil

Cut cardstock in this size :

5.5 cm x 2 cm

(2.2 inches x .8 inches)

5.1 cm x 1.6 cm

(2 inches x .6 inches)

4.7 cm x  1.2 cm

(1.2 inches x  .5 inches)

Now glue this strip as  shown in  the picture,  leaving space for the pencil

STEP SIX

Apply the "Velcro" with the hot glue to make the closure of the box.

STEP SEVEN

Decorated the exterior of the shopping list box.

I used the Pixie Cottage Stamp "At The Corner Of.." by ArTish

We hope you have fun with this tutorial and we thank all followers of The Pixie Cottage Blog.

Please join us on 17th March for another Pixie Cottage tutorial.

♣Francy♣