Encre, papier, ciseaux: Boo To You Gift Bag

Inspiration: Pinkstrawberryz Treat Bag Tutorial + Hand Stamped Sentiments #349

So I just came back home today with the two latest Simple Stories collections: Boo Crew and Winter Cottage. Simple Stories is definitely hitting a home run with their new creations this fall. Although I'm pretty much done with my Halloween crafting for this year, I couldn't pass this collection up. I should have a few pictures from this year to scrapbook and whatever I have left can still be used for projects next year.

Pinkstrawberryz's treat bag tutorial inspired me to get the Boo Crew paper collection out and make a bag inspired by hers. I really love her tutorials - they're simple, quick and easy to follow along, and the results are always unique and very cute. This is not different: this bag is made out of a 6" x 11-1/2" strip of patterned paper, seven score marks, a few snips, glue in two spots and you are done. The bag is just an inch deep so it won't house anything bulky, but it is pretty high and wide, so as long as what you are gifting is flat, it offers an interesting packaging option. I love the look of the doily topper. Mine felt a little narrow, so I added a vanilla circle underneath and it made the doily show up better as well. I remembered I had clothespin in my stash, but when I pulled them, I discovered they are regular size and look too big on the bag. I might look into getting medium-sized ones for future packaging, as it would have been a nice option. In a pinch, I pulled out the library clips I have left from a few years ago. The mini black ones were too small, and the ones in the size I wanted were the wrong color, so I embossed a brown one with black sparkly powder. It was a little bit of a struggle to not get my VersaMark pad dirty and not burn my fingers and not leave marks with my tweezers and the result is not even close to perfect, but I deemed it acceptable.

The black sparkly washi tape came from my stash, and the one with the pumpkins is from the Boo Crew collection. The tag comes from the cut-apart sheet and I added a few ephemera pieces to jazz it up. A grey eyelet was added to the tag and I added orange twine through it. I stayed pretty close to the original shared design, but it was fun tp get to play with this awesome collection.

Supplies
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!)
Patterned Papers, Bits & Pieces, Washi Tape: Boo Crew
Dies: Layering Circles Dies (Tonic); Doily Die (Recollections)
Accessories: Midas Touch Aqua Shimmer Brush (Nuvo); Black Glitter Washi Tape (?);
Tangerine Baker's Twine (Lawn Fawn); Mini Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini LIbrary Clip,
Eyelet (Stampin' Up!); Black Sparkle Embossing Powder (Ranger)