Okay, my posts have been kind of sucky lately & I am sadly MIA in blogland. Sorry, it breaks my heart, but I've been so awfully burnt out. Hopefully this big fat purse tutorial & template will make up for it a little. :O)  This is a flat topped version of this ol' purse template. I tried to improve on the old one, so that it prints better & is easier to score (and hopefully this Tut. will make it easier for anyone who wanted to try it but wasn't sure how it went together. There are two sizes (Medium & Small), so that the label templates (square & rectangle) can be used as purse flaps. The fun part about the flap is that it lets you dress it up a little more. These ones are embossed and stitched and lined and stuff...  I love the funkiness of the Basic Grey Urban Prairie against white.  See that stripey texture? Well, I'm bursting with excitement about that amazing paper company--aptly named Paper Temptress. The paper I used for this project is called Classic Columns. It's got the texture of fancy smooth watercolour paper but with these columns of stripes. The weight of it made it the nicest paper I've ever built a box with, sighhhh. Templates are all linked here: Small purse & stuff Medium purse, Score Guide & stuff The Small Purse Templates    The Medium Purse Templates    Supplies: Cardstock: White Classic Columns cardstock Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Urban Prairie Cuttlebug Folders: Swiss Dots, Floral Fantasy, Textile Miscellaneous: Embroidery thread (turquoise, Hot Pink, Apple Green); BasicGrey Urban Prairie Brads, Filigree embellishments from SU Tools/Basics: Scor-Pal, Paper piercer, Needle & thread, Oh So Sticky tape Puttin' it together:
 Step 1) Print template directly onto the column cardstock (speeeedyBaby!)  Step 2) One way to make scoring this really easy is to cut strategically: A) cut roughly (leaving the score marks at the top of the purse (marked in blue below) B) Then cut right to the template line in the Vs of the purse marked in red bellow   Step 3) After cutting strategically, you can line up the top line & the V on your Scor-Pal, or use whatever scoring method you like.  Step 4) Score the box where the dotted lines on the Score Guide indicate & crease the folds.  Step 5) Assemble the box. Line up the top of the flaps for tidiness. Here's where I like to put the adhesive:  ...looks a lot like a diaper, heehee. But it is a purse. :O) Having the two side flaps on the outside make a nice triangle. Alternatively, you could have the rounded flap (small middle one) on the outside. [For an example of the flap on the outside, please see this post.] 
 Step 1 ) Trace the label template onto the back of patterned paper  Step 2) Stick the patterned paper down to the white column cardstock  Step 3) Use the patterned paper as a guide to cut the white cardstockaway  Step 4) Pierce around the edges of the label shape Step 5 ) Cuttlebug both the layers  Step 6) Adhere the thread end where it'll be hidden (on the patterned side at one of the pointier points) :O) The Cuttlebug embossing hides the stitches a little which gives a nice look, but you can still sew 'em.  Step 7) Stitch around the label shape
 Step 1) Score from point to point (the smaller points) and fold it  Step 2) Place the flap onto the box & mark where the back is (being sure to leave enough room for the middle section will make the fit nice) :O)  Step 3) Use those markings to score the second line (blue dotted line markings above) and fold it  Step 4) Pierce three holes in the back small section for brads (makes it much stronger)  Step 5) Mark the holes onto the box with a pencil  Step 6) Pierce three holes. [Depending on your comfort level with piercing you may wanna do this with a hole punch, or you can use a needle to create a pilot hole for piercing (less chance of buckling)]  Step 7) Add brads  To make the lined handle, I did this schtuff...
Happy Craftin' You Crafty Peoples You!  |