Need a few extra gift bags for the holidays?

If you need a few extra gift cards and have some extra 12 x 12 DSP around, below are directions for how to create them.  The picture below shows the gift bags completed with the new blue DSP that is the December Product of the Month but they would be gorgeous with some of the holiday DSP patterns as well.  

To create a gift bag:

1. Score two pieces of 12" x 12" (30.5 x 30.5 cm) Designer Series Paper with the same pattern at 3" (7.6 cm) and 11-1/2" (29.2 cm), then rotate a quarter turn and score at 3" (7.6 cm).
2. Fold on all the score lines and cut along one score line of the 3" x 3" (7.6 x 7.6 cm) square in the corner of the paper to create a tab. Repeat for the 1/2" x 3" (1.3 x 7.6 cm) corner tab. 

3. Assemble the bag by adhering the 3" (7.6 cm) side of one page to the 1/2" (1.3 cm) side of the other page. Then tuck in the tabs and adhere the bottom flaps together.
4. To create handles, score two 2-1/2" x 12" (6.4 x 30.5 cm) strips of Designer Series Paper along the short edge at 3/4" (1.9 cm) and 1-3/4" (4.4 cm). Fold at the score lines and adhere together.
5. Adhere the handles to the inside of the bag and reinforce them by adhering a piece of 7-1/2" x 2" (19 x 5.1 cm) cardstock over the ends of each handle inside the bag.