G45 Tag Bag Tutorial

Today on the Graphic 45 blog, we're highlighting a couple different projects using Graphic 45's regular tag album. My project below is featured, along with an amazing mini album made by Annette Green!

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Supplies

Graphic 45 Paper

8” x 8” Place In Time August Cutouts

12” x 12” Place In Time August Cutouts

12” x 12” French Country Sunflower

12” x 12” French Country Bon Appetit

Graphic 45 Embellishments

Regular Tag Album

Ornate Metal Key Holes

Chipboard Buttons Staples

French Country Chipboard 2

Additional Products

Core’dinations Tuscan Sunset

Lifestyle Crafts Whimsy embossing folder

(2) 12” long green & yellow May Arts ribbon

Glimmer Mist – Diamond

Stickles – Copper

Tutorial

Overall note: Ink all edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink before adhering.

Step 1. Locate your 12” x 12” August Cutouts and flip over to reveal solid color side. Trim off blue piece, green piece with sunflower border, and gingham pattern. 

Step 2. Take two regular tags and trace onto the blue strip. (Note: If you want, you do not need to trace the hole in your paper; the hole is actually covered up by chipboard embellishments later on.) Then, adhere these to both tags on the side of the tag where the metal grommet is flattest. Trim corners.

Step 3. Take the green strip and cut the following: (2) 2 1/8” wide and (2) 3 7/8” wide. Locate your Tuscan Sunset paper and trim off (2) 3 7/8” wide x 2.25” tall pieces. Emboss with your favorite embossing folder. Adhere these to the bottom of the other side of your tag. Adhere the 3 7/8” wide green pieces to your tags, above the Tuscan Sunset paper. Trim corners.

Step 4. Place your gingham pattern strip length-wise in front of you. Score it 4.5” from the left and 4.5” from the right. Then, score the top (2) rows of gingham lines and the bottom (2) rows. Make cuts in the top and bottom middle of the paper and fold to make a “U” shape.

Step 5. Take your 2 1/8” wide green pieces and adhere over the gingham paper per the photos, making sure that the green side faces inwards. You just made the little box for the inside of your bag!

Step 6. Take your box and place glue on one side. Adhere it to the blue side of one of your tags, ensure that it is centered and flush to the bottom. Then adhere the other tag.

Step 7. Cut out the following pieces from your 8” x 8” August Cutouts paper. Set aside. Fussy cut about 7 – 8 large sunflowers and leaves from the Sunflower paper.

Step 8. Locate the red and blue French Country chipboard 2 tags. Fussy cut the August Cutouts patterns per photos and adhere with foam dots. Tie 12” of green ribbon through each tag. Cut out images from Bon Appetit paper.

Step 9. Arrange pieces per photo and adhere. Use foam dots to add dimension.

Step 10. Arrange pieces per photo and adhere. Use foam dots to add dimension. 

Step 11. Cut out the following border pattern from your 8” x 8” August Cutouts. Adhere the ends to the sides of your bag. Adhere ornate metal keyholes. Locate 2 chipboard button staples and adhere behind chipboard tags. 

Step 12. Spritz bag with Glimmer Mist in a sheer color like Diamonds. Apply Copper Stickles to center of sunflowers.