Have you ever wondered what else you can do with all of those full page images that now come in the 12x12 paper pads?  Make gift bags!  

I have been working on using up the Hope and Faith pad by Craftsmart and it included over 6 full page images!  While I am a scrapbooker, some of these larger images were too pretty to be covered up on a 12x12 scrapbook page.  So, I did some research on making gift bags.  I wanted to preserve the full image for the front of the bag, so I wanted to make the sides of the bag seperately.  Thanks to Sam at Mixed Up Craft and her video, I got an idea of how I wanted to make mine. 

Here are the dimensions I used to make my bags using 12x12 patterned paper.  I also have dimensions for a bag using 6x8 inch paper as well.  You can see the full instructions and process in my video below.

12x12 Inch Bags

For the 12x12 inch bags you will need:

• 2-12x12 inch pieces of patterned cardstock (front and back of bag)
• 2-8x12 inch pieces of patterned cardstock (sides)
• 1-8x12 inch piece of patterned cardstock (bottom)
• 2-2x6 inch pieces of cardstock (for braces inside the bag)

1. Decide which 12x12 inch piece you want to be the front of your bag and set it aside
2. Score the back piece at 3 inches up from the bottom
3. Score the side pieces at 1 inch in from each side
4. Turn the side pieces and score at 3 inches up from the bottom.
5. Turn your side pieces back to the original position and score at 4 inches from the top down to the 3 inch score mark.
6. On the side pieces, score from the intersection of the 4 inch vertical score mark and the 3 inch horizontal score mark out to each 1 inch score mark at the corner. This creates the creases so that the bottom of the bag will fold up).
7. For the bottom piece, score 1 inch in from each side.
8. Score the brace pieces down the middle horizontally.

**Please refer to the video HERE for the actual assembly instructions.

6x8 Inch Bags

For the 6x8 inch bags you will need:

• 2-6x8 inch pieces of patterned cardstock (front and back of bag) 
• 2-4x8 inch pieces of patterned cardstock (sides)
• 1-4x6 inch piece of patterned cardstock (bottom)
• 2-2x2 inch pieces of cardstock (for braces inside the bag)

Scoring:

1. Decide which 6x8 inch piece you want to be the front of your bag and set it aside
2. Score the back piece at 2 inches up from the bottom
3. Score the side pieces at 1 inch in from each side
4. Turn the side pieces and score at 2 inches up from the bottom.
5. Turn your side pieces back to the original position and score at 2 inches from the top down to the 2 inch score mark.
6. On the side pieces, score from the intersection of the 2 inch vertical score mark and the 2 inch horizontal score mark out to each 1 inch score mark at the corner. This creates the creases so that the bottom of the bag will fold up).
7. For the bottom piece, score 1 inch in from each side.
8. Score the brace pieces down the middle horizontally.

**Please refer to the video HERE for the actual assembly instructions.

Thanks for stopping by!  Please let me know if you have any questions on the scoring instructions for these bags.