Hi There Blogging Friends! Here today to join along in the August Papertrey Ink Blog Hop. This month's theme is the "Brown Bag Challenge". Nichole challenged us customers to create our projects utilizing a brown paper bag in some way, shape or form.
I made this Brown Bag Friendship Gift set using a brown paper lunch bag & the Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar stamp set. This set is full of so many fun images & PTI keeps tempting me with all the lil' Friendship Jar add ons & accessories sets! 
First up, is a Birthday card featuring a piece of 4"x5.25" brown paper bag that I embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. I can't get over how close the color is between these generic grocery store brown paper bags & PTI Kraft cardstock! VERY economical - 100 bags for $1 but no where near the weight of the PTI cs :( For sketch inspiration, I played along with the Splitcoaststampers Challenge 295, SCS295.
Next, is a closeup of the altered brown paper lunch bag border & tag:
Using the Spellbinders™ S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities® Petite, I ran the brown paper lunch bag through the GC-001 Grand Caliber & created this decorative scallop border. Who would have thought a plain ole' generic brown paper lunch bag could look so fancy? :) LOL
Off to hop along to google over what all the other Blog Hoppers created! Thanks for looking!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Friendship Jar
Die Templates: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S5-025 Labels Seventeen, S4-190 Labels Four, S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles LG, S4-250 Big Scalloped Circles SM, Shapeabilities® S4-081 Tags Five, S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities® Petite, GC-001 Grand Calibur
Paper: PTI Rustic White, Dark Chocolate, October Afternoon DP, generic brown bag
Ink: SU Cool Caribbean, Almost Apricot, Ranger, Memento, VersaMark, Copic Markers T3 & T5 Toner Gray
Other: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, PTI buttons & twine
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78 Sweet Comments So Far:
Gorgeous!! Just Gorgeous! You always have such great detail to your work. Love it!
Ooh these are BEAUTIFUL Mona!!! FABULOUS!!!!
Wow, what a sweet project! Love the beautiful Friendship Jar!
Mona, I love what you did with the paper bag! Brilliant idea! Love the pretty flower and your seam binding ribbon!
Such a pretty brown paper bag project, Mona! Love the color choices you used and the embossed bag on the card! It looks like that bag is packed full of goodies! :)
Hi Mona! Amazing details! Love the jar and the shabby goodness here!
Beautiful Project, Mona! I never thought a brown paper bag could look so nice and chic! That jar is adorable!
I agree with Nancy, you sure made a brown bag look AWESOME!!! Great project!
I love your choice of colors and all of the extras are just delightful!! Good luck!
FABULOUS Mona!! I LOVE it!! (and um great minds think a bit alike.. you will see when you see my tops of the bags! ;) )
Have a GREAT day.. Happy Hopping!
Fabulous projects! Such a great warm soft feel to each and that stitching is the perfect touch. I thought the same thing, that the paper bag looks so much like kraft! It looks great embossed too. The next time I run out of kraft I know to head to the kitchen :>)
ABsolutely fantastic!! Love the colors you used and the details are fabulous!!!
Love your little project, Mona! Just gorgeous design! That tag is fabulous! Great job!
Love your projects. It's always amazing to me how using a decorative punch on the edge of a plain paper bag elevates it to "fancy"! Great idea to use the bull clip to close the bag and hold the tag on. Love it!
What a beautiful project ...... great job!!!
Mona this is paper bag perfection!!! Gorgeous as always - I love the friendship jar set too! Love the way you've used it!
Wow, absolutely fabulous!!!
Fantastic! Those little jars are so perfect with the homespun feel of a brown paper bag! You really did an outstanding job with the challenge Mona!
Mona...love these both...really love the embossing on the bag...gorgeous!
These projects are simply lovely. Enough said! :)
What a fun set.
It's a good life!
Terri E.
Beautiful Mona! You make me wish I bought that jar stamp set!
I LOVE this, Mona! Such a fabulous gift set.. am loving all the kraft CS and how it looks so great with the inexpensive paper bags!!
Mona these are amazing! I love all the details you put in! That stitching is perfect!
I love this project so much, Mona! Great dressing up of that paper bag! Your friendship jar is embellished so well! Great job!
Gorgeous card and bag, Mona! I love that tag! So cute!
Stunning... I keep seeing these fabulous creations with the friendship jar set, yet another step closer to buying the set.
Very pretty!
Those paperbags sure have endless possibilities and as usual you made two wonderful creations. Love that friendship jar set and the way you used it will all the great stitching and embellies.
Ok, I think this is one of the BEST blog hop projects I've seen tonight!! When your blog opened, I was like "wow!" This set just "speaks" to me....I just got the jars and fillers and I can't wait to make something like this! Now if I can just get a sewing machine and learn to stitch on my cards, I'd be a happy stamper! :)
Wow, your projects are stunning! Really beautiful!
Fabulous card and giftbag!! I love that October Afternoon paper!!!!!
Awesome project with great details, as always, so beautiful!
That clip is a great idea to hold the decoration on the bag but then the recipient can save it . . .too pretty for anything else!
absolutely adorable! the bag is great and the color combo amazing!!
Boy you sure now how to pretty stuff up, Mona! How did you make that bag look so light and airy?! Love the clipped up tag and the card, too!
omgoodness! i love the card and bag... this matching set is AMAZING! can't get enough of all those lovely details. the stitching! the flowers! the stamping :D
Just darling! Love your matching projects!!!
Nice job on both of them! Love the scalloped edge on the bag too!
gorgeous..love the vintage quality to this project!
So pretty! Love your card and matching gift bag.
Love that border girly! You rocked this challenge! :)
Just gorgeous! Love the softness to your project, it's so pretty!
OMG, Great way to dress up a brown paper bag! Love it!
Mona, this is so adorable! I love the set you used and the vintage style! You really do this stuff so well!
Fantastic project Mona! I love how you scalloped the bag top! Perfect!
gorgeous projects, mona! i lOOOVE those colors :)! cute stamps and i love how you made the bottle cover. too cute! wonderful details. thanks for sharing and have a great day! *hugs* steph :)
Nice to see you back on the PTI trail, Mona...these creations are really creative and fun!
Beautiful creation! You made a plain brown paper bag look gorgeous!
Wow! Love the way you dressed the brown paper up! I love the Friendship Jar set! Your tag and label are just adorable and I love how you even embossed the paper on the card! TFS!
Gorgeous, I would love to receive something so beautiful
Yummy!!! And thanks for the tip on how to use that Spellbinders edge die!
I love it It's absolutely stunning!
That Spellbinders edge die is sooo great!
Thanks for the tip. Now i'm going to look for a store where I can buy it
Wowzers! This is spectacular- your details are amazing and the colors are fabulous!
Lovely! Should have known you could make a paper bag look gorgeous! ~Diane
the paper bag works so well with the Friendship Jar images. You really rocked this project!!
LOVE that nestie die! MUST have! Your bag is fab and the clip closure is WONDERFUL!!! Your card is just perfect. LOVE the double sentiments!
Great take on the challenge, Mona! Your card set is lovely. I love the bag, and the tag hanging from it. It looks so special.... I mean everything you make look so special. Thanks for sharing!!!
Oh, awesome tutorial too!!!
I looooove this.. And I am luv'n your card. All I can say is FABULOUS..
Hope you have a great day,
Hugs, Linda
What an adorable card and bag!!! LOVE it..so creative :)
What a cute set, Mona! I love how you used the Friendship Jar set! Just adorable!
Fabulous project Mona!!! Love this idea!!! Hugs ~S~
Mona, this is so amazing. Stunning and I love the layout! I just caved myself and bought the Friendship Jar, fillers and fall fillers. Wouldn't you know it though? I waited so long the jar and lid die were out of stock. Oh, well, guess I can hand cut until they come back in stock!
I didn't think a paper bag could look so beautiful! Wow, Mona your tag is so awesome; that Friendship Jar set is just adorable! What a great job you did with this challenge! TFS!
Fabulous Mona! I just love the Friendship Jars and can't wait for the Christmas offering! That silver embossed lid is brilliant. What a gorgeous gift set.
Lovely combination of embellishments. Like your use of the scallop die. Great fastener! Fun!!
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous, Mona! Way to rock the paper bags! I'm really amazed how you were able to make this design! I love that Friendship Jar set and am glad you introduced me to it! So cute! Thanks so much for sharing this will us!
What a beautiful project, Mona! I can see so many uses for this neat stamp set! Love your colors and love that lace and your stitching!
These are too cute! Love your little bag and card to match. The weight of the bags may not be as thick but not bad for embellishment purposes. :)
I love the fun tag you made and the card that goes with it!
Beautiful bag and card! Thatvstamp set is so unique and you used it so beautifully? Your tag on the paper bag is just divine; what a neat idea!
Cute as can be! Love how you made great use of the brown paper bags! Just genius to die cut the border and add that amazing tag! Also, that card is so darling too. I never would have thought to use this material; it embossed so nicely. Great job and thanks for sharing!
Woweeee! Never has a paper bag looked so good, love what you created with it!
Beautiful card and lovely coordinating paper bag. So soft and pretty as always.
Wow! These are beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love this! Your colors are perfect and all the details are just wonderful!
Mona, I love everything about your project. The color scheme is perfect! I love all the little details here.
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