A New Year and A New Baby Gift Bag

Hello everyone! It's Angela from Angie's Paper Passion, (TiffysMom on the Cricut MB). Well, it’s a new year and my new Grandson will be here very soon! (less than 2 weeks!) So today I’d like to share with you a gift bag that I made that’s perfect for a new baby gift! (Sorry about the photos, it’s been overcast here for several days – not great photo taking weather!)

I started with a large white plain gift bag from Michael's and added cardstock and patterned paper as the base. I cut the stork and baby from the New Arrival cartridge and the crib, mobile, and onesie from the 9 Months cartridge.

I love using lots of layers on my cuts and putting pop dots between the layers to give my images even more dimension. Then I added some Glossy Accents and Distress Inks to my cuts. The rug is just a circle that I modified in Cricut Craft Room and turned into an oval. I created the tag with my Grandson’s initials on it in CCR by welding a 2” circle to a 3.5” x 2” rectangle using shapes from Cricut Craft Room Basics. Then I welded a slightly smaller rectangle inside the larger one to create an open ‘window’ and then welded his initials in the opening using Gypsy Font. I cut an extra tag layer without the window and initials as a base and used pop dots between the two layers. A mini brad and twine are the finishing touches.

One of the little gifts that I am adding to this gift bag is a hat that I knitted myself with my Knifty Knitter (which is also made by Provo Craft!) I hope that he will be able to wear it when he comes home from the hospital.

The cutting recipe for the gift bag is on my blog - Angie's Paper Passion.

Thanks for visiting and Happy Crafting!

Angela

Info and Supplies Used

Designed By: Angela Cromwell

Project Type: Gift

Project Theme: Baby

Cricut Cartridges: New Arrival, 9 Months, CCR Basics

Cricut Machines: Expression

Other Supplies: Large gift bag - Michael's, doily - Wilton, cardstock - The Paper Studio & Coredinations, patterned paper - The Paper Studio, Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels, ink - Tim Holtz, Glossy Accents - Ranger, twine - Pink Paislee, brad, pop dots, Knifty Knitter - Provo Craft, yarn - Bernat 

Christmas Stockings with the Knifty Knitter

Hello! This is Michele from www.michelegreen.com here today to share something with you. I tried something brand new - knitting a stocking with ProvoCraft's Knifty Knitter!

This was a lot of fun to make. I followed the YouTube videos of mikeyssmail. There is a bit of a learning curve to the heel where you really need to go watch his new set of videos here. And they can be a bit confusing but if you just keep watching them all the way through, they will come out making sense in the end. (There's no video #7.)

I even made a mini version of this because I ran out of white at one point and was too involved to tie on new strings. :) It's short and stout, that's all. It would make a great gift holder instead of a hanging stocking from the mantle.

This project took me about three hours in total. I do really like loom knitting.

Cricut Info & Supplies Used:
Designed By: Michele Green

Cricut Machine Used:  Knifty Knitter

Cricut Cartridges Used: N/A
Other Supplies Used:  White and green yarn