Party Purse Tutorial

I made this last night. It can be used as a small gift or table favor. I'd been thinking about it for a few days and finally took the plunge. I'm happy with the result. This is my first tutorial so PLEASE tell me the truth about what I need to do to improve it for next time. Thanks for stopping by.                                                                    

                                                                              

 

Supplies:  CS Pretty in Pink (4 3/4" X 11" and 1" X 9"),

Basic Black (3 1/2" square), Whisper White (3 1/2" square)

DSP- 3 3/8" circle                    5th Avenue Floral Stamp Set
16" Organza ribbon                  16" black eyelet ribbon
Perfect  Pearls                          Watercolor Wonder Crayons
Sticky Strip                              Stampin' Dimensionals
Aqua Painter                            Coluzzle or Circle Scissor Plus
Heat Gun                                  Embossing Powder
Snail Adhesive                          Big Shot 
Scallop Circle die                     3" Circle die
Circles, Scallop #2 die              Paper Snips                          

First I cut a piece of Pretty in Pink CS 4 3/4" X 11". I scored it at 5 1/4, 5 1/2 & 5 3/4.

 










Next I made an accordian fold




 
 
 
 

After folding the score lines, I lined up the folded edge onto the Scallop Circle Die. I had 6 scallops uncovered. This gives a bottom to the piece. Then I ran it through the Big Shot. You can just barely see the die lines here.






 
 
 

  

This is what it looks like after being cut. Snip off the little scallops on the bottom--in between the large scallops.
By the way, YOU aren't going crazy--I used two different colors of CS while I was making this tutorial! I don't know why the grid paper looks purple in this shot??
 
 
 
 

 

 

 Next, I cut a 3" circle with the 3" die in Basic Black and used my Coluzzle to cut a 3 3/8 circle from Springtime Vintage DSP. Sorry this picture doesn't show the DSP very well. You can use the Circle Scissor Plus to cut this if you don't have a Coluzze. They retired a few years ago,

Stamp the large rose from 5th Avenue Floral onto the Whisper White using Versamark ink.

 

Sprinkle with the NEW Melon Mambo embossing powder. It will be available on May 1st from the Summer Mini catalog.

Use the heat gun to heat the embossing powder until it is shiny. Let it cool a few minutes before you touch it. Otherwise, it will smear and ruin your image.

Color the embossed image with Watercolor Wonder Crayons by rubbing the crayons on the image and then spreading the color with the Aqua Painter. (or use Copic Markers) Cut out the roses when you're finished coloring.

Put the colored rose onto the Basic Black circle using Stampin' Dimensionals and set aside for now.

 Take the 1" X 9" strip of Pretty in Pink and score it on the 9"side 1/4" from each edge. Then score it every 3" on the 1" side. Place Sticky Strip on all edges and in center space. That will be the bottom of the purse.

Adhere the center portion to the inside bottom of the scallop die cut. Leave the rest of the Sticky Strip alone for now.

Put the rose and black circle onto the DSP and adhere to the front scallop. Add the Perfect Pearls to each individual scallop as shown.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 Now it's time to put the box section together. Take the covering off the Sticky Strip on the edges of one side and secure to Scallop. Attach the bottom piece first, then the two sides. Be sure the sides are straight. Repeat for other side of box.

                               

                                                             

Take the Organdy ribbon and apply Sticky Strip or other strong adhesive on the center portion, running the entire length of the ribbon.

Attach black eyelet ribbon to center of Organdy ribbon as shown.

It helps to hold the Organdy ribbon down tightly with your thumb and forefinger :)

 Put 4 1/2" of Sticky Strip on each end of ribbon.  Attach the ribbon to the box starting at the bottom with about 1 1/2" (center of bottom). Continue around the corner and up to the top on one side.  

Continue to attach on other side of box, finishing at the bottom where you started. If it isn't flush at the bottom, adjust so that it will stand up. Put some weight inside to help steady it.

 

Here is the finished Party Purse. I put some Hershey nuggets inside, but there is room for several different types of candies or small gifts. I hope you have enjoyed this. I plan to do more tutorials in the future so please stop by again. I don't know why the actual post has so much space between the pictures. On the "New Post" page everything lined up nicely. Oh well, maybe I'll figure it out one of these days. Bye for now.