Bag-A-Lope

Just in time for the gift giving season, make your own gift bags in a flash.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Trim the flap and any excess height from envelope off of the open end. Your final bag height will be the length of the envelope, less the size of your margin for scoring.

   

2. Step 2

   In this example, I've trimmed the enveliope to a 6" x 6" square.
   

   

3. Step 3

   Place the cut envelope in the bed of your Scor-Buddy with the open edge to the top.
   

   

4. Step 4

   Score the same margin on both the right and left closed sides of the envelope. In this example using the 6" x 6" square envelope, we've used a 1.5" margin for scoring.
   
   
   Any size envelope will work for this tutorial, the most important parts are that the three sealed sides are used for the scoring and that your scoring margins are consistent for all three sides. Experiment with envelope and margin sizes to create a variety of different size bag-a-lopes. Our PDF template will help you understand the score line placements, regardless of the size envelope you are working with.
   

   

5. Step 5

   Score from the bottom edge with the same margin that is used on the right and left sides. In this example, the margin is 1.5".

   

6. Step 6

   After scoring the right, left and bottom edges of the envelope with an equal margin, score the short diagonal in each of the lower right and lower squares created by the perpendicular score lines. Score from the innermost corner created by score lines to the outside corner edge of the envelope.
   

   

7. Step 7

   Crease the score lines at the bottom and pop the envelope into a bag, carefully bringing the bottom corner squares into a point on each side.
   
   
   TIP: Use bone folder across the score-lines to make your creases extra sharp.

   

8. Step 8

   Fold the triangle flaps to the bottom of the bag.
   

   

9. Step 9

   Apply extra-strength adhesive to flaps that will fold in to the bottom of the bag.
   
   

   

10. Step 10

    Embellish bag, as desired.
    

    

11. Step 11

    Stamping and stencil work should be completed before scoring and/or folding to create the bag. Tags and die-cut embellishments can be added after the bag is created.
    

    

Video!

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Bag-A-Lope. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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