Here's a simple gift bag I made using a plain kraft gift bag as my base and then just dressed it up a little bit by adding some patterned papers (they are from a digital scrapbook kit), distressing, sewing and adhering a beautiful white sheer ruffled edge ribbon and a bow.
I also made a huge paper flower to decorate the center of the bag. The flower was made of some old book pages and tissue papers, cut with the largest of Spellbinders scalloped circle dies. Then crumpled them all up and misted them with some Frost Glimmer Mists.
When it was dry I adhered everything by using a large pearl brad and put some Stickles around all edges.