Blue Dot Purse

Blue Dot Purse

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A crafty and fashionable papercraft.


Difficulty rating

  • Required supplies:
  • Fiskars Tape Runner
  • Textured Blue Paper
  • 5/8" Cream Grosgrain Ribbon
  • Buckles
  • Fine Grit Sandpaper
  • Self-adhesive Magnet

Instructions (Print version)

Purse Instructions:

1.  Cut three pieces of card stock, one 4.5 x 10”, one 7.5” x 6” and one 7.5” x 10”

2.  Score the 7.5” x 6” piece down the 6” side of the paper, 1.5” on each side, fold the sides. Now the dimensions should be 1.5” deep, 4.5” wide and 6” high. Dry emboss the medium circles on the bottom.  Sand the circles.

3.  Score the 7.5” x 10” piece down the 10” side of the paper, 1.5” on each side, then score down the 7.5” side of the paper, at 2”, and at 4”.  Cut slits at the score marks 2” & 4” up to the 1.5” score mark. Fold at all of the score marks.  This should fold the 2” & 4” score marks to create a “J” shape, then fold in the sides.  Tape 4.5” X 6” piece to the 2” flap and tape the sides, this will create a bag.

4.  Score the 4.5” x 10” piece at 4” and 6”.  Dry emboss the large circle.  Sand.  Attach buckle to the ribbon, and the ribbon to the bottom edge.  Fold at score marks, attach the paper to the back of the bag.  Place the self adhesive magnet to the front flap of the bag.

5.  Attach the grosgrain ribbon to the sides of the bag and loop with the buckle.

 

Card Instructions

1.  Cut blue card stock 4.25” x 5.5”

2.  Emboss the circles

3.  Attach ribbon and buckle.