Needing something cute to put a gift card in with a winter theme, I quickly created this mini gift bag with a polar bear holding a heart.

Karen Burniston’s December 2023 release includes the Mini Gift Bag die set that makes a collapsing bag that will hold a gift card and fit in the palm of your hand.

If you use a patterned paper that doesn’t have a design with a distinct up and down to it, you can cut the entire bag from a 6×6 piece of paper.

I use red vellum to cut a heart with the heart die in the set.  The bear is from the Winter Animals set and the tiny heart he holds comes from the Safari Animals sets.

For the bag handles, I used 1/4-inch wide organza ribbon tied as a loop for each side with the knots hidden inside the bag.

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Materials Used:

Dies

• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mini Gift Bag – 1255
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Safari Animals – 1127
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Winter Animals – 1016

Papers

• Ink N’ Splatter – 6×6 Double-Sided Paper Pad – Winter Blues
• The Paper Studio – 8.5×11-inch – Red Vellum
• White, Red and Gray Cardstock

Ink

• Sharpie – Permanent Marker –Fine Tip – Pink
• Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
• Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

Tools

• Die Cutting Machine
• We R Memories – QuickStick
• Scissors

Miscellaneous

• Blue Organza Ribbon – 1/4-inch wide