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Hey everybody, happy Monday! Everybody hates Mondays and it’s the LAST one you’ll have to wake up to go to work on this year! I’m thrilled to share this particular project for Keep It Simple because it features TWO really fun elements. There’s a great shaker tag on the front and an awesome pop-up gift bag on the inside! Yes, a gift bag that holds a gift card! It’s been 5-1/2 years since I made one of these (post is HERE if you want to see it) and I added a closure to this pop-up gift bag which I didn’t do on the last one. How cute is this?! I used papers, stamps and die cut pieces from our Cheerful Cottage collection (LOVE!) and papers from our Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Pack.

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest Natural White Recycled cardstock along with layering panels from prints in the Cheerful Cottage and Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Packs. To make the tag for the front, I used our KIS Cuts Tags #1 and Cheerful Cottage papers and die cut pieces, along with Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips, Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Sheets and Back To Basics Mango Ribbon (tied with Lawn Fawn white hemp twine). I used Sprinkles (Rivers Edge Metallic Crush and Yellow Caviar Glass Beads) and a few die cut pieces for the shaker bits.

I used faux stitching and sentiment stamps from the Cheerful Cottage collection, a sentiment border from the bonus cut-apart sheet, and a Back To Basics Epoxy Circle on the front. I totally love shakers and this tag shaker is really fun!

I fashioned the pop-up gift bag on the inside from a floral print in the Cheerful Cottage collection, using Lawn Fawn white hemp twine for the handles, and embellished the magnet closure with a Crafty Girls button. I stamped a sentiment from the Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments Stamp Set in brown ink and embellished the panel with a button die cut piece, and this completed the inside.

I totally LOVE how this turned out! Now you can see why I was so excited to share this card with you!

Keep It Simple products used:
KIS Cuts Tags #1
Back To Basics Mango 12×12 Collection Pack
Cheerful Cottage 12×12 Collection Pack
Cheerful Cottage Collection Stamps
Cheerful Cottage Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Thank You Sentiments Stamp Set
Back To Basics Epoxy Circles
Back To Basics Adhesive Basics Squares & Strips
Back To Basics Shaker Basics Foam & Acetate Sheets
Back To Basics Mango Ribbon
Crafty Girls Buttons
Sprinkles- Rivers Edge Metallic Crush
Sprinkles- Yellow Caviar Glass 2mm Beads

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest Classic Natural White Recycled cardstock
INK: Memento Espresso Truffle ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder, 1/16″ hole punch, WRMK Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, TapeRunner Retractable Tape Runner, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, small disc magnet, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, Lawn Fawn White Hemp Twine

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,