Clearly iStamp: Stamp Spotlight - Soil of Prayer and a mini tutorial

Yay its Tuesday and this particular Tuesday is a Stamp Spotlight. If you haven't guessed yet, its Katie here to share a little mini tutorial with you along with a great Stamp Set called Soil of Prayer. Talk about a set with a lot of punch! This set retails for $14.99 and like with a lot of stamp sets you will find at Clear Dollar Stamps it has an endless array of options. This particular stamp set is part of the Clearly Christian line, but as you can see it is a workhorse that will provide you with limitless options and some super pretty images too.

My tutorial is just a re-do of a card bag that was in a PaperCrafts magazine a few years ago. Its one of those card/gift holders that is so easy to do and what I consider a classic. It is one that I like to go back to on a regular basis. So for all of you "old timers" here's my take on a classic and for all you new comers, here's a great card/gift holder to record in your template folder. I know you have one :)

This is all you will need:

One 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock
Scoring tool
Scissors
Adhesive
Your choice of stamps, accessories, etc
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Step 1: Along your 11" side score in from the left and right 1 1/4". If you have a Scor-Pal all you have to do is move the edge of your cardstock in to 1/4" which is the second mark and score at 1 1/2".

Step 2: Turn your cardstock so that the 8 1/2" side is lined up against the left side of the Scor-Pal or your scoring tool. Score at 4 1/2" and 6 1/2".

Step 3: Fold on the score marks and cut the folds that are labeled on the picture below.
PS... don't mind that extra score mark - my boo boo :)

Step 4: Stamp before folding. You can stamp before scoring too, that is just a personal choice. At this time, you'll want to consider what you want to do to the front of your bag and do all the decorating at this point and then put your bag together.

Step 5: Fold and glue together. Your options are limitless. I will often use ribbon for handles, but I do like sturdy ribbon for that or even wire edged ribbon. I like my handles to stand on their own if I can. You can also create just one handle that is attached from the narrow sides of your bag. In this case, I just used matching cardstock.

And here are my cards that I made to go inside my gift bag. I like making the cards different, but I used the same colors and materials for the most part. I also included envelopes too. There is plenty of room for several more cards and envelopes if you wanted to make more. I had 5 cards and envelopes.

I hope you enjoyed the Stamp Spotlight today. I had lots of fun using this stamp set and found it to be super versatile. Think about adding this one to your collection if you haven't already. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very happy Tuesday. Lots of stuff going on at Clear Dollar - Guest Designer Spot for May up for grabs and Sneak Peeks until the end of the month - Woo Hoo!

This is Katie signing off for Clearly iStamp.

Ingredients List:

Cardstock and Designer Paper: Cardstock and dp is from a stack from Costco
Ink: CTMH
Stamps: Soil of Prayer (Clear Dollar Stamps)
Other: Martha Stewart Punches, Walmart Crochet roll, Kaisercraft Pearls, Circle Nestabilities, Circle Punch, Brads