Boutique Bargains at Papertrey Ink...

Hello again!  

It's another fun Papertrey Ink Anniversary day.  Today Nichole is announcing a brand new section of the store - Boutique Bargains!  This section of the store will contain a fun assortment of goodies and will change frequently with all sorts of fun things Nichole finds to stock it with.  

The first batch of products includes a nice selection of cloth bags in various styles and sizes.  Nichole challenged us to embellish one of the bags to feature on her blog today.  I chose to play around with this small muslin draw-string bag.  It's the perfect way to wrap up a small gift...and the Papertrey stamps and dies make it easy to coordinate the bag with a matching tag and even a card.  

Now, I could have stamped directly onto the bag, but that makes me a little nervous.  I just know I'd mess it up!  So here's my little secret for getting beautiful, crisp, clear images on fabric -- iron-on transfer paper like this HP paper.  I diecut the large flower cluster from Fancy Folkart out of transfer paper, then stamped my images just like usual.  I then used my iron to transfer the design to my bag.  Super simple!  A cute little coordinating tag finishes it off.  It's one of those wraps that you really could whip up at the last minute...which is what I always seem to be doing.  :-)

Edited to add:  I've had quite a few questions about this process, so let me see if I can clarify just a bit.  Everything was stamped onto the transfer paper BEFORE ironing it onto the fabric...just as if it was normal cardstock or paper.  All of the color on the flowers was added by stamping the bits and pieces from the Fancy Folk Art set, using my regular Papertrey inks.  I didn't do anything after I ironed the image onto the bag -- no coloring, etc.  That being said, you CAN color on the transfer paper with Copics before ironing it onto the fabric - I've used that method as well and it works too!  I'll definitely try to incorporate this into a future Make-it-Monday...sounds fun to me!  :-)

Just one more note about the transfer paper - keep in mind that your image is reversed after ironing it on to your project, so it won't work for sentiments, but it's great for images!  

Be sure to check out Nichole's blog for the rest of the details on the Boutique Bargains announcement.  There's also a new contest up again today, so head on over, check out the details and play along!  The weekend is officially here!  

Comments

[Ann Lind]

Did you color the image on the transfer paper or on the bag and what did you use for coloring copics or? The bag is wonderful can't wait to try this technique. TFS

[MaryAnn]

Super cute bag...

[Kim G]

Adorable bag, you always come up with such unique ideas!!

[June K.]

Beautiful bag. The secret is out now on how you got the image on your bag. I never thought about transfer sheets. Thanks for the BIG tip.

[StephH]

Awesome Betsy! Thank you so much for sharing the transfer paper technique. I too know I'd never be brave enough to stamp directly on the fabric. Was also wondering about inks. Sounds like the transfer paper makes it easy peasy!

[Charlene B.]

Hi Betsy! I would love to see this on a Make it Monday video. It's such an awesome project. Thanks for sharing.

[Holly Saveur]

LOVE it SUPER!

[Rhonda H]

I agree with StephH. This would be a great MIM. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Suzanne Russell]

I just ordered the HP Transfer Paper. Thanks for the link! This technique suits my "fear of failure" level and will let me enjoy the process of decorating some of these adorable bags with confidence. The Fancy Folk Art design is a new favorite and perfect for this application. Thanks for always inspiring!

[Leigh Penner]

This is so sweet and cool, Betsy! Thanks for sharing your tip about the iron-on transfer paper-- that would make me a lot less nervous about stamping, too!

[Roxann]

So clever!!!!

[Nancy Penir]

I'm for the MIM video! We need help! Gorgeous, Betsy!

[Susie]

Betsy, it's always a delight to see what you are creating. I love the idea of using stamp sets in different ways. All of the Papertrey Ink designers did such a nice job showing us different media ideas with these sweet little bags.

[Chris K]

Love the bag! Did you color onto the transfer paper or directly onto the bag after transfering the image?

[Holly McClellan]

I just love this! I would also like to see this as a Make It Monday video. I really want to make this project, but am unclear as to the process. I don't want to ruin expensive materials trying to figure it out. Thanks so much.

[Tracey C.]

Gorgeous! Love what you did here -- the image looks perfect! Crisp, clean, and beautiful. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

[Elizabeth S.]

Such a fantastic bag and tag. Thanks for the tip to use iron on transfer paper.

[Ana R]

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing with us! Can't wait to try this. One question: How did you color the image? Did you color first and then transfer or transfer and then color using. . . ?

[Laura Jane]

Oh so PRETTY! Thanks for the tip!

[Tara Chaussee]

Gorgeous! I am so excited to get these bags and try it myself! Thanks for all the info

[Jen]

Sounds like everyone would like a MIM for this technique-great idea!Love how crisp it looks.

[Pati L.]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing this idea! Very pretty too!

[Greta H]

I agree--great idea for a MIM video. I've never used transfer paper, but I'll be so much more likely to try this knowing I won't ruin the fabric. Thank you!

[Michelle W]

Betsy, you've just armed me with my "small gift" idea for the rest of the year! Teachers, coaches, EVERYONE, will be getting a little bag of goodies with individually stamped images just for them! :-) Beautiful!