Bag Topper Tutorial

Finally, the promised Bag topper tutorial! I love making these and use this design concept for multiple seasons. It's super versatile! The idea is to use a fun paper, a central image and two supporting images. I like to raise my center image to give it a little more pop. I made this particular topper as a Valentine goodie for the only guy on my work team, but you could really spice this up with a little ribbon, some ric-rac or even some stickles! Go Wild! For other seasons, I've used pumpkins (2 small pumpkins as my supporting image and 1 large pumpkin for my central image) and a snowman and snowflakes.
The first step to making a bag topper is to pick your bag and measure it. I've been using snack bags that I fold in half. So... step one, measure your bag. My bag is 4.25 inches across.
step 2~ cut your paper. Since my bag is 4.25 inches across, I'm going to cut a strip that is 4.5 inches wide, and 6 inches long. Fold this strip in half so that it measures 4.5 X 3.
step 3~ stamp your images. I used the birds from SU's Love you Much.
step 4~ color your images and cut them out. I used blue and yellow prisma color pencils to color the birds, but you could use copic markers or any other pencil/marker that you prefer.
step 5~ punch your supporting images. I used SU's heart to heart punch which is really cute and really easy to use! if you are using multiple stamped images, you won't need to do this step.
step 6~ Assemble the topper! I placed the birds first and used stampin dimensionals to give it a little lift. After that, I placed two of the hearts on the sides of the birds with glue dots. I added the heart over the birds with a dimensional.
step 7~ fill your bag with candy or your favorite treat and staple the bag in the center of your folded topper.
step 8~ distribute and enjoy!
Supplies
Stampin Up! (SU) Double Sided Paper Candy Lane
SU Love You Much
SU Heart to Heart Punch
SU Basic Black ink
Prisma Color pencils - blue and yellow
SU Stampin Dimensionals
Glue dots
Staples
Bags