Wednesday, August 25, 2010

August PTI Blog Hop!

YIPPEE I finally get to PLAY along again on the PTI blog hop.. it has been 3 months and I have MISSED it!!

So I am a bit late in posting.. EEK! Please forgive me.. and forgive the probably less then perfect photos.. I just wanted to get on and PLAY along..

and NOTE to self.. make choc. covered popcorn BEFORE you want to.. like an hour before.. the candy was a bit soft and messed up the bag.. it really is good.. and doesnt look like this photo ~ Ok it does look like it but taste good.. that is what counts RIGHT! :)

Enough talk.. on with the show.. our challenge was to use brown lunch bags! How FUN! I choose to cut mine down.. used my border punches (LOVE this idea now!) to make the top pretty.. stamping, stitching.. etc...

First up.. a fun Halloween Bag (ignore the messy clear bag PLEASE! ;) )

Next up a fun little fall gift bag to fill with treats! :)



Finally the TOP of those bags.. I stitched the sides and bottom.. ran it through my big shot with my NEW embossing plate.. and VIOLA! A little goodie bag-

Big enough to hold a cookie and some cider!!

I had another bag.. but GASP it didn turn out like my VISION so you dont get to see it! HA!
THANKS for stopping by.. HAPPY HOPPING.. cant WAIT to come visit you all!

47 comments:

  1. Anonymous5:54 PM

    What cute bags! I love the trim on the first one!

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  2. Those are some great treat bags!
    I feel the same way, summer has been so hectic it will be nice to get back to a routine.

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  3. Great job on all of them! Looks like we were thinking alike on the Halloween one!

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  4. Super, duper cute bags. The border punch idea is rather ingenious! I love the spiderweb most of all.

    TFS~

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  5. ADORABLE!!! Love it ~~

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  6. How cute! I love them all. Great job with all the decorations and especially that spiderweb trim! Well done!

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  7. Gorgeous, love the spider webs on the first one!

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  8. These are all WONDERFUL and eye pleasing Bethie! I love the decorative top edges, that adds such a special touch!

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  9. You have been busy! All are so great with the border punched tops, but the spiderwebs on the first put it at the top of my list.

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  10. So cute, all 3 of them, I love those edges, especially the spider web, cool projects!

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  11. Gorgeous bags, Beth! I love the embellishment one a lot especially the orange flowers. Use of border punches is an excellent idea too. Great job! Love them. Thanks for sharing:)

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  12. These are great! Love each of them.

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  13. These are great! Love each of them.

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  14. Beautiful little bags, Beth!!!The trim is so cool and I want to taste that popcorn, LOL!!

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  15. These projects are fun! I would love the popcorn receipe, LOL!

    It's a good life!
    Terri E.

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  16. What a sweet projects!!

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  17. These are so cute! Love the idea of sewing around the bag to make it into a pocket!

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  18. Anonymous7:56 PM

    What pretty projects!

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  19. such cute baggies!!! I'm not usual fond of spidery things, but that is just too cute!!!

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  20. Very cute bags, it was a good idea to trim them down. And yes, I'm all for starting the Fall routine!

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  21. You have been one busy girl! I do love all of these! Awesome idea!

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  22. your bags are so cute! one is just cuter than the next. i absolutely LOVE the cookie/cidar idea. i might have to make those for my kids' teachers!

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  23. Love each and every one...the coordinating borders at the tops are awesome...and that popcorn is making me hungry!

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  24. These are SWEET!!! Love all of them....seriously. I like how you've sewn to just slide a cookie in there!

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  25. that autumn pouch is just gorgeous!!

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  26. Your bags are each fabulous!
    I'm laughing as mine is half done & didn't turn out as envisioned either & so I didn't even get to join in this month -- too much "life" just got in the way -- sigh! There's always next month though!!!

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  27. Each of your bags are fabulous! Love those scallops tops!

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  28. So glad you made it to the hop! I love each bag you created. Love the web edging on the first one esp!

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  29. Cookie and cider... what a great idea to insert those in your little bag! Love your projects!

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  30. What darling treat bags BethieJ! Love that spiderweb trim!

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  31. Where to start, everything was so adorable! I love the spider web border punch, that really gives that first bag just the right touch. Also, what a clever way to use the entire bag; I'm going to have to try your technique for the top of bag. Love all of your projects!

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  32. These are all great project. The fall is so elegant but my fav is the Halloween. Those spider webs are great!

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  33. I just love these!!!!! What a great idea to use border punches on the edge!!! I just love the spider web punch!!! Wayyyy cute!!!

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  34. So much GOODNESS in all of these projects! LOVE the scallops, LOVE the stitching! LOVE the web at the top of the first one!

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  35. I love how you made three totally different style bags to package up treats. Fun stuff!

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  36. Wow! Cute!! I love how you added the spider's web border to the top of the first one! That is such a fun & creative touch!

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  37. I love them all! They look so fun and fall-ish! great job.

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  38. Love your treat bags! The spider web trim on the first one is so fun!

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  39. The spider web border on the first bag is a stroke of brilliance!
    Great projects, Beth!

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  40. You were certainly busy! They're all fabulous, but I really love the web border on the first. There's a certain elegance about that one. I guess it's the almost delicate quality of the border. Great work!!

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  41. These are awesome, Bethie! What a great way to use all of the fun border punches in our stashes! Looks like you've been having fun with the August release.

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  42. Hi Bethie! Your bags turned out great! I love how you punched all the tops.

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  43. Beautiful bags! Love how the border punches look!

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  44. oh...what scrumptious bags chickie!

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  45. Gorgeous bags! I love the idea of stitching them to make them stronger!
    Thanks for sharing!

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