I have 100 lunch bags whatscrapbooking/papercraft can I do with them?

[dianemb]

A paper bag album is a great idea but I don't know how to make one.

I'm sorry if I seem touchy but i have had a lot of posts that have had a lot of responces that had nothing to do with the original post.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Scrapbook_Basics/Album_Ideas/527.php

http://www.bisous.biz/scrap/scrap_ideas26.htm

Two totally different ways to make the albums.

Unfortunately on the Creative boards we are very chatty and tend to expound a post or go off on tangents. Hopefully the above links will help get you started.

Here is the one I made that uses the second technique. It is only three bags & inserts. Took me a few hours, because I kept watching TV.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

I personally find the luminaries an added bonus for the use of paper bags.. I can decorate my home and utilize that in the scrapbook for my kids to see later and remember!!!!

I think creativitity comes in all avenues....and if it would have directly stated you only wanted scrapbook related ideas, than that is what you would have received.

 

[dianemb]

looks like I'm not the only touchy one. I'll go back and fix the original post.

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Everyone take a step back and relax.


Diane, what size are the paper bags? And are they brown?

I would suggest doing the paper bag albums, I have never made them but I have one that was a gift for my DS. They are sooo cute. You could do some for holiday gifts, teacher appreciation gifts, hostess gifts etc.

Mine is 3 bags folded in 1/2 so you get 12 pages plus you can tuck tags or other pages in the open end of the paper bag.

Here a few links I found:
http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/blpaperbagscrapbooks.htm

http://www.scrapbook-crazy.com/paper-bag-album-instructions.html#a1

http://www.scrapfriends.us/articles/paper_bag_album.html

 

[dianemb]

Thank you very much for all the links!!!!!

 

[Mic_n_Min]

I've made a couple of them- you can click on the links if you want to see them:
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1167419
This one combines digital scrapbooking with paper scrapbooking:
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1012074
This one is my favorite:
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=958196

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I love the paper you used on the last one. These are very nice. Thank you for sharing.

 

[ddavis860]

Thanks for sharing! Those were so nice!

 

[party of 3]

holy cow mic_n_min those books are beautiful! thanks for sharing them with us. that teacher one is such a good idea.

 

[dianemb]

Those are beautiful min n mic. Do you only use the bag as a page or are they used to hold things? THANKS!

 

[vanyel]

mic n min - those were gorgeous albums.

AWM - i wish I'd won the prize

I didn't have much interest in paperbag albums until I saw these four. Really nice and would make such great gifts.

 

[LindaBabe]

Gotta add paper bag albums to my list of things to do - those are AMAZINGly beautiful!

 

[LindaBabe]

Just rediscovered mine in my stash -

Pine Cone Press "The Paper Bag Book"

See if you can find this out of print book on ebay - it is a gold mine of ideas - the OP will wish she had a CASE of bags instead of a package!