Treat Bag Tutorial | Digital Scrapbooking Designs by SuzyQ Scraps

Happy “Thank goodness it’s almost the end of the week!” Thursday! LuAnn here with a fairly quick and easy treat bag tutorial.

My treat bag was made with a birthday party in mind but these would be super cute as thank you bags, end of the school year teacher gift bags, or any other occasion where a treat bag is being given out.

Here’s what I made using Suzy’s And Many More…{Bold} kit:

and the Suzy’s kit:

I went simple with my treat bags because kids will have these torn apart in 2 seconds to find out what is in the bag! LOL

Here’s how I made the treat bag band….

Supply list:
-paper bags
-digital kit of choice – I used SuzyQ Scraps And Many More…{Bold} kit
-Epsom Matte presentation paper
- double sided tape or other adhesive of choice
-scissors
-goodies to fill the treat bags!!!

1. Open a blank 11 x 8.5 inch canvas in your photo editing program.
2. Using the Rectangular Marquee tool, draw a 2 inch wide x 7 inches long rectangle. ( I started my tool at the 1 inch by 1 inch mark to make it easier to draw out.) Leave ants marching.

3. Add a new layer. Flood fill with white (or a color that will coordinate with the digital paper you want to use).
4. Add another new layer. Copy and paste into selection a digital paper of choice. Resize and reposition to your liking.
5. Select none.
6. Using the Rectangular Marquee tool, draw out a rectangle that is the same height as the first rectangle but is 1/8″ inch narrower on each side:

7. With the ants marching, hit delete. This will leave you with a strip of the digital paper along each side of the rectangle. Select none. Merge down.

8. Next we need to decorate our band. *Keep in mind: the bottom inch will be notch cut. The top 2 inches of our rectangle will be folded over toward the back side of the bag so if you are going to decorate that area, it will need designed upside down.*
9. Once decorated, merge all layers except the background. Duplicate finished band so that you get multiple on each page.
10. Print using your printer’s best print setting.
11. Once printed out, cut around edges and cut a notched triangle out of the bottom.
10. Score each band 2 inches from the top edge.
11. Score the tops of the paper bags at the 1/2 inch mark and also the 1 1/2 inch mark. Fold at the 1/2 mark and then again at the 1 1/2 inch mark to give the edge of your bag a finished look.
12. After filling the bags, add adhesive to the rolled under top of your bag to hold it closed. Add adhesive to both sides of the band and position on the filled bags.

You can jazz this up as much as you want or leave it simple like mine. You could tie on some ribbon, pop a few elements using dimensional dots or even leave the band plain and add a decorative scallop circle.

The sky is the limit! Wouldn’t these would be cute for a baby shower using a white bag with blue and white or pink and white!

Hope you enjoyed this simple treat bag tutorial. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them here in the comment section and I’ll get back to you!