Genie Bag Tutorial & Challenge…
May 26th, 2007 by Jen
So, what the heck is a Genie Bag? Well, awhile back I posted this bag on SCS and someone dubbed these Genie Bags after my SCS screen name, genie1314. You can say that I was/am a *little* flattered! 
I get a lot of emails and PMs asking me how they are done, so I figured I would create a quick tutorial for them. They are super easy and super fun to make, as you can personalize them in so many ways.
Challenge: Create a Genie Bag and post a link here.
Supplies:
Lunch Sack
Paper {8.5″ x 11″}
Stamps {My Favorite Things shown here}
Ink {Palette and SU! Classic Inks shown here}
Paper Cutter {yep, I still have the old style!}
Adhesive {I am a Tacky Glue person, can’t stand Snail}
Punch to make handle
Step One:
Cut bag down to about 6.5″ and cut base paper in half, so that you have 2 panels that are 8.5″ x 5.5″
Step Two:
Decorate base panels as desired. I generally leave the back blank.
***When decorating, be sure to leave plenty of room at the top for a punched handle!!***
Step Three:
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Punch handle out of both base pieces. I punch these one at a time. To be sure that they are even, punch one, then line it up on the other piece and make pencil marks as a guide.
Step Four:
Glue bag onto base panels. Notice that I show the glue on the bag and not on the paper. This is because I have made a grand mess putting the glue on the paper instead of the bag.
Step Five {optional}:
Create matching tissue paper by stamping the edges of tissue paper.
***Note that there is a slick side and a matte side. You want to stamp on the matte side.***
Step Six:
Fill with yummies or a gift and it is ready to be given away and oooohed and aaaawed at 
Side View:
Genie Bags can also be done using mini lunch sacks. To make these, you cut the bag in about half. The base panels are 4.25″ x 5.5″ {a quarter panel of a 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of paper}. The word window punch makes a cute handle on these.
Dress it up a little more by tying ribbon onto the handles. I did this one with ribbon and punches dangling from the handle.
CUTE!!!
Way too cute Jen!!!! I gotta make these for my next party!
I love these bags. The first time I saw them Ellen Hutson made them and called them NIB bags (forget what NIB stands for) and I think they are the same thing. I have made so many of these. Ü
Thank you for this…I just made mine. I am going to try to post it in my gallery at splitcoast. I guess i need a blog so i can post more. Your bags are cute! Thank you for the inspiration.
Kimberly
scrappin_mama22 on splitcoast
So cute!!!!! I’m gonna try one tonight!!
Here it is! http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/567057?cat=500&ppuser=95116
This was just too fun to do. Thanks for the great tutorial, Jen! Here is mine….
http://ink-a-dink-a-doo.blogspot.com/
Enjoy!
YOU DA BOMB!! I love Genie bags!! Thanks for the tutorial… you are rocking my world baby!!!
What a great idea! That’s for the tutorial. I’ll have to try this one for the next birthday gift I give.
Great capturing the steps in your photos. I will definitely be making these!!! You rock girlie!!
hugs,
Elaine