Tea Bag Holder

I love the 3-dimensional projects you can make from paper, stamps and ink! The possibilities are endless! My club members never do the same project twice! This month, they created a teabag holder. So cute!! Don't drink tea? I bet it fits a Ghiardelli chocolate really well! Here's what I used to create the holder:

Cardstock - base is Rich Razzleberry, inside is Certainly Celery.

Ribbon - Rich Razzleberry, Gold cord

Vintage brads

Stamp set is Fresh Cuts

1. 
   Cut Rich Razzleberry 3.50 x 7.75 inches, and score at 3.50 inches.



2. Cut Certainly Celery 6.50 x 7 inches. Line it up on the 6.50 side and score at half an inch, and 3.50 inches. Fold at the 3.50-inch scoreline, and score the folded cardstock at 3.25 and 3.75 inches.



3. Place Sticky Strip on the half-inch score of the Certainly Celery, and fold the cardstock over to make a sleeve. Punch half circles at either end of the sleeve using the 1 1/4 circle punch. Stamp flower and plant image using Certainly Celery ink on the sleeve.



4. Pre-fold Rich Razzleberry cardstock at the score lines. Fold the sleeve at the vertical score lines, and adhere the back of the sleeve to the cardstock base using Sticky Strip.



5. Using a 1/16 hole punch, place 2 holes through the base and sleeve along the "spine." Run a piece of gold cord through the holes, and tie on the outside of the spine.



6. Run the Rich Razzleberry ribbon underneath the gold cord. You will not need to use any adhesive on the ribbon.



7. Stamp large image onto Whisper White cardstock, and adhere using SNAIL to a layer of Certainly Celery. Adhere the stamped image to the base using Stampin' Dimensionals on all 4 corners. The Rich Razzleberry ribbon will run underneath. The dimensionals and gold cord will let the ribbon "float" and will prevent it from falling out.



8. For a finishing touch, I stamped the flower from the set onto Whisper White using Certainly Celery ink, cut it out with Paper Snips, stuck a Vintage Brad through the center, and adhered that to the front with a dimensional.
   

This is an easy project to create, and makes a unique gift for tea lovers! Try your own color combination. You can also use Designer Series Paper for the inside sleeve. Have fun!