I know I said I was going to try to get this up on Saturday when I got home but when I returned I found that Peter had taken the laptop with him. And so I decided to try to clean out a corner in my Stamp office that has just been gathering stuff that I wasn't sure what to do with it. I started it on Saturday after coaches class and worked on it Yesterday, and again today. Why has it taken me so long? Mainly because cleaning that 1 little corner which only took about 2 hours to have totally done caused me to think about other places that needed to be cleaned and I have started a larger mess. Now I have stuff going in my Stamp room, kitchen and the kids bedroom. Wish me luck I need them done by tomorrow because I have some friends coming over, I have known them long enough that they know every once in a while I do this kind of thing but it would still be nice to have it cleaned up by then. Anyway, I figured I would take a break and post the tutorial like I said I would so here we go...
As usual everything is Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.
Supplies:
2 different colors of Card stock or DSP, Ribbon, bone folder, Crop-a-dile, Ribbon Scissors, Paper snips, brads, Dotto, Sticky strip, SNAIL, stamps or wheels to decorate the paper, Scallop circle punch (not pictured) pencil, velcro dots and the pattern (base, pocket)
After you print out the pattern you will need to cut it out also. Once you have done that use Dotto to adhere the pattern to your paper to be sure it doesn't shift while you are tracing.
Next you will need to trace you image on the card stock you have chosen.
After tracing all the different images you will need to cut them out.
Once you have everything cut out you will need to stamp the card stock before you can begin assembly.
After you have finished stampin your images you will want to place the patterns back down on your image and score the score lines. The reason you do this after stamping and not before is because you will not have the image skip where the score lines are. Also be sure to mark the areas where you will need to punch holes.
Use your crop-a-dile to punch your holes.
No you will want to apply sticky strip to all the areas that you want to hold in place. See image on the right for placement.
Now it is time to place your brads in place. You will want 1 in each of the front flaps. 2 where the top loop goes in and then the 4 on the back for the handles. I put mine in first because the crop-a-dile will not fit in after you have assembled the flap onto the back.
Now you can apply the front flap to the inside of your backpack as shown. Basically you want to line up the edge with the first score line with the flap.
Now before moving on run your ribbon through. Starting with the bottom of one side of your back pack. In through the top of the back to complete the 1 strap then through the top 2 for the loop and back out the top of the strap on the other side and back in the bottom.
Once you have finished running your ribbon, this is what the back should look like.
Now flip over your backpack tie a knot in both ends on the inside. I find it easier to not cut the ribbon until I am sure I have enough.
Now it is time to fix the bottom of the box. Start with removing all the sticky strip covers. Refer to the picture on the right for placement. Fold up the bottom piece first then the left flap, the right flap and then the top. next I flip it back over so the bottom is on the table and use my bone folder to make sure the sticky strip is stuck.
Now we can assemble the pocket that is going to go on the front of the back pack. If you haven't already done so now is the time to put on the sticky strip on the pocket. See the image on the left for placement.
To start you are going to want to start by folding your box on all the score lines. Then fold the tiny flap on each side up and stick it to the inside of your pocket as shown.
Next lay the top on the side flaps, flip over and use your bone folder to press the edges and make sure it is stuck.
Now you will want to place your pocket flap inside of the pocket and adhere. Sometimes you will need to trim the edges of of the flap to get them to slide inside nicely. Again use your bone folder to make sure the flap is stuck.
Now on the inside of each flap you will want to run some ribbon through the eyelet to make your pull on the front of your back back. I use a tiny strip of sticky strip to hold the ribbon down on the inside (the bone folder is in the picture simply to hold the flap open).
Now it is time to place the velcro closure on. I cut one "scratchy" dot in half and place it on the top flap. Then I cut the "soft" side of the velcro in half and lay it on top of the "scratchy". Then I close the flap. This makes sure that both sides are in the correct place. Repeat this on the pocket flap.
And there you have it. I have added a scalloped edge by punching a scallop circle and trimming off the scallops and adhering them to the back of the flap.
Hope you enjoyed making your backpack!
Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra
thank you for this wonderful backpack tutorial!!!
Posted by: Laura Pinto-Nguyen | August 16, 2009 at 04:26 AM