Tote-ally Adorable - Stampin' Up! Notes & Totes

 I recently spent a bit of time playing around with the upcoming new In Colors and the Notes & Totes bundle.  I wanted to make some adorable LL Bean inspired tote bags and the new colors seemed like the perfect ones to use.

 I used half of a tote bag other other day on this card and when you die cut 2 sets and adhere them together you get this cutie!  It's about 3 1/2" wide but with the gusseted sides you can open it a bit wider.  It's about 2 1/4" deep (not counting the handles).

  I used Pecan Pie for the stitching and handles and stamped the pocket with the same color ink using one of the stamps in the set.

  The Cloud Cover (light blue) ink was having some stability issues so it was not available when I did my preorder so I used the Secret Sea (dark blue) ink to stamp the pocket on the Cloud Cover tote and the contrast looks nice too.

  Here I tucked some of the little goodies I bought at the demonstrator OnStage event so you can see that you can actually put things in the tote!  The items might be a little bit top heavy but I got the tote to stand up with out too many issues.  The totes would be perfect with some candies as name holders at a table and/or table favors.  Add a little tissue paper and it's a wonderful way to gift a gift card when you want to do something different than a card. And to keep going with ideas, it would make a cute pocket on a scrapbook pages to tuck a journaling card into!  So many ideas!

  I hope you'll check out the Notes & Totes bundle when it becomes available in May!

  Thanks for looking!  Did you stamp today?

 All of the current supplies used to make this project can be purchased in my ONLINE STORE.  Products marked with a * will be available starting May 6, 2025. Join my Stampin' Up! team to receive demonstrator preorder benefits.

Stamps: Notes & Totes*

Ink: Strawberry Slush*, Timid Tiger*, Darling Duckling*, Secret Sea*

Paper: Pecan Pie, Basic White, Strawberry Slush*, Timid Tiger*, Darling Duckling*, Secret Sea*

Accessories: Notes & Totes dies