Winterfest #1 Rock the Shelf Card & Gift Bag KitCompleted by Peggy Stogdill

I reduced the size just a bit to fit on sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" matte photo paper, then printed two copies of the penguin bag front and back (I didn't use the other bag this time) and the sheets for the bag sides and bottom and the card.

I used spray adhesive to attach the included backing paper to the main card base (the rocker), to make a sturdier card, let it dry, then used a craft knife to cut out the slits and scissors for the rest. Scored and folded as directed, then inserted pieces B and C (the instructions said to attach the decoupage first, but I was a bit unsure so inserted the pieces first and added the decoupage second--seemed to work OK :-)

I used silicone gel for all of the decoupage, starting with the 3 optional pieces in front of the mountains. Used a craft knife to cut all slits and the tiny spaces in the trees on the right, scissors for everything else.

Embellished with lots of crystal glitter glue in "snowy" areas and assembled the rest of the shelves.

There is a choice of two matching gift bags to slip it into--I chose the penguin bag. I used strong dst for most of the "gluing", using wet glue for just the last join on the bag bottom. I made handles from satin ribbon and sprayed my chosen tag with silver Glimmer Mist.

This is cute, cute, cute, and so much fun to make!