Dino Birthday Party Box.

Hello Everyone!  This was one of my SVGCuts project that I've been wanting to show you, so I'm now excited to share it with you all!

How many times have you had to run out to the store to get a gift bag/box for the present? I know I have... many times. Who knew you can make a gift bag/box big enough through your cutting machine to fit some clothes, stuffed animals or put together a collection of embellishments for your crafty friend? There's quite the selection of big bags/boxes SVGs from SVGCuts (Big Christmas Gift Bags SVG Kit, Christmas Gift Boxes and Bags SVG Kit, Big Boutique Boxes SVG Kit, a bag in Vintage Paper Rosettes SVG Kit), but one that just caught my eye and had to make it was the Large (House) Gable Box from the recent collection, Lunch with Mom SVG kit.

So, here's what I made! Isn't it fun?

It's super easy! These are the collections that I used:

1. Lunch with Mom SVG Kit
2. Christmas Gift Boxes and Bags SVG Kit
3. Birthday Dinos SVG Collection
4. Birthday Elements SVG Collection
 














The twine from adds so much to the funness!



























... and the curly wires.... oh, so fun!















... and these cute little dinos just makes the box even cuter!

And.... if anyone is interested, here are the instructions:

 (and if you are serious about making this bag, leave a comment with your e-mail and I`ll get the Excel file with the file names and the sizes out to you!)

Supplies Used:

- various patterned cardstock (Martha Stewart Classic Woodland Collection)
- twine (brown and teal from the Twinery)
- jewelry wire
- googly eyes
- "it's my party" stamp from Papertrey Ink (Birthday Bash)
- embossing folders (I used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and Distressed Stripes, Sizzix Curlique, Dot-Matrix and Gridlock)

1. Cut out all parts necessary for a house, and emboss any trim/smaller pieces desired.
2. Assemble the gable box. I used Quick-Dry Adhesive to hold the box together, and used foam tape for the porch.svg and the stairs.svg.
3. Cut out 20 pennants (emboss some if plain cardstock), and I used a small hole punch to enlarge the holes on the pennant, allowing enough space to fit through twine.
4. Cut 3 pieces of twine in these lengths: two of 4.25" and 11.5". Thread pennants through the two shorter twine, and thread pennants through the longer one.
5. Adhere the short pieces of twine on the top of the supporting posts on the porch.svg (as per picture) by heat glue gun. Adhere the longer twine from one side of the house to another at the top of siding.svg. Take the middle of the pennant (there should be 6 pennants on both sides) and glue the middle of the twine to the middle top of the siding.svg. Tie ribbons from twine and attach it to the ends of the pennants.
6. Cut all the dinosaurs, and emboss. Adhere all the parts together (and I used foam dots to bring out the gift on the T Rex with gift 1, and the leg on the T Rex with Balloon). Attach googly eyes.
7. Attach two foam tape on top of each other behind the dinos (make it double layered to bring out more dimension) and adhere them to the bag.
8. Cut balloons. Wrap pieces of wire around a pen to give a nice swirl and adhere to the back of the balloon using heat gun. Then adhere the balloon to the house using foam dots.
9. You can also use a stamp to make a little sign on the door and make it look like it's hung with a twine, as well as tying a bow on the top flaps of the box.

Of couse, some design tips:

* Stay with your color combination, as using many colors can make the project look too busy.
* I inked the edges of the dinos to bring them out from the rest of the house.
* Using different patterned paper will create the mood of the house you're trying to achieve. It would be fun to make a house using various patterned papers: brick, wood grained, stacked stones.

This house can be customized for any occasions or holidays. It would be fun to make it into a haunted mansion for Hallowe'en (such as adding spider webs on the windows or a witch coming out from the door), a Christmas house (I would add a string of Christmas lights on the house with a Christmas tree behind the window and a wreath on the door). This bag is like a gift on its own, and will most definitely be appreciated by the recipient.

Hope that I've inspired you! Have a fantastic day!