You are going to enjoy, in the Best Dressed Suite in the new Occasions Mini Catalog, making a purse with the All Dressed Up Dies. If you like creating 3D items, little gift bags, party favors, treat holders and more, I think you will have fun with all the possibilities of the Dressed Up Dies!

The Best Dressed Suite is cute enough as it is, with designer paper printed with feminine images….high-heeled shoes, purses, perfume bottles, lipstick…and we will all find so many ideas for making cards and other projects with this Suite. Then add in the All Dressed Up Dies that can die-cut little purses or backpacks or tote bags or whatever you like to call them or design them as.

I just got these dies the other day and was excited to try out these dies to make one of the bags… I used a pattern in the Best Dressed 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper. You do need to use two sheets of the 6″ x 6″ paper for the two sides of the bag. The die will cut out the bag shape, score the fold lines and even make a decorative stitching line all around.

You do need to be careful when you begin to crease the score lines. They are a little difficult to see compared to the stitch lines. Sometimes the score lines are in between the stitching lines and you are tempted to fold on the stitching line! Put on your reading glasses if you need to and make sure you are creasing the correct lines! You probably won’t have any trouble after you make the first one! You may be able to see some of the stitch lines on the photo above.

You have options when you make this bag. You can “push in” the sides or let them stick out. You can attach the straps in different ways. You can make it look like a purse or a backpack with longer straps in the back. You can emboss the paper. You can stamp it. You can add different embellishments on the front. The dies come with various pieces to help you customize the bag. Be sure to notice that the dies are on two papers in the package… I missed the die-cut for the straps at first!!

This set even comes with dies to make the little buckles, which I made out of Gold Foil. I also die cut the little button on the front pocket on the front of the bag. There are so many options!

Even though the Best Dressed Suite and designer paper is very girly, you can use these All Dressed Up Dies even for making boyish backpacks, maybe for favors at their birthday party with a little gift inside. Or some of both or something neutral if you are having both boys and girls. If I had known about Stampin’ Up! when my kids were young and having all these parties and activities at school, I would have been in heaven having all kinds of easy ideas to make!

Check out the Best Dressed Suite in the Occasions Mini Catalog! Maybe you want all of it, maybe just some of the products, but give it a second look if you skimmed over it the first time! Think of the fun you can have with the All Dressed Up Dies!