<\/a>Ok, I may be the last crafty person to try these Tim Holtz magnetic dies, but I really didn’t understand their point–until now. I recently received a large format “Movers & Shapers” die called “In the Bag” from a dear friend, Myra (YT: Craftyrats). I didn’t have any Movers & Shapers small dies to insert so I just didn’t get it. \u00a0Why does magnetizing dies make any difference, and why should we pay more for these?<\/p>\n

<\/a>Then today, I picked up a couple of Movers & Shapers insert dies on clearance at Tuesday Morning (both for under $2!). \u00a0Oh happy dance!<\/p>\n

Anyway, when I used the “Mini Gears Set” insert dies with the In the Bag die–oh magic happened! \u00a0I was able to make these fun, interesting Steampunk treat bags, line them with beautiful translucent hand made papers, and wrap up little gifts with a twine ribbon. Easy peasy!<\/p>\n

<\/a>The next one was a little more intricate, as I used my free digi “Kentucky Derby Biscuit”<\/a> that I colored with my Copic markers and paper pieced with some gorgeous scraps of the My Mind’s Eye “Traveler” paper collection. \u00a0I added Glossy Accents to her eyes, the gears behind her, and even on the lettering on the banner\u00a0I made using my 7 Gypsies Hampton Arts mini stamp set.<\/p>\n

I inked the edges of both bags and the banner with my walnut and black soot Distress Inks, which I thought gave it a nice finished look. \u00a0HINT: As the little treat bags made with the In the Bag die are 3″ x 4″, they could be used to create the perfect packaging for ATCs!<\/p>\n

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The following is a video tutorial in which I make these two bags:<\/p>\n