Tea Bag Holder - Tutorial

Welcome! Erica over at Erica's Room challenged us to come up with a project using 2 Cricut cartridges. The catch was to only use the function keys (Shadow was not allowed). I decided to make a tea bag holder and I will be showing you how. This has been around forever and is NOT my original pattern. A friend of mine showed me how to make this a few years ago Its a fabulous way to use up those scraps (if you're like me you have tons leftover).

I hope these instructions make sense. Sorry for the photo quality - super bad lighting. If you have any questions, feel free to email me. Enjoy!

Step 1
From solid coloured card stock cut:
6 -3/4” x 3-1/2” piece for cover
1-1/8” x 9” for outer band

From your patterned paper cut:
6-1/2" x 5-1/2" for the middle insert
3-1/4" x 2-3/4" for the cover layer

Step 2
On your 6-3/4” x 3-1/2” piece of solid coloured card stock, score at 3-1/8" and 3-5/8" (The Martha Stewart score board is AWESOME btw!).


Step 3
Smooth the creases with your bone folder.


For the outter band, score at 2-3/8", 2-5/8", 6-1\8" and 6-3\8"



Step 4
With your 6-1/2" X 5-1/2" piece of patterned paper, place your 6-1/2" side at the top of your paper cutter and score 3” and 6”. Crease edges. You will use adhesive on the top of the 1/2 section. I used my ATG gun but you could certainly use the super sticky red tape if you wanted. Bring the opposite end of your designer paper over to meet your sticky strip fold lining it up as you go.

Step 5
Bring the opposite end of your patterned paper over to meet your sticky strip fold lining it up as you go.

Step 6
Score the insert at 2-1/2" and 3"


Step 7
I forgot to take a photo of this step because my 1-1/2" punch broke so I had to run out to buy another. Insert the patterned paper into the hole punch halfway and punch both ends. Hopefully you will see in the photo in the next step!

Step 8
Put adhesive on the middle and end sections of patterned paper ( I used my ATG all over) and adhere to cover. Be sure to line up score marks. Here is what it should look like.


Step 9
Its time to decorate the outside cover. I just used a piece of 3-1/4" x 2-3/4" patterned paper. I did chaulk the edges with color box dark brown chaulk ink. This isn't necessary. You could do many other things.


Step 10
Insert your Tea bag packets


Step 11
I forgot to take a photo of this step as well but in the middle section you will need to punch two holes. This is where the ribbon will go.

Step 12
Wrap the paper band around holder. You will need to glue the outer side of one end and the underside of the other. Again, I forgot to take a photo of this step. My daughter just woke from a nap and wouldn't leave my goodies alone.

Step 13
Thread the Ribbon through the holes and tie in a bow. I just used a leftover piece from another project that was laying around.

Step 14
Decorate the paper band. The scallop was cut at 3-1\4" and the Tea for 2 was cut at 2-1\4. I attached with pop dots and voila, a super duper easy little gift.