Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Easy Gift Tags by Jeanette

Hi! This is Jeanette from Canada and I have fun and quick holiday project to show you today!
I decided that I would make all my little gift tags this year. I used all my little pieces of extra cardstock and, instead of coloring my images which would be time-consuming, I embossed them instead. I {heart} the clean and simple look and best of all, this takes very little time to do!  I also loved that I could use many of my beloved Whiff of Joy images!
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  • To start, I used the Whiff of Joy magical tag die with my Cuttle-bug and made the tags using scrap pieces of kraft cardstock.
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  • I ran the embossing buddy (little bag filled with cornstarch will also work) over my tag. This will prevent stray embossing powder from sticking to areas where I do not want it. I inked up my image with my Versamark stamp pad.
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  • I covered the stamped image with Filigree white embossing powder and gently tapped the edge of the tag to remove any stray powder. I did this over an inexpensive tray the I picked up in the $ store.
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  • I heat set using my embossing tool.
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  • I placed my “To” and “From” stamps on the same block and stamped them onto the tag using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.
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  • I sponged some white ink onto the edges of the tag to soften the look.
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  • Here you can some of the different tags I created. I tied a small length of red ribbon to each one. It gives them a little “pop” of color.
Hope you liked my simple little tutorial and that it motivates you to create some sweet gift tags of your own!

15 comments :

  1. great idea. Thanks for sharing. The tags look simple yet beautiful. Thanks!

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  2. Magnifique et originale idée. Bises

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  3. Hello Jeanette,

    The tags look beautiful!

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  4. Hi Jeanette,

    Cute tags!!
    Just love those last minutes things^_^

    Hugs
    Sonja x

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  5. that is a lovely idea sweetie
    thanks for sharing
    hugs angelique

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  6. Merci pour ces très jolis tags! Une bonne idée pour accompagner le cadeaux!! Bises. Nadine

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  7. What a wonderful idea! Those tags are just lovely. (will probably make some myself)

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  8. What a great tutorial, and they look stunning, will have a go at this later. Thank you Debbiexx

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  9. The tags look simple yet beautiful. Thanks!

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  10. Thank you so much for this cute and quick idea. I am going to do this also. Really cute tags.

    hugs
    bobbi

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  11. Fabulous tutorial Jeanette! Thanks for the tip about the bag of cornstarch I didn't know that and hate those stray bits of embossing powder! hugs, Jane xxx

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  12. Great tags - thanks for sharing. I love the no 2 stamps in both rows.
    I will be happy if you could tell me something about them (the little king and Mary)- where to buy them, the manufactor ...

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  13. Stunning idea. Love it. Jaqui x

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