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!

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• I heat set using my embossing tool.

• I placed my “To” and “From” stamps on the same block and stamped them onto the tag using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

• I sponged some white ink onto the edges of the tag to soften the look.

• 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!