Tag! You're It!!

Hola Peeps!

It's ABC Toys & Crafts Tuesday!!  Instead of making a card, I decided I'd make some gift tags.  A personalized or hand-made gift tag can add such a wonderful touch to the presentation of a package, don't you think?  So here's the scoop:

MERRIEST CHRISTMAS TO YOU!

I started with a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" base, and trimmed the upper corners to create the shape of a tag.  I chose one of the fun and funky patterns from the K & Company DP pad called Swell Noel - lots of super retro and non-traditional holiday colors and patterns in this pad - LOVE IT!  I punched a border on the contrasting Ocean Tides CS using one of the new Martha Stewart "Punch Around the Page" punches called Eyelet Lace.  I added a bit of sewing with my Janome Sew Mini, and attached that panel to the tag base.  I punched a scalloped circle from Berry Sorbet CS.  I stamped the package from the Penny Black clear stamp set called "Giving & Receiving" - once in Ocean Tides ink, and once in Berry Sorbet ink.  I popped the package up with 3-D Squares, and then popped the bow up again for more dimension.  I then stamped the sentiment from the Giving & Receiving stamp set in Versamark, and then heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  I punched a snowflake using the Martha Stewart Glacial Snowflake punch, added a 3-D Square on the back and a button on the front, and adhered it to the tag base with a glue dot.  Punched a hole with my Crop-A-Dile, added some organdy polka dot ribbon, and voila' -- a gift tag!!

SEASONS GREETINGS!

STAMPS:  Giving & Receiving (Penny Black)
INK:  Versamark
PAPER:  Swell Noel DP (K & Company), Red Hot CS (Poptone), Spring Rain CS (PTI), White CS (Neenah)
ACCESSORIES:  Pinking Shears, Janome Sew Mini, Scalloped Circle Punch (SU), White Embossing Powder (Zing/American Crafts), Crop-A-Dile, Glacial Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), Double Loops Punch Around the Page Border Punch (Martha Stewart), 3-D Squares (EK Success), Spring Rain Button (PTI), Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster), Glue Dots, Organdy Polka Dot Ribbon

WE WISH YOU!

STAMPS:  Giving & Receiving (Penny Black)
INK:  Versamark
PAPER:  Swell Noel DP (K & Company), Ocean Tides CS (PTI), White CS (Neenah), Red Hot CS (Poptone)
ACCESSORIES:  Pinking Shears, Janome Sew Mini, Scalloped Circle Punch (SU), White Embossing Powder (Zing/American Crafts), Crop-A-Dile, Glacial Snowflake Punch (Martha Stewart), , 3-D Squares (EK Success), Scallop 3-Dot Punch Around the Page Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Ocean Tides Button (PTI), Scrapper's Floss (Karen Foster), Glue Dots, White Polka Dot Ribbon (Jilli Bean)




For the most part, all three tags were made the same way.  I've listed the products used for each of them below their corresponding picture - if you have questions about what I did, please feel free to email me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!