Embellished Christmas Hang Tags

Hi Friends,
Today, I'd like to share some really cute primitive tags I made using some of the Merry Christmas to All... labels. These labels can be found in my etsy shop and would be great for a lot of different projects. They'd be really cute for package ties, or even placed on a primitive tree.

These are large tags. With the backing, they ended up being 3.75 in. wide by 4.75 in. high. I love the size of them. They really get noticed.

I printed the label sheet and trimmed the images. Instead of leaving the images with square corners, I chose to angle the top corners. I inked the edges with an "espresso" colored ink pad and trimmed two colors of cardstock just slightly larger than my main image. I also inked the edges of the card stock.

As you can see I chose a different colors for each tag.

I added ribbons and eyelets to embellish.

On the blue tag, I added some black enamel dots. The blue strip is simply a scrap of cardstock that was left over.

These were super quick and simple to make.

You can find the file that I worked with in my etsy shop. It's available as an instant download pdf and/or jpg file. You can find it by CLICKING HERE.

Thank you for joining us today. I hope you're enjoying our projects.
Deena Davis
www.ewenmeprintables.com

Having Some Halloween Fun

Hi Folks,
Today, I'm sharing some tags I made with the file: Hang Tags - Halloween Fun. These were super easy to make, lots of fun and I think they turned out super cute.

All I did was simply print the tags on white cardstock and trim them out. I backed them with a rusty/maroon colored cardstock which was cut the same width of the tag but just a tad larger in length.

I just used a glue stick to put them together, after that I punched a small hole in the top and added a jute tie. Like I said... super easy to make and you can see for yourself how cute they are. (click on the image for a larger view)

Hope you're enjoying your week!
Deena
www.ewenmeprintables.com

Mother's Day Cards

This file is so cute, that I just had to play with it and for a change, I didn't do an invitation to tea.
You can find this file here.  You get 2 tea bag envelopes per page and you can print as many as you need.



 

I made 2 different but kind of the same cards.

 

 

The papers are all from DCWV. I cut the card, clipped the corners and added a piece of yellow ribbon to the fold side. The scalloped circle is a Spellbinder's die, I put the envelope on top of the circle. The envelope if perfect for slipping in a sample of your favorite tea to share with the recipient.

 

 

I decided to make this one a shaker card so I cut out the front part of the envelope and put the rest aside to use another day.

 

I put a couple of layers (scraps) under the shaker element and added a hat from plumpurdy.com which I stamped onto watercolor paper using StazOn ink. I colored it with watercolor pencils and did a fussy cut, adding it to the corner of the shaker element. To be honest, the hat was an after thought, I had been doing some experimenting and it was one of my useable experiments and still sitting in my work area.

 

I managed to use all scraps for both cards, but my scrap pile doesn't seem to have gone down very much. All of the papers are from DCWV's, "Flower Shower Spring Stack".

 

Thank you for stopping by to take a look.

 

Sue

www.suek86401.blogspot.com

 







 

Gift box with matching card

I love chickens so when I saw this printable I just had to have it, one of these days I would like to have a few chickens of my own. Link to printable

 

You get 7 images on the sheet, 3 of the larger image and 4 of the smaller one. I used two of the bigger images on the box and 1 of the smaller images on the card.

 

 

I made this cute gift box and matching card. The box is cut using my Cricut and Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 cartridge. The papers were printed with my Imagine. I used my Cuttlebug Alphabet Dies to cut the, "Hello Spring".

 

 

After cutting the box out I added the checkerboard paper then wrapped a black and white stripped ribbon then topped that ribbon with red ribbon. I added red and black twine at the top and tied it into a bow. I adhered the images using foam pads.

 





 

I used the same papers on the card but added a piece of read to break up the checkerboard paper. Wrapped the same ribbons around the checkerboard and lower part of the red layer, I used foam tape to adhere the layers to the card face with some extra foam tape under the shaker portion. I used clear beads and red sequins to the shaker element. And added a piece of red twine to the folded edge.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look.

Sue
www.suek86401.blogspot.com


 

Afternoon Tea Invitation

I had a lot of fun playing with this file, I am a lifetime tea drinker and while living in Michigan one of my favorite things to do was to meet a friend for afternoon tea in some of Michigan's quaint tea rooms.

My first idea was to print up the envelopes, assemble them and try to arrange them in my doll's sandbox where a tea party goes on all the time. I also collect dolls, tea ware (mostly English bone china but I also have a few pieces from Japan).  But I really miss having afternoon tea so I made an invitation to afternoon tea at my home.

 

 

There are several different designs to choose from, I really like the Victorian/vintage look of this one. Tea Thyme Tea Bag Envelopes . You get two tea bag envelopes on each sheet, you just cut them out, fold on the lines and assemble.

 

After assembling my envelopes I made a mask with the dots in it and sprayed the cream colored paper with my eBrush then I trimmed it to the size I wanted, 4 1/4" wide (when folded) x 6" tall. I added a piece of washi tape from my son and his wife in Tokyo.

 

The bling swirl is from Zva Creative, I printed the sentiment onto a piece of vellum using my printer, I layered the vellum on to a piece of blue and adhered it to the card with foam pads. I also used foam pads to adhere the tea bag envelope and I tied a piece of twine along the folded edge.

 

 

Please excuse the rock, it was windy and I couldn't get it to stay open so I could get pictures. Here is the other side of the envelope, I used it on the inside to hold the menu.

 

 

If I was really having a tea party I would enclose a copy of the menu so if anyone being invited has an allergy to anything I'm preparing they can let me know so I also included one here. The inner piece is vellum, I attached it to the card with the twine, the menu is also printed on vellum. I would also send along a sample of one of the teas that are being served, putting it in the envelope on the front.

 

Thanks for stopping by.

 

Sue

www.suek86401.blogspot.com

 

 

 

 

Encouragement Cards

Happy Monday everyone!

When I saw these hang tags I just knew they'd be the perfect inspiration for the new year!

There are three different tags and they come in two sizes (for a total of six per sheet). 

Today I'm featuring three different cards using the smaller size tags (which are 2.5" x 3.25"). 

I printed the tags on white cardstock, cut them out  -- they have a distressed edge but I added a bit more dark brown ink to really make them pop.

Using an ivory card as the base, I attached a panel of yellow textured paper, added two strips of dotted ribbon and placed the tag in the center of the card.

I then added buttons and wooden hearts and butterfly embellishments to give these cards some extra charm.

The messages on these tags are so encouraging and inspirational, aren't they? 

Maybe you know someone who would love to receive one of these cards!!

So glad you stopped by today!

Beth

prettybyrdddesigns.blogspot.com

Tea Time!

Hi everyone - Beth here! Winter is certainly in full force where I live. The temps have really plummeted in the past week. Saturday's high was 5-degrees. Brrrr!

It's the perfect time for a hot cup of tea! And, what lovelier way to present it than with Deena's Time for Tea - Tea Bag Envelope downloadable. Two tea envelopes print on one sheet and there is also an instruction page.

I decided to use both envelopes -- one for the tea bag, and the other I used to make a card and matching gift tag. The tea bag envelope is super easy. Just cut and fold. I inked the edges in black to give it a more distressed look and used double-side tape for the edges.

For the card, I cut out the front of the other tea envelope and adhered it to lavender paper that I decorated with photo corners. I added a ribbon and tiny butterfly embellishment. The get well messages is hand stamped. I then glued the entire panel to a white card. I used my craft punch for the tag and added a piece of lavender seam binding.

The colors on this envelope are so cheery! Wouldn't this make a great pick-up-me gift for a loved one who's been under the weather?

There are lots more tea envelopes which you can find here!

Thanks for visiting today!

Beth
prettybyrddesigns.blogspot.com

Halloween Cards using Bookmarks

Today I have some Halloween cards I made using the, "Halloween Bookmarks" Printables file. You get 2 of each bookmark, 4 on a page.

I printed the file onto cream colored cardstock, cut them out and used them as a pattern to cut out chipboard (I used an empty cereal box for chipboard) to add some rigidness to them. I used both copies of the bookmarks putting the chipboard in between them.

I added an eyelet at the top and added a piece of twine to the eyelet. I frayed a piece of burlap and added it to my card base, the cards measure 4 1/2" wide x 7" tall when folded. The burlap measures 3" wide x 7" tall. I adhered the burlap to the card face with double sided tape and the bookmark to the burlap with foam pads.

I also added twine and a button to the folded side and jewels to the opening side. They were fun and easy to make and I'm sure that my snail mail pals are going to love them.

Sue Kracker

www.suek86401.blogspot.com

Fall Flower Peatpot

Well it is Friday. How is everyone doing?

Any plans for the weekend?

I am going to be working on some fall cards and staying out of the heat. Where I live it is still getting up to 105. Ugh, I know let's bring out the cool weather.

I think this Fall Flower Peatpot would be a great craft to do with the kids.

I think it turned out adorable!

What you will need:

Small peatpot

Fall sunflowers

BBQ Skewers

Peat moss

and a hot glue gun ( careful around the kiddos with this)

I printed out the adorable crow and pumpkin set and cut it to fit the peat pot.

I used hot glue to secure it to the pot.

Then I hot glued the flowers to the BBQ skewers and the tags

Then I hot glued them to the bottom on the peatpot and added moss.

Yep that simple! So cute! This one is going in my down stairs bathroom.

You can find this grab and go cup wrapper here Sunflower Crow

Until Next time,

~Cyn

Nest tag card

Hello again.

I hope everyone is enjoying summer.

We have not got much of the summer rain storms where I am.

That makes for a HOT summer.

I wanted to share a card I made. This set comes with the most beautiful tags I have seen.

The hard part was choosing which tag!

There was no glue involved in making this note card. I took Osnaburg fabric and sewed it on white card stock with a zig zag stitch on the sewing machine.

Then I took blue scrapbook paper and sewed that on. Then finally sewed on the tag. and put some Osnaburg ribbon on it.

I love the colors and its so simple to do!

This one is headed to my cousin. She will smile.

To order this tag set you can go HERE to purchase them.

Until next time,

Cyn