Tuesday Tag Time

Well today it's tags, bags & boxes.
I have shown you the cards I made for James & Natalie, well to go with the cards I decorated gift bags and tags to match.

A close up of James's tag....

and it hanging on the decorated brown bag, using the same design as the card.

A close up of Natalie's tag....

and it hanging on the decorated bag. I cut out and stuck the images the same as the card because I was inking the wheel on an ink pad and wouldn't last the full width of the bag.
I did roller some on brown paper to wrap a smaller present (I would have done it all but didn't have as much brown paper as I thought I did!!)

I also made tags for the Tag a Bag Gift boxes I filled for them.

James's full of sweets!.....

and Natalies Soap & Glory (there's another tube behind the one at the front) 
It's surprising what you can get in these boxes!

Happy Anniversary.....

to my special mam & dad who have were married 52 years ago today!

So today I'm sharing their card.

The card base is the core'dinations vanilla, teamed with Baked Brown Sugar and plain vanilla embossed with Adorning Accent hearts and Delicate designs embossing folders and cut using Large scallop edgelit.
The hearts are from Hearts A Flutter with matching framelits. Embellishments Vintage button and pressed clay button inked lightly, ribbon and pearls. Greeting is hostess set Express Yourself.

It was also our brother-in-laws birthday last Friday and this was his card. I have been wnting to try doing this and eventually got roud to it for his card.
I got a variety of greeting stamps out, some current some retired and arranged them on my desk to give me an idea how they would work. I then did a practice on scrap paper and then went for it using the Stamp-a-Majig!

Happy 25th Birthday.......

...to our fantastic son James and gorgeous daughter-in-law Natalie!

Yes for those that didn't know, they were both born on the same day, in the same hospital!
Just thought I would share this which is a copy of their birth announcements in the Evening Gazette - Natalie's first (Bailey) and then James directly underneath. And look what's in the column next to them! 
Who would have known that they were to marry each other 24 years later!

Anyway thought you might like to see the cards that I've made them.

For James card I've used the Dictionary stamp as a background, stamped in Sahara Sand ink on Sahara Sand card, distressed the edges and matted onto Midnight Muse. 
The postage stamps are from one of the hostess sets - Postage Collections teamed with the Postage Stamp punch.
The letters are cut from the new Coaster Board which is fab. It is a cream colour and I have stamped onto it and inked the edges. It is thicker than card but not as thick as chipboard and cuts lovely in the Big Shot.
Other stamps used are Gorgeous Grunge, That's the Ticket and Itty Bitty Banner greeting
 

I've been dying to use the Shop Around wheel and now I had the chance to do so! 
I've rolled it in Crisp Cantaloupe ink on Vanilla Card and Baked Brown Sugar ink on Crumb Cake card. Then I had fun cutting and arranging all the bits on the Postcard stamp.
I decoupaged a few bits added some embellishments and matted onto Crumb Cake  embossed on one edge with one of the Delicate Designs embossing folder.

Lynn
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It's a girl...

My friends daughter had a baby girl last week and asked if I would make a card for her to give to her daughter, which is below. I love colouring this image.

I made one from us too, along with a gift bag and tag to match. 
The card and bag are all made using wheels, Baby Tees which have then been cut out Gingham and Polka. The Cutest baby Ever is from the Label Love set.

I couldn't resist making another little 6 x 6 fram, adding little hearts and butterflies.
(Paper not Stampin Up)

Tuesday tag time

The first post I did for Tuesday tag time used the Chalk Talk framelits and I mentioned the stamp set that co-ordinates with it Chalk Talk and today's post uses just one of the stamps from the set - Just a Little Something for a Very Special Some-one.

Hopefully it will give you some ideas and inspiration of how to use it.

 

  Cherry Cobbler on white    - Coastal Cabanna on Crisp Cantaloupe - Black on White - White on Black

 

 This is stamped with black on Vanilla card and I've hand cut around the image leaving the centre part intact. I used a craft knife to cut out the banner with the word Something. 
Using Coastal Cabanna ink I stamped the banner section onto Vanilla card placed the black stamped image over the top so the word Something showed and stuck them together. 
Use the tag already cut as a guide to cut the second tag. So the tag is double thickness of card and quite sturdy. I punched 2 holes to be able to tie the twill into a bow.

This is one of the new Tag a Bag gift Bags with sweets inside tied with ribbon and a tag added - how quick & easy is that to give some-one a little treat.

The next 2 photo's are ones I've used to give to friends and they both loved the tags!

 The first I used on some flowers. I stamped the image again onto white card cut out the banner and raised it with 3d foam pads.

 

This tag was heat embossed in Early Espresso and gave a lovely texture to the tag fastened round chocolate filled cellophane bag tied with ribbon - again an easy little gift but was very much appreciated.

And lastly for today I've used one on a card. The base card is made from Natural Composition DSP, which makes a great background. The image stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe on vanilla card and hand cut so I could punch a hole to tie crochet trim through.
I have stamped the banner section again, cut out and raised on 3d foam pads.
The flowers are the small and medium from Floral Fusion Sizzlit and the tiny ones using Itty Bitty Punch. Pearls coloured with Crisp Cantaloupe ink mixed with Crystal effects - a perfect match!

 

Hope you've enjoyed today's tags....keeping checking back during the week I've got a few things to make this week though some I won't be able to show you straight away!

More organising and creating!

I spent some time yesterday organising, or should I say labelling. I love the Dymo LetraTag machine.... Martyn better not sit still or he might end up with a label stuck on him!

I have sorted all my ink pads into collections, but had to put 2 neutral pads at the bottom of each columns as there are 5 collections and 4 sides of the Colour Caddy.
In the top of the caddy I have my ink refill bottles. To make it easier to identify which is which I have punched a small circle of card and stuck to the top of the bottle and sealed with Crystal Effects so it doesn't come off.
The Stack & Store caddy holds my embellishments in the little pots. I removed all the sticky labels from the tops so I can see in them better and labelled the sides so I can see at a glance what I have and find them more easily.

I have used some of the small boxes that the stamps used to come in to hold foam pieces for each colour again sorted by collection.
Hopefully all this organising will save just a little time whilst I'm crafting.

At last a card - a male one too.....

The colours in this are Midnight Muse, Smoky Slate and Crushed Curry.
The main stamp set is Gorgeous Grunge, with Just The Ticket and the For You is from Itty Bitty banner set.
I have also used a pressed clay button which I inked and a Candy Dot brad & base.

Tuesday tag time....

..something a little different today.

I am taking these tags to work today for a friend whose husband keeps bees. She has the job of putting it in jars. 
I offered to make some tags to tie round the jars and took a collection of suitable stamps to choose from. She liked this bee which is from Spring Sampler (retired) and the From the Kitchen Of, from Creatively yours. (I so wish I had the retired set with the little jar that would have been ideal! )
The hexagon from the Six- sided Sampler set and the hexagon embossing folder reminded me of honeycomb so went with this idea on some of them.

I've made a little collection to take and see which she would like more of, wonder which she'll choose?

We won't all have tags to make for this occasion, but thinking about what you want a tag for and what will work with the theme helps give you a starting point.

Card bits organisation....

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.
This morning I spent a couple of hours finish a job I started when I re-organised my craft room last year!!! (as if I didn't have other jobs to do LOL)
Also since I started the colour collections have changed. But now I've got it sorted hopefully it will help me to keep organised and my work space tidy....we'll see.

Anyway, I now have a popper folder (from Morrison's a bargain at 30p) for :-
In Colour 2013/15
In Colour 2012/14
Brights
Regals
Subtles
Neutrals - a separate folder for each one
Vellum
Adhesive sheet
Florals
Other Patterned
Retired plain
Retired Patterned

I punched a circle of card for the 10 colours in the collections and used modern label punch for the in colours. (The white circles are the colours I haven't got - I think I need to get some!)

I tuck the flap inside at home but if I need to take a folder with me anywhere it can easily be closed to stop everything falling out.
They fit nicely inside a 9L really useful box which sits on my worktop alongside another box with full A4 packs of card

Tuesday Tag Time

One of the things I love making is tags, which some of you know and now have a collection of them!
So I thought I would do a weekly entry about tags.
Some might be simple, some a little more complicated, some stamped and some not, but hopefully they will all give you some ideas and inspiration.

Today I thought I would use an item from the new catalogue that I couldn't wait to get my hands on, the Chalk Talk framelits. There is a matching set of stamps that go with the framelits but I will keep them for another day.
I thought I would just show some ideas using the framelits and that you don't have to have the stamps that go with them.

This is the Chalk Talk frame lit set. I love the little set of 3 dies to create the holes. They don't just have to be used with this set you can use them with other dies and punches to create tags and give them that professional looking finish.

I found it easier to cut a tag first then position the hole die and run it through the big shot again. When I get the magnetic plate for the Big Shot I should be able to do it at the same time.

These are the tags I cut out using the new In Colour card stock

 This tag has no stamping at all - 3/8" scallop circle punch with new In Colour Boutique details and ruffle stretch trim in Crisp Cantaloupe

This uses 2 tags one placed on top of the other which adds colour and depth. I have stamped directly onto the cream tag with stamps from Fitting Occasions stamp set. You could add more layers by stamping the sentiment onto cream card use a circle punch to cut out and then stick it onto the smaller tag or use a foam pad.

This is the tag with the cut out shape like on a bread tag! It will be great for wrapping around gift bags but here is a way if you don't want it that shape.
I used the new Artisan label punch and stuck one over the hole on the front and back. This enabled me to ink the edges too adding a different look. 
The image is stamped in Strawberry Slush the same as the card but to add more depth I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Pricking the edge of a tag also adds interest and texture.
To create the washer to thread tie through punch a small hole in the card you want to use then punch a larger one to create a ring of card. This can be placed where you want it to go and mark the inside hole and then use the same small punch to punch the hole in the tag, then stick the washer in place.

Use other die cuts or punches to create embellishments to stick onto your tags, along with buttons etc.

I cut holes at each end of this tag to thread the trim through. The message has been stuck to the trim with a foam pad. Don't forget you can use other framelits to co-ordinate with this set to add layers and use patterned paper as well as plain card stock.

Don't forget as well as using tags for gifts you can use them on cards and scrapbook pages as embellishments......I will leave that for another Tuesday!

Everything Eleanor

I have had a busy time since my last post and thought I would share the card I made for Martyn's Mam who was 86 on Saturday! 
I made one the same for my mam in a different colour and the design was inspired by Sally Trotter a Stampin Up demonstartor in Australia (I think)

It uses an A4 card folded into 3. I used the Vintage Roller on the background in Wisteria Wonder and then stamped in Elegant Eggplant. I decoupaged a couple of the flowers on the front and added some dazzling details for a bit of sparkle.

This next set I made for my friend who retired from work a few weeks ago. I like to do matching envelopes and tags too. This set was great to stamp on the gift bag too.

I hope these give you some ideas and inspiration and if you don't have this particular set I'm sure you have got something that would be suitable.

Watch out tomorrow for a weekly post on a Tuesday (I hope!) - something that people seem to like and collect (that's a clue!)