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Christmas Book Tags

November 11, 2020

Today, I am sharing something from the 2011 archives and a project called the 12 Days of Whimsy. You can click on more projects on the side bar of this blog.

These little tags are super easy and make adorable tie on to any gift. They would also be darling hung on a tree or garland. There are so many Paper Whimsy faces you can select to take center stage. Just print them out, glue and viola instant Christmas spirit.

I have added vintage lace, mother of pearl buttons, and small silver snowflakes using E6000 to each tag. I then tied seam binding ribbon at the top.

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Little Christmas Cookies Tag

November 8, 2020

I found some time to create a little tag the other afternoon and decided to use this little one. The background papers are a mixture of Tim Holtz and other brands. I added some stamped and printed ephemera, foam snowflake embellishments, and seam binding ribbon at top.

Enjoying a few lovely days until the gloom of winter arrives! I wish fall was much longer then it is!

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Vintage Stamped Tags

August 13, 2020

Hello My Friend’s!

Today, I was going to create no matter what it took. This summer has been extremely difficult to find time to make art and focus on it. The days are broken up just enough that you really don’t have a long window of time to sit and make anything.

I don’t know about you, but if I haven’t created for weeks, months it is a whole new ballgame getting on that cycle. I cannot just walk in a room and start making art unless the project had been with my mind earlier, the night before or something along those lines. I find the longer my art is rusty the more it is a struggle. Then, like riding a bike once I start and remain consistent my brain and desire opens up so many doors.

Covid-19 really put a slump on that for me. At first, I was fine because it really isn’t much different being confined then my everyday life. By June, I was feeling it. That is also when I started catching up on missed appointments, visits, etc.

Last night, I thought I would decide roughly what I would try and make today. My choice was tags. At least I knew my requirement of myself.

My tags are made from recycled manilla envelopes as the base. I then layered multiple papers (Tim Holtz) on top. I stamped each tag with gesso and a small piece of bubble wrap and used my heat gun to set it up. Collage photo images were then added, along with small snippets of stamped images. Coffee stained tags with stamping as well. Little bits of washi tape, a button, and some seam binding ribbon to tie off the top.

I hope you are all staying well during these uncertain times.

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Vintage Collage Tag

July 5, 2020

Today, I made this little tag to share with you. I covered card stock tag with pattern papers and distressed inked the edges. Then I added a torn music sheet from vintage music, a coffee stained tag that had been stamped, and glued on a small Prima flower and buttons. On the back of the tag with double sided tape I added a white paper doily that was cut to size. The top of tag has seam binding ribbon to finish it off.

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