I have had an eventful few days, but I think I have finally recovered from my fun and stress!! As most of you know last Thursday I traveled to Greenville, SC to attend a Cricut Circle Crop. The theme of the event was Southern Christmas/Holidays. In addition to a Christmas/Holiday Card contest, there was also a gift tag swap for everyone who attended.
The tag pictured here was my tag for the swap. Using CTMH's Art Philosophy to cut ALL of the pieces, I made 54 of the tags so that each of those attending could have one, even if they did not plan to participate in the swap. In addition to using on of the set of stamps that comes as part of the Art Philosophy set, I also used the set pictured below, December 25th. I used the "Do not open until Dec. 25th" stamp.
The recipe for the tag:
Base red tag - cut at 5.5 inches
Pink scalloped double edge - cut at 3.5 inches
White scalloped oval - cut at 2 inches
Red scalloped frame - cut at 2 inches
White stamped flowers - cut at 1.75 inches
Red bottom flower - cut at 2 inches
Use the flower stamp in your CTMH Art Philosophy set to stamp the flower in red ink. Use white ink and stamp the words and phrase at the top and bottom of the red tag. Use the December 25th stamp and red ink to stamp the Do Not Open phrase.
Adhere the layers together. Tie white ribbon around the pink cut and adhere to the red tag. Layer the flowers together and attach them to the tag with a pop dot, adding a button to the center of the flower. Affix the Do Not Open tag with glue or mono adhesive. Add gems using the I-Rock tool. Finish the tag by with tulle or ribbon tied to through the top of the tag.
I have been making package tags for my family using Art Philosophy and the Close to my Heart stamps for several weeks now. I am excited that we should not have to purchase any gift tags this year. Best of all, tags can be made from our scrap stashes!
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