Gift Tags Galore!

One of the things I enjoy making at Christmas time,

more than anything else

is gift tags...but not just plain jane tags.

I think all these tags qualify for CAS until you start

adding embellishments, which I love to do!

Die cut tags using Spellbinders Labels Four,

layered with a variety of designer papers from

Memory Box and K&Co.

The focal point sentiments for each of these are vinyl

'Stickerz' from EAD Designs.

Add pearls, gold twine and silk ribbon and there you go!

I am entering my set of tags above

for the Scrappy Saturday Challenge

featuring one of my favorite Christmas songs,

'Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas'

I made another set of tags using a wonderful rubber stamp

image from Memory Box.  I used a paper-piecing method

with the holly and added fabby pearls for the berries.

The holly is actually placed with 3-D tape for a

dimensional affect.

I am entering this set of tags over at

Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge

and

Little Red Wagon Challenge #57

and

Sunday Stampers #132

Last but not least, another batch of tags

featuring EAD Designs 'Stickerz'...

Love the 'retro feel' to these ornaments.

I dressed them up a bit with Stickles in platinum

(which is my FAVORITE color)

and a lovely rhinestone for the center.

The stamped sentiment is from The Paper Company.

All of the tags in this post have been shaded on the edges

with Tim Holtz Distress Ink.  It adds depth and gives a

vintage-feel to paper projects.

Hope you enjoyed these fun little projects!

One more thing....

Monique Hanson, my design team-mate at The Twinery

and author of the blog, For the Love of Paper, honored

me with a sweet blog award today.

I thank her for thinking of me and I appreciate her

being a follower here at The Open Window.

I am going to 'cop out' a bit on the sharing the

personal things that most awards require, but only

because I just shared some pretty fun and in some

cases, surprising things in my interview with Ippity.

So if you have a moment, I would love if you

would click here and check out some fun facts

about Julie Ranae.

I didn't 'cop out' completely....Thanks again Monique!