Hi friends! As I sit here in mid December, I can’t help but wonder how this year went by so fast. I can hardly believe how close we are to Christmas and New Year’s.
One of my favorite things to create in paper crafting is gift tags. I am not sure if it is because they are such a small space to work with or because you do not have to overthink the design, but I absolutely love making them. Holiday tags, especially, are so much fun, and I think they add the perfect finishing touch to a beautifully wrapped gift.
The tags I am sharing today were made using products from Mama Elephant. For the images, I used the Fa La La stamp set. I adore all of the animals in this set and how they are happily singing Christmas carols. My favorites are the bunny and fox dancing to the music. I loved this image so much that I decided to create a coordinating card to go along with these tags, which I will be sharing later this month, so be sure to stay tuned.
Stamping & Coloring Details
To create the tags, I first stamped all of the images onto white cardstock and die cut them using the coordinating dies. I then colored everything with alcohol markers.
Ohuhu new color codes
- Reds: R513, R016, R015, R013
- Blue Greens: BG315, BG314, BG311, BG310
Copic
- Bunny: E43, E31, E41, E40
- Fox: YR18, YR14, YR12, E000, E00
- Bear: YR23, E53, E51, E50
- Lights: B000, B00, Y11
- Sheet music: W1, W0, W00
- Music notes: 100
Die-Cutting & Creating Background
Next, I die cut three tags using the Deckled Framed Dies. I blended Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink over the top of each tag, fading it out toward the bottom to leave some white space. To create a snowy background, I splattered white acrylic paint over the tags and let them dry completely.
Once dry, I adhered each animal to the tag using thin foam squares for a bit of dimension. The music notes were attached with liquid glue. Finally, I added twine to the top of each tag so they are ready to be tied onto a gift when the time comes.
Final Thoughts
I love how these holiday gift tags turned out and hope they inspire you to create some of your own this holiday season. Handmade gift tags are so much fun to make and add a special touch to any gift.
Products used:
- Mama Elephant Fa La La stamp set
- Mama Elephant Deckled Frame creative cuts
- Distress Oxide Ink (Salvaged Patina)
- White Acrylic Paint
- Ohuhu Markers
- Copic Markers
- Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares
- Hammermill Cardstock, Premium Color Copy, 100 lb
- Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
- Versfine Onyx Black Ink
- Twine
Thanks so much for stopping by. I would love to hear about any tag projects you have been working on lately.
