Snowdrops

I saw a card on display very similar to this, last year at Crafter's Companion store in Chesterfield.
The staff were happy for me to photograph and use it as inspiration.

Tag die and stamps are Crafter's Companion.
Card stock is 'hemp' from Papermill Direct.

Explore

Tag is from AliExpress
I made the background using spritzing ink by Tonic, and Pixie Powders, on Papermill 'hemp' cardstock.

Thank You

I needed to make a really quick card to say 'thank you' for an unexpected gift.

I took a landscape card blank and chopped off most of the front, just leaving enough left to attach a tag by Craftwork Cards. I then lined the inside with some ombre paper, again by Craftwork Cards.

Sentiment is a Memory Box die (please ignore the wonky 'k')
The card still needed something adding but I couldn't think what, I didn't want it to look fussy as I know the recipients like clean styles. In the end I die-cut their house number using an old Sizzix alpha, and stuck it on the tag front.

By the time I'd finished the card my new Altenew stamps had arrived and I couldn't resist using them for the envelope (wonky 'e' to go with the wonky 'k'...)

Botanical Tea

This was our class card last week.
Everyone chose their own colours and patterns from a selection of 'Botanical Tea' papers by Graphic 45, so each card was similar in style but different.
We made the large tags, stamped the sentiment (Waltzingmouse) and used SU Gorgeous Grunge stamps for a bit of splat action.

Peace

Bit hard to photograph this as it's part acetate.
Papermill Direct are currently running a tag competition, here.

I edged a piece of acetate with white Stazon ink and then stamped it with a stamp from SU Gorgeous Grunge set.
The sentiment is a PTI die and I cut it twice, layered it, then covered with glitter.

The 'peace' part was glued to the front of the tag, then three pieces of card layered and glued to the back.

Pine-cone Tag

Another tag for the Papermill Direct challenge.

This time I've used Whispers markers to directly colour on to a Hero Arts stamp. I scattered some chunky embossing enamel over the tag and heated (from underneath to stop it blowing away) to create 'snow'.

The sentiment is a Papertrey Ink die that has been cut twice and layered for a shadow effect, and then glazed with Glossy Accents.
Faux stitching and a little distress ink round the edges of the tag to finish.

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Christmas tags

There's a challenge on Papermill Direct's website to create Christmas tags.
I've made a few different ones, here's the first and probably the most simple; I don't always want the tag to compete with the wrapping paper!

Using a Nestabilities die I cut one circle from brown card that I had first embossed with a folder and then one from shimmery white card. I used a scalloped circle die at the top of the white circle to make the 'icing'.
An old Sizzix die cut the holly from glitter card and then a smidge of Glamour Dust to finish.

I've attached a piece of cord at the back and cut a smaller circle of white card to hide this and give a nice writing surface.

Gift Boxes

Someone recently asked me if I could make boxes for these Christmas sweets.
Rolo tube is 100g, M&Ms is 90g, box-wise they are about the same size.

I started with a piece of A4, cut down to 21.5 x 21cm
I scored at 5, 10, 15, and 20cm along the longest side and then 3cm up from the bottom.

The box is slightly too short but by the time the lid is on you can't tell, it just makes it easier with the measurements as A4 is 21cm.

The lid is a fraction over 13cm square, 13.1 or thereabouts, and scored at 4cm each side.

I used SU white ink which gives a nice strong white, I tried Brilliance ink initially but it hardly showed against the kraft card.
All stamps used are Waltzingmouse, I really like that some of their sets are designed to coordinate with Nestabilities.

Hugs

My kind friend Maria sent me some tag-shaped cards recently.
I've used Tilda paper and die-cuts and added some stitching and seam-binding.
'Hugs' die is Simon Says Stamp

Courage

Stamps and inks are Tim Holtz, except for the splatter stamp which is SU.
The smaller panel is on 3-d foam for a bit of depth.

Birthday

Blue paper is by Papermania and I used a HOTP stamp with clear ink and clear embossing powder, bottom right corner.

Tag is from a piece of Teresa Collins paper.
I think the 'birthday' die is by PTI and I used Glossy Accents to glaze it.

Happy Birthday

Sentiment stamp is by Woodware
Splatter stamp by SU
Tag is from an item of clothing!

Friendship

Sentiment stamp is SU

I cut a piece of vellum using an X-Cut doily die and mounted half of it over a luggage tag. To add a bit more definition to it I cut a semi-circle (the same patterned paper I used as a mat on the left-hand side) and attached that under the vellum.

Thanks

Same as the previous post really, cheeky recycling of a gift tag from Clearly Besotted. Embossing folder is Cuttlebug.

40

Spotty panel is Theresa Collins
Paper is Tilda
I've edged the tag with a Krylon pen (went through a phase about six years ago where I Kryloned everything, then forgot all about the pens, but pleased to say they haven't dried up and still work!)

The '40' is Sizzix Block Party alpha, I cut six lots of each number from cardstock then layered them up, to make faux-chipboard. The top layer was glazed with Glossy Accents and whilst still wet was sprinkled with Glamour Dust.

(ribbon is straight in real life!)

Birthday

Very old papers from K&Co
Stamp is Papertrey

Thank You

Stamp is SU

Paper is Papermania 

Tags

We had an excellent session at SU class a few weeks ago. Rather than make a card we did a variety of Christmas projects, including these tags. The top layer lifts up to reveal the message.

I had already made a batch of tags at home and honestly thought I'd have some left over. Now I've started on the wrapping I realise I need to make more...
So these were my tags -

I used SU Serene Snowflakes to stamp white ink on some red card. Then I cut some tags using a Sizzix die and stamped with Waltzingmouse sentiments and the snowflake stamps and layered them up. My first couple of dozen tags had eyelets but I started to get hand-ache!
Baker's Twine threaded through the holes/ eyelets. Very cheap on Ebay - think I paid £10 for 300 metres which will last an age.

One of the presents I have bought is a new pair of hiking boots so I thought it would be fun to add these Quickutz boots to the tag.

Tag Challenge

Yet another tag for the Waltzingmouse challenge!
I've used Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Christmas stamps and the tag was cut with a Sizzix die.
The mini jar is from Asda (4 for £2) and I've filled it with Christmas M&M's. Some twine and ribbon to finish. The finished jar works out at £1.50 not including the tag so quite a cheap little gift.

Tag Challenge

Another tag for the Waltzingmouse tag challenge.
This one uses Waltzingmouse Very Vintage Christmas stamps and the plaid patterned paper is in fact the packaging from said stamps!!
Ribbon, cardstock and ink all by Stampin' Up. The tag shapes have been cut with a Nestabilitie die and also a Sizzix Bigz die