Hi there friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with a fun Holiday tag that I have made that can also double as a Christmas Ornament.
Skill Level Medium
Time to make: 25 minutes
Imagine Supplies Used
• MBoss – Gold and Emerald Green
OTHER PRODUCTS USED:
Gina K Designs Sparkle & Shine Stamp Set
Gina K Designs Stitched Tag
Dies Gina K Designs Holiday Tapsetry Stamp Set
Red Mulberry Cardstock
Accent Opaque 120 lb card stock
Judikins Heat Resistant Acetate
Hi my crafty friends! Today I have a new tutorial for you that may help you to use your fall dies in a new way. I will be using the VersaColor Inks to make a mess, yes…a mess that turns out to be BEAUTIFUL! We will be creating gift card tags for any occasion using fall leaf dies.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Time to Complete: 1 hour
Make a mess. Yes, take a piece of 80lb card stock and swipe those VersaColor inks. Smoosh ‘em, splatter ‘em, do whatever you want with them. Use those reinkers that you have sitting on your shelf.
Let these panels dry. Because the VersaColor inks are a pigment ink they take a while to dry, let them dry! Go have a cup of coffee and take a peek at more inspiration on the Imagine Blog.
Use your leaf dies to cut several leaves from your messy panel. Trust me! Are they pretty?
Use a gift card tag die to cut some tags.
You should be able to get three holders from one sheet of 8.5” x 11”.
Once cut, splatter some gold watercolor paint all over the panels.
Fold and score your gift tags. Use the Imagine Tear It! Tape to assemble.
Lay out your pretty leaves and glue them down with Imagine On Point Glue. Trim off any excess.
Stamp some sentiments, cut, and create a shadow strip from gold card stock. Adhere with On Point Glue. Put some foam tape on the back and adhere to your tags. Add some bling with the On Point Glue.
Loop some twine through the holes and the gift holders are done. I hope this has helped you seen those fall products in a new light. Thank you for stopping by the Imagine Blog!
Supplies Used:
• VersaColor: Turquoise, Canary and Pink Shimmer
• Brutus Monroe – Stand Alone Leaf Dies
• Gina K Designs Gift Card Tag
• Kat Scrappiness Simple Sentiments Stamp & Die Bundle
• Kat Scrappiness Gold Pearls
• Foam Tape
• Metallic Gold Card Stock
• Paper Trimmer
• Die-Cutting Machine
• Twine
As we approach Autumn, I thought it would be fun to share a way to make a simple tag that can be used for gifts, as a place card, or even attached to a card base. By using a few simple techniques, you can make a bunch of these tags quickly, and save them for when you need them.
Skill Level: Beginner
Time: 15-20 Minutes
Die cut a tag out of Kraft cardstock. Cut a piece of Bristol Smooth Cardstock that is a little larger than your leaf stamp.
Stamp your leaf with VersaFine Clair Ink in Pinecone.
Apply Clear Mboss Embossing Powder to the leaf, shake off the excess, and heat set.
Using Memento Inks in Pear Tart, Dandelion, Tangelo, and Morocco, apply using a blending brush. The colors should fade into each other and cover the entire leaf. The photo above shows the leaf not completely inked.
Die cut the leaf using the coordinating die, or fussy cut it.
Place the leaf on the tag to help determine where you will add Tear It! Tape. The Tear It! Tape will be used to add stripes of embossing powder. I applied 2 strips.
Sprinkle on Shimmering Night Sky Mboss powder on to the Tear It! Tape, shake off the excess, and heat set.
Ink the edges of the tag with Rich Cocoa Memento ink and a blending brush. You could also do this step before you add the Tear It! Tape.
Splatter on Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Gold all over the tag. Let dry
Ink a small sentiment with VersaFine Clair Pinecone ink and stamp it on the tag.
Apply foam squares to the back of your leaf to raise it off of the surface of the tag and adhere it.
Add some ribbon or twine to the hole in the tag.
I think this tag is so pretty and festive. You can easily use different colors of Memento inks or different embossing powder colors to completely change up the look.
• VersaFine Clair: Pinecone Ink
• Memento Ink: Pear Tart, Dandelion, Tangelo, Morocco, Rich Cocoa
• Tear It! Tape
• Sheer Shimmer Spritz in Gold
• Mboss Powder in Clear and Shimmering Night Sky
• Sizzix/Tim Holtz: Framelets Tag Die Set
• Kraft Cardstock
• Strathmore: Smooth Bristol Cardstock
• Stampendous: Jumbo Leaves
• Simon Says Stamp: Tiny Words
• May Arts: Organza Ribbon
• Blending Brushes
• Foam Squares
Make oriental theme bookmarks by distressing paper with Walnut Inks, stamping and embossing with Gold Mboss Embossing Powder and adding a Ancient Dynasty Coins that holds a tassel.
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 1 Hour
Place a few Walnut Ink Crystals on a piece of natural color card stock and spray with some water. Dilute the crystals and dry well.
Cut 8×1.5″ pieces of the card stock.
Score 1″ from the top.
Stamp with the leaves stamp and the VersaMark ink pad, cover with Mboss Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.
Stamp with letters stamp and the VersaFine CLAIR ink pads.
Distress the edges of the paper with VersaColor Black ink.
Place an Ancient Dynasty Coin to the score, leaving the hole of the coin above it, and mark around the coin to the long side. Cut around the marked half circle and the scoring line (only to the part of the long side of the bookmark).
Cover with Creative MEDIUM clear to protect the paper.
Turn the bookmark backside and add Tear It! Tape on the short only part of it and glue on the long one.
Add the Ancient Dynasty Coin on the gap and tie a tassel.
• Ancient Dynasty Coins – Prosperity
• VersaFine CLAIR – Glamorous, Warm Breeze, Tulip Red
Card stock natural
Moking travel stamp – Forest Whispers
Kaisercraft stamp set – Lush
Tassels
Water sprayer
Heat tool
Decorate folded into bag paper cuttings that are distressed with Walnut Inks and stamped with a lace design using MEMENTO ink. Add a round SHEET metal charm with an embossed heart on it. Add sweets in the bags and place them in baskets, on side tables or hang them on branches in a large vase.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 min
Cut 8×3″ pieces (~half of an A5)of the cardstock and spray them with Ink Potion No 9. While still wet, spray with the Walnut Inks Cherry Blossom and Lilac in some distance from the papers.
Let them dry (or speed up the process with a heat tool), mark the center (long side) and score ¾in from the center left and right.
Stamp the lace stamp with MEMENTO Grape Jelly ink pad.
Color the round SHEET Metal pieces with the StazOn Royal Purple.
When the ink dries, stamp a heart with the VersaMark ink pad, cover with Mboss White Embossing Powder and heat set.
Add Tear It! Tape to the inner if the card cuttings and place the sweets (flat ones will fit better and they can be any shape (like hearts, squares).
Punch a hole to the folded sides and cut 4″ long pieces of the lace, the ribbon and and the cord.
Fold in half the above cuttings and glue them just below the punched hole.
Add the round SHEET Metal charm with some cord (which can be also used to hang the paper bag).
Walnut Ink – Cherry blossom, Lilac
Mboss Embossing Powder – White
250g/m2 – 115 lb Cardstock Natural
Kaiserkraft Stamp – Lace
Heart Stamp
Hole Punch
Heat Tool
Hot Glue
Lace, Ribbon, Cord
Sweets
Stamp Easter egg designs on clay and color them with StazOn inks and Memento Dual Tip Markers to make Easter ornaments. Decorate tree branches in a vase for a Spring and Easter theme or add them to gift packages and bags.
Skill: Beginner
Time: 30 min + drying time
On a flat piece of clay, press the egg design stamp.
Remove the stamp and cut around the design with a pointed tool (a pallet knife, a piercing tool, etc). Don’t forget to open a hole on the top of the shape. Let the clay cure.
When the clay shapes are ready use a filling tool or some sanding paper to smooth the edge of the clay eggs.
Use a Sponge Dauber and the StazOn Eden Green to color the embossed designs. You can press the ink pad directly on the clay egg to add more color strength to the embossed design.
Color parts of the stamped design with the MEMENTO Dual Tip Markers in greenish shades.
For the next design use the StazOn Black Cherry and the MEMENTO Dual Tip Marker Tuxedo black, Angel Pink and Lady Bug to color it following the same procedure as above.
Finally, use StazOn Fuschia Pink and MEMENTO Dual Tip Markers Pear Tart, Rose Bud and Bamboo Leaves to color the clay egg.
You can color around the edges of the clay eggs with the All-Purpose Ink Vegas Gold and add ribbons.
StazOn – Eden Green, Black Cherry, Fuchsia Pink
Air-Dry Clay – White
Viva Decor Stamps – Easter Eggs
Satin Ribbons Various Colors
Sanding Paper
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