TAG … You’re it!

Making tags is a lot of fun. Not only do they make all those extra little scraps you have, become useful, but they have many functions too. A tag is an art element that can be used for scrapbook pages, cards, bookmarks and anything else you can let your imagination think of.

Tags cans be a decorative element as well as purposeful. As a decorative item, you can create an element on a scrapbook page or a decoration for a card. As a purposeful element, you can use them for titles or journaling on a scrapbook page, or create a bookmark.

The basic tools for creating a tag are cardstock, a paper trimmer, eyelets, fibers and a few odds and ends from your scrap collection.

Get creative and play a game of TAG … you're it!

Layout 1: SPRING

Supplies:

• It's A Spring Thing Creatable by Fayette Terlouw
• Vellum
• Eyelets, purple by Making Memories
• Cardstock, purple, gold and white
• Funky Fibers by Making Memories
• Fine point purple marker
• Paper punch
• 3-D Dots by EK Success

Instructions:

1. Determine the size that you want your tag to be. Copy and paste the butterfly graphics to a workspace and size to fit your tag. Print 2 graphics of one of the butterflies. Cut out the square graphics. Cut out the second butterfly and pop dot it onto the matching one.
2. Adhere to purple cardstock and trim to create a tag. Mat onto gold cardstock.
3. Punch a hole at the top with a paper punch and thread fibers through.
4. Tear a piece of vellum and adhere over the top butterfly using eyelets. Handwrite the word SPRING using the fine point purple marker.
   

Layout 2: LIFE'S A BEACH

Supplies:

• Sun & Sand Creatable by Laurie Furnell
• Everything Spring Creatable by Kaelynn Winn
• Fishy Kisses by Carolee Jones
• Cardstock, tan, white, 4 shades of blue
• Earth Element Eyelets by Stampin’ Up
• Hemp jewelry cord by The Beadery
• Cork by Magic Mesh
• 3D Dots by EK Success
• Printer’s Lowercase alphabet stamps by Hero Arts
• Black ink pad

Instructions:

1. Determine the size that you want your tag to be. Copy and paste the graphics to a workspace. Copy the flip flops from Sun & Sand. Copy the sunshine from Everything Spring. Copy the starfish from Fishy Kisses. Size the graphics to fit your tag. Print and cut out.
2. Tear and layer the blue cardstock and add a torn piece of cork at the bottom to represent sand. Trim the edges evenly and mat onto tan cardstock leaving room at the top for eyelets. Cut the top corners at an angle and place 4 eyelets across the top. Tread the hemp through the eyelets using a blanket stitch securing the ends to the back of the tag.
3. Adhere the graphics to the tag using pop dots on the starfish. Stamp the title “Life's A Beach” onto the cork.
   

Layout 3: DOWN ON THE FARM

Supplies:

• Backgrounds 2 by Gina Jane Johnson
• Candy Corn by Gina Jane Johnson (tbr December2, 2004)
• Cardstock, brown and white
• 3-D Dots by EK Success
• Paper Punch
• Paper Raffia by Paperbilities

Instructions:

1. Determine the size that you want your tag to be. Copy and paste the tan checked background from Backgrounds 2 and the 2 pumpkins from Candy Corn. Size to fit your tag. Add text or a title to the mouth of the pumpkin. Print onto white cardstock.
2. Trim the checked background and mat onto the brown cardstock. Cut out the pumpkins.
3. Punch a hole at the top of the large pumpkin and tie on the paper raffia. Scrunch up the raffia to wrinkle it. Adhere to the tag adding some raffia behind the pumpkin at the bottom. Pop dot the small pumpkin onto the tag.
   

Layout 4: I BELIEVE

Supplies:

• Christmas Goose Creatable by Tammy Sherman
• Cardstock, dark green and white
• Sheer ribbon by Stampendous
• Antique brass eyelets by Making Memories
• 3-D Dots by EK Success

Instructions:

1. Determine the size that you want your tag to be. Copy and paste the “I Believe in Santa” graphic to a workspace and size to fit your tag. Print 2 graphics onto white cardstock. Cut out one title completely and the Santa blocks from the second one. Pop Dot the Santa blocks onto the title.
2. Adhere the title onto the green cardstock with a 1” gold strip attached above the title. Adhere the gold star button onto the title to dot the “I” in Believe.
3. Space 4 eyelets evenly onto the gold strip. Trim 3 pieces of sheer ribbon 3” long. Thread into eyelets.
   

Layout 5: BOOKMARK

Supplies:

• Best Friends Creatable by Tammy DeYoung
• Valentine Bears Creatable by Laurie Furnell
• White cardstock
• Vellum
• Fibers, Adornment by EK Success
• Sewing Machine (optional)
• Xyron (optional)

Instructions:

1. Copy and paste the quilted tag from the Best Friends Creatable and size to 3 ½”x6”. Copy and paste the button from Valentine Bears and size to fit onto the tag. Print onto white cardstock and cut out.
2. Adhere the buttons onto the bottom left of the tag. Print a name onto vellum and tear out. Place onto tag and sew along all the edges of the tag to adhere. If you chose not to sew the edges, use vellum tape to adhere the name.
3. Run the tag through a Xyron to laminate. Trim edges and inside of heart. Add fibers threading them through the heart.
4. To give as a gift, create a vellum envelope. I opened up a standard envelope to use as a pattern. Seal the envelope and tear off one of the ends. Place bookmark in envelope and add shredded paper.
   

Layout 6: PARADISE

Supplies:

• Sun & Sand Creatable by Laurie Furnell
• Background paper and blue paper by Provocraft
• Metal rimmed vellum tags by Making Memories
• Silver eyelets by Making Memories
• Spiral clip by Making Memories
• White cardstock

Instructions:

1. Determine the size that you want your tag to be. Copy and paste the palm tree, sign, boat, flamingo and drink graphic to a workspace. Size palm tree and sign to fit your tag. Add a title to the sign graphic. Size remaining graphics to 1”. Print onto white cardstock and cut out.
2. Create title tag using blue paper matted onto white cardstock and add spiral clip to the edge. Place palm tree and sign graphic on tag and adhere thin white strips of cardstock to the bottom corners.
3. Add remaining graphics to the metal rimmed vellum tags and add a silver eyelet to each tag.
4. Mat photos onto white cardstock and adhere thin white strips to the corners.
5. Place a blue border matted onto white cardstock at the bottom of the background paper. Arrange and adhere photos and tags.
   

Layout 7: SHOPPING BOOK

Supplies:

• Tribute to Women 2 Creatable by Lori Gardner
• Antique Keepsakes Creatable by Jeff Goodsell
• Pocket Memo book from Dollar Tree
• Assorted printed paper
• Xyron sticker maker
• Clear contact paper

Instructions:

1. Run your assorted printed paper through a Xyron sticker maker and use it to cover the memo book.
2. Determine the graphics you wish to use. To create the tags with the handbag and hat on, I used a metal tag graphic and cut it in half. Copy and paste them to a work space and size to fit onto your book.
3. Print onto white typing paper and run through a Xyron sticker maker.
4. Cut out and adhere to your book. Cover the book with clear contact paper to make it more durable.
5. Begin filling your book with a Wish List of all the things you want ... I mean need.