Hi there, it’s Katelyn from A Creative Journey guest designing on the blog today and sharing with you these three fun Christmas Gift Tags that can be added to any holiday gift. With Christmas right around the corner I thought it would be fun to create these gift tags using a variety of fun Christmas dies from Joset Designs and pair them with Els van de Burgt dies. Let me share with you how to create each tag at home.
1. Die cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock using the 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and the 4″ x 4″ Postage Stamp Squares Die. Once both postage squares have been die cut, blend Walnut Stain Distress Ink 1″ in from the edge of the 4″ postage stamp square. Blend Barn Door and Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the entire surface of the 3 1/2″ postage stamp square.
2. Die cut the solid gingerbread man, from the Gingerbread Man die, using White Soft Finish cardstock. Once the gingerbread man has been die cut, blend Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the entire surface.
3. Die cut the gingerbread man with the face, from the Gingerbread Man die, using White Soft Finish cardstock. Make sure to set the eyes and mouth aside. Once the gingerbread man has been die cut, blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire surface.
4. Die cut the accessory set twice from White Soft Finish Cardstock. You won’t need the second set of buttons or scarf. Cut one of the candy canes apart and set the white pieces aside. Blend Candied Apple Distress Ink over the entire surface of the scarf and the other candy cane. Alternate the white candy cane strips on the red candy cane and then adhere them on the red candy cane.
5. Die cut the icing parts for the gingerbread man twice from White Soft Finish Cardstock.
6. Apply Potting Soil Archival Ink to the Happy Holidays stamp. Stamp the Happy Holidays sentiment onto a piece of Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut around the sentiment. Once the sentiment has been cut out, ink the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
7. Adhere the red postage stamp to the dark brown postage stamp using foam squares for dimension.
8. Adhere the gingerbread man with the face to the solid gingerbread man. Once the gingerbread men have been adhered together, adhere his eyes in his cut out eye sockets and his mouth in the cut out mouth. With the face adhered, adhere two icing strips to each of his legs and arms.
9. Adhere the scarf around the gingerbread man’s neck, the candy cane to his right hand, and the buttons down the middle of his body.
10. Adhere the gingerbread man to the middle of the red postage stamp. Adhere the Happy Holidays sentiment to the bottom half of the gingerbread man. Adhere a piece of dark brown ribbon at the top of the tag.
Christmas Sweater Gift Tag:
1. Die cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock using the 4″ x 4″ and the 4 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Postage Stamp Squares Die. Once both postage stamp squares have been die cut, blend Walnut Stain Distress Ink 1″ in from the edge of the 4 1/2″ postage stamp square. Blend Peeled Paint Distress Ink over the entire surface of the 4″ postage stamp square.
2. Die cut the reindeer from White Soft Finish Cardstock using dies from the Winter Sweater die set. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the reindeer face and antlers. Blend Candied Apple Distress Ink over the nose.
3. Die cut the bands for the sweater from White Soft Finish Cardstock using dies from the Winter Sweater die set. Blend Peeled Paint Distress Ink over the entire surface of each band.
4. Die cut the sweater from White Soft FInish Cardstock. Blend Candied Apple Distress Ink over the entire surface.
5. Die cut the sweater hanger from White Soft Finish Cardstock. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over 3/4’s of the hanger, leaving the hook white.
6. Die cut two light garlands from White Soft FInish Cardstock using dies from the Holiday Garlands 1 die set. Cut one of the light garlands t0 3 3/4″ long. Once the light garland has been cut, blend Black Soot Distress Ink over the entire surface. On the second light garland, blend Fossilized Amber Distress Ink over top of the light bulbs. Cut the coloured light bulbs off and adhere them to the lightbulbs on the Black Soot-coloured light garland.
7. Apply Potting Soil Archival Ink to the Christmas Greetings stamp. Stamp the Christmas Greetings sentiment onto a piece of Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut around the sentiment. Once the sentiment has been cut out, ink the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
8. Adhere the green postage stamp to the dark brown postage stamp using foam squares for dimension.
9. Adhere the bands to the sweater. Adhere the antlers and nose to Rudolph’s hea; add him to the fsweater as shown above.
10. Adhere the light garland 1/4″ from the bottom of the green postage stamp. Adhere the coat hanger to the top of the green postage stamp, carefully centering it at the top as shown.
11. Use foam squares to attach the Christmas Sweater to the middle of the green postage stamp, making sure it covers most of the hanger. The sweater will also overlap some of the lights.
12. Adhere the Christmas Greetings sentiment to the bottom of the Christmas Sweater. To add some interest to the light garland, add some Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots peel-offs. To finish the tag, adhere a piece of dark brown ribbon at the top.
Sled Gift Tag:
1. Die cut a piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock using the 3 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and the 4″ x 4″ Postage Stamp Squares Die. Once both postage squares have been die cut, blend Walnut Stain Distress Ink 1″ in from the edge of the 4″ postage stamp square. Blend Barn Door and Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the entire surface of the 3 1/2″ postage stamp square.
2. Die cut the Poinsettia’s five times from White Soft FInish Cardstock using dies from the Sled die set. Blend Candied Apple Distress Ink over the entire surface of all five poinsettias. Blend Peeled Paint Distress Ink over the entire surface of five leaves and blend Fossilized Amber over the entire surface of the centres for the poinsettias.
3. Die cut the Holly garland twice from White Soft FInish Cardstock using dies from the Holiday Garlands 1 die set. Blend Peeled Paint Distress Ink over the entire surface of each garland. Cut two pieces from the holly garland that measure 3 3/4″ long. Cut two pieces from the holly garland that measure 2 1/2″ long. The leftover pieces will be used to fill in the border.
4. Die cut the sled and accessories from WHite Soft Finish Cardstock using the Sled die set. Blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink over the entire surface of the sled and the accessories.
5. Apply Potting Soil Archival Ink to the It’s the most Wonderful time of year stamp. Stamp the It’s the most Wonderful time of year sentiment onto a piece of Soft Finish Cardstock. Fussy cut around the sentiment. Once the sentiment has been cut out, ink the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
5. Adhere the red postage stamp to the dark brown postage stamp using foam squares for dimension.
6. Adhere the holly garland border around the entire red postage stamp. Add Glitter Red/Gold Glitter Dots peel-offs to the ‘berry’ circles.
7. Adhere the sled accessories to the sled. Tie a piece of twine to the cross bar on the sled. Adhere the sled to the left hand side of the red postage stamp. To finish the sled, adhere two poinsettias and two leaves in the top left hand corner. To finish the bottom right hand corner of the red postage stamp, adhere three poinsettias and three leaves.
8. Adhere the It’s the most Wonderful time of year sentiment to the middle right of the sled. Adhere a piece of dark brown ribbon at the top of the tag.
Thanks for joining me today! I hope that I’ve inspired you to re-create these fun Christmas Gift Tags at home.
Katelyn
Supplies:
Elizabeth Craft Designs –
White Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ 100lb
Other –
Distress Ink – Barn Door and Walnut Stain for the postage stamp squares. Walnut Stain for the gingerbread man. Peeled Paint for the postage stamp square, bands on the sweater, holly garland and leaves. Fossilized Amber for the centres of the poinsettia. Fossilized Amber and Black Soot for the lights garland. Vintage Photo for the sled, reindeer, hanger, gingerbread man and inking the edges of the sentiments. Candied Apple for the sweater, poinsettias and gingerbread man accessories.
Ranger Ink – Mini Blending Tool and Replacement Foam
Archival Ink – Potting Soil
Twine and Dark Brown Sheer Ribbon
Adorable tags! Thanks so much for the ideas.
Love the tags. I make tags for friends and family every year so this is perfect. Thanks for the tutorial.
Really cute tags. Great job on the tutorials, too. Thanks!