Holiday Tags...

Welcome to group post #1 for the October Papertrey Ink countdown!  Today the team is featuring the latest Holiday Tags set.  Each year about this time, Papertrey releases a new Holiday Tag set.  These are always some of my favorites and this year is no exception.  This set has lots of neat things goin on...very classy and .  This set will be available for purchase from the Papertrey Ink website on October 15th.  

For our projects today, Nichole challenged us to create both a set of tags and a card.  I had so much fun with the shaker tags I made last month, that I decided to make another variation with one of the new tag images from the 2012 Holiday Tags set.  I just love this tag with the house silhouette and thought a snowy, glittery shaker background would be perfect.  I had lots of questions and requests for a tutorial on last month's tags, so I've got some step-by-step instructions this time.

For my card, I used the same concept to create a shaker card.  

I stamped some of the new Peaceful Pinecones into the background and embossed it with the Woodgrain Impression plate.  I added some glittered In the Meadow diecuts to the bottom edge.

So now some step-by-steps on making the shakers...

For these, I started out by stamping the tag image with versamark and heat embossing it onto acetate.

I diecut a 3 1/2" oval from patterned paper and diecut a 2 1/4" oval from the center.

I cut out the acetate tag image -- it can be done roughly, just leave a little excess around the edges so you can adhere it to the backside of the diecut oval.  

Next is a little trick I stumbled on to make this next part of the process go a little quicker.  To make the shaker part, you need to have some depth for the glitter to shake around in.  Foam tape will give you this depth.  I buy mine on a roll and for my tags, I cut my foam in half down the center, cutting a strip long enough to go all the way around my oval tag. 

Then instead of cutting all little pieces of foam and sticking them around the tag (which takes quite a while and you can't skip spots or your glitter will fall out), just snip the foam with a scissors every 1/2" or so, not cutting all the way through the other edge.  It should look something like this and will allow you to "bend" the foam around the oval shape.

So then I stuck my foam strip to the backsice of my tag, with the snipped edge to the outside.  And now since it's all still one piece, removing the liner paper will be easier too, because it will all come off at once...way quicker than peeling it off little piece by little piece.

Next I diecut one of the decorative edge ovals from the Limitless Layers 3 1/2" oval set from Aqua Mist cardstock.  I placed it right side up and put a small pile of glitter in the center of it.  Then I could just lower my top layer onto it -- easier to line it up than doing it the other way around.  

And that's it!  So fun and pretty...and they go together pretty quickly too if you do them assembl-line style and use the little tricks I mentioned.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my projects today.  Be sure to check out the other girls as well!

• Ashley Cannon Newell
• Danielle Flanders
• Jess Witty
• Maile Belles
• Nichole Heady
• Dawn McVey
• Melissa Phillips
• Cristina Kowalozyk

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Comments

[Ann]

Oh Betsy those tags!!!! They are so clever! No one who receives one of these beauties will want to put them in the recycling pile after Christmas. They'll be kept for ever. I LOVE them!!!

[Suzanne Russell]

Love! The color combo together with the adorable shaker style give these tags more "umph" than the law allows! The ribbon and twine finish is just right. Can hardly wait to try!

[Catherine]

Wow. Just...beautiful.

[Nancy Lempinen]

Fabulous tags, great tutorial too. Thanks for some great tips!

[Cheryl B.]

Genius!!!

[jan m]

Super sweet and super creative!! My mind is racing with ideas for penquins and all sorts of snow themes!

[Roxann]

Super hints!!! Can't wait to "wow" the family with my tags. THANK YOU so much!!!! I promise to give credit where it is due. :)

[Becky Green]

FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOOOOOOOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE CARD!!!!!! ANYONE would LOOOOOOVE to receive one of these in the mail!!!!!!!!!!!! :) THANKS BETSY!!!!!! :)

[Dolly]

So totally beautiful! I love how you did a card that matches the tags also!AWESOME! :D

[Nancy Penir]

Thank you Betsy! Can't wait it try this.

[Leigh Penner]

Oh, these are so fabulous, Betsy! I love the tags and the card! This set will be going into my cart on the 15th for sure!

[Jennifer K]

Beautiful tags and so fun! I really want to make these for Christmas.

[Marybeth L.]

Love the tags! Thanks for showings us picture by picture! Just beautiful !

[Holly Saveur]

STUNNING!!Such a super card!

[Diane M.]

So ADORABLE!!!! Thank you so much for stepping us through the process. Love the color combo--I wouldn't have thought of that for Christmas!

[Jan Larson]

These are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the tip about the foam tape. I may actually make some shaker cards/tags this year!!

[Laura Beck]

Wow, this really caught my eye, LOVE the color combo and design! Great tips on using the foam tape.

[Q!]

THE most BEAUTIFUL Tag I have EVER seen! I can NOT wait to try this! Thank you so much for sharing this gorgeous tutorial!
Cheers~Q!

[Kristie H]

Betsy, you are brilliant! I could sit at your crafting table and just watch you all day long. You continually are teaching me new techniques and coming up with such beautiful crafty goodness!

[Michele W]

Clever idea with the foam tape. Thanks for sharing. I also love the color combination of the aqua and red. Great project!

[paula e.]

wonderful projects, betsy and great explanation. love the colors you chose.

[Corrine Ann]

Very pretty shaker card! Thanks so much for all the tips...that is great! Will have to give this a try!

[Mariz]

Thanks for the great tutorial. Your tags are just LOVELY!!

[Mary Davis]

Beautiful shaker tags. Love the idea.

[Mary Lou Kemp]

How fun are those shaker tags. I love your ideas because they help me to think out of the box. Making tags this year for the first time will be a blast! Thanks for sharing your talents.

[Paulette S]

Just Beautiful Betsy! You are such a sweet heart to have done a photo tutorial, which I will be using this holiday season. What great tips with the foam, thank you so much. I get foam on the roll because it's what Wal-mart has. LOL I wish I lived in town where the craft stores are. I love all of your projects and these shaker tags are wonderful! The blue and red contrast so nicely together with the white glitters and embossing.

[Connie C.]

Wow. Just WOW! Awesome project Betsy!
-- Connie C.

[Tracey McNeely]

Thank you thank you thank you for this awesome step by step tutorial Betsy! I have made so many shakers that end up in disaster and that foam tape tip is the smartest tip I have ever heard of. You tags and cards are so stunning and CASEable too.

[Renee VanEpps]

Thanks for the tips on the adhesive, I will most definitely be buying mine like this now.. hate those tiny release papers! Beautiful card :)

[Rebecca Ednie]

I also buy sheets of foam and die cut the shape I need for shakers and eliminate the need for foam strips all together. You can get them from Jody Morrow. Just google her. If I don't have the exact die shapes for the outer frame and window, I just trace my layers and cut it out myself a bit smaller than shapes I'm using.

[Beth Bo.]

Wow! I saw these tags on Nichole's blog and had to come see how you did them. Beautiful!

[Janet]

Gorgeous, so happy to see the re-imergence of shaker type projects! Your tags and matching card are just beautifully done :)

[Kathy Mc]

These are just gorgeous, Betsy! Thanks for the great tips on your technique.

[Martha]

Betsy, I love your tags and card!
Thanks for the FABULOUS tutorial!

[stephanie hines]

Oh my goodness!! What a fabulous idea! Thanks for the tutorial!!

[maria f.]

See, this is why I pop over here every once in awhile. Your tips are amazing. The tip about the foam tape and snips. Duh. Thanks for being such a generous genius!

[stephanie hines]

Betsy, These are wonderful!! Where do you get your clear acetate??

[Amie Kiger]

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! Thanks so much for showing us how you did it! I have to start saving my cricut cartridge packaging again! :)