Create your own Holiday Tags

Do you like to make your own tags for Christmas?

I do, I love creating my own tags for presents.

Jenn Campbell here to inspire you with some Christmas tag ideas!

Stop by my blog to see my supply lists!

Hope you found some inspiration and begin making some tags this holiday season!

Making a Mini-Album with 6x6 Paper

Happy Thursday everyone!  Practical Scrapper Krissy Clark McKee here with an easy, fun little mini-album that I want to show you how to make using 6x6 paper.  Recently, I was flipping through a paper pack that I had received in the mail, wondering what I could do with it that wasn't the same old thing.  I didn't want to use a store-bought chipboard album.  I also knew that I wanted pockets of some sort.  So this is what I came up with...

I simply scored two pieces of paper, each at the 4 inch mark.  I then folded each piece of paper over at the scored line to make a flap.  Next, I placed the two pieces of paper back-to-back (with the folded flaps on the outside) and machine stitched three sides - the top, the bottom, and the side without the folded flaps.  This created a small pocket on the front and back, and a side pocket between the two pieces of paper, perfect to place tags in.  Want to see how I did it?  Here's a video!

 
Here's the cover I made for my handmade mini-album:

I simply took a piece of cardboard and cut it down to two pieces that each measured approximately 4.25 x 6.5 inches.  I painted them white, misted them, and decorated.  Finally, I hole-punched so I could add rings to bind everything together.

And this is how my pages and tags turned out.

 

These 3.5 x 5.5 inch tags are perfect for pictures, journaling - or both!  I used my Silhouette to cut mine, but you could use pre-made tags, handmade tags, small cards - whatever you can think of!

That's it for today.  I hope you have enjoyed this project, and it has inspired you to create your own handmade mini-album!  

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Layouts with Tags

Trends are changing always in this industry and it looks like tags are making a hit yet again. Whether they are for jounaling, embelliishing, or even using as background paper they are definitely making a hit. Check out these 13 layouts from our design team and readers with all of their "tagging" inspiration...

Practical Scrapper Corinna used some shipping tags she got from a daily deal site.

 

I used an office supply tag on this page.

Practical Scrapper Aymee

 

I liked the idea of a cluster of tags.

Practical Scrapper Mary Pat Siehl

Jennifer Smith Sloane

I used a tag from an item of clothing

Practical Scrapper Caz Hancock

Practical Scrapper Julie managed to fit 10 tags on this layout!

 

I used office supply tags, scraps of patterned paper and my Xyron to create these custom embellishments.

Practical Scrapper Sue

 

Practical Scrapper Lynn

Practical Scrapper Fern
Fern used the tag she made for the PS Raw Chipboard CMT Challenge back in May, 2011.. 

Practical Scrapper Ann created a pocket to hold her handmade journaling tag, both embellished with lots of machine stitching and handmade spiral flowers.

Practical Scrapper Donna 
embossed on tags and then layered them under the photo and  transparency.

Practical Scrapper Krissy Clark McKee used a layered tag cut with a Silhouette for journaling.

Practical Scrapper Ulrika

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Handmade Tags

Tags have long been a staple in scrapbooking. They've recently picked up in popularity and have been showing up on layouts and cards but with a lot of personal touch to them. Today we thought we'd share some tags that were handmade by our designers.

On this one Pia used only scraps. A chipboaard heart covered with cracklepaint and inside the heart she doodled. Title in English: "Mine forever"

On these tags Pia doodled everything with a black pen.
They are made for her hubby´s aunt: She has them on her baskets where she has her:
mössor=caps, vantar= mittens and halsdukar= scarfs.

Pia stamped and clear embossed the circles and after that used Tim Holtz distress ink "Faded Jeans" and sprinkled some water on it. Title in English: "Now Mom will take pictures".

Jannike has this tag hanging in her office it says "Sometimes you must stop to remember where you are going"

Jannike made a tag to use as a necklace and the "nametag" she takes along with her to crops.

Bev created these two sweet girly tags...I love the heart shape take on a tag!

Kerri took this tag...from an item she purchased...and turned it into this!

When is the last time you used a tag on a layout or a card? I'd love to see a project you've recently made with a tag...leave me a link here and I'll check it out!