Deck The Halls With Holiday Tags
Hello G45ers,
Welcome to our fancy holiday tag party here on the Graphic 45 blog! Today we're getting festive with some gorgeous tag ideas featuring our new collection 12 Days of Christmas. Sure, the holidays are a few months away, but it's never too early to start planning ahead! We love the holidays here at Graphic 45! They offer so much inspiration for creativity! Today we're going to deck the halls with some fabulous tag inspiration from Romy Veul, Maria Cole and Clare Charvill! You'll see three stunning tags, each one very different but also very beautiful! Get inspired by the wide variety of ways to create exquisite tags for your holiday season!
In honor of today's holiday crafts we're having a special 12 Days of Christmas blog contest this week! You could win a 12 Days of Christmas 12x12 paper pad, Stickers, Alphabet Stickers, Chipboard Die-Cuts 1 & 2, cardstock Banners, Tags & Pockets, Flowers and 6x6 Patterns & Solids paper pad! That's a $60 value! Just leave us a blog or Facebook comment this week for your chance to win. One random winner will be chosen from this week's comments and announced on this Friday's blog!
We just can't say enough about tags. They're so much fun to make and they have so many uses. Holiday tags are a great way to mark the occasion. You can give them as cards or use them as gift toppers. You can string lots of tags together on some ribbon to create a festive banner. You can also gather the family around the table for some fun tag-making for the holidays! Our new 12 Days of Christmas collection offers endless possibilities for stunning tags! The vivid colors and elegant designs are sure to capture your imagination. Today's tags also feature our Regular and Large Tag Album Staples which are just perfect for tag-making!
Here we have a gorgeous 12 Days of Christmas tag by Romy. This splendid creation features elegant paper layers, fussy cut elements and a great use of the Graphic 45 Ornate Metal Label Holder. This sweet creation is just perfect for adding festive cheer to your holiday celebration! Here is what Romy had to say about it.
"When I make cards or tags, I usually take one element as my starting point. For this tag that was the beautiful Ornate Metal Label Holder. It was the perfect way to highlight the text ‘Christmas’ which is printed on the’My True Love’ paper. I then started layering and fussy cutting and arranged all the papers and fussy cut elements around the label holder." -Romy
Supplies:
Patterned papers: 12 Days of Christmas, Joyeux Noel, Christmas Rose, Golden Rings, My True Love, Holly and Ivy
May Arts ribbon
Here is another gorgeous tag creation. This one was made by Maria and it highlights all the gorgeous natural elements in 12 Days of Christmas. Beautiful fussy cutting, pretty ribbons and flowing embellishments give this tag such a radiant look. This is such a wonderful way to get in the holiday spirit! Here is what Maria had to say about this darling craft.
"First of all, can I just say how gorgeous The Twelve Days of Christmas is? I am a total lover of all things shabby and vintage, and this paper line from Graphic 45 combines both to make the prettiest holiday paper I’ve ever seen! One of my favorite things about this new Christmas line is the use of the color pink! I wanted to bring out those pretty light rose hues along with a more traditional Christmas color, olive green. One of my favorite images from this line is the one of the lady dancing, so I made her the focal point of my tag. To change things up, instead of using a single tag from my Graphic 45 regular tag album, I used two and adhered them together. This way, my tag had that lovely scallop shape on both ends—which is perfect for adding some pretty ribbon and trinkets!" -Maria
Supplies:
Graphic 45 Paper:
The Twelve Days of Christmas Joyeux Noel
The Twelve Days of Christmas My True Love
The Twelve Days of Christmas Ladies Dancing
The Twelve Days of Christmas Swans a Swimming
The Twelve Days of Christmas Calling Birds
The Twelve Days of Christmas The Twelve Days of Christmas
Graphic 45 Embellishments:
Additional Products:
May Arts pink, olive, and pink/silver ribbon
Petaloo Darjeeling petites – Teastaine
Petaloo Dahlias – Teastaine
Idea-ology Baubles
Here we have a stunning tag that Clare created with 12 Days of Christmas and the Graphic 45 Large Tag Album Staples. This amazing tag has such a classic look. Pretty paper layers, inked borders and a few fussy cut elements combine to make a joyful holiday statement. Here Clare gives some fun and helpful tips on how she created this colorful tag. You can get inspired to create your own tag treasure with our new 12 Days of Christmas collection! Take it away, Clare!
The papers in this collection are truly gorgeous and wonderful to work with and the images are just crying out to be cut out and layered J I decided to make my tag for CHA around the second day of Christmas as I just adore the two turtle doves.
I started off my tag by inking all the edges with Walnut Stain ink and covering it with Swans a Swimming checked paper. Then I took two of the cut a parts from Holly and Ivy, cut the border and 1” from the bottom of one, raised them up on foam tape and layered them onto the tag, angling the top one slightly to the left.
Then came the fun bit. From the Turtle Doves paper I cut out 2 square elements from the corners and words from the border. I used a 1” punch to cut out the 2nd element. All of these were added to the journaling spot on the tag.
Then I cut out the pears, layered them up and stuck them to
the top of the tag. Lastly I cut
out the doves, shaped their wings, added a little white Art glitter and stuck
them in place with some foam tape.
To hang the tag I used an ornate metal label holder and some red May Arts twine.
Supplies
12 x 12 Swans a Swimming
12 x 12 Holly and Ivy
12 x 12 Turtle Doves
Other Supplies
May Arts red Twine
Foam Tape
Glossy Accents
Walnut Stain Distress Ink
We hope you all had a lot of fun exploring today's fabulous tag creations. You can see what a wide variety of crafts you can create with 12 Days of Christmas. There are so many possibilities for festive holiday crafts! Huge thanks to Romy, Maria and Clare for their beautiful work today. We hope you will all come back and see us very soon. We've got more fun and inspiration planned for all of you G45ers! We hope you'll find some time this weekend to get creative with your favorite Graphic 45 collection! Have a fantastic day and a happy weekend!
With Love and Pretty Paper,
Your Friends at Graphic 45
The tags are great and the paper is so beautiful.
Posted by: Janet Taylor | September 17, 2013 at 11:03 AM
Beautiful tags! Christmas is off to a wonderful start, thanks to Graphic45. Who knew a tag could turn into such a lovely gift?! Thanks for these holiday inspirations........I'm off to create.
Posted by: Martie Rollin | September 17, 2013 at 12:04 PM
It is already "14 weeks of Christmas"! Going to have to get this beautiful paper.
Posted by: Denise Halstead | September 17, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Those are really gorgeous--though I can't believe it is already time to think about Christmas! The year has surely gone by fast!!! TFS!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | September 17, 2013 at 02:04 PM
this are so lovely and beautiful tags!
Posted by: Amante del Papel | September 17, 2013 at 03:19 PM
Awesome collection. Creative tags!! Would so love to win this collection.
Posted by: Mary | September 17, 2013 at 05:00 PM
Just love this paper line. Killing me that I am on a spending freeze. Want this line, thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Natalie Laney | September 17, 2013 at 06:21 PM
always love the g45 papers but esp the Christmas collections
Posted by: helen | September 17, 2013 at 07:27 PM
It would be phenomenal to win this package deal! These are beautiful papers and embellies. Thanks so much as usual for a great giveaway.
Posted by: Kim Street | September 17, 2013 at 09:57 PM
I so love making tags and these are beautiful beyond words! One can never ever go wrong when using Graphic 45 papers and the Twelve Days of Christmas is just gorgeous.
Posted by: Susan Bullock | September 17, 2013 at 10:15 PM
Another outstanding collection and amazing projects!!
Love U ever G45 folks: it's a great pleasure of mind and eyes to craft with your papers!
Hugs and Creativity
Emanuela
Posted by: Emanuela | September 17, 2013 at 11:48 PM
Truly amazing!
Posted by: Laurinda | September 18, 2013 at 04:57 AM
These tags are magnificent. The great care in sculpting the fussy-cut elements, makes them look truly three dimensional.
I can hardly wait to get my hands on some of these papers. The only problem - which side should I use. (I know. Buy a second sheet, or more. But the problem remains, since both sides are still so wonderful!)
Posted by: Marcie Rhys | September 18, 2013 at 07:00 AM
These tags are simply divine!!
Posted by: Yolanda Gonzalez | September 18, 2013 at 08:39 AM
Just love the 12 days of Christmas paper. The tags are just beautiful.
Posted by: Gerry | September 18, 2013 at 09:00 AM
These tags are beautiful. Would love to win the Christmas collection.
Posted by: Teresa Cereghin | September 18, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Beautiful, fun, and so perfect for the holidays. Amazing fussy cut work and I love the layers you can create. This is one of your best collections yet.
Posted by: Aunt Dee | September 18, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Oh my!!! fantastic display of talent and showcasing these beautiful products. xox
Posted by: Suzi | September 18, 2013 at 02:47 PM
I really love this paper line! Thanks for a chance to win!
Posted by: Brenda S. | September 18, 2013 at 03:05 PM
Wow! It's beautiful.
Posted by: Carole12 | September 18, 2013 at 04:05 PM
Oh what beautiful gift tags. This paper range is a must in my collection. It is gorgeous. Well done as always G45
Posted by: Brenda Caldow | September 18, 2013 at 06:49 PM
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for me creating with the "Twelve Days of Christmas" prize pack! Can't blame me for dreaming! ;)
Posted by: Karin Hanson | September 18, 2013 at 08:47 PM
Oh - pick me ... the Twelve Days of Christmas paper is so gorgeous ...the tags would make great decorations for my tree .
Posted by: Lynn G. | September 19, 2013 at 06:20 AM
What creativity! Would LOVE to be chosen to receive this amazing package!
Posted by: Jennifer Wolf | September 19, 2013 at 08:54 AM
Вот сижу и снова разглядываю-замечательные тэги!
Posted by: Марина Толоконникова | September 19, 2013 at 09:20 AM
Beautiful tags! Love this collection!
Posted by: Vanessa L | September 19, 2013 at 10:54 AM
I found great die cutting supplies at fotobella.com!!
Posted by: Bridena | September 19, 2013 at 02:15 PM
I just love tags and the inspiration these give me. I plan on making tags for a Christmas luncheon I attend each year.
Posted by: Suzanne | September 19, 2013 at 04:41 PM
Such beautiful projects - again. Thanks for the chance to win that gorgeous collection!
Posted by: Kathy W | September 19, 2013 at 07:57 PM
I love the 12 days of Christmas collection and all of the projects that i've seen that were made with this collection. The DT is great and have made some truly gorgeous projects! They are truly inspiring!!
Posted by: Terrie Glenn | September 19, 2013 at 11:07 PM
These tags are beautiful!! I'd love to have them for my Christmas presents!! Thank You for the chance to win!
Posted by: Cheryl Florek | September 27, 2013 at 03:54 AM
love tags; love this project!!
Posted by: wanda | December 09, 2013 at 10:50 AM
these are such cute tags. I'd like to win the set of Christmas papers.
Posted by: Carol Kesteloot | August 30, 2014 at 05:51 PM