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Make Your Own Pad Tag!

This week’s tag it Tuesday tutorial is for a pad tag. It includes a free printable.

This week’s tag is a little different. It is a tag and a pad of paper with a fall theme. There is no glue holding it together, just an eyelet. The cover is a free printable.

The free printable image I used for the cover of the tag can be used for a variety of different paper craft projects grab it here: [pumpkin pdf]

I used a variety of materials this week. Links will be provided at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

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I wanted to share a close-up image of the top of the tag so you can see how the eyelets are placed and the cute sunflower button.

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Tag It Tuesday Birthday Edition

Inspired by a sticker, make a Birthday Tag for Tag it Tuesday.

A sticker inspired this week’s tag tutorial. I chose materials that matched the color scheme to build the tag. Open the tag to write a special greeting.

The tag was made using a variety of materials. I will add them at the bottom of the page. The stamp was from a kitchen stamp set provided by Kokorosa:

Birthday Stamp:
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Here’s a little hint to how the tag can open so you can write inside.

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Discover The Magic Of Distress Oxide Wiping!

Learn about Distress Oxide wiping.

Tag it Tuesday

This week’s tag tutorial is more about the technique than the final tag. The results are always amazing but often surprising. This is one of my favorite techniques. Today we are using it on photo paper.

You probably already know that Distress Oxides react with water. However, the results can be different when using a wet baby wipe.

Here you can see the finished technique before I cut it into a tag.

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Try this technique on different paper surfaces to get different results. They will all be interesting. I find the soap in the baby wipes creates color shifts that plain water doesn’t.

Accordion Fold Tag

Make an accordion fold tag for Tag it Tuesday with a free printable.

Tag it Tuesday

This week’s tag is a bit different. Based on a free printable, I cut them out and joined them together for an accordion-folded tag. These tags don’t have to be used for this project, they are great for tag-making and ephemera.

Grab your free PDF printable here: [printable tags PDF]

The eight tags are cut out and the additional materials I used are a corner rounder, Distress Oxide, cellophane tape, scissors, bakery twine, and white glue.

The back side of the attached tags is shown above.

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Emboss, Distress, Spritz! Tag It Tuesday Fun!

A variety of paper crafting techniques combine for tag it Tuesday.

This week’s tag for Tag it Tuesday uses various paper crafting techniques. The result is quite pretty. I like the bold blue and duller green variations working together with the white embossed image.

Using lots of materials this week. A stamp from AALL & Create, a white ink pad, clear embossing powder, and Distress Oxide inks.

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Even in the close-up image, it is difficult to see the water drops and silver spray. It just doesn’t photograph well but in person, it is quite stunning.

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Tuesday Tag – Collage Edition

This was a fun collage tag to create.

This week’s tag was a fun one to create. I used a variety of leftover pieces and added layer upon layer to build up the tag. Finishing it off by adding a die-cut word and a few gems.

Here are the paper parts that were used to create this collage. Leftover from another project, I just couldn’t bear to throw these pieces away. I am glad to have the opportunity to craft with them this week.

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In the image above, you can see the detail and built-up layers. I think all the parts work together so well.

Gell Crayon Tag

Do kid’s gell crayons work the same as other craft brands?

for Tag It Tuesday

This week’s tag for Tag It Tuesday was inspired by gell crayons by Bazic. These crayons are typically made for children but work like other gell-type crayons for crafting. While the tag seems simple and possibly unfinished, I like the look of it.

After creating the background color of the tag, I grabbed additional products that coordinated with it.

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Make a tag with Ducktape

Lets use Ducktape to make a quick tag.

It is so easy to make a tag using printed Ducktape. Add a few extra parts and your tag is complete. This cloud-printed Ducktape is an older design and one of my favorites.

You’ll only need a few materials. Cardstock to adhere the Ducktape too. A die-cut word or other ephemera, cording, and adhesive. I used wet glue because the surface of the Ducktape is plastic.

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Get Creative With Ink Pad Smear Art

How an ink pad inspired my tag for Tag it Tuesday.

This sweet little rainbow tag was inspired by a stamp pad I found on a recent trip to Diaso. After smearing it, I remembered those crazy videos of the rainbow sponge lady. Do you remember her?

Her name is Dee Gruenig and she was always so excited by smearing ink.

After cutting out the tag with the rainbow smear and finding the die-cut word dream, I thought it would look nice with some stars. I couldn’t find any in my stash so I quickly cut a few out of vinyl. That is the weird yellow shape on the left.

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The tag is shown here at an angle so you can see the placement and dimension of the yellow bow. The ribbon is grosgrain from Gwen Studios.

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Create the Grungy Look

Tag it Tuesday

This simple torn paper technique creates a good grungy look when you enhance it with ink. It has a worn leather look to it. What a fun technique for Tag it Tuesday.

The torn paper is all glued in place, it does look like trash. However, the ink blending on top enhances the edges and transforms the surface.

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The close-up image shows the dimension of the flower as well as the quality of the torn edges of the collaged paper.

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