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Metal Craft Tags: Easy Diy Tutorial

How to use a recycled can to make tags.

These colorful metal tags were made from recycling soda cans. I had used the cans in another project and had some metal left over that was already colored with alcohol ink. First stamping on the surface and then die-cutting the aluminum was quick and easy.

Links to the materials used are listed at the bottom of this post. The dies are from the Spellbinders 2023 Advent Calendar.

Video Tutorial:

The image above of the tags at an angle shows the rounded edge made from die-cutting and the embossed edge on the first tag.

Suggested Materials:

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Lighthouse Tags

Freebie Friday’s printable is a set of lighthouse tags.

Freebie Friday

I love lighthouses so I am excited to share this week’s freebie with you. A set of lighthouse tags. A great printable PDF for paper crafting or use them as gift tags. However you choose to use them, I know they will add an extra special touch.

Grab the free PDF file here: [Lighthouse tags]

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My go-to printer brand for years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I pay a monthly fee and they send me ink cartridges as needed. It comes out to be a lot less money this way. The HP Envy Inspire is a great-priced machine that will produce beautiful prints.

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If you are looking for a great crafting-weight paper for printables, I have been using HP Project Paper. It is heavier than copier paper but not quite as heavy as cardstock. It is a great medium weight for layering, folding, and more!

Victorian Tags – Free Printable

Victorian tags to print for paper crafting.

This week’s freebie is a set of Victorian Tags. The flora and fauna are complimentary. I love the soft colors. This free PDF printable is great for all your paper crafting creations.

Grab the free PDF file here [Victorian Tags PDF]

My go to printer brand for years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I pay a monthly fee and they send me ink cartridges as needed. It comes out to be a lot less money this way. The HP Envy Inspire is a great-priced machine that will produce beautiful prints.

And if you are looking for a great crafting weight paper for printables, I have been using HP Project Paper. It is heavier than copier paper but not quite as heavy as cardstock. It is a great medium weight for layering, folding, and more!

Summer Sun Printable Set

Freebie Friday

This week’s freebie is a set of summer-themed tags, tabs, and labels. The visual texture borders on grungy. The orange and blue complement each other so well. Grab the free PDF file now for your paper crafting.

Grab the free PDF file here [Summer-themed PDF]

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My favorite printer brand for many years has been HP. I also use their ink supply service where I pay a monthly fee and they send me ink cartridges as needed. It comes out to be a lot less money this way. The HP Envy Inspire is a great-priced machine that will produce beautiful prints.

Tagged Paperclip

The Paperclip Facebook group runs a theme each month. For January it is our word of the year. I didn’t choose a word for my year but I decided to create this tagged paperclip with words from Philippians 4:8 for the challenge.

Grab the free tag printable here: [Misty Pink Tags]

All you need is a few simple materials to create this tagged paperclip: the free printable linked above, a paperclip, a pair of scissors, a glue stick, and a gourd clip.

Video Tutorial:

I wrapped the top of the clip with some coordinating raffia to stop the gourd clip from sliding around the paperclip. Tying a knot in the back, I secured it with some wet glue and trimmed away the ends.

Suggested Materials:

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Freebie Friday – Peachy Tags

Freebie Friday is a set of peach-themed tags. Download, print, then cut out and use for all your crafting. Consider using them for scrapbooking, glue books, junk journals, card making, mixed media, gift-giving, and more…

Why peach? Because Peach Fuzz is Pantone’s color of the year. What are your thoughts on the color of the year? It’s soft and brighter than last year. I wonder if this says anything about our current culture.

Grab the free printable here [Peach tags]

Christmas Printable Hop

I am participating in a printable blog hop today with the theme of Christmas. So, I created these beautiful Christmas-themed tags for you to download and print. You could use them on your gifts, or for Christmas crafting in glue books, junk journals, scrapbooks, or paper crafting. If you cut off the top tag bit, you have a very nice Christmas-themed card for crafting.

Grab the free PDF printable here: [Christmas Tags]

Do you want more Christmas-themed printables? Check out all the offerings for the hop listed below – happy crafting and Merry Christmas.

Creatively Beth – Free Printable Holiday Cards to Color

Try it – Like it – Create it – Christmas tags

Artsy-Fartsy Mama – Christmas Activity Page

Lemon Thistle – Printable Christmas Countdown

The Crafty Blog Stalker – Gift Exchange Dice Game

Hand Lettered Printables – Christmas border paper printable

Our Crafty Mom – Set of 4 Printable Christmas Lists

Tag it Tuesday – Inked and Embossed

This week’s tag is working with a background we made last week for Tag it Tuesday. I wasn’t happy with the blotchy inked surface so this week we are altering it into a beautifully useful tag.

The materials I am using are the inked paper from last week. (See how blotchy it looks.) A black ink pad from Simon Says Stamp and a floral embossing folder. This is a great technique to use those papers and creations you don’t think you can create with.

Video Tutorial:

If you are interested in how the inked surface was made last week, here is the link to that tutorial post. [Mini Tags]

In this close-up image, you can see how the black in is added around the edges and possibly you can see the embossing on the paper surface. I really like how this technique transformed the inked surface into something I like much better.

Tag it Tuesday – Mini Tags

This week’s tag tutorial is making mini tags using a squish technique and then stamping with black ink. It took a bit longer because we had to wait for the backgrounds to dry thoroughly before cutting and stamping. But the result is attractive.

Video Tutorial:

The black ink stamped and then blended around the edges really works well for these mini tags.

Freebie Friday – Yellow Dotted Tags

Spring yellow dots in three different tag shapes – this week’s free printable. #freebie #printable

The freebie this week is a continuation of the bright yellow dot pattern, so bright and appropriate for spring. This time it is used for making tags. These tags come in three sizes and three different shapes.

Free digital download [Yellow Dotted Tags]

Last week’s freebie coordinates with this offering. You can find it here: [Yellow Dotted Labels]

This yellow pattern can be found in the digital paper pack called grasses.

The grasses paper pack is available in the store: [grasses paper pack]