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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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Craft The Perfect Ribbon Flower Magnets!

Flower magnets to brighten up a locker or refrigerator.

I created these flower magnets as a fun back-to-school project for decorating lockers. However, their versatility extends beyond that—they can brighten up your home, enhance your fridge, or be used as charming decorative elements in various crafting projects.

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This project was created for Gwen Studios. You can find all the design team projects listed on the Designer Crafts Connection website. Gwen Studios products can be found at Walmart and Michaels.

Working with satin ribbon, I cut it into 2″ strips, you’ll need 5-6 of each color. The buttons are from Buttons Galore and More and are used for the center of the flowers. The magnets were found at the Dollar Tree. You will also need a glue gun, not shown in the photo above.

Folding the Ribbon:

The first fold creates a point and the ends of the ribbon align on top of each other.

Using the ends that overlap, you want to pleat the sides into the middle to create the petal and glue it together.

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How to Make a Pocket Tag

How to make a pocket tag.

for Tag it Tuesday

This week’s tag for Tag it Tuesday is a pocket tag. My version contains additional smaller tags but it could hold paper, notes, messages, tickets, ephemera, and more.

To make the pocket tag I am using a 6×6 paper pack that contains double-sided papers, small tags, and cut-aparts. The pack I am using is from Carta Bella and is called Flora No. 4.

The inside of the tag is just as pretty as the outside. Notice on the front tab piece I added additional support to the inside corners so they don’t bend when being inserted into the cut slits. I used pieces from the top corners of the tag that I cut away.

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Carta Bella Shop at: AZ	Glassboard discount code JANET20 Shop at: AZ \| O	Non-Stick Scissors Shop at: AZ	Reptile Glue Shop at: AZ
Temu Glue Bottles Shop at: O	WRMK – All-In-One Tool – The Works Shop at: AZ \| SSS \| SB

Making Little Houses with Kokorosa

These little houses were so fun to make using a die from Kokorosa. This is a great project to use up small pieces of cardstock. The dies also work well with small die-cutting machines.

The dies fit perfectly in a Sizzix Sidekick machine. I was able to cut a variety of little houses in no time at all. It was really fun to mix and match the different colors to make the houses.

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Tag it Tuesday – Donations

This week’s tag is created with materials that were donated to me by DecoArt, TCW, and AALL & Create. I started with a painted piece of cardstock. The cardstock had paint that was left over from another project but I knew I wanted to use it. The colors were too pretty not to do something with them. So I cut the piece into a tag.

Using a stencil from Divinity Designs, I covered the tag with stencil butter from TCW. I knew I wanted a stencil that wouldn’t cover too much of the paint colors and this floral design worked well.

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In this close-up image, you can see how well the colors work together.

Let’s Make a Bracelet for Spring

with Gwen Studios

Spring is almost here and adding a new accessory to your wardrobe is a great way to update without spending much time or money. I added beads to a fluted ribbon technique. Using Gwen Studios’ pink satin ribbon, I made this lovely bracelet to update my spring wardrobe.

This project was created for Gwen Studios. You can find all the design team projects listed on the Designer Crafts Connection website. Gwen Studios products can be found at Walmart and Michaels.

To make the bracelet I am using a satin ribbon, a pencil, small beads, a sewing needle, thread, scissors, and hardware for jewelry making.

I began by making marks on the ribbon with a pencil. Using a small scrap of ribbon, I marked the width of the ribbon shown in the first photo above. Then I marked the center of the ribbon between those markings. I did not cut any ribbon off the roll, I will do that at the end once I have the length I need.

To understand the sewing process, it is best explained by showing you. Please refer to the video below.

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Once I had the length needed for the bracelet, I finished the ends off with jewelry hardware.

While this technique makes for a lovely bracelet, you could also use the ribbon for other crafts or as a trim to a sewing project.

Butterfly Wing Earrings

with BeeBeecraft

I enjoy making jewelry and this kit from Beebeecraft makes it easy to make earrings. The kit contains all the pieces you need to make ten pairs of winged earrings in a variety of different styles and colors.

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The Sunnyclue kit comes complete with everything needed, you only have to add your jewelry-making tools to complete the process of making the earrings.

These are the parts from the kit I am using to create my earrings.

Video Tutorial:

Close-up details of the wings and bead dangle.

Hidden Paper Clips – Wild Animals

Yes, these cute images are hidden paper clips. I belong to a paper clip group on Facebook where we are challenged with a theme each month. For December the theme is wild animals. I thought the penguin was so cute I had to use it, and my daughter loves panda bears so that was chosen also. By the way, she loves the clip and will use it as a bookmark.

If you are interested the penguin image comes from Vecteezy.

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And here are the paper clips in use – so cute and functional!

Ultra Mini Ribbon Tag – Tag it Tuesday

This cute little tag was made with a tag from the Dollar Tree and Gwen Studios Ribbons. After finishing it, I think it might be a nice altered paperclip so I will probably share that tutorial in the future. But back to this week’s tag.

Materials:

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Gold Foil Tag – Tag it Tuesday

Today I am sharing a Gold Foil technique for Tag it Tuesday. I like the rustic application of the gold foil that coordinates with the pattern on the small envelope. Inside the envelope is a small card that has a sentiment and a butterfly sticker.

Most of the materials are linked below for your ease of use.

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Deco Foil Adhesive Pen Shop at: AZ \| SSS \| SB	Finger Daubers Shop at: O	Gemini Die Cut Machine Shop at: AZ	Glassboard discount code JANET20 Shop at: AZ \| O
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VersaFine Clair Shop at: AZ \| SSS \| SB

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Here you can see a close-up of the tag, the texture of the embossing with the gold foil, and the small envelope with the inserted card.