Wine Charm Tags

I made these cute Wine Charm Tags pretty fast! Here’s a quick how-to!

Materials:

• 1 sheet of white cardstock (to print words)
• winecharmtags (downloadable .pdf file)
• 1 sheet of acetate/clear cardstock
• The Petal Press Happy Harvest Stamp Set
• Making Memories Tag Maker (thank you Julie!!!!!)
• Copic Markers
• Perfect Match Ink
• Decorative scissors
• Crop-a-dial/hole punch
• Twine
• scissors
• cello bag, may arts wide ric-rak ribbon, button, and twine (optional for packaging)

Step 1

1. Print words on cardstock. Trace tag template using a pencil onto cardstock.
2. Trace tag template onto acetate using permanent marker.
3. Stamp images and color.
4. Trim tags.

Step 2

1. Insert 1 acetate tag and 1 cardstock tag into tagmaker, acetate first.
2. Squeeze handle.

Step 3

1. Using hole punch/crop-a-dial, punch a small hole at the top of the tag.
2. Thread with twine.

Step 4

1. To create packaging, trim patterned paper and insert into a cello bag.
2. Insert tags and staple at the top.
3. Wrap ribbon, button, and twine around top of packaging.
4. Cut top portion with decorative scissors.

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This week we draw inspiration from a shop that is full of color and texture:

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Here’s my card:

Grateful Thanks

Materials:

• Papertrey Ink Stamps, Cardstock, and Vellum
• Staz-on Ink
• Fiskars Apron Lace Border Punch
• American Crafts Ribbon
• Studio Calico Ribbon
• Tim Holtz Staples
• Labels Four Nestabilities

If you play along this week, you could win one of 3 prizes and here is one made by The Barefoot Weaver, herself:

Flower Pin

For more details, go to The Etsy Inspired Blog!

It’s another Moxie Fab World Challenge!!!! The Gnome was my inspiration for this challenge! I also played off of the light blue colors!

Peace

It’s been a while since I played with my Odd Bird Planet Gnome stamps! The paper is Making Memories Thanksgiving paper from this season.

Materials:

• Odd Bird Planet Kelly’s Stitched Gnome
• CTMH Stamps and Embossing Powder
• Making Memories Paper
• Papertrey Ink Cardstock
• Perfect Match Ink
• Marvy Liquid Applique
• Labels 4 Nestabilities
• Copic Markers

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This week’s shop is The Little Red Door, a store offering hand-built ceramic miniatures as well as functional slab & wheel pottery.

Here’s some inspiration:

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I absolutely LOVE these stamps designed by Karen! You must check them out Oh, HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAREN!!!

Here’s my card:

Housewarming Gift Card Holder

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This week’s shop, Linkel Designs, is the home of handcrafted gemstone, vintage and nature inspired jewelry. All of their designs are handmade by Kelly and her mom! How cool is that?!

Here’s some inspiration:

Here’s my card:

Preppy Thank You

Circle cards are all the rage this season! Circles ON cards are EVEN hotter! My card was inspired by Editor of Embellish Magazine, Ashley Newell’s, card here! She has a great cuttlebug tutorial on how to make a circle card and get it to stand up!

Materials:

• All Night Media and CTMH stamps
• Papertrey Ink cardstock and ribbon
• Palette Nior Vintage Cream Ink
• CTMH stick pin
• Nestabilities

Go to The Etsy Inspired Blog for more details! And, if you play along today you may win this:

Kharlie Bug

This week’s shop, Kharlie Bug, offers handmade bags and accessories! I’m certain you’ll find inspiration in the lush fabrics she chooses to use! And, this week, if you play along, you will be entered into a drawing to win some Limelight Papercrafts goodies!!!!! All the details are on the Etsy Inspired Blog! If you make a purchase from Kharlie Bug, you will be given 5 extra entries to win!

Here’s some inspiration:

Thanks to Limelight Papercrafts for these awesome goodies up for grabs:

Here’s my easy peasy card (sorry the picture stinks, my temp camera is bleh):

Hello Fall

Materials:

• Making Memories DSP
• Papertrey Ink Cardstock and Saddle-stitched ribbon
• Stampin Up Rub-ons
• Brown thread w/ sewing machine

Bam Pop Furry Birds

Hey folks! Today IS NOT MY DAY!!!! Is it yours? If so, I am way jealous!

My Rant:

Hubby has been sick for 4 days now (no explanation needed…we all know men are big babies), CJ made 2 messes last night (once in our bed), and Liam woke up screaming bc the cat somehow got inside his crib. Let’s just say I’m running on 2 hours of sleep, TOPS!

ALL DONE

Materials:

• Bam Pop Furry Birds
• October Afternoon Cherry Hill paper
• Papertrey Ink white cardstock and aquamist satin ribbon
• American Crafts thickers
• Making Memories small brads
• Offray orange ribbon
• foam tape
• Gelly Roll Glaze Orange pen
• EK Success corner rounder
• Copic Markers: C-1, C-3, C-5 (for the furry bird) and YG11, BG34, BG07 (for the balloon and grass)

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This week’s shop is MelissaKate!!!! Here is some inspiration:

Here’s my card:

Materials:

• Hero Arts Birdcage Stamp
• American Crafts Moda Bella Paper
• Papertrey Ink Raspberry Fizz and Gray cardstock, Perfect Match Fresh Snow Ink
• Making Memories Flower Eyelets
• A-Muse Ribbon
• White Thread
• SU Rub-ons
• Foam Tape

I made a 2nd card! I felt inspired by all the COLOR in the shop!

I actually used Glimmer Mist!

Materials:

• October Afternoon Cherry Hill Paper
• Papertrey Ink Cardstocks and Clear Cardstock
• Basic Grey White chipboard alpha stickers
• Vintage Pink Glimmermist
• Purple Onion Designs Scallops
• Heidi Swapp Gel Flower
• Making Memories Ribbon and Brad
• Palette Nior Hybrid Black Ink
• Black Pen

If you’d like to play along, just click on her banner above, go to the shop, find something inspiring, and post a link to your creation on Ashley’s Blog!

This week’s Etsy Shop is DEAR to my heart!!!

Vol. 25 is Jessica Rose’s Etsy Shop and she is my favorite artist!!! She designs stamps for Stamping Bella and has designed stamps for Unity Stamp Co. as well! I have many of her Unity Stamps and am currently saving up for her Stamping Bella line! Here’s some eye candy:

For my creations this week, I went to Jessica’s Blog and downloaded the FREE templates to incorporate into my own artwork! I encourage all of you to do the same!

Matching Card & tag Materials:

• KI Memories Festive Sheer
• Collage Press Camden dsp
• Making Memories Paperie dsp
• Fancy Pants ball trim
• SU ribbon and bigger brad
• pink embroidery floss

If you would like to play along this week just go to Vol. 25, choose something that inspires you and post a link to your creation on Ashley’s blog!

Who doesn’t love a whimsical phrase!!!?

Materials:

• Odd Bird Planet Kelly’s BabY Bundle
• Odd Bird Planet “oh poop” large pb
• Making Memories Chloe’s Closet paper and ribbon
• Papertrey Ink Antique White cardstock
• CTMH dutch blue cardstock
• SU cardstock
• Palette Nior Hybrid Black Ink
• Safety Pin
• Green thread