Ten Things Tags

Tags are one of those paper crafts areas that I really haven't delved into. Sure I use them on a pages or layouts on occasion, but they aren't the elaborate ones that people make and trade around. I wanted to make my Practical Scrappers 10 Things Tags post something more along that line than I've typically done.

I recently went through and labeled all the toy boxes/baskets in the house using the name tag badges and a couple of luggage tags like this one: 

In the boys' room I didn't care that the tag looked nice so I'd just scribbled the label on the insert on the reverse side, but the basket that I decided to decorate sits in the living room and is the toy time out basket. It needed to be nicer, slightly masculine, but still have texture.

The base paper that I used to cover the tag is MME Kraft Funday. Both large stickers are from EP This and That Charming. The alphas are Glitz Designs. The bottom gem is a WRMK eyelet. Both the jute and top gem are from packaging around some Bo Bunny trims. The brown ribbon is MME Lost and Found.

And here it is, hanging on the basket:

What's your favorite way to use tags?

Post NSD excitement

Did everyone have a fab National Scrapbooking Day? Mine was pretty awesome. I went and cropped in the studio space at my LSS - Friday night and all day Saturday. Awesome! But since hubby graciously let me leave the kids with him for so long I decided that instead of doing the celebratory challenges that I should get a head start on some upcoming Design Team and Guest Design posts. No sneakies, sorry. 

But I did make these two little numbers just for fun.

This card features some Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride and BasicGrey PB&J. The sentiment is stamped on Kraft.

I used Kiwi Lane Design Templates to make the tag and the scalloped ribbon. I'd traced the scallop and then folded at the small point and tucked foam dots into the "pleats."

Then, this tag I'd made during a make-and-take sponsored by an in-state company, Genuinely Jane Studios. They have wood mini albums. So cool. I love that there wasn't any bending or warping as we applied techniques to our tags. The mixed media things that Susan brought using the albums were gorgeous. If I'd brought more money to the crop I'd have brought some home with me, but at least the LSS is adding them to their inventory. ;)

I know the paper I used for the tag were from Pink Paislee, but I don't remember the line. I also splattered on a green and a blue mist. There's a MME Miss Caroline Rub-on, some Studio G glitter glue, and two kinds of washi (they provided those so I don't know where they came from).

And a close up.