Thankful Gift Tags

Hello friends! It is a new week and in the middle of November we need some color and shine. 

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Our theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog is Thanks/Thanksgiving. I hope you will join us! Don't miss the gorgeous project by Anita Rao who is our guest designer during November.  

I made four gift tags this week, with a thanks/thankful theme. The backgrounds are both dry and heat embossed, creating a textured resist effect which works very well for autumn. I used bright and warm autumn colors and gold details. The Simon Says Stamp Label Tags and Wistful Leaves embossing folder are from the Cozy Autumn Hugs November Card Kit, but can also be bought separately. 

Start by applying Distress Ink on a non-stick craft sheet, mist with water and press watercolor paper into the ink. Let dry and then die cut tags using the Simon Says Stamp Label Tags die. 

Apply embossing ink to the Simon Says Stamp Wistful Leaves folder and emboss the tags one at a time. Add more ink before embossing a new tag. Sprinkle with clear embossing powder, flick to remove some of the powder and melt. Always be careful when using a heat tool and do not touch the melted powder until it has cooled down completely. I placed one of the tags the wrong way around in the folder, so that tag has a white background.

Mist the tags with Distress Spray Stains. 

Die cut Simon Says Stamp Acorn Trio and Berry Stems from gold and brown kraft stock paper. Shape with a shape tool on Simon Says Stamp new Pawsitively Perfect Craft Pad.

Stamp sentiments on left-over inky paper and glue sentiments, gold elements, sequins and pearls to the tags.

This is the tag that I embossed the wrong way around, so that the embossing ink ended up on the side that had no Distress Ink. That's why this tag has a brighter look. 

I used golden branches from the Berry Stems set on this tag, combined with pearls.

The sentiment comes from the Simon Says Stamp Cozy Autumn Hugs set, also from the November Card Kit.

Since the background isn't completely covered with clear embossing powder, you get a whole lot of texture.

The second tag is orange at the top and brown/green at the bottom. 

The sentiment is a mix words from Simon Says Stamp Real Leaves and Cozy Autumn Hugs. It was adhered with foam tape. I used a mix of leaves and branches. All the gold elements were die cut from Tim Holtz Metallic Kraft Stock.

The sentiment on the third tag also comes from Cozy Autumn Hugs. I also added a small piece of lace which I found on my desk.

This part is my favorite of all the tags. I really like the combined texture of the ink in the background, the embossing powder and the ink spray.

Giving the acorns some shape adds dimension and interest. Adhere them with foam tape.

The fourth tag has a small Label Tag die cut from the American Crafts Farmstead Harvest patterned paper, also from the Card Kit. The tag was misted only with shades of brown.

I sanded and inked the edges of the small tag. The ribbons were all dyed with Distress Ink.

Sand the top of the acorns slightly to reveal the kraft core.

You can use this technique for other projects too, such as the entire background of a card.

I hope you will join us this week in our Thanksgiving/Thanks challenge. You have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.

Do you use Instagram? If so please add #sssmchallenge so we can see your entries there too.

Thank you so much for stopping by here today! 

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Quick Floral Card Sets

Hi crafters! Today I have six floral cards to share, which are easy and quick to make. They also work for many themes, which is probably my favorite type of card to make. 

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I used the beautiful Simon Says Stamp April Friendly Flowers card kit to make these. You can also get most of the products on their own, if the kit is sold out. Card kits are perfect for quick projects since you don't spend time picking papers, stamps and more. Everything on these cards, except for the pearls and ink come from the card kit. I made three cards with the three pre-scored cardbases as my base.

And I made three smaller cards, using the cardstock in the kit as my base. All the cards were made with the Simple Stories Vintage Cottage Fields paper pad included in the kit. The panels are sized 3x4 in making them great for cards.

I picked and cut off six of the panels and used sentiments from the Simon Says Stamp Friendly Flowers stamp set to add more words to the cards. This is a great way of customizing printed papers. I also added some word stickers, also from Simple Stories.

I adhered the panels to a cream cardstock mat and then stitched them to the folded background cardstock.

  

Stickers from Simple Stories Cottage Fields Sticker Book were added here and there.

I had fun matching the printed panels to sentiments from the Friendly Flowers stamp set. 'Missing you' was a part of the print, while 'more each day' is stamped.

Stickers work great for quick embellishments. Or you could use a stamp instead. 

Distressing the edges adds shabby chic look to the cards.

The stickers coordinate perfectly with the patterned papers.

On the larger cards I added patterned paper from the kit under the main panel. There are three pre-scored cream cards in the kit and I used them here. That means that they will also fit perfectly into the Simon Says Stamp envelopes in the kit. 

Another combination of a printed and stamped sentiment.

For this card, I used two pieces of patterned paper in the background, to use up left-overs. The velvet ribbon is by Tim Holtz.

The butterfly pattern in the background is so pretty and the butterfly sticker has the same butterfly, but in a different pose.

Another example of combining the printed message with a stamped sentiment.

These cards are handy to have at home for when you need a card, or you could give them away to someone as a set. 

For another project using the Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit check out my Flower Layout.

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today! I will see you again tomorrow.

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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