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Bottle and Jar Tags for Special Hostesses

10/9/2019

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A couple of weeks ago, we celebrated my Mother-in-Law's birthday with a special meal at her house. I wanted the bottle of wine that we brought for the feast to be just as special as she is, so I made these birthday gift tags for the bottle that matched the card I'd made for her. 


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Fast forward to this weekend, my own Mother saw pictures of the tags and mentioned that she wanted to make similar tags for some home-canned items, but she needed directions. So, I decided to see what I could do to help her out. 

​Both of these tags are easy to make. Simply cut a rectangle of cardstock, score where you want the tag to flop over, and cut a hole. 

Wine Bottle Tag:
  • Cut cardstock 3" x 7 3/4"
  • Score at 2 1/2" (on the 7 3/4" side)
  • Punch a hole with a 2 1/4" hole punch, or the second to the smallest circle in the Layering Circles dies
Canning Jar Tag:
  • Cut cardstock 3 3/4" x 7"
  • Score at 3 3/4" (on the 7" side)
  • Cut a hole using the largest circle from the Layering Circles dies
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If you plan to make tags for canning jars, you'll want to be careful to choose a jar with a standard opening. You do not want to use a wide-mouth jar because there isn't enough of a difference in the size of the opening and the body of the jar. Your tag won't sit as nicely on a wide-mouth jar and might even slide right off!

For my canning jar tag, I used the From Our House to Yours stamp set from the 2019 Holiday Catalog. I paired it with the Woven Threads Designer Series Paper from the 2019-20 Annual Catalog. It would also look great with the Let It Snow! DSP from the Holiday Catalog for a Christmas/Winter look.
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The original Wine bottle tags I made for my Mother-in-Law used retired stamps and dies, but this more general tag uses the Stitched Stars dies from the Holiday Catalog and the See a Silhouette DSP from the Annual Catalog. 

I plan to make a few of these tags to keep on hand since bottles of wine are my standard hostess gift. They're easy to pop on at the last minute and it's so much more exciting to show up with a dressed up bottle than one still in the brown paper bag from the grocery store. 

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Star-studded Hooray

10/2/2019

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Another day, another challenge. Today, it's TGIF Challenges' inspiration challenge. They challenged followers to created a card inspired by page 12 of the Stampin' Up! Annual Catalog. The inspiration photo uses the Woven Threads suite of products including the Woven Heirlooms stamp set and the Heirloom Frames dies & 3D Embossing Folders. I love this suite of products, but unfortunately, I don't own any of the items included in it. So I had to look elsewhere for inspiration. 
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I love the look of the card on the left with a frame around a piece of Designer Series Paper stamped with "I LOVE YOU." I chose to use the Stitched Stars dies and the Brightly Gleaming Designer Series Paper for my card.

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The Stitched Stars dies are perfect for creating frames similar to the one in the inspiration photo because there are so many sized stars to choose from that nest inside one another. Another advantage of the Stitched Stars dies is that they have "stitching" on both sides of the cut line. This means, when you cut the interior star for the frame, it leaves a stitch line on the star frame. This way, your star frame has stitching on the outside and inside edges. 

I used the star I cut for the inside of the frame under the greeting. I also cut the star swirl from copper foil and used the stars that were cut out as accents on the card. I twisted some copper cord from my stash under the greeting that I had cut from copper foil using the Well Written dies. The copper foil matches the Brightly Gleaming Specialty Designer Series Paper perfectly. This card is so sparkly that it was hard to photograph without getting a glare. 

I love the shine and glamour for a truly special card to celebrate an amazing accomplishment.  
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A Star Welcome

9/30/2019

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This card is for another Color Throw Down Challenge. This week (ctd562) the colors given were cobalt blue, aqua, gray, and black. From my Stampin' Up! arsenal I chose: Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana, Smoky Slate, and Basic Black. 

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I used the Stitched Stars dies from the 2019 Holiday Catalog to cut various stars from Coastal Cabana and Pacific Point cardstock. I inked an acrylic block directly with Smoky Slate ink, spritzed it with water, and stamped it on a piece of old naturals cardstock I had in my stash to create a gray bar in the background. (I wrote an entire blog post on this technique a while back.) Then I layered the stars on top. 
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I used the Well Written dies from the Annual Catalog to cut the "welcome" greeting from Basic Black cardstock. I lined this up with the bottom left edge of the gray bar to balance the stars that are grouped on the right side of the card. Finally, I tied a simple bow using White Baker's Twine and mounted my image on Basic Black cardstock and then on a Coastal Cabana card base.

When I finished, I realized I hadn't used a single rubber stamp! Dies are wonderful for creating dramatic cards quickly and easily. I think I'll make another rubber stamp-free card for Wednesday - maybe I can keep the trend up all week!

I'd love to see cards you made without using rubber stamps or cards inspired by this color challenge. Leave your comments below. 
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