Christmas Tag and a Thank You Pouch

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  I'm at the home stretch with my room which means I'll have a bit more time to create. Today I'm making a quick run to Ikea in between picking dropping off and picking my nephew up from school and hope this last trip to Ikea is the last for a quite a while.

I wanted to pop in really quick and share with you a fun Christmas tag idea that's been swimming around in my head for quite a while now...in fact, since my friend Steph was able to order this set, Greeting Card Kids, for me. I also have a birthday thank you card I designed a while ago and haven't had a chance to share it with you yet. First up the tag, which is also for this week's Technique Lovers Challenge (TLC291) over at Splitcoast.

I used thought it would be fun to create a gift tag that could be used on a gift and then the recipient could save to hang on their Christmas Tree. Dressed up the tag with a bit of tinsel trim and colored the image in with Watercolor Crayons and Pencils...love doing this on Kraft, seems to pop the image a bit.

The sentiment is from the Warm Words set but can easily be substituted with any other sentiment you may have on hand.

Stamps: Stampin' Up!: Greeting Card Kids and Warm Words
Paper: Kraft, Pink Pirouette, Real Red, and Whisper White Card Stock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories: Stampin' Up!: Pretty in Pink Ribbon; Tinsel Trim;  Small/Large/Scallop Oval Punches; Pearls; Circle Cutter Plus; Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch; Black Pen; Watercolor Crayons and Pencils; Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

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Next up is the birthday Thank You pouches I designed for my sister to send to people for coming to my nieces birthday.

I stamped the Simple Birthday Thanks image three times - once on white card stock (I only used the frosting and cherry part); once on patterned paper (for the cupcake wrapper); and once on pink card stock (I used this piece for the back).

I added some pearls to the frosting and colored the cherry in with red and olive marker and highlighted it a bit with the white gel pen.

The sentiment, I'm sorry to say, I can't recall what set it's from...I just know it is a Stamin' Up! set, so if any of you know out there, please let me know so I can add it  to the recipe below. I stamped it on one of the tags from Lots of Tags Sizzlits 4-Pack die set.

After I finished decorating the front, I added double-sided tape to just the bottom section, the wrapper section, of the cupcake. This way it turned into a pouch. Inside my sister was able to put a little note to each recipient along with a photo of my niece. 

Stamps: Stampin' Up!: Simple Birthday Thanks
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Real Red, and Whisper White Card Stock; Melissa Frances: Gilbert Patterned Paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Accessories: Stampin' Up!: Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Pearls; Lots of Tags Sizzlits 4-Pack Die; Old Olive and Real Red Stampin' Write Marker: Black Pen; White Gel Pen; Double-Sided Tape

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Well, I'm off to Ikea and hope to get to answer some of your emails this afternoon. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Comments

[Steph Atterbury]

So charming! The little girl's coat is adorably colored!! Is that what Victoria is going to look like this year in the snow? Love the doodling on the "Thank You"

[Donna]

cute tag & adorable thank you card with pic of yur niece! I had dreams of grandeur to do that for Gabby and the set is collecting dust still!

[lynn]

love the tinseled pink bow-just adorable! sweet cupcake pouch-perfect to send pics out;)

[StampinCathy]

They are so creative and just awesome. I just love your creative style on both of them.

[Maria L. (Canada)]

Good Morning Carolina !!
I found you not to long ago, and I come to your site eveyday since. I really like your projects. I just made a money holder...your ornament money holder from November 2009...I just love love it. I have been going through your videos, I can't understand why you don't have more video tutorials, you are sooo good, your voice is pleasant, you explain everything so good, I am a visual learner so I think your videos are great. Keep them coming!
Thank you for sharing your time and creativity with us.

[Jane Harrah]

I used to call you the bow lady but now you are the bow and DETAILS lady! All the wonderful details....you miss nothing. Love both projects.

[Kathy Martin]

Sweet cards! LOVE the tinsel accents on the first! :)

[lisa808]

Gorgeous tag and great idea for it to double as a tree ornament. The thank yous are adorable.