Tag! You're it!

I was a busy stamper yesterday. I pulled out three of my old stamp sets that coordinate with the Stampin' Up!^® tag punches and used a couple of stamps from each set to make a variety of cards. It was fun to see how well some of those older stamps coordinate with new embellishments, stamps or Designer Series Paper (DSP). Because I have six cards to post, I'll just list the supplies and a tip or two for each card.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Tags So Much
Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White card stock; Summer Smooches DSP
Ink: Island Indigo, Real Red, Lucky Limeade, Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Small and large tag punches, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Chevron embossing folder, Island Indigo baker's twine, pearls, Tombow Mono liquid glue

To create the tag I used markers to color on the stamp before stamping the image. For each flower on the bottom I layered two punches, one glued flat to the card and one with the petals curled up.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Tags So Much, In Stitches Wheel
Card stock: Old Olive, Vintage Violet, Whisper White
Ink: Old Olive, Vintage Violet
Accessories: Small and large tag punches, corner rounder, Vintage Violet stitched ribbon, Old Olive polytwill ribbon, Blender Pen, white gel pen, Dimensionals, mini stapler and staples (Making Memories)

After I stamped the tag, I used a Blender Pen dipped in Vintage Violet ink (from the lid of the ink pad) to color the flower petals.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Terrific Tags
Card stock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, textured Old Olive, textured Real Red
Ink: Real Red, Old Olive
Accessories: Small and large tag punches, Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack, Little Labels punch pack, Owl Builder punch, Small Heart punch, 1/16" hole punch, corner rounder, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, linen thread

The largest heart on the tag was punched with the Owl Builder punch. I used several different punches to make the little tags hanging on the linen thread. The easiest way to do this is to punch the 1/16" hole in the card stock first. Then punch the shape around the hole (turn the punch over and look in the bottom to see where you're punching).

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Terrific Tags
Card stock: Whisper White, Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist
Ink: Gumball Green, Pumpkin Pie, Marina Mist
Accessories: Small and large tag punches, 1/8" hole punch (Fiskar's), hemp twine, Simply Scored Tool, Dimesionals

This is a very clean and simple masculine birthday card. You could easily make it more feminine by changing the color combination, using ribbon instead of twine and adding a few pearls or rhinestones.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up!):
Stamps: Too Terrific Tags, Oriental Paintings
Card stock: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze
Ink: Jet Black StazOn, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede (pad and marker)
Accessories: Aqua Painter, Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon, Essentials paper-piercing pack, paper-piercing tool and mat, color spritzer tool, Dimensionals

On this card I cut out the tag and the Baja Breeze layer by hand because I wanted smaller borders than what the punch created. I spritzed the background with a Soft Suede marker (it's hard to see in the picture), and I used an Aqua Painter and ink pads to watercolor the main image and tag.

Supplies (all Stampin' Up! unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Too Terrific Tags
Paper: Very Vanilla, So Saffron, Le Jardin DSP
Ink: Bordering Blue, So Saffron
Accessories: Small and large tag punches, corner rounder, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, vintage brads (Making Memories)

This is probably my least favorite card of the six; it didn't come together quite like I imagined. I used the So Saffron ink pad to apply ink directly to the edges of the card front and the tag. To attach the tag to the card front, I placed the brad through one of the holes on the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border strip and then adhered the strip to the card. The tag isn't glued to the card, so it can be positioned straight or at an angle.

I hope you enjoyed all these "tagged" cards. If you have questions, leave a comment, and I'll respond as soon as I can. Thanks for stopping by!