The Honey Bee Stamps Design Team has an exciting week of projects to share with you featuring the new DEERLY LOVED Release. You can find all the new stamp sets, dies, stencils, and sequins HERE.

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I am always searching for gift tags to add to packages for birthdays, weddings, graduations, etc. With the holidays rapidly approaching I will be in need of many more. These tags were incredibly fast to make using a stamping tool, such as my MISTI, and the assembly line method. And they are SO much nicer than the sticker sheets that I have been known to buy in the Dollar Store. LOL

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Honey Bee is known for their large shape dies. There is a large gift bag shape die in the Gift Bag Card Die Set. I have created a gift bag that I will be sharing here next Sunday, but for today, I am using the round, square, and rectangle tags dies only.

I cut all of the tags using #80 Neenah cardstock. I knew that I would never keep the backs of the tags clean (I am a messy crafter) and would be adding another piece to the back, so the thinner cardstock worked well. I used Copic friendly Gina K Designs Amalgam Ink to stamp with. The To: and From: are from the Angel Policy Stamp Set.

For the backs of the rectangle and round tags I added snowflake images from the Jingle All The Way Stamp Set. For the square tags I added the snowman twig arms holding the lights, from the Snow Buddies Stamp Set, and colored them with Copic Markers.

On the rectangle tags I stamped the dangling snow flakes, from the Jingle All The Way Stamp Set. I used Versafine Ink and heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp Ultra Fine Gold Embossing Powder.

I stamped the long dotted line, with the single small snowflake on the end, at the top of each tag. Again, the MISTI is invaluable for doing multiple tags. After heat embossing them all, I masked them off with purple tape and stamped and heat embossed the other three dangling snowflakes.

The red tag was blended with Picked Raspberry and Candied Apple Distress Inks. Twisted Citrus and Mowed Lawn were used for the green tag. The new Picket Fence brushes worked very well for a smooth, streakless blending. Wipe the excess ink off of the embossing with a soft rag.

For the other rectangle tags I used the Background Builder Stamp Set. I set two line images up in my MISTI and moved the tag down each time that I stamped. I used Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Simon Says Stamp Ultra Fine Gold and Ultra Fine Silver.

For the square tags I stamped the light bulbs from the Fa La La Stamp Set with the Amalgam Ink. It works with watercolors as well. I masked the first lightbulb before stamping the second one, using Inkadinkado masking paper. They were colored with Copic markers.

The bulb bases were colored using Hero Arts Glimmer Pewter Metallic watercolors. If you haven’t tried it…you should! It also comes in a variety of metallic colors and is perfect for holiday coloring.

To finish the edges, I ran a Versamarker pen along the edges and heat embossed with the Ultra Fine Silver and Gold Powder. You can repeat this if you didn’t get good coverage. I lightly blended some Vintage Photo Distress ink along the edges for a vintage look.  To finish, I filled in each bulb with Ranger Glossy Accents for a little shine.

The Santa hat is from the Snow Buddies Stamp Set and the sentiment is from the Fa La La Stamp Set and was heat embossed with the Ultra Fine Silver Powder.

Last, but not least, are the round tags. They were stamped with Versamark Ink, using the falling snow image in the Jingle All The Way Stamp Set, and embossed with Hero Arts Fine Detail Embossing Powder. They were ink blended with Distress Ink and the soft brushes.

Blue: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Stormy Sky

Red: Picked Raspberry, Candies Apple,

Fired Brick Green: Mowed Lawn, Pine Needles

To finish the tags, I glued the backs on using Distress Collage Medium. Various ribbons were added to match the tags. I made another set of square tags using the same set up as the backs. I used #110 Neenah and only made one layer. There is very little Copic coloring on it so it didn’t bleed through to the back with the heavier cardstock.

These are just a few examples of the many fun tags that you can create. Look through your stamp sets. There are many small images that would work perfectly. Be sure to check back each day this week for more inspiration with the new release.

As always, thank you for sharing a bit of your time with me today on another creative journey.

Joyfully, Jo Ann

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