Tag! You Are Mine

Tag - you are my Valentine!

A quick look at some tags I made for the big V-day.  I do not really go too crazy for the day itself.  It's a little too commercial.  I am probably the only woman who does not like receiving roses.  I am afraid they remind me of funerals and who really wants cut flowers?  They are basically dead time they are cut.  Give me live plants - especially herbs.  Much more romantic, I think.  Herbs tell stories with their essences.

Here is a tag of a nosegay (image courtesy of The Graphics Fairy).  The image was altered over at Pic Monkey.  I stamped a heart postage stamp on the front and "Once upon a time ..." on the back.  I used lavender French seam binding for the tie.

The next tags were created form shipping labels.  Just slap some craft paint on them - front and back.  Then let them dry.  They will curl when wet, but will gradually lay flat as they dry.  I stamped the back side with a floral design, attached a heart tag with red satin ribbon, and stuck washi tape around the edge of a glassine bag.

Here is a close-up of the image (again The Graphics Fairy).  I did take it over to Pic Monkey to add a "Love You" note to the image and a border.

I also put glitter glue around the edges.

You can see just how steady my hand is :>)

You shouldn't have favorites, but this tag is my favorite.  It features a favorite stamp in a favorite color so it has a lot going for it.

Front side:  turquoise, gold and black with "Once upon a time ..."

Back side a heart with "...And they lived happily ever after.  The End"

I used Paris washi tape on the glassine bags.




Front side stamped with the floral design and a floral heart outlined in silver glitter glue.

Back side stamped with Happy Valentine's Day.

Small heart tag attached with red/white baker's twine.

Glassine bags with red washi tape.

Here are the heart tags.  I made them from raffle tickets (Found a whole roll dirt cheap on the clearance shelf at Staples!).  I brushed white paint across the back, stamped with the heart, and attached the twine.

Back side is still a ticket to ride!






Some of these I will use with my Valentine cards, and others will go to the booth.  I have a few other V-day things to show, but let's all remember to spread this love thing throughout the whole year.  We shouldn't just cram it into one day!

See y'all!


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