Tuesday, December 12, 2017

in future, i'd like to be addressed as...

..."the ace of lace" and you'll see why in a minute. but first i need to tell you that this week's challenge at shopping our stash is called "let's play tag" and we'd like you to make-- ok, you're probably way ahead of me here-- a tag! it can be a stand alone item, or part of a card, or attached to a gift or present. whatever kind of tag you'd like to make, we promise to love it. here's what i made:

patterned paper scraps: dcwv, 7 gypsies, the paper co, graphic 45, glitz design, lilybee + vintage sheet music and india paper from my stash; glitter paper: best creation and american crafts pow; rhinestone brad: eyelet outlet; wooded stars: studio calico; bits of lace and seambinding from my stash; adhesives: elmers brand gluetape, 3m foam tape, gluedots, sewing machine

yep, i made two tags, because coincidentally, i'm going to be seeing two friends, together, in a holiday context this week. so after i made the tags, i made bags to put them on:


to make the tags, i combined loads of diecuts in white and cream and gold, which helpfully used up a bunch of ancient paper scraps. i piled all the pretty things on top of hand-cut tag shapes that i made from plain cardstock scraps, because i didn't happen to have any premade tags that were big enough, lol.


to make the bags, i took ordinary plain white bags from the big box store, and hot-glued bits of lace neatly, all around the bags, one layer at a time. the only tricky-- or at least counterintuitive-- thing is that it's easiest to attach the layers of lace from the bottom up, rather than from the top down. so it's a bit crucial that you "lay out" your trimmings before you begin, and maybe add a few light pencil markings on the bags to guide your placement. oh and i find it a huge help to place a shoebox INSIDE the bag, to give me a work surface on all four sides!


why not hop over to SOS and check out the awesome tag-o-liciousness perpetrated by my lovely design team sisters? ♥

7 comments:

  1. One word says it all "Wowzers!!!" Gorgeous bags and awesome tags. I have been waiting to see if you would do collage tags and you didn't disappoint me one teeny bit.

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  2. Wow, gorgeous tags and gorgeous bags. Love all the lace and different elements on your tags.

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  3. Oh my goodness these are beautiful. I love the tags ofcourse too. Yes indeed call you "miss lacey queen". X

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  4. You are totally the ace of lace - how incredibly gorgeous all this lace is on your bags and tags!

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  5. Gasp... So gorgeous, Miss Ace of Lace! Beautiful tags just absolutely complete the package! Great tips about gluing the lace-- I can see myself fumbling instead of adding a sturdy shoe box surface!

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  6. Gorgeous, gorgeous tags and bags, they are a gift on their own.
    Thanks for the fabulous tips, like the idea of placing a show box inside the bag, makes perfect sense.
    Awesome projects, my dear.
    Hugs,
    Maria.

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