Tags are IT! by Anne Thompson

Tags are IT! I LOVE tags. I try to keep a bunch of them on hand in a basket near the gift bags and gift wrap. This time of the year--May and June--I seem to need a tag for something quite often. Between May baskets, birthdays, Mother's Day, graduations, Father's Day, and more I seem to be always wrapping up a present or sending off some little trinket or basket of pansies somewhere. In straightening up things in my crafting area recently I found a couple packages of tags I'd picked up on sale after the holidays--some larger green ones and some smaller ones in weird mid-tone pastel colors. So one afternoon I got out some nice white cardstock (I like Neenah Solar White) and a stack of dies from the spring Memory Box release.

And this is what happened:

The smaller tags, 1 3/4 X 3 1/4, were the perfect size for many of the ocean-themed dies.

BEACHFRONT GULLS 99724
ELEGANT SHOREBIRDS 99730
OCEANSIDE LIGHTHOUSE AND WAVES 99736
CHEERFUL CRABS 99722

I also used the same sized tags with the DRAGONFLY STEMS RIGHT CORNER 99710.

The larger bright green tags, 2 1/2 X 5, were perfect for a variety of the left corner dies.

DRAGONFLY STEMS LEFT CORNER 99659
TALL UMBELS LEFT CORNER 99673
LAVENDER STEMS LEFT CORNER 99688

I made one more large tag using the BIRDHOUSE TRIO 99599.

By using white cardstock for the images, I can use a patterned wrapping paper or gift bag that coordinates with the tag color and add either a white or colored ribbon to attach the tag. I love the crisp white against the tag colors. And there's room to add a name or a tiny sentiment stamped on either the front or back of each tag. You, too, can create dozens of tags in very little time!

Happy crafting!