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4Dec/092

Pre-Chanukah Projects… Day 2

Chanukah starts next Friday at sundown so we're gearing up in our house! This is day 2 of my pre-planning posts so if you missed yesterday's very basic tag tutorial, go check it out! Also, I made a couple of different gelt holders (cuz honestly, did you really think I would just toss them a bag of gelt? One of them is over at Scrap N'Art. I kinda like'it if I do say so myself! I'll be posting another one on my blog in a couple of days, so keep checking back for all of my projects until the first night of Chanukah, when I will post a really awesome digi promotion in my store, just for my Jewish peeps!

Today, I'm just gonna show you how I used the tags from yesterday and a couple of different papers to wrap gifts. My favorite is plain white paper, ribbon, and a tag. But I also like to support Jewish products in the stores AND especially with Sally Foster because honestly, if I have to sell buy the stuff for Isabella's school fundraiser, they need to have product I want. So if I stop buying it, they'll stop making it and then I will just be bitter because everything in the catalog will be red and green. So anyhoo, here's a wrapped gift. Seriously, keep it simple people and life goes so much more smoothly!

I told you it was simple. But are yours done? Show me what YOU do, perhaps you go all out with gorgeous, amazing wrapped presents? I would love to see!

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3Dec/091

Pre-Chanukah Projects… Day 1

So, Chanukah starts in just 8 days and are you ready? I am going to spend the next 8 days posting projects and ideas for you to get ready for your Chanukah celebrations. THEN, on the first day of Chanukah, I have a really great promotion starting in my digital store. So stay tuned for 16 days of Chanukah on this blog, mixed in with some other stuff too, LOL!

Okay, you ready? Project #1 is gift tags. You've seen them all over the internet for Christmas and sometimes it's easy to adapt a project for Chanukah. Sometimes its not. So I'm just gonna do them for you and hopefully give you some inspiration to make your own custom Chanukah tags. Here we go. Our daughter gets a gift each night of Chanukah. Some are big, some are small (I mean, really small, folks) but I wrap each of them and she loves opening them and has learned that it doesn't really matter what it is, its the thought behind it. This year, I am wrapping all of her gifts in plain white paper, adding blue raffia and these tags.

These were super simple to make so here's the tutorial.

Supplies needed:

Claudine Hellmuth Sticky-back Canvas (or you can alter this, I talk about options below).
Jewish themed stamps
Number stamps, I used the Close To My Heart Precious Alphabet
Martha Stewart glue pad, Versamark, or other watermarking/embossing stamp pad
Martha Stewart micro glitter, or other micro glitter
Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder, I used Walnut Stain
Eyelets, I used Close To My Heart eyelets in Copper.
Crop-a-dile, heat gun, scissors, pencil
One small piece of chipboard or a tag-shaped diecut

1. I created a tag template out of cardstock. I don't have a diecut in this shape (and have now realized how badly I want one). I cut a rectangle 3" X 1.5". I then cut the corners on a 1/2" angle. Voila! Tag template. I will save this for future use in a little basket I have on my desk of little miscellaneous shapes, cuts, etc.

2. I turned my sheet of sticky-back canvas over so I was looking at the white paper backing. I traced the tag 8 times in a row. I then lined up the tag and did a second row upside down right underneath the first row, bottoms touching. I should have taken a picture, I'm sorry, I'm new at tutorials. This allowed me to cut out the shape and FOLD it back to back. If you don't have any sticky-back canvas, you could do this project using any canvas or even cardstock. I like the look and feel of the canvas but I certainly adore textured cardstock as well.

3. Cut out the shapes, keeping two tags together. Remove the backing and fold in half. This gives you a canvas tag, front and back. If you cut them all out individually because I suck at explaining myself, that's okay! Just attach them back to back. Your 16 tags should now be 8 tags, with canvas fronts and backs.

4. Stamp a jewish stamp on the tag using your glue pad. Sprinkle the micro glitter over the glue and tap the extra off. Voila! Shiny, sparkly jewish stuff on your tag! LOL. Wait a few minutes for the glue to dry.

5. Stamp your number stamp, using your glue pad, in an open space on your tag. It can overlap the glitter stamp a bit, might look nicer that way. Sprinkle the distress embossing powder over the stamp and tap the extra off. Use your heat gun to set the embossing powder. If you have never used the distress embossing powder before, it will not get shiny like regular embossing powder. It stays rough and old looking. I love it and use it a LOT. If you like shiny, use a shiny embossing powder. This is your project! Let your canvas cool off for just a minute.

6. Use the crop-a-dile or a hole punch to punch a hole in your tag and set an eyelet.

Your tags are done and ready to add to your gifts! Hope you enjoyed this project and I would love to see your own gift tags! Link me up!