12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 12

Ho, Ho, Ho, Merry Christmas to ALL!!! Like everyone else, I was busy with holiday TO-DOs. As promised, my last tag here. Yes, a Santa owl tag. It's the cutest ever! To learn how to make the owl, click HERE.

To make the owl's feathered horn, use the piece cut on one side of the 2-1/2" circle owl body. The owl body was made cutting equally a 2-1/2" inch circle punch on 3 sides. To put hightlights on the owl's eye, use the Owl Punch (use the smallest circle)

I used the Build A Bear accessory BigShot Die (Santa Hat) , used the Windor Word Punch as the rim of the Santa Hat and used the Itty Bitty Punch Set (scallop) for the Santa Hat pom-pom.

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 11

What more can I say. I made this tags by giving texture to 1-1/2" squares and using 2 different reds :)

I played around with the punch, Blossom Bouguet Triple Layer which I used on the bow of the actual gift image and the top handle of the tag. I also used the 3/4" square for the gift box image.

Use the Decorative Label punch to put extra dimension on your tag :)

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 10

These tags are not quite the traditional Holiday Tags but they will look fabulous with your gifts :) When I was playing around with colors, I picked this great combination and a favorite too. Pretty in Pink, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla! White is always a good one to use to give softness.

I made the flowers with the Scallop Circle Punch. First, fold 3x all the pieces into a triangle and set aside.

Adhere the center pieces of the scallop circle pieces onto a 1-1/4" circle. Fill in more scallop circle pieces until flower is full. Use glue gun for quicker adhering.

I also used the BigShot Die, "Two Tags" #115954. Enjoy making them :)

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 9

I told you! I love making owls :) But these can pass as any type of bird without the 2 pointy ears. Like Tag #8, the body of the owl is just a 2-1/2" Circle punch then cut straight on 3 sides.

Other PUNCH Used:

- Window Word Punch for the rim of the hat

- Modern Label punch for the scarf

- 1" circle Punch for the outer eye socket

- 3/4" Circle Punch for the white of the eye

- 1/2" circle punch for the inner eye

- Heart to Heart punch for the wings (use the 2 long heart adhere side by side as feathered wings)

- 1-3/4" Circle punch, used on the belly of the owl (after adhering the piece, cut off the remaining piece)

- 1-3/4" Circle punch, cut the piece in half and shape like a bonnet (use "Stripes" textured embossing folder to give texture to the bonnet)

- Itty Bitty Punch set (round one for the tip of the bonnet)

- cut a piece of triangle to use as the Owl's beak

Again, I used colored glitter paper.

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 8

Who loves owls? I do! :) Big owls, small owls, look like owls, I love them all :) I was inspired to do this tag when I saw a cute Snow Owl. Hence... These owls are quite different from the other owls I made. I used the 2-1/2" Circle punch and cut 3 sides of the circle, leaving one side curve. Check out the tag.

Punch Used:

- 1" circle Punch for the outer eye

- 1/2" circle punch for the inner eye before using 3/8" Googly eyes

- 3/4" Square Punch and cut into 2 triangles for the ears

- Heart to Heart punch for the wings (use the 2 long heart adhere side by side as feathered wings)

- scallop edge border for the waves on the owl's breast

- cut a piece of triangle to use as the Owl's beak

Use glitter paper, it would look magical :) BTW, use 1 to 2 inches of eyelash ribbon to put in between the eyes of the owl. Use 2 strands. They look like feathers :)

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 7

OK! This is such an easy tag to make, just as long as you have the BigShot Die, Petite Pocket #123131. You can actually fit a gift card in it! Isn't that great! Then you may call these Gift Card Tags (double purpose). All you have to do is decorate them.

What I did here was make cute tiny bows with the Small Oval Punch by curling them and glueing each together as illustrated. One bow was not enough so I made two. One on top of the other :) I used the Itty Bitty punch set (flower) to finish the bow on the center.

Remember to use 1" bows. They look so good as tree ornaments too :)

I used a stampin' up! set, "Bells and Boughs" #121731 with silver and gold heat embossing powder. TO EMBOSS, use Versamark ink with your stamp, then pour the embossing powder. Your image will show as soon as you invert your tag to clean excess powder. Then use Heat Tool #100005, to seal the powder.

At the back, use your piercing tool and a brad to make one fastener. The flap of your Pocket can easily hold into place. Just make sure that you position the fastener close to the flap.

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 6

Hi! I got this idea from a Hallmark Ornament called New Home. It just gave me a great cozy feeling. Please note that the snowman on this tag is a snowman boarder that I cut individually. It's made of foam. You can always make or shape your own snowman using circle punch :)

First of all, you will need a 3" by 3" cardstock for the house. Then cut both corners on the top to make the shape of a roof.

PUNCH and DIES USED:

- Tasteful Trip BigShot Die for the snow on the roof top

- Jewelry Tag Punch for the windows of the house

- Scallop Oval Punch for the door

- Modern Label Punch for the Merry Christmas sign

I also use tinsel wire to make a wreath. Glitters are always a plus.

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 5

Another tag as we go near Christmas Day :) Here are cuties that will grace your gifts with a smile :) Penguins have been one favorite character during the season. That's why I can't pass on the opportunity to create one. I hope you'll enjoy making them as I did :)

PUNCH USED:

- 2-1/2 inch circle punch for the penguin's body

- Large Oval punch for the penguin's belly

- Bird Builder punch (use the bird wings) for the penquin's wings

- Small Oval for the white eyes and feet of the penguin

- Owl Punch for the medium and large eye of the penguin (one is bigger than the other)

- Build A Bear accessory Bigz Die (retired die where I used the Santa hat, you can use pennant punch if you don't have the die)

- Window Word Punch for the hat's rim

OTHER PIECES:

- cut a small triangle for the beak

- Use pom pom for the had (it's always so cute on these hats)

- Use any embellishment like a snowflake or a bow.

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 4

Our tags today are these cute snowman tags. It's one of the easiest ones I've made. Chilly as it is, these will definitely create a frosty feeling!

PUNCH USED:

- 1/4" square punch for the top hat

- small oval punch for hat rim

- snowflake punch for the stick hands

- 2-1/2" circle punch for the bottom part of the snowman

- 1-3/4" circle punch for the middle part of the snowman

- 1-1/4" circle punch for the snowman head

- used hand punch for the eyes and cut a piece of the scallop circle to make the nose.

Cut a 1/2" by 3" DSP piece, then cut in half. To make it look like a scarf, cut snippets on the ends. You may also use black glitter paper for the hat! Enjoy!

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 3

Yes! It's 14 days until Christmas! Don't panic.... not until the 7th day before Christmas...hihi! We sold the last tag in the store today and what do we do??? Make some tags! Here's a set that you can enjoy!

I used my DSP (Designer Series Paper) from last Christmas. Cut 1-1/4" by 12" and score them 1/4 inch apart, alternately. If you are using a Scoring Pad, score your DSP at 1/2" apart from the 1/4" mark. Then invert the DSP and score again at 1/2" apart, this time from the 1/2" mark. After folding the scored DSP alternately (like an accordion), glue together the ends.

In a 1-1/2" circle punch piece, blop some glue on the center. Position your accordion DSP where the glued 1-1/2" circle piece would be on the center. Push the accordion DSP towards the center into the glue.

TO MAKE THE SANTA PUNCH ART:

Use the Pennant Punch for Santa's Hat;

Use the Scallop Circle Punch for Santa's Beard and Hair;

Use the 1-1/4" circle punch and cut in half to create Santa's Face;

Use the Cupcake Builder Punch (use the frosting part) to create part of Santa's beard;

Use the Owl Punch (use the Medium circle) to create Santa's nose;

To add on some pom pom on the top of Santa's Hat

You may also make other designs for the center of your tags. The gift with ribbon was made using 3/4" square punch and the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch on glitter paper. The Decorative Label punch is always helpful to add dimension to your tags :)

Finally, don't forget your ribbons! I used glue gun to adhere my DSP, Ribbons and Santa. Fast adhering!

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 2

First of all, thank you so much for greeting me back here, my blog friends. Creations on Paper would not be what it is today without you guys.

As most of you know, my favorite tools would be punch and die cuts. I'm also thankful to Stampin' Up! that I can get them in one place. And I'm still continuing to do so!

Remember the Build-A-Bear BigShot Dies? Yes, you can still bring them out and play with them! Just get a cut of your Holiday ribbon and use your favorite caption stamps.. Viola!!! TAGS GALORE!!! BTW, I used the Pennant punch to get my glitter paper triangles and used my itty bitty punch again for the Santa Hat!!! The girly shoes you see here was also a Build-A-Bear accessory die that came separately.

So cute, huh!!! One of my rules during the holidays is use GLITTER! GLITTER! EVERYWHERE!!...

To My dear Carol Carriveau, you are always so sweet to me. I'm so lucky to have you as a friend :)

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12 Tags of Christmas 2013 - Tag 1

Hello! It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!!! I'm feeling the spirit this year and here we go!!! Every year, my sister wishes for her Xmas Tags and parades them like designer tags. She's so funny! She would not even share them...hahaha. Anyway, she gives them away with her gifts every year and it's now a tradition. Her friends can't wait to see the designs every year.

Ok let's begin with these tags. I used different kinds of ribbons on them in different colors. They still look Christmasy :) The ribbons on these tags were made using 2 kinds of punch: Scallop Oval and Petite Pennants Builder. Just glue together the triangle Pennants on their ends and add on the curled Scallop Ovals to shape like bows. Isn't that neat!

To cover the center of the ribbon, I used the itty bitty punch (scallop circle shape). Punch out 3 pieces and glue them overlaping each other on the ribbon center.

Oh, I used the 2-1/2" Circle punch for the tag itself. You can use any Textured Expression Folder to give them dimension. I also used the Decorative Label Punch and the Glitter Paper is always elegant.

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Christmas Stocking- Penguin

Happy Halloween to all!!!... odd.. but today I'm posting something for Christmas. Scary, Scary... Merry :) Don't worry, I'm not confused... just busy frazzled. I apologize for the late post but I'm back again for more fun projects this holiday season:)

The new Holiday Stocking Die #124098, is so much fun! Not only can you use it for stockings, some use them as a head of a horse or a head of a reindeer :) These stockings can be made for holiday cards or as Gift Card Holders. Just cut 2 pieces of stocking die and emboss them (for back and front) and hot glue the edges, just enough for a gift card to fit from the top.

Much more traditional, here's one with my good old penguin punch art where I used the Owl Punch. Here's a closer look. Have fun making them :)




Supplies Used:
Punch:
- Owl Punch #118074 (for the penguin)
- 1" circle punch (for the hat and penguin wings)
- 3/4" circle purnch (for the penguin's face)
- Itty Bitty Punch Pack (flower - for the hat top)
- Scallop Oval Punch #119856 (for tags)
BigShot Tools:
- Holiday Stocking #124098
- Textured Impression Embossing Folder(TIEF)- Petals-A-Plenty#116824
- (TIEF) Stripes #123128

Other Supplies Used:
- 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon


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Altered Milk Carton Boxes - Holiday

Yep! You guessed right! A holiday version of the Altered Milk Carton Box. This time I used the Triple Layer punches to decorate these boxes. The Blossom Bouquet #122464 and the Doily Triple #122465. The triangle tree was made with the Petite Pennant Punch #122361 and embossed with Petals-A-Plenty Textured Embossing folder #116824.



The tags I used was from the set "Tags til Christmas" #121169-Clear and #120847-Wood. This set is so one of my favorites for the holiday. I used them last year for my tags and will be using them again this year :) Don't forget your baker's twine #123125 (Cherry Cobbler/White). The ribbons I used are the 5/8" satin ribbon. Works really well with these boxes. Just punch holes at the opening edges of these boxes then thread your ribbon.

Hmmmm.. what's next on these boxes... come check it out this week. To MAKE this boxes click HERE .

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Candy Apple Placecard Holder

Hi! I know some of you are in the Convention this week and definitely having fun. I give my regards to everyone I know who'll be there. With all the swaps, classes, and of course, friends, it's the perfect place to express and share your creativity.
I dedicate this project to you guys. To my down lines, who are now there, my heart and mind are with you.

Here's something to celebrate all of you in the Convention. It's a placecard holder.
By using the butterfly punch and generating 20 pieces, you may put them together as shown in the picture. Funny coz I didn't realize it will come out like an apple. Ergo, the Candy Apple placecard holder.

I used chopsticks cut at 3 inches and used my Itty Bitty Punch Pack (circle) to make the base for my stick. Glued it with hot glue and you have your base center.


To make your flag, use your NEW Pennant Punch #122361. I placed dimensions between them and hot glued the pennant onto the stick. Don't forget to stamp your image or write on the pennant before applying your dimensions. To give that finishing touch, I tied the NEW Baker's Twine #123125 around the stick.


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Easter Pals: Chickee-Dee Punch Art

Hi! It's punch art time again and this time it's Chickee-Dee's turn for the tutorial. It's pretty easy to make this chick and I'm sure you'll make them in a jiffy.

You will need the following punch:
- Ornament Punch #119847(for the head)
- Boho Blossom Punch #119858 (for the feet and the feather tip on the head). Use only the medium flower shape.
- 2 Step Bird Punch #117191(for the outer eyes using the wing of the bird punch)
- 1-3/8" Circle Punch #119860(for the body)
- Owl Punch #118074(for the black iris)
- 1/2" Circle Punch #119869(for the Tempting Turquoise Eye)
- Scallop Circle #119854(for the wings)



TIP: Cut the Scallop Circle in 1/4 pieces. You'll need 2 for the wings. Cut a 1/2" square of Pumpkin Pie CS and fold it in a triangle to make your beak. You will need to adhere it close to the eyes so it has that smiling expression :) Don't forget to sponge your Daffodil Delight pieces with Pumpkin Pie Ink, sponge your Very vanilla eyes with Tempting Turquoise




Viola! You have a Chickee-Dee! To make an egg, you can use the 3/4" x 15/16" oval and glitter it up with Dazzling Diamond #102023.

To make a Chocolate Bunny punch art, here's a tutorial.

Please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. Please visit my blog and my Stampin Up Website! Have a nice day!

Easter Pals - Bunny Hop Punch Art

Hi! I've been creating these Easter Punch Arts in my mind for weeks now and I finally got it into paper! The hardest part was giving cute expressions on their faces. Today, I'll show you my chocolate bunny. Some say it looks like the bunny from the movie "HOP"...hihi. I will go along to show you the rest in the next few days. So be patient. It's worth waiting for the tutorial :)

Punch needed:
- Ornament Punch #119847(for the head)
- Large Oval punch #119855(for the ears)
- Small Oval Punch #119863(for the inner ear and the feet)
- 3/4" x 15/16" Oval Punch # (for the cheek and arms) also for an egg
- 2 Step Bird Punch #117191 (used the wings of the bird for the eyes)
- Owl Punch #118074( used the owl for the body, used the eyes for iris)
- Itty Bitty Punch Pack #118309(use the circle for the nose)

TIP: Sponge all Chocolate Chip CS with Whisper White Kraft Ink. Sponge the Very Vanilla bird wings with Tempting Turquoise Ink. Sponge the Very Vanilla cheek ovals, Pink Pirouette inner ears, and nose with Chocolate Chip Brown Ink.



As you can see, I cut off the owls ears and feet (sounds sadistic, but no pun intended, sorry owl). For the feet, just follow the way I cut a piece off. Cut the other piece in the opposite direction, you don't want to give your bunny 2 left feet..hihi.




TIP: When positioning the cheeks, put them on a slanting "V" position, like a smile.



Cut your Chocolate Chip Ovals in a "BEAN" shape to make arms. Don't forget the nose!


Highlight your bunny with black and white gel pens! Your punch art will look more dimensional. TIP: Use your 3/4"x 15/16" oval to make an egg for your bunny to hold. I'd use Dazzling Diamonds #102023 to glitter the eggs (again to make it more dimensional) :)


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