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Hello!  I have a giant tag for you today.  You can put this on any gift or, use it on your tree or really anywhere as a great Christmas decoration.       Here are the items you need:   Tag Substrate - Here I cut out my own giant tag (approx. 6 x 8 inches) You can use any tag you like Paper - I used a variety of papers from my stash Collage Images - AP2045 Lovely Winter Blue Girls Embossing Powder - I used Emerald Creek Neon blue and Aurora Borealis Stamps Adhesive Acrylic Paint - Blue Music sheet  or vintage text    I chose the Lovely Winter Blue Girls Collage sheet because I like Christmas colors other than red and green. These were great to use and they have text you can use as well. I tore up several complimentary colors of papers. I did not use any strong seasonal prints here because I wanted the collage image and the stamped images to stand out. I adhere them to the tag in a random patter...

We can dress up Tags, we can make them full of embellishments and artful accents. In the end, Tags are Tags! We have premade tags for your easy gifting AND we have papers for you to make your own.    Do you have a Cuddlebug? Or a Silhouette, or a Cricut? It's easy squeezy and so much fun!   We especially like the layered tags in graduated sizes.  The dies may be called nesting dies .   Use any shape and punch a hole, voila a tag!   Take a peek at our Halloween and Christmas papers, many are cardstock weight and perfect for die cutting. 20 lovely Autumn Tags LAST WEEK TO SUBMIT YOUR TAGS TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, CLICK HERE FOR THE FUN AND WIN A GIVEAWAY!

Hello everyone!  I just returned from a wonderful Caribbean cruise and suddenly realized how close the holidays are.  So, for my first post this month with Altered Pages, I want to share a really cute and fun Christmas card and matching gift tag using  this adorable  Christmas elf   digital image from  our sponsor,  Smeared Ink . I first sized the image to fit four onto one sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" smooth white card stock. Then I used my Royal Brush  Drawing Art Set  to color in the image.  I mixed colors until I was able to match those on the  green snowflakes  paper.  (TIP: You can blend the pencil easily with Gamsol, or any other odorless mineral spirits and a blending stump.) Next, I used a curved rectangle die (or any die you may have) to cut out the image.  Then I edged the card stock with Memento Luxe Peanut Brittle and Rhubarb Stalk ink, blending towards the center with a blending tool. Here is a pictu...