So, I have a Blue Jeans Stamp Set from Close To My Heart. I wanted to put it to use. It would make for a great scrapbook layout, but I decided to make some cute little tags or cards. What I ended up with is sort of a....tag card! See it here:
Here is how I did it:
First, I stamped the image of the pocket on cardstock:
Next, I cut it out, and then cut out another piece of cardstock of the same shape:
The backside of the second piece should be stamped 'jeans' also, but you need to sort of 'wing' it and match it up as close as possible as the sides aren't symmetrical and so it is a tad off on the backside; but, seriously, close enough to do well:
Then, take the two pocket pieces and "brad" them together. If you do the awesome scrapbook stitching, then that would be great also! But, here I am just using the brads. I think they work swell:
If you were to put in a card or tag such as the heart below, then brads on each corner would be sufficient (even though the one pictured has the fifth one in at the bottom):
But to do the skinnier tags like I am doing, you need to have that fifth brad in place. Otherwise the card or tag will slip out the bottom.
I then took a manilla tag and traced it so that it was like two of them side-by-side. This was so that I could make a "tag-shaped" card. The idea is that you cut around the double-tag shape but leave the middle (between the two) uncut. This is so I can fold there to make it a card. Do I make sense? See photo...:)
Then I hole-punched two holes on either side at top. This will be to string the cute ribbon through at the end.
I inked the sides of the tag/card to give depth/texture/color....whatever you think it adds!
Next, I took a heart stamp from the Love Language Stamp Set by Close To My Heart and stamped the image to the front of the card. This time, I was a little lazy and so used the same stamp block that I had already been using. Too big for the stamp, but used it anyway. I recommend normally using the proper sized block as it really is easier to handle. I love smaller blocks when I can use them, but as I said....laziness out won this time.
Again, finished project below:
Or with Sassy String looped tag-style:
