Hello fellow stampers, crafters, and friends! Today I want to share a different (for me) project with you. I typically stick with cards, though I have made other projects in the past (just not on my blog and YT channel). Today, I made a shaker tag. You can use it as a tag (add some ribbon to attach it to your gift bag or glue it to your wrapped gift) or you can even add it to a card base to use as a card.
Let's go ahead and get started. Keep in mind, that if you watch my video, the directions here may be a bit different than the video. That's OK! The order doesn't always have to be exact, depending on the project.
How to:
There will be no dimensions listed for this project, as all the pieces are measured by using the dies mentioned. :)
First, I chose some DSP from the Ice Cream Corner Suite. I die cut a layer of DSP for my background of the shaker using the 5th from the largest die in the Rectangle Stitched Die set. I chose another DSP from the same package to make a frame for the top of the tag and die cut that using the 5th and 6th from the largest in the same die set. To do this, set the dies within each other so that you have a frame, then run through your machine. I also cut a window sheet using the 5th from the largest die as well.
Using the Sweet Ice Cream punch and more DSP, I punched out some ice cream scoops and a cone. I adhere these together to form a full, 2 scoop ice cream cone. I also stamped on a scrap piece of basic white the Happy Birthday sentiment, in blackberry bliss. I used the one from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set. I cut this nice and close to the sentiment and angled the end. (See picture or video.)
Now, let's put this together. Using foam adhesive strips, place them as close to the edge of the background piece for your tag, going all the way around. Now, you can either adhere your ice cream cone and sentiment to the front of your window sheet, or you can adhere it inside. I decided to go with putting it inside. To do this without seeing adhesive, I used some glue dots. I placed the glue dots on the very edge (left) of the ice cream scoops, and one at the very bottom of the cone. I then angled the whole ice cream cone behind the window sheet, ensuring that the glue dots were as close to the edges as possible so that they won't be seen when finished. Now you can adhere the sentiment to the top of the ice cream using a bit of adhesive of your choice. I used seal. Make sure it is lined up nicely before pressing too hard!
Next, add some ice cream corner sprinkles to the tag base. (This is the piece that you have put the adhesive foam strips around.) Add as many or as few as you like. Peel the backing off the foam strips- carefully! You don't want to make a mess of all the sprinkles. Now line up the window sheet to go on top of the foam adhesive, trying not to press hard until it is all lined up nicely. Once lined up, give a good press to make sure it all sticks together. The last part is adding the frame. This gives a nice finished look and also hides the glue dots and such. You can add your frame as you see fit. I chose to use glue dots. I placed a number of them around the backside of the frame. I didn't overo it, but I wanted to be sure the frame didn't have too many areas around it where it looked like it wasn't connected. Line this up like you did with the window sheet. If everything is lined up nicely, you should be all set. If there is a tiny bit of overage, just go ahead and use your snips to cut it down.
Your project is complete! Feel free to check out the video and comment below with a picture of your own creation! You can do this with any stamp set, DSP, etc. so have fun!
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That's it for today! Thanks for checking out my blog post! I hope you are inspired to make your own gift tags! And as always, I would appreciate any business and would love to be your demonstrator! Happy Stampin'!
