Welcome to Day 5 of my last minute Handmade Holiday 2018 Series!
(there will be one more day, so please stay tuned for my final Handmade Holiday post coming soon!)
I'm back with my fifth year of last minute handmade ideas! Five years, you guys. Wow. Thank you so much for your support of this series. I have been overwhelmed and almost considered not doing the series this year but I kept getting emails and comments asking for it so I sat down to make a list of projects I could do and I got really excited. So this series is for you crafting friends. I appreciate each and every one of you and y'all make this possible. Much love to everyone.
The goal of this series is adding handmade touches to gifts for our friends and family. Even with the craziness of the season I like to be able to personalize the gifts under our tree. Over the next couple of weeks I'll be sharing mostly quick (an hour or less) Handmade Holiday ideas for cards, tags and gift wrapping sure to add that handmade touch we all love. Most ideas will include multiples (today I created four little letterboard tags)!
Each Handmade Holiday project blog post will feature a brand new, never before seen project(s) plus an incredible giveaway from a generous sponsor!
LITTLE LETTERBOARD GIFT TAGS
I'm a huge fan of letterboards and we have several in our home. What could be better than bringing the letterboard trend into our cardmaking and paper crafting?!!! The Stamp Market unveiled this adorable Little LetterBoard Die Set during Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales and I immediately had to make a tag with it. Click HERE to see that first tag on Instagram. Today I'm going to share how I made several letterboard tags and even a little variation using dies from Mama Elephant paired with The Stamp Market Little Letterboard. The sky is the limit with crafting. Mix and match your supplies to showcase your unique style! I hope y'all enjoy the tags today.
V I D E O T U T O R I A L
To watch the creation of these little letterboard gift tags from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:
These Little Letterboard gift tags feature dimensional die cut letters on the letterboard fronts and stamped and embossed sentiments and "to/from" on the backs for a polished and professional look.
The letterboard back was die cut from Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red Cardstock.
On the back of each red panel, sentiments/phrases from The Stamp Market Merry Days and Made With Love stamp sets were stamped with clear embossing ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The frame was die cut from smooth white cardstock and adhered over the red background front. I layered two frames per letterboard to give the frame a bit more dimension.
Smooth white cardstock was adhered to Fun Foam using Stick It Adhesive and the Little Letterboard alphabet die was die cut from the medium multiple times. The benefit of die cutting the letters from the dimensional material is that they stay together and are easy to pull out and adhere to your project. I used a small pair of craft tweezers to make it even easier working with the small alphabet.
For the variation on the tags, I paired the Little Letterboard with the Mama Elephant Favor Bag Santa/Elf Add On (santa, hat) and the Favor Bag Dog Add On ("mittens"). I colored in Santa's face with Copic Markers and assembled him according to the video directions. The letter board was adhered right below his nose and the "mittens" to either side of the letterboard to make it appear he is holding it in front of himself! Isn't it cute?!!! Image making lots of these with elves, reindeer, or other Mama Elephatn Favor Bag Add On critters. The Simon Says Stamp Big Picture animals would work great as well!
Holes were punched in each tag and red/white baker's twine threaded through and knotted to finish the tags.
S U P P L I E S
Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!
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G I V E A W A Y
I'm thrilled to be offering a giveaway from The Stamp Market!
Please leave a comment on this post by December 13, 2018, 11:59 pm CST for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to The Stamp Market!
Winners for the 2018 series will all be notified via email and posted on the blog on Friday, December 14, 2018.
A huge thank you to The Stamp Market for sponsoring the giveaway(s) today!
Please click HERE for a list of all the winners!
M O R E H A N D M A D E H O L I D A Y P R O J E C T S
Love the tags! Your holiday series has been super cute this year!
Posted by: Shraddha | December 09, 2018 at 06:07 PM
I love that little letter board - too cute.
Posted by: Marcia scantlin | December 09, 2018 at 06:09 PM
Really cute letter
board tags. I love
Santa's board!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Carla Hundley | December 09, 2018 at 06:14 PM
Super cute tags!
Posted by: Pennie | December 09, 2018 at 06:20 PM
I love the Santa holding the letterboard. Too cute!
Posted by: Elaine Dunton | December 09, 2018 at 06:27 PM
What a creative stamp set! Love it and love your tags Nichol!
Posted by: Renee VanEpps | December 09, 2018 at 06:29 PM
Cute letterboard tag designs.
Posted by: Sue D | December 09, 2018 at 06:54 PM
OMG these are adorable!! SO SO clever!!
Posted by: Cheriese | December 09, 2018 at 06:58 PM
Such a great video! Cute projects. Thanks for all the good hints!
Posted by: Nan | December 09, 2018 at 07:00 PM
OMG!! Those letter board tags are the cutest thing EVER!! I just bought a small letter board yesterday for a Christmas gift & would love to make some cute gift tags to match!!! You are so creative!
Posted by: Sue S | December 09, 2018 at 07:07 PM
Oh, I just love these letterboards. The possibilities are endless!
Posted by: Amy Cooley | December 09, 2018 at 07:10 PM
I literally was looking at the letterboard sets 5 mins ago & debating on whether or not to get them. Love what you did with them. The tags are adorable.
Posted by: Tami B | December 09, 2018 at 07:12 PM
SQUEAL!! These are SO FUN!! I LOVE theme!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | December 09, 2018 at 07:34 PM
I just love these tags! The images are so cute. And I really like how you mixed more than one company to make them.
Posted by: Annette Gordon | December 09, 2018 at 07:57 PM
Super cute gift tags! Love this cute letterboard look! Awesome set of dies from The Stamp Market!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | December 09, 2018 at 07:59 PM
Okay so now I'm into Letterboards. These tags are GREAT! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Debbie D | December 09, 2018 at 08:18 PM
Oh wow what super fun creations!! I'm loving this series! So many awesome ideas you inspire us with 😊
Posted by: Karthikha Uday | December 09, 2018 at 08:46 PM
Your tags are so cute! Love the Santa and the Letter board- what a great idea!
Posted by: Lauryne Cunningham | December 09, 2018 at 08:46 PM
I just love your letterboard gift tags! They are so cute and the one that looks like Santa is holding it is perfect. :)
Posted by: Terrie D. | December 09, 2018 at 08:49 PM
Oh these tags are adorable...glad you have the patience for these tiny die cute letters.
Posted by: Mary-Anne V. | December 09, 2018 at 09:14 PM
great gift tags....landed here because of the bear tags!
Posted by: Dana N | December 09, 2018 at 09:27 PM
Oh wow these are so adorable! The letter board is such a fun concept!
Posted by: Gab | December 09, 2018 at 10:16 PM
Love the Letterboard and your great tags.
Posted by: Gilda | December 09, 2018 at 10:18 PM
Your creativity never ceases to amaze me. You are a great inspiration!
Posted by: Genevieve | December 10, 2018 at 02:17 AM
What a great idea. Love it!!!
Posted by: Dale | December 10, 2018 at 04:26 AM