Santa Tags

Hello everyone !

Today I present to you a special delivery I made for someone you needed tags. What better way to say Christmas than Santa in a chimney !

Here are the steps for making those tags:

Step 1: Tag base

• Using some White Soft Finish Cardstock die cut twice the smallest tag from the set Planner Essentials 26 - Pocket 4 - Tags & Toppers #1744.
• Put one tag aside to cover the back when all the inking is done.

• On the front tag, using a finger dauber sponge, ink the top part of the tag to make a night sky with distress oxide (colors used here : Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Salty Ocean, Blue Print Sketch and Black Soot).
• Once done with the colors, sprinkle some water here and there.
• Let dry.

Step 2: The chimney

• Cut a light grey piece of cardstock 2 1/4 X 1 1/2.
• Using a embossing folder with some brick pattern, embossed the grey cardstock.
• Using a finger dauber sponge, ink very lightly the front of the bricks with some Weathered Wood Distress Oxide.

• Cut a dark grey piece of cardstock 2 3/4 X 3/4 inches.
• Before all the other steps, double the colors cardstock you will use with some Clear Double Sided Adhesive Sheet. It will make it much easier to assemble everything. Also, on a small piece of White Soft Finish Cardstock, adhere some Clear Double Sided Adhesive on both sides of the cardstock. This will be to make the snow on the chimney.

• Using the snow die cut in the Christmas Door #1689 set, die cut 3 pieces in the white cardstock with double sided adhesive on both sides.
• Take off the release sheet on one side and dipped in some Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, burnish with the fingers until really shinny.

• .Adhere the light grey piece on to the bottom of the tag.

• With a finger sponge dauber shade the edges of the tag (including the chimney part) with some Black Soot Distress Oxide.

• Adhere the dark grey piece on the chimney leaving the opening of the chimney unglued.

• Release the back of the snow pieces and adhere to the dark grey piece of cardstock like shown in the picture

Step 3: Santa

• Using Santa Claus #1567, die cut all the parts of the Santa, except the pants and shoes, in some colored cardstock double with the clear adhesive.

• Color Santa's face using a finger dauber sponge, ink the face with some Tattered Rose Distress Oxide. Very lightly, had some Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide on the cheeks.
• Color the eyes with a fine pointed black marker and make a small dot with a fine pointed white marker in each eye.

• Assemble all the pieces of the Santa.

• Insert the Santa in the chimney.

• Glue some peel-off stars in the sky.
• Attached a slim red ribbon and tie it.
• Glue the back of the tag to the remaining tag with some Kids Choice Glue or some Double Sided Adhesive Tape.

Here's a final look on the finish tag.

And here, all package and ready to be delivered !

I hope you enjoy this tutorial, please join me again soon !

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