Tag Tuesday~Christmas Treat Bag

Hello all! I am back with another Tag Tuesday project for the Trendy Twine blog. I know Christmas is months away yet, but I am one that loves to plan ahead so I have time to make something personalized instead of waiting until the last minute, overwhelmed. The shining star of today's project is a darling Christmas Visitors Retro Tag.

This project was very simple! I grabbed a Mini Kraft Paper Bag, stamped on it with a stamp from the Merry & Bright stamp set and VersaFine Clair ink. In the future, I will use dye ink, not pigment on the kraft bags because the oils in the pigment ink created a slight shadow effect around the sentiment. After turning the top flap over, I simply adhered the top of the Christmas Visitors Retro Tag and two banners made from scrap pieces of patterned paper. I then tied a double bow of Holly Berry Trendy Twine to a Mini Wooden Clothespin to hold the bag shut. Now it is ready to fill with Christmas treats, a small gift, or a gift card! Simple, yet cute!

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Mini Kraft Paper Bag

Christmas Visitors Retro Tag

Holly Berry Trendy Twine

Merry & Bright stamp set

Mini Wooden Clothespin

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Trendy Bakers Twine~Halloween Tag Art Collection

Hello all!  It is definitely getting cooler, so fall and Halloween are on my mind!  Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine, one of our featured twines of the month, works perfectly for both of those themes.  Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog sharing a Halloween tag art collection.

All of the patterned papers used are from G45's Steampunk Spells 8x8" pad. I used the colors within it for inspiration for the entire project!  I started with a Manila Library Pocket and decorated it with patterned paper that was wrapped with Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine. I used Scor-tape to adhere the patterned papers. The flower was made by die cutting flower layers, spritzing them with water, crumpling them up, then letting them dry and layering them with a brad. To embellish, I glued Spellbinding Sequins to the front and tied a key on with a bow of Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine.

It go inside the library pocket, I created three tags.  The first was a Lemon Tag-It decorated with an Aqua Midnight Trendy Page Dot, Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine, and a panel from the paper pad.

Next up, a Sky Bracket Card with a panel from the patterned paper, a stamped sentiment from the APB Happy Halloween stamp set, and a bat sequin from the Spellbinding Sequins mix.

Lastly, I embellished a Mango Chunky Tag-It with another patterned paper panel and attached aqua ribbon from the Chevron Ribbon Sampler with a staple at the top of the tag.  This project was a little out of my comfort zone, but I absolutely loved creating it!  Wouldn't it be FABULOUS with shabby chic or elegant feminine themes?  I'd love to see if you try this idea with different twists!

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Aqua Licorice Trendy Twine

Manila Library Pocket

Lemon Tag-It

Sky Bracket Card

Mango Chunky Tag-It

Chevron Ribbon Sampler

Aqua Midnight Trendy Page Dot

APB Happy Halloween stamp set

Spellbinding Sequins

You can also find the featured twines of the month in the Aqua Sampler.

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Trendy Bakers Twine~Vintage Car Card

Hello all! Today I am on the Trendy Twine blog with a special post. It happens to be Lesley's dad's 80th birthday today, and this is the card that I created for him.  Join us in wishing him all the best on his special day!

One of the things Tom likes is vintage cars, so I knew this Unity Stamp Co. image would be a great focal point for the card!  It was stamped in Scrapbook.com Dark Chocolate ink and accented with white colored pencil.  Both the image and patterned paper panels were die cut with GMD wonky stitched rectangle dies.  The fun license plate paper is from DCWV's Treasure stack.  Around the patterned paper, I wrapped orange ribbon from the Chevron Ribbon Sampler and Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine. I then adhered that layer to the background with scor-tape. After that, I added the car panel with foam tape.  For a sentiment, I used a Petite Kraft Metal Rim Tag on which I stamped words from the Hello Fall Planner Stamp Set in dark chocolate ink.  Once that was glued to the front, I also embellished with two square brads in the top left corner.  I hope Tom enjoys this card and has a birthday filled with joy!

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Totally Chocolate Trendy Twine

Petite Kraft Metal Rim Tag

Chevron Ribbon Sampler

Hello Fall Planner Stamps

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Tag Tuesday~Scarecrow Tag

Hello all! For the remainder of the year, I am going to be on the Trendy Twine blog featuring quick tag ideas using products from Annie's Paper Boutique.  This week, I am sharing a simple fall tag with a sweet scarecrow on it.

I started with a Kraft Chunky Tag-It and stamped a sentiment from the Happy Thanksgiving stamp set using Twilight VersaFine Clair ink.  I used a Round Scarecrow No. 2 Vintage Inspired Tag as the focal point.  It was matted with navy blue paper that was die cut with a GMD x-stitched circle die.  Isn't that scarecrow adorable?!  It comes with lovely inked edges that add such a sweet vintage feel to it.  I popped it up with foam tape onto the tag.  At the top of the tag, I added Dark Citrus Trendy Twine and a bow of Totally Navy Trendy Twine, then finished it off with Blue Berry sequins and Chocolate Truffle sequins adhered with Bearly Art precision tip glue.  Didn't it turn out cute? 

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Dark Citrus Trendy Twine

Totally Navy Trendy Twine

Kraft Chunky Tag-It

Round Scarecrow No. 2 Vintage Inspired Tag

Happy Thanksgiving stamp set

Blue Berry sequins

Chocolate Truffle sequins

Don't forget to check out the sampler of the month that is currently on sale!

Aqua Trendy Twine Sampler

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Trendy Bakers Twine~Sheetload of Gaming Cards

Hello all! I am back on the Trendy Twine blog with a SheetLoad of gaming cards for all of the boy birthdays I have coming up in our family!  It worked out great with the Trendy Twine featured this month, Aqua Midnight Trendy Twine.

I used papers from The Paper Studio's Boy paper pad with the August 2023 SheetLoad of Cards sketch to create these 8 cards.  I thought Tag-Its were the perfect blank slate to use as a focal point on them.  For half of the cards, I used Lemon Tag-Its, stamped the sentiment from the Smile stamp set in black, added a Aqua Midnight Trendy Page Dot, Aqua Midnight Trendy Twine, and a fussy cut video game controller from the patterned paper.  The tag was popped up with foam tape and I added a trio of Blue Berry Sequins around it.

For the other half of the cards, I made the focal point in very much the same way with the exception of using Leaf Green Tag-Its instead of the Lemon ones.  I also placed it on a different area of the card front.

Here is a look at all 8 of the cards I created.  I really love how they turned out and will be great for all video game loving kids.

Here's what I used from Annie's Paper Boutique:

Aqua Midnight Trendy Twine

Aqua Midnight Trendy Page Dots

Lemon Tag-Its

Leaf Green Tag-Its

Smile stamp set

Blue Berry Sequins

You can also find the featured twines of the month in the Aqua Sampler.

I hope you have a wonderfully crafty day! 

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