Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop - August 2025

 Hello,

It's time for the August Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop, and this month there is a fun optional theme for you to be inspired by - 

Travel/ Vacation

I am not part of the hop this month as I have already gone traveling, but it is such a fun theme that I just had to create a tag before leaving on holiday/ vacation. I can highly recommend a visit to IG to check out all the fabulous travel/vacation tags in the hop. Just search for "Gorgeous Gift Tags" or even better click here 👉 "purplejetjt" and you will end up at Jane T's, who is the founder and the first stop of the hop.

I knew exactly what kind of gift tag I wanted to create. Unfortunatelly I didn't have the dies for it so I had to inprovise, I think it turned out pretty well. I had so much fun I ended up creating not one but two bon voyage/ luggage tags. I hope you like them!

Here is how I created my tags, and what products I have used. First up the "globe/plane" tag

This little travel themed tag was created using dies by Tim Holtz/ Sizzix and Lawn Fawn. I started by die cutting two tags, one white and one out of kraft cardstock. I ink blended a sky on the white tag using the "mini cloud edge" stencil by MFTstamps. On the kraft tag I die cut a small rectangle to get a "window", like on a luggage tag. I then die cut all the pieces for the globe, the little airplane and arrow, and addhered them together. The glob was glued to the white tag and the kraft tag with its window over that. I used foam tape along the edges as the bottom tag is a bit thicker where the glob is. I curved the sentiment stamp on my stamping block and stamped it on the tag. A ribbon was added as a finishing touch.

Products used for this tag
Dies: "Vault World Travel - Thinlits dies" and "Tag Collection - Framelits Dies" both by Tim Holtz/ Sizzix,  "Small Dotted Rectangle Stackables" by Lawn Fawn
Stencil: "Mini Cloud Edges" by MFTstamps
Stamp set: "Plane and Simple" by Lawn Fawn
Inks: Distress Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz/ Ranger, VersaFine Clair Nocturne by Tsukineko
Ribbon: from my stash


Next up, we've reached our destionation with the "beach/ destination" tag.

As for the first tag I started by die cutting two tags, one white and one in kraft cardstock, and die cut a "window" in the kraft one. I ink blended the background and splattered it with a little water. After drying it I stamped and coloured a palm tree on the background to create a beachy scene. I addhered the two tags together, and stamped a greeting on it. As a finishing touch I added a pair of flip flops I had die cut and coloured. Only have to add a ribbon before attaching it to my gift.

Products used for this "beachy" tag
Dies: "Pierced Tag", "Flip Flops" both by Gummiapan, "Small Dotted Rectangle Stackables" by Lawn Fawn
Stencil: "Mini Cloud Edges" by MFTstamps
Stamp set: "Dolphins cocktail" by Laurens Van Gurp/ StudioLignt, "Plane and Simple" by Lawn Fawn
Inks: Distress Oxide Inks by Tim Holtz/ Ranger, VersaFine Clair Nocturne by Tsukineko
Markers: Copic sketch and ciao

Don't forget to head on over to IG and hop along with the Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop, and please help me spread some love to the amazing creators. I am out of reach for the internet at the moment (I'm on a sailboat somewhere on the Atlantic) so I really need the help to show them all some love 🩷 First stop here 👉 purplejetjt

 I would like to enter my tags to the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create - ATG optional twist 'Summer Fun'
A Place to Start - ATG optional twist 'Summer Things'

Creative Crafting Uncles - #67 - Layer it up
Papercraft challenges - #120 Tropical Paradise

Take care, keep crafting and enjoy the hop!

Jane

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AAA Birthday Card challenge #76

 Hello,

How are you? Ready for a new Birthday card challenge? I hope so as today is the start of the August Birthday card challenge over at AAA Birthday card challenges. This month we have a fun and active theme for you to be inspired by, a theme chosen by our talented DT member Swapna, and the theme is - 

Sport

Here is my take on the theme, a card for a young footballer.

Do you have a favourite sport, or a sports fan amongst your friends and family (or a friend of a friend), who has a birthday coming up? I bet you do. So why not join us in this fun and action filled Birthday card challenge?! You have until the 31st of August to create, upload and link your Sporty Birthday card to the AAA Birthday card challenge blog.

If you are in need of some more inspiration head on over to the challenge blog, which is filled with active sporty Birthday cards by the talented design team and our special guest designer for the month, Cathy R. Hope to see your card added to the gallery!

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane
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Ps. Now I'm going to weigh anchor and continue with my favourite sport, sailing! Fair winds everyone!

AAA Colourful colour themed challenges - Colourboard #18

 Hello,

It is time for colourboard challenge No 18 at AAA Colourful, and this month we have a beautiful mix of colours for you to be inspired by

Isn't it beautiful? I love the mix of pink, green, yellow, orange and white, such a lovely combination. Here is my take on the colourboard, hope you like it!

(sorry about the shadows on the tag, the fern kept blowing in the wind)

I hope you are inspired to play along with us in this fun and colourful challenge. You can create any kind of paper craft project, and in any style too; art journal pages, cards, tags, ATCs, scrapbook spreads ........ Only restriction is that the colours of the colourboard must be the most prominent colours on your creation. You may add neutrals like browns, black, white, greys and skin tones. 

You have until the 14th of August to create, upload and link your colourful creation to the AAA colourful challenge blog, a blog filled with amazing and colourful inspiration by the design team and our special guest designer for the month, Wendy (her card is absolutely fabulous!). Hope to see your creation there too!

Take care, keep crafting and get colourful!

Jane
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Products used for this tag
Dies: "Framelits dies Tag Collection" by Tim Holtz/ Sizzix, "Frog Prince" by Spellbinders
Stamps: "toadally awesome" by Lawn Fawn
Inks: Distress inks by Tim Holtz/ Ranger, VersaFine Clair "Nocturne" by Tsukineko
Ribbons: from my stash.

Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop - July 2025

 Hello,

Today we are hopping over at IG, it's the 3rd Gorgeous Gift Tag IG Hop and I have had so much fun creating tags and trying out new techniques, some more successful than others ;) This month we have the optional theme of -

Use a Stencil(s)

I have used two different stencils and two different stenciling techniques on this tag, I don't know if you can see both of the stencils. I started by placing a stencil with "labels" in a variety of sizes on my tag, I sprayed it with Distress spray stains. Unfortunatelly the spray stain got under my stencil in a few places, so I decided to sprits the whole tag with water and let the colours blend. I thought I would loose the "labels" altogether, but they do show through here and there on the tag. I liked how the colours blended but I wanted something more. I got out another stencil and started lifting the ink through it with a baby wipe. I must say I do like the effect. I acctually like it so much I didn't want to cover it up, so I left it as is and only stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on the tag. As I couldn't find a ribbon to match my tag I sprayed a piece of white ribbon with the same spray stains as I used on the tag. I also added a thin white ribbon and my tag was done.

Products used for this tag
Stencils: "Lace Layering Stencil" and "Labels Layering Stencil" both by Tom Holtz/ Stampers Anonymous
Tag: "Distress Tags - heavyweight tags for mixed media" by Ranger
Sprays: Distress Spray Stains "picked raspberry", "mermaid lagoon" and "squeezed lemonade" by Tim Holtz/ Ranger
Stamp set: "Brighten the World" by Visible Image
Ink: "VersaMark watermark stamp pad" by Tsukineko
Embossing powder: "Opaque Bright White Super Fine" by WOW!
Ribbon: from my stash

I hope you like my tag, and that you head on over to IG to check out all the other beautiful tags in the hop! Maybe you'll be inspired to create your own Gorgeous Gift Tag(s)!

I would like to enter my tag to the following challenges;
Creative Crafters - #89 Anything Goes
Creative Crafting Uncles - #66 Summer
Papercraft Challenges - #119 Summer Vibes
Path of Positivity - #132 Anything Goes POSITIVE

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane
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AAA Birthday Card challenge #75

 Hello Crafty Friends,

It's a new month and time for a new challenge over at AAA Birthday card challenges. This month it is our very own queen of rainbows Kati who has chosen the theme, and the theme for the month is - 

Summer Birthday

a fun theme, perfect for the month of July (at least if you live in the northern hemisphere). Here is my summer birthday card

My card is a summer take on the card I created for the "winter birthday" theme we had back in January this year. Here is a link to my winter birthday card.

I started by die cutting the white background panel for this card. I then stamped and heat embossed the panel using white embossing powder to get a subtle effect. It does show in real life but was difficult to catch on camera. Here is a close up, where you might see it a little bit better

The little girl was stamped and coloured before I fussy cut her out (not my favourite thing to do). I die cut the birthday greeting and placed the girl so that she sits on top of the sentiment. Now I had to decide on the backgound for the panel and the greeting. I tryed a variety of papers, plain and patterned, but in the end I decided to go with the green for a fresh Scandinavian look. The whole thing was addhered to a card base and my card was done. I hope you like it, and that you are inspired to join us in this fun summer challenge!

You have until the 31st of July to create, upload and link your Summer Birthday card to the AAA Birthday card challenge blog. The challenge blog is filled with fun, beautiful and mouth watering birthday cards by the design team and our special guest designer for the month, Pauline. I love Paulines card, it is beautiful and it really screams summer.

I would like to enter this card to the following challenges:
Addicted to Stamps & More - #495 Diecuts and/or Stencils
Crafty Catz - #697 Anything Goes

Creative Crafters - #89 Anything Goes

Creative Crafting Uncles - #66 Summer
Four Seasons (July) - Summer
Papercraft Challenges - #119 Summer Vibes

 

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane
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Products used for this card
Stamp set: "Kranskulla" by hÄnglar & Wings
Markers: Copic sketch and Ciao
Dies: "Small dotted rectangle stackables" by Lawn Fawn, "Sizzix Thinlits Dies Bold Text #1" by Tim Holtz
Embossing powder: "Bright White Super Fine" by WOW!
Inks: "VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad" and "Memento Tuxedo Black" both by Tsukineko
Papers: from my stash

AAA Colourful colour themed challenges - Colourboard #17

Hello Crafty Friends,

Ready for a new Colourboard Challenge? I know I am, and this month the AAA Colourful colourbord is bursting with fun, vibrant and cheerful colours for you to be inspired by.

Don't you just love it?! I hope you do, and that you are inspired to get those colours out and get creative. You can create whatever paper craft project you like; ATCs, art journaling, scrapbooking spreads, project life pages, cards....... and in any style using any technique you feel like. I hope you are inspired to join us in this fun challenge!

You have untill the 14th of July to create, upload and link your colourful project to the AAA Colourful colour themed challenge blog. The challenge blog is filled with awesome colourful inspiration by the design team and our special guest designer for this challenge, Bobby (love her card, it is stunning!), so don't forget to check them out.

Now, you might be wondering how I was inspired and what I was inspired to create this month. Well here it is....

a vibrant and cheerful card. I actually made another card at first, but felt it was to "pale" for how the colourboard made me feel. Looking at the colours on the board makes me happy and cheerful so I wanted to create a bright, vibrant and cheerful card. 

I started by ink blending on a card panel I had die cut a bit smaller than my card base. All the colours I can see on the colourboard where included. I then die cut the parts for the paintbrush and addhered them together. I inked the bristles of the brush to make it look as if it had just been used. I stamped a sentiment, "Let your vivid colours brighten the world", onto the inked panel, added the paintbrush and gave the panel a black border before gluing it to the card base. I hope you like it!

Products used
Inks: Distress Oxides; "mustard seed", "twisted citron", "spiced marmalade", "picked raspberry", "salty ocean" and "wilted violet" by Tim Holtz/ Ranger, VersaFine "nocturne" by Tsukineko
Stencil: "paint splatter background" by Lawn Fawn
Dies: "Artful Tulip" by Vicky Papaioannou/ Spellbinders Paper Arts, "Small dotted rectangle stackables" by Lawn Fawn
Stamp set: "Brighten the World" by Visible Image

Now I can't wait to see how you are inspired by the colours of the board, and what you are inspired to create. Hope to see you on the challenge blog!

Take care, keep crafting and get colourful!

Jane
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Ps. now I am going to have some cake, as it is my birthday today!

Gorgeous Gift Tags IG Hop - June 2025

 Hello,

It's the fifth of the month and time for the second Gorgeous Gift Tags Instagram Hop, and this time we have an optional theme of -

 FLOWERS

As you can see I decided to go with the theme, and created a tag with cute little flowers.
I started by die cutting my tag out of some kraft cardstock and embossed it using an embossing folder. The flowers and leaves were die cut and assembled. I also cut a banner, on which I stamped and heat embossed a birthday greeting. I added the flowers, leaves and the banner to my tag. As a finishing touch I added some ribbon.

Products used
Die sets: "Tag Collection Framelits" by Tim Holtz/ Sizzix, "Liten blomma D220490" by Gummiapan, "Little Blooms Etched Dies" by Spellbinders, "Simple Wavy Banners" by Lawn Fawn
Embossing floder: "3D folder BLE 1009" by Lene Embossing
Stamp set: "Mer Grattis" by hÄnglar & Wings

If you are interested in joining the hop head on over to instagram where you will find the details on how to join. On IG you will also find lots more inspirational tags created by the members of the Gorgeous Gift Tags hop.

Take care, keep crafting and have fun!

Jane

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