The gnome die-cut from the Mistletoe Kisses collection inspired me to make a Christmas tag. I cut the polka dot paper with the Happy Day Tags dies from Carta Bella and I glued a few paper scraps from my desk on it, before adding the gnome and the "no peeking" banner with foam adhesive. I added a hole reinforcer to the top of the tag and threaded white and silver baker's twine at the top.
I had some snowflakes die-cut out of white glimmer paper sitting on my desk, so I added one to the tag and topped it with a red button found in the Deck the Halls cube from Buttons Galore & More. I used red and green sequins from the same set as well, and topped them with matching pearls. I added puff paint to the gnome pompom and finally, I hung a little dangle at the top of the tag.
I recently found the one-step looper tool at my local Michaels and this tool is truly life-changing. I had dabbled a bit in bead wrapping in the past couple of years after seeing crafters share how they made dangles online and while I was managing to make some, it was always with a lot of sweat and effort as I discovered I'm not that great with handling small-scale items. The one-step looper is SO quick and easy in comparison, I started wrapping beads and just couldn't stop! I now have a nice selection put aside to choose from and this red and green version was one of them.
To finish it off, I added Lime Green Stickles to the tree on the gnome's hat.
Supplies
Patterned Papers, Bits & Pieces: Mistletoe Kisses (Simple Stories)
Glimmer Paper: Red/White (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: Happy Day Tags (Carta Bella); Sparkly Snowflakes (Crafter's Companion)
Accessories: Stampin' Dimensionals, Puff Paint (Stampin' Up!);
Silver/White Baker's Twine (Recollections); Deck the Halls Sequins Mix (28 Lilac Lane from Buttons Galore & More);
Beads (Bead Landing); One-Step Looper Tool (The Bead Smith); Hole Reinforcer Punch (We R Memory Keepers);
Lime Green Stickles (Ranger); Glossy Berry Mix and Moss Green Pearls (Studio Katia)
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