Feather gift tags / Paper Ornaments

Hello creative friends, 

Tina here from Tina Hois Art and today I will show you a quick gift tag or paper ornament idea that will be perfect for your gifts and also look fantastic on a tree or a festive garland. Who said feathers are just for birds!

For this project I used Broken line columns (M255) created by  Cynthia Silveri. It’s a simple yet versatile pattern that I love and use frequently. 

The Process:

Step 1:

On watercolour paper with the colours of your choice transfer the stencil marks.

Step 2:

Fold a separate piece of paper in half and outline an oval shape as above (this can be any size you prefer)

Step4:

Trace the shape on to the stencilled watercolour paper and cut

Step 5:

Fold the feather shape in half and cut slits from the outside edge to almost the middle fold

Step 6:

Add a contrasting colour- I added gold acrylic ink ~ but white or silver would look great also.

I also punched a small circle and added silver string to finish it off. 

Enjoy creating your own festive feather tags! 

Tina 

Supplies 

Stencil Broken Line Columns

Watercolour paper

Acrylic paint 

Acrylic ink 

Hole punch

String

Scissors 

Unique One-of-a-Kind Gift Tags with Renee Day

Hello there!  It's Renee with @thediyday here to share a simple way to create your very own gift tags.  Mass-produced store-bought gift tags are a bit impersonal for me so I like to up my game and make my own.  The beautiful part, these can be any color, any shape, and modified for any occasion!  See how I incorporated some of my favorite StencilGirl® stencils on my tags.

Because I'm blending colors together using Distress Oxides and water, I decided to use 140lb watercolor paper to help prevent the paper from curling.  First, I blended the lightest Distress Oxide color in the center, followed by the next two colors - ending with the darkest color on the outside edge.

Next, I heavily misted the paper with water to help blend the colors together.  I attempted to allow the paper to air dry, but it was taking too long so I dried it with a heat gun.  

Once the paper was completely dry, I used a script stamp to add more design to the future gift tags.

Then I stenciled in some triangles using the Mini Triangles Stencil (S061).  I wanted the triangles to lightly blend into the background without being overly pronounced so I used yellow acrylic paint.  

The next stencil I used is one of my go-to stencils,  The Circles Layer Me Stencil (L380).  This stencil is literally 3 stencils in one and I wanted this one to pop!  I used neon pink acrylic paint for the base and then added a 3D Matte Gel (for texture) to the mini circles.

Once the Matte Gel dried (I gave it about 2 hours), I used a gift tag die cut to make the shape.  I added a little more eye appeal to the tags with ribbons, buttons, and drawing some imperfect circles around the neon circles to give it a little edge.     

Enjoy!

Renee Day