Hello Crafty Friends! Welcome to the first day of inspiration hops for the September Essentials by Ellen release! This month brings some fun new accessories (and pals!) for the adorable All Inside bear, with the Bear Ware 2 stamps and coordinating Bear Ware 2 dies!
Another one of my favorite additions this month are the Concertina Tags:
So I combined all of these elements to create this fun tag card:
The Concertina Tags each have different decorative bottom edges and are hinged together but you can easily trim them apart, to make die cutting multiple tags super quick and easy! For the base of my tag card, I die cut through two layers of Neenah 80 lb. Solar White cardstock with the tags die, leaving the top edge uncut and "hinged". This creates a card base 6-3/8" wide x 3-1/4" tall that will fit in a #10 business envelope:
Next, I die cut a single layer of Solar White cardstock Concertina Tags, cut them apart, then used the following Distress Oxide Inks to sponge color onto the white tags, in an ombre effect:
When the card is closed, the hinged tags can be Z or accordion-folded:
I had fun dressing up the All Inside bear on the green tag with a stocking cap custom dotted with a wide black Copic Multiliner, and cute tiny potted Christmas tree! The red tag's bear received a custom dotted green ombre scarf and candy cane (Copic marker colors used are listed below in the supply section). The sponged tags were stamped with Versamark and white snowflakes (from Bear Ware 2). To keep my dotted theme going, the bare winter tree was stamped onto Solar White cardstock and also custom dotted with black Multiliner. Several elements (hat, trees, candy cane and bear noses & eyes) were shimmered with Clear Wink of Stella marker.
BLOG HOP:
Next on the hop is my very talented fellow Ellen Hutson designer, Laurel Beard. If you get lost along the hop, you can find the full list of participants at the Ellen Hutson blog, the CLASSroom.
Thanks so much for joining us today!
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Adorable tri fold tag card. Fun colors and love the bear holding the tree and the candy cane.
Posted by: Sue LD | September 12, 2017 at 08:27 AM
Oh how super cute and fun this tag is, like 3 pretty tags in one!
Posted by: MelissaF | September 12, 2017 at 08:42 AM
Cute tags! I love the stamps you used and the colors!
Posted by: Cindy Aguirre | September 12, 2017 at 09:46 AM
Your tag card is very cute, thanks for the great idea!
Posted by: JanetB | September 12, 2017 at 09:51 AM
Love your fun concertina tags! The bear is adorable! Great colors and details!
Posted by: Denise Bryant | September 12, 2017 at 12:17 PM
Very nice tags !! The color combo is pretty unusual but super fun !
Posted by: Marjorie Dumontier | September 12, 2017 at 03:31 PM
What a delightful tag card. This release set is just perfect for this creation. tfs
Posted by: Helen | September 12, 2017 at 07:17 PM
Adorable tags.
Posted by: Sharon Fletcher | September 12, 2017 at 07:46 PM
Well, well, well Sharon, now aren't you clever!! What an awesome idea and very beautifully executed. A wonderful card!
Posted by: Teresa Doyle | September 12, 2017 at 08:20 PM
the tags are so bright and colorful ... joyful!
Posted by: Carol K | September 12, 2017 at 09:56 PM
Great tag card!! It would be a celebration to receive a card like that!
Posted by: Jeannean M | September 12, 2017 at 11:06 PM
Love your tags! That bear is a winner!!
Posted by: Eileen Robertson | September 13, 2017 at 03:17 AM
This is so cute! I can't wait to get this set to go along with my bear!
Posted by: Angela W | September 13, 2017 at 07:59 AM
Love your colorful tags.
Posted by: BeverlyBL | September 13, 2017 at 08:31 AM
From the top of Bear's pom-pom to the last snowflake, Sharon! this is just a sweet little tag to see ... you'll excuse me while I go back for second looks... thank you!
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Posted by: Michele F | September 13, 2017 at 08:36 AM
I love that tag. More room for sentiments. Wonderful colors also.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | September 13, 2017 at 08:47 AM
What is it with this bear? He is too cute but I don't understand why. He is simple, sweet, unique with open arms, and yet I'm drawn to him like a moth to flames. Having lots of dress up things to match is wonderful. Love your trifold!
Posted by: Mary W | September 13, 2017 at 10:33 AM
Beautiful card and tags!
Posted by: KimberlyRae | September 13, 2017 at 12:19 PM
Thank you for the inspiration :)
Posted by: KimberlyRae | September 13, 2017 at 12:21 PM
Your tag colors and bright and bold, love them!
Posted by: jan metcalf | September 14, 2017 at 07:37 AM