Belle Papier {pretty paper}

Today’s {c’est Bon} entry is really one you can get a lot of mileage from without breaking the bank. After being given a couple of these tags by a friend, I quickly fell in love with them. So easy to use…so quick to embellish or alter, these tags work perfectly on layouts, cards and altered projects. I love the manilla paper look and their smooth surface is perfect for stamping on and distressing. Best of all…the price. One hundred tags for less than $5 CDN…that’s $.05 per tag. That is one pretty cheap embellishment!

A Few Quick Details

• manila paper tags
• nice plastic storage box
• made from recycled paper
• 4 3/4″ x 2 3/8″
• punched hole comes reinforced…perfect for tying
• this product is not acid-free …if you scrapbook…this may be something you want to bear in mind

What you can do with them…

• stamp on them
• emboss them
• distress them
• journal on them
• they are a great backdrop of clustering embellishments on
• tie them on a gift bag or present
• make a tag book
• mat photos or layers with them
• tear them…tear off the bottom to make them fit your design
• perfect for vintage, shabby and eclectic designs
• tie in perfectly with the office supply look
• make a card folder and insert the tags into the openings
• make a banner

Where to Find them…

• I purchase mine at Staples Business Depot
• other office and stationary stores

A Few Project Ideas…

Friendship Tag

This design is a simple tag done in a shabby chic style. I love this style…you can be as simple or as lavish as you wish and it never has to be “perfect”. A little extra ink is a good thing. This design uses super quick stamping for that beautiful Sandra Kuck Sisters image and how quick is it to staple on those embellishments?! Staples go great with the office look of shipping tags but if staples are not your thing, this design would look lovely without them. Some glue dots under that lace and those flowers and you would be all set. Tie this tag on a simple gift to make it extra special.

The sentiments on this tag come from the Friend Centers set that Lisa Strahl designed. I love the fabulous sentiments that make up this set. One of the sentiments is stamped directly over the image in black ink…another of the sentiments is stamped right on the gingham ribbon at the top of the tag.

Quick Tip: Palette Hybrid ink by Stewart Superior is a fabulous ink for stamping on fabric. After some testing with the inks I own ( I have quite a lot ) this ink is the one I turn to for stamping on ribbon, twill and felt.

Hope you enjoyed this {C’est Bon} entry! I’m taking tomorrow off but will be back Tuesday with a tutorial for you.

Julia

Supply List:

Stamps:

-Sisters from Sandra Kuck line by Cornish Heritage Farms
-Friendship Centers from Mona Lisa Moments line by Cornish Heritage Farms

Ink:
Burnt Umber and Black palette ink by Stewart Superior
-Antique Linen Distress ink by Ranger

Other:
tag - Staples
lace by Prima
ribbon by Making Memories
stapler
flowers by Prima

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