2012: A New Year and a New Blog!!

Hi everyone,
I am starting up this blog to share my creative thought process. People are always admiring my work and telling me that I should be teaching my craft. This is the only outlet I have to let others admire my work and receive instruction on a project from start to finish. So here goes nothing and please forgive me, in advance, as this is my first attempt at blogging. Please feel free to leave me positive and negative feedback as I want to hear from you.

Seeing as Valentines Day is next month I thought I would show you a cute "bottle" tag for a gift. I placed my gift tag on a wine bottle for the wine lover in my life. You could also place it on a bottle of lotion, perfume etc.



Items used:
Gypsy/Cricut Expression
Cricut cartridges: Paisley, Opposites Attract, Tags, Bags, Boxes and More
Red/White card stock
Polka dot paper
Red glittered hearts 1small, 1medium
Red ribbon with scallops
1 silver brad
White gel pen
Double sided tape (Forever in Time)
Glossy Accents (Ranger)
2 Bottles of wine, 1 for your gift and 1 for you to drink while making tags.

Instructions:
(1) Tags, Bags, Boxes and More: Pg. 105(hangr1)
Blackout Function ON
Cut tag at H.7.94
(2) Opposites Attract: Pg.90(I) & Pg.102(U)
Opposite Function and Shift Keys ON
Cut letters at H1.0
(3)Paisley: Pg. 45(clothes2)
Button Function & Shift Keys ON
Cut 3 white hearts at H.1.82
Cut 3 red hearts at H.1.47
(4)Adhere the red to the white hearts
(5)Using a white gel pen draw stitches around the red hearts.
(6)Score the tag, at the hole end, 2.5" inand fold.
(7)Cut white cardstock to L.5", W.2.25"
(8)Cut patterned paper to L.4.75", W.2"
Adhere patterned paper to white cardstock and adhere ribbon across the top and bottom.
Adhere to tag.
(9)Adhere hearts to tag.
(10)Adhere letters to hearts.
(11)Adhere medium heart sticker to middle heart.
(12)Create a bow using red ribbon, using the silver brad as the center.
(13)Glue small heart sticker to silver brad.
(14)Glue ribbons and heart to right upper corner of tag.
(15)Have a glass of wine.


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