International Ambassadors Unofficial Gift Tag Blog Hop

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We so excited that you are joining us for the last International Ambassadors Unofficial Blog Hop for 2015 - but keep watching out for us as we will be back in 2016, with lots of new ideas and inspiration.  I hope you are enjoying stopping by each Blog as much as we love seeing you visit and are and are finding a lot of inspiration - each of us has our own style and I am sure there is something to inspire everyone. This month we are sharing our projects with you - we are creating Gift Tags.

No more last minute rush to buy gift tags - you can create your own - I hope you enjoy what we are sharing today!!

Spellbinders Products: 

• GLD-016 Baby Buntings Spellbinders® presents “A Gilded Life
• S4-442 Victorian Medallion Three
• S4-551 Reindeer and Sleigh
• S6-050 Cinch and Go Flowers

• SCP-013 Whirl White
• T-001 Tool'N One
• PL-001 Platinum Die Cutting and Embossing Machine

Preferred Partner Products:

• Imagine Crafts 'featuring' Tsukineko: Memento Ink in Espresso Truffle; Delicata ink in Golden Glitz
• Want2Scrap: Baby Bling - Red Rhinestone - Self Adhesive; Baby Bling - Silver Rhinestone - self adhesive
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L: E-Z Adhesive Runner, 3D Foam Squares

Other: Alphabet Stickers; Fringed Ribbon; Red recycled button; Teal patterned paper; small script stamp; brown cardstock; green cardstock; liquid glue

1. Cut/emboss one Baby Bunting #6  (31 being the smallest) using Whirl White.
2. Use the Die as a Stencil by sponging the inside edges of the Die using Golden Glitz and a Sponge Dauber.

3. Before removing the Die, stamp the right hand edge using a small script stamp and Espresso Truffle Ink.
4. Cut/emboss one Vintage Medallions Three using teal patterned paper.
5. Cut Medallion in half and adhere one half to the left side of the bunting.
6. Adhere sentiment stickers as shown on main photo
7. Cut/emboss one Reindeer using Whirl White, colour using Delicata Gold and Sponge Daubers.
8. Adhere a strip of brown cardstock behind the filigree on the reindeer.
9. Adhere to the tag using liquid glue.
10 Add bling to the Vintage Medallion Three and a red bling to the Reindeer's Nose.
11 Cut/emboss one swirl from Cinch and Go using green cardstock, adhere to the top of the tag
12 Add fringed ribbon and secure by gluing a red button, add bling to the center of the button

I hope you have enjoyed my tutorial, make sure you pop in and visit the other International Ambassadors - these girls are amazing - each one is picked to be an Ambassador for their country because they are seasoned designers and so inspiring, they also stand as talented designers in their own right - as you will see!!!  The list of International Ambassadors is below, in case you get lost along the way.

Yvonne van de Grijp - Netherlands

Christine Emberson - England

Christina Griffiths - England

  Linda Lucas - Australia (you are here)

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting