Trio of Birthday Tags by June Guest Designer Melissa Andrew

Hi ya everyone!  Melissa here and I’m so excited to share my second project as a guest designer here at Newton’s Nook Designs!  I love creating tags as they are perfect for birthday presents.  For today’s tags, I used a number of Newton’s Nook items including; Frames and Flags Die Set, Clouds Stencil, Newton Loves Cake Stamp Set, Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set and Dainty Daisies Stamp Set. 

I started by first using a tag die cut I had in my stash and cut white card stock. (If you don't have a tag die set, Newton's Nook has a fun one called Fancy Edges Tag Die Set.)  I also cut the banner die from the Frames and Flags Die. I decided to create three tags total.

Next, I used my tag die to cut the top of the banner so they would add to my tags easily.  I did a few ink blended clouds on the banner tags using the Clouds Stencil from Newton’s Nook. 

I then stamped images from the Bitty Bunnies Stamp Set and Dainty Daisies Stamp Set in a light colored dye ink.  I wanted to create a no line watercolor look, and a light dye ink works perfectly.  After stamping each bunny and three dainty daisies I used my watercolor pens to water color the images.  I did this on Bristol Smooth paper.

Next, I fussy cut the bunnies and dainty daisies.  After fussy cutting, I cut the dainty daisies right in half.  I wanted each half for my tag.  I simply put them on my paper trimmer and cut them in the center.  I then adhered them to my inked banner.

I used the Happy Birthday sentiment from Newton Loves Cake and stamped on vellum with pigment black ink and then used a clear embossing powder.  I then used twine and ribbon to layer the banner onto the tag and then adhered the vellum around the entire tag.

Last, I added foam dots to the bunny images and popped them up on my tags.  I love the added dimension of the foam dots and it makes the bunnies the real star of the show!

I hope you enjoyed today’s birthday tag project and that you’ll join us again for more fabulous projects!

-Melissa