Welcome to week three of the All About Tags course! So far, we've worked with tag templates downloaded from the Internet and made special tags using regular office tags, then altered some tags using shrink plastic or ink. Since there are many companies out there that provide pre-made tags to complement their papers, let's take a look at some pre-made tags and different ways to embellish them.

PART ONE of week three

1. Pre-made tags are terrific for a fast accent to any project or page. Many times just a simple date printed on a pre-made tag or ribbon at the top will be the finishing touch to a layout. Many patterned paper manufacturers have recognized the tag sheet as a valuable addition to their product line. Many patterns can be mixed and matched throughout one specific line or even across lines, that a pre-made tag allows the scrapbooker to coordinate without using a whole sheet of paper. Here are some examples of pre-made tags from some of the hottest manufacturers:

2. Your first assignment for this week is to find some pre-made tags in your stash and use them "as is" on a layout or on an altered item. They can be tags similar to the ones shown above or die cut from a machine. Share your creation with us in the Tag Making Class gallery when you have completed the assignment.

Here are some examples to get your creativity started.

This layout uses stickers that are shaped like tags in the lower right. I added the baby's name and date to the tags.

Title: Baby Victoria
Products used: Cardstock (Prism Prismatics: White, Perfect Baby Pink & Iced Pink)
Patterned Paper (Sandylion: Baby Girl Flowers, Baby Girl Stripes & Baby Girl Words)
Stickers (Sandylion Baby Girl)
Ric Rac (Shoebox Trims)
Flowers & Leaves (Prima)
Flower Punch (EK Success)
Brads (Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Blue Permanent Glue Runner)

This altered composition book uses small epoxy tag stickers to spell "My Girl".

Title: My Girl Altered Composition Book
Products used: Cardstock (Prism Prismatics: White & Perfect Baby Pink)
Patterned Paper (Sandylion: Baby Girl Flowers, Baby Girl Stripes & Baby Girl Words)
Stickers (Sandylion Baby Girl)
Gem Stickers (Sandylion Baby Girl)
Flowers (Prima)
Rhinestones (Westrim)
Chipboard (Deluxe Designs)
Embossing Powder (Powder Keg: Crystal Frost & White)
Ink (VersaMagic Cloud White)
Brads (Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials)
Ribbon (Stampin' Up!)

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PART TWO of week three

Let's do some altering to our pre-made tags to take them beyond their original form.

1. Find some more pre-made tags and embellish them with stamping, ribbon, rhinestones and more! Create 3 of them, all using different embellishments. Share your tags with us here when you have completed the assignment.

2. Take at least one of those tags and use it on a layout or altered project. Share your creation with us in the Tag Making Class gallery when you have completed the assignment.

Sarah made a beautiful wall hanging using altered pre-made tags from Be Blessed.

Altered Be Blessed Tags by Sarah Tyler
Be Blessed Scrapbooking (Families with Foundation: Paper)
Be Blessed Scrapbooking (Families with Foundation: Tags)
Blessed Scrapbooking (Families with Foundation: High Quality Rub-Ons)
Ranger (Glossy Accents Dimensional Adhesive)
Jo-Ann Scrap Essentials (Gems)
Weavewerks (Fabric Strips)
Ranger (Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Weathered Wood
Ad Tech (Permanent Glue Runner)

Here is a layout done using the large tag as an embellishment itself! Stamps, ink and fiber were used to add some zip to this simple pre-made tag.

Title: Merry Xmas 2000
Products used: Patterned Paper, Cardstock Stickers and Tag (BasicGrey Blitzen)
Stamps (just johanna)
Inks (Stewart Superior India Ink Black and Ranger Distress Peeled Paint)
Twinkling H2O's (LuminArte)
Fiber (Shoebox Trims)
Brads (Jo Ann Scrap Essentials)
White Gel Pen (Uni-ball Signo)
Poinsettias (unknown)
Rubber Mirror Plate (Mostly Animals)
Sketch (www.kittys-kloset.com)
Adhesive (Adhesive Tech, Permanent Bond Glue Runner)

It is important to share your work in our gallery and report to your instructor in the TAGS online class forum to receive credit for completion. There will be a drawing at the end of each month for those who have completed the course. Our class sponsors are:
Rather 'B Scrappin'
Ranger Inks
Stampington

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Week 3
Week 4