It's Day 2 of our week-long celebration of the latest and greatest special issue from Paper Crafts magazine, Holiday Cards & More, Volume 7, friends, and I'm so glad you've stopped by to join me! While yesterday we focused on the Glorious Greetings and Phenomenal Photo Cards sections, today I'm going to show you some moxie fab tags from the issue.
I don't know about you, but I think tags are super fun to create. Maybe it's their size. Since they are so small, the design can be super simple and therefore fast and easy to create. Talk about instant gratification! And let's face it, a tiny handmade tag can brighten up any gift, especially during the holiday season. Check it:
Plaid Santa Tag by Vanessa Menhorn, p. 94
Moxie Fab Alert: Isn't this plaid Santa just the cutest thing you've ever seen? The soft colors and his kissable face make me want to say "ho-ho-ho!"
Coral Greetings Tag by Jaclyn Miller, p. 99
Moxie Fab Alert: I'm not sure a tag could possibly be more elegant, friends. And that color scheme? Moxie to the gah-ah-jus!
Let's Be Merry Tag by Jocelyn Olson, p. 100
Moxie Fab Alert: Holy clean and graphic wonderfulness, Batman! The beauty of this merry little number lies in its simplicity--in the color scheme, in the pattern, in the clean lines, and in its joyful message.
How about you? Do you make handmade tags at Christmas? Why or why not? And/or which of these tags is your favie and why? Answer any and/or all of these questions by midnight EDT on Sunday, September 23 and I'll draw two random luckies to win a copy of this holly jolly issue to ooh and aah over up close and personal!
And don't forget! The party continues over on Paper Crafts Connection with even more chances to win!
Thanks for "tagging" along today, friends!
~Cath
PS Scroll down to see today's Winnerday! post. You never know, you may be one of our weekly luckies!
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Yes I love making Christmas tags because if you have lots of family and friends to make cards for, then it saves paper and is so much easier to make a tag which I think is just or even more decorative than a card! I love the second tag as it is more my style.
These tags are way cooler than all the store bought ones we used to get when we were kids!
Just great tags. I do make some tags for special family gifts if I have time. Often Christmas is such a busy time, it here before I have time to finish getting ready for it. I love all 3 tags but my fav is the last one. It is a classic design and has a nice clean feel to it.
Yes, I do make handmade tags and I love them! They can each have their own uniqueness and I think it is just too simple not to! Just a little extra touch you can add. They don't take much time because of the size. I just love them!
I love the little santa tag!! I LOVE the shape of the tag! and the plaid is wonderful! LOVE IT!
Such cute tags. My fave is the Let's Be Merry tag.
I make all of my own tags for Christmas! Love doing it!
Super cute tags! I love making my own tags for holidays. It's just that extra little touch that puts a smile on everyone's face. And they're so easy to keep as memories!
The plaid Santa tag is o cute! Who wouldn't love that on their gift?! I do make my own tags. They are fun to make, and everyone's is different!
They are all pretty tags. I love making tags and start out with good intentions but by the time the rush is on...well...let's just say sometimes and pretty stamp on one side of a piece of card stock, a To: and Fr: stamp on the other and a piece of twine is it! :)
They are all great, but my favorite is Jocelyn's!
I make my own tags because it's fun! Last year my fingertips were a lovely shade of teal for a few days after making the (rather inky) tags. :)
I sometimes do!
My favorite: the plaid Santa...
Cuuuuuute :)
Such cute tags. These look easy enough that I should make some!
Yes I do make tags, but usually I just throw them together a few days before Christmas. They are fun because they are small and don't require a lot to decorate them. I like today's elegant coral card the best (second one).
I love making taqs for Christmas, but usually run out of time before getting too many made. :( I have to make my cards, too, so that's where my extra time goes. Thanks for a chance to win, too. :D
I love to make homemade tags! I think it ads a special touch to my gifts.
love these fabulous tags! I love making homemade tags, their so fun, like making little mini cards! :)
I love making my own tags for Christmas ... I saved the ones I made last year but I think I might do different ones this year after seeing these fabulous tags!
I love the Plaid Santa for the kids but love, LOVE the Elegant last version.
The coral Greetings tag is stunning! I do make tags for special gifts sometimes!
I do make tags for Christmas. I love seeing all the presents with a tag full of love for the recipient! My favorite is the let's be merry tag. Red on white is just so powerful a combination!
I make homemade tags, I think they add a little extra to the top of every Christmas gift under the tree.
I make all my gift tags each year to match the paper that coordinates with my current chosen color scheme. My family thinks I'm nuts...but I know they appreciate it. I have started writing in pencil so that they can reuse the tags! Cool eh?
I do make tags at Christmas and all year long. They are just fun to make! My favorite is the Plaid Santa, but I really like them all!
Corrine Ann
I DON'T usually make tags for Christmas, unless they're a "gift!" (To put the gifts they give out) BUT, looks like I'll have to give it a try! I like the "Lets be Merry" tag the most! It's a little more "traditional" with the color. I LOOOOOVE the simplicity & yet it's SOOOOO ELEGANT! :)
I love to make tags its a great way to personalize gifts and use up scraps. Wonderful creations on your post today.
I make some of my packaging and tags but not all - I just don't ever end up having as much time as I would like! The tag I am most drawn to is the "Let's Be Merry" tag. So cute!
I love the Santa tag. I don't typically make tags, although I always think about it when I see them in magazines. I guess I just run out of time during the busy holiday season.
Yes I make tags from fancy pancy to simple. I love the plaid Santa tag so fun!
Love the classic look of the "Let's be merry" card! Pretty! I also enjoy making tags!
Love that Santa tag! I make lots of tags, especially for gifts my kids give to their teachers and friends.
totally FABULOUS tags...love Christmas tags..they are just so fun to put on gifts...
love to make tags to go with the gift and it can be kept by the receiver as bookmark too. Love the Coral Greetings tag for the be beautiful colour and ribbon added.
Such unique styles and yet all the tags are gorgeous. Love the "let's be merry tag" , simply beautiful!!!
I haven't made tags but after seeing those I am definitely going to make some tags. I love the second tag so my style.
I don't :( I should. I like everything to match and I ususally wrap last minute which would mean I was making tags last minute too! Not a good thing for this girl.
I love to make my own tags ! And I love the plaid santa - it does not get better than that! thank you!
Eeek! It is so exciting to see my tag. Thanks, Cath!! Vanessa's tag caught my eye in the magazine--it is so adorable. Jaclyn's color scheme is so fab for Christmas.
Love creating tags for any occasion. My faves here are the elagant tag(so my style) and the clean and graphic which is hard for me to do even tho I love it. I am SO looking forward to this issue!
These are beautiful tags! I love the inspiration!
I like to make tags but I rarely use them because I can never figure out how to attach them to packages. :/ I adore the fat Santa tag!
Tags are my favorite to make during the holiday season! Instant gratification!
I do make my own tags. It is such a nice touch to a gift, small or large. Sometimes I think the recipient likes the tag better than the gift.
I honestly haven't made any tags since we have so many small, pre-printed ones we bought YEARS ago. Great tags here. I have to say I think I like Jocelyn Olson's the most- love that graphic quality.
Love all the tags but especially Santa. i do make tags for my gifts for friends. My recipients of the age - they want $ or gift cards
Love Jocelyn's gorgeous card. I hand make cards for a few near and dear but I pass on tags. There is just so much to do during the holidays and tags (and wrapping really) are there for a split second before kids just tear it all apart. No point in putting effort into it right now. Maybe in a few years...
These are so pretty and fun! Love them. I really haven't made tags before but think I will give it a try this year! Great way to dress up a gift and use up scraps =)
I love Christmas tags and I have a supply that I look through when wrapping presents but usually do not have time to make them at the last minute.
Yes I love making my own tags. I think like you Cathy because its quick and fun. I love the red and white tag I think its called Lets be Merry.
Sorry I know it Cath!
I usually don't make tags for our family gifts, but I'm inspired this year to have a make and take tag-making Moxie-palousah for the robotics moms and I. We sit and wait for the kids in their meetings, and it will be fun to have something small, easy, and fun to do! Thanks for the inspiration Cath!
That Santa tag is adorable!!! By the time I make all those Christmas cards, it's time to start the thank you cards, and I really don't have the time or desire to make tags. But, who knows, maybe this year, I'll do it, by golly!!
Last year I made sets of handmade tags as party favors at our Christmas party, it was a fun and a big hit!
Carol B
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Love yo make tags for presents! It is fun to personalize the presents you give away. The second tag is my favorite because of the colors! Like these colors!
I make a few tags, especially for the gifts I give to others. For the gifts for family members, under my tree, I don't make tags as I have a cat who likes to take bows and ribbons off of gifts! Instead I use sticker tags--then at least I know they will stay on the gift.
What cute and beautiful tags! Vanessa's adorable Santa tag made me smile:):) Whenever I make gift tags I really enjoy working on the small scale and it's such a great way of using up little scraps!
I do love making tags! It's such a fun, smaller project and such a neat gift accent! I love Jocelyn's cas tag!
I am so in love with that adorable, plaid Santa! Don't usually make tags though unless they are extremely simple!
I love to make gift tags!! A great tag is as much fun to give as a great gift!!
I do not make tags since I am unable to figure how/where to use them. I love the red and white "be merry" tag:)
I do make tags to put onto gifts! They are wicked fun to do!
Some tags i make myself and some are store bought. This year I'll probably make them all because I bought a great new stamp set :)
The plaid snowman is so stinkin' cute!!!
Such cute tags! My favorite is the Santa Tag. Each Christmas gift I give has a handcrafted tag on it, which is why I seldom send Christmas cards!
So I have a weird dichotomy - tags are probably one of my favorite proejcts yet I'm always in a rush when I'm wrapping gifts and hardly remember to use them!
Wow...love that let's be merry tag...simplicity is a beautiful thing!
Love all of these tags...fun elegant and graphic!! I sometimes make my own and after seeing these, I'll be making more.
I have only ever made the very basic of tags - probably because I don't think about making until just as I need them. All of these are great, but I'm in love with Let's Be Merry Tag
Wow these are beautiful tags! I'm just starting to make my own tags. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the tags, makes me wonder why I don't use them on my gifts. I do make a few, but maybe will only use one or two of them. Goal for this year, try making AND using a few more :-)
I do make tags for, but use them as ornaments, not for gifts.
I make lots of gift tags for bags and gifts at Christmas! It's a fun way to balance out some of the hustle and bustle of the season, which I love! The Santa tag is adorable. Love the plaid!
I'm nuts about the little Santa tag! That plaid is so unexpected and so cheerful!
They're all great tags, but I particularly like the Santa one!
I haven't gotten into making gift tags. Don't really know the reason why. Could be because I stocked up on ready-made tags years ago and I feel like I need to use them up.
Love the Santa tag.
I don't make tags, but the inspiration from these beauties...something to think about. The red. White and gray is definitely my favorite.
I like Jaclyn's tag. I really like the vintage look. :)
I don't make tags... too much going on around that time of year, but that snowman tag is too cute!
I do make tags for Christmas gifts. It's a 'personal' touch that makes the present more fun.
Sometimes I will use stickers, embellishments, chipboard or those small sized stamps that you don't know what else to use them for :o)
I make some tags but not tons since usually, once the gift is open, they go straight to the bin. And it hurts my little crafty heart just a bit... :)
These Christmas are really beautiful! I don't make much tags, at least in years past; but this year I will making a set for an swap! So thank you for the inspiration, I sure need them!!
I made tags for the first time last year but they were nowhere as gorgeous as these!
Three cute tags, I do like the Let's be Merry one the best though. I do make tags for my Christmas gifts.
Carla from Utah
I do make my own tags, but it is always 'last minute'. It's something that I totally forget, maybe I might be a little more organized this year... I think I already know the answer to that one!
I love the little Santa tag for it's homespun merriment, but I also love the last one with its beautiful graphics. I plan to make more tags this Christmas because I think they make a gift so much prettier and more personal.
I do not make handmade tags for Christmas. I feel guilty saying so, but I just feel overwhelmed at holiday time, and this is something I can eliminate from my never-ending to-do list.
Last year was the first year I made my own cards. Maybe I will try tags this year, hehehe.
I love them all!
I usually do make tags, as well as cards for Christmas. I may simplify a bit this year and make all my tags the same. We'll see! I love the little round santa tag.
I do love handmade tags, but I rarely make them myself. Probably because I'm always rushing to just get those cards finished in time, LOL! I love all three tags, but my favourite is Let's Be Merry for it's CAS beauty.
I do love handmade xmas tags (the Plaid Santa Tag is my fav of this bunch), but I have never made them, because I know they will only be thrown away with the xmas paper.
I always make my own Christmas cards because it feels more personal but this will be my first year making my own tags, and only because I'm starting early! I especially love the plaid santa tag, it's amazing!
I love making tags, such a small canvas with endless possibilities! I really like the clean graphic lines of Jocelyn's tag. And Vanessa's Santa is just too cute!
Everyone of my Christmas presents has a different handmade tag. Why do i have all this stamping stuff if not to make everything I can. Hahah..
I love the Coral/middle one. Love that bow.
I make Christmas tags because I like to give people something I have made. I can't make all the presents, but I can make the tags, & I enjoy the Christmassy feeling I get when I'm crafting them. My favourite tag is the Let's Be Merry one - I like the CAS look & the colours.
These are all such great tags. My favourite is the Lets be Merry tag...the style, and clean lines caught my eye right away....Yes I do make Christmas tags and I think I might have to try some of these.
I love the "Let's Be Merry" tag! It is so simple, but elegant. I love making tags because it is simple, yet it makes a gift look so pretty! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I love that Santa tag-it's so cute! :)
ALL my tags are handmade. How else can I justify this addiction???
Love the tags you pictured. Gonna try the santa one for sure. Really love them all! Thank you for showing such cute ones.
Couldn't pick a favorite tag--all are lovely. I love homemade tags for the holidays. That extra little "specialness" for you loved ones!
I usually make a dozen christmas tags and give them as a gift
I have been making all of my Christmas gift tags for several years now. I do it because it is fun, and I like to add the love to everyone's gifts.
I usually recycle the previous year's Christmas cards into tags. My favorite tag from this group is Jocelyn's - love the clean & graphic look.
Sometimes I do make tags! I like Plaid Santa Tag by Vanessa Menhorn because it is just so darn cute!
All three of these are adorable. My personal favorite would be Santa because it is just so doggone cute and more my style. Only make tags for food gifts because we rarely buy/give other gifts any more. If so, I would definitely make my own tags though. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of Holiday Cards & More!
I make tags for wine bottles and food gifts. It makes the gift special!
Paige
These are the cutest! I really like the santa tag! I do make tags to go on gifts! I need to get started on them now so I have time!
I may make a few for special gifts. If I'd only start earlier I'd like to make them all but always run out of time.
My favourite is the simple red and white one. I make tags for presents which don't need a large card. I get my daughter to help me punch and stamp.
I haven't made handmade tags for Christmas in years. I usually run out of time to do so.
Jocelyn Olson's Let's Be Merry tag is my favorite. Love the graphic style.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Josiane
Tags on Christmas presents are a MUST! Love these lil' cuties, especially the Santa!!! Would love to win this issue, thanks :)
I do make tags for Christmas. They're a must. The pieces that are leftover from making cards are always useful for making tags. I love the Santa one, he's adorable.
I usually make tags for the "big" presents and then write directly on the others. Not enough time! And the plaid Santa has me grinning and ready for Christmas.
we don't celebrate christmas, so no tags for that holiday. i do like to make tags, though. i like Coral Greetings Tag best for the ribbon and color. it is a pretty two-toned one.
I cut tags every time I use my Cricut and store them then when I need on I just use one that I have ready esp. at Christmas. Love all the tags, TFS.
I've made a few tags but guess I'm mostly a card maker. But I love tags so not sure what's stopping me!!??!! Guess now is a good time to start! These are all great tags but I really love Jocelyn's tag! Maybe it's the colors but it makes me smile!!
I love the clean and graphic lines of the last tag!! So striking!! And yes, I make tags for Christmas gifts: with all the stamps I own, it would be a sin not to!! :-D
Hi Cath,
I love using dies and punches to create shaped tags. That plaid santa is my holly jolly fave! Thankf for sharing!
All great tags. I probably prefer the last one although Santa is great. Do I make tags - you bet! Why - Well they are so quick and easy - that instant gratification you mentioned - can't go past that in all the rush at Christmas time.
Wonderful sampling of tags! I especially love shaped tags so the adorable plaid Santa has my vote!
Love all the tags, my fave is the Let's Be Merry tag - something about crisp white and red! I do make tags at Christmas time as I like to add them to all my presents. I'm usually behind in tag making during Christmas as I don't want to wrap my presents until all the tags are done! I also love to add a Christmas bauble or tinsel to my tags. Last year, I found some metal vintage tags and they were perfect as they were flat!
I couldn't imagine Christmas without tags - how would anyone know which present is theirs? My mom made them as well - more simpler, but I have refined this art a bit more :) As I'm more in the vintage stuff, I like the Coral Greeting tag best.
I love to have cute little tags to put on gifts. I like the last tag best.
Each year I think this will be the year I make tags!! But I barely get Christmas cards in the mail on time! I like the Be Merry tag because it is elegant, but quick and easy.
I crafted handmade gift tags for the first time last year, and it was so much fun. I'll definitely do it again this year. These tags are adorable. Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
I have every intention to make tags and then I get behind on my cards for christmas and by the time I get those out I need to make all the birthday cards for December and with everything else going on it just never gets done... Love the santa tag, would be perfect for a kids gift!
I find I usually have too much going on around Christmas to craft much. So in the past, I haven't made tags. However, if I were to plan ahead and make tags...I do love the way they look on gifts! :)
love the Let's Be Merry tag-so classic!!!!
I love to make tags. I just started cutting out some bases last night in preparation to make some. My favorite is the plaid Santa tag.
I've never made tags. I probably would if I had family who exchanged gifts. I like the 3rd tag in your post... clean and simple and pretty.
These are great tags! Yes, I love to make homemade tags for Christmas and other occasions.
I met a quick batch of cute tags last Christmas because I lost my store-bought package! But that counts, right? ;)
The cute santa tag is my fav. I love shaped cards & tags.
All the tags are beautiful, but I love the Plaid Santa one. So cute. Thanks for a chance to win.
I recycle Christmas card parts for my gift tags but thses have given me some inspiration to take it to anoother level. That Santa tag is too cute.Thanks
I recycle Christmas card parts for my gift tags but thses have given me some inspiration to take it to anoother level. That Santa tag is too cute.Thanks
I recycle Christmas card parts for my gift tags but thses have given me some inspiration to take it to anoother level. That Santa tag is too cute.Thanks
I do make some tags for special gifts, as they are so fun to add as part of the overall present. I know how much I love having getting a pretty tag on my gifts, as well!
These are all very cute examples!
Another chance to win, I can't wait to dig into this issue. Thanks again.
I love the let's be merry tag=:) This will be the first year that I will make tags so I love to look at all of the ideas!!
I do make tags! I think it's fun. :)
That Santa tag is pretty darn cute!
Lauren
ooh...the last tag is my favorite. I just love the clean and graphic design and the simple, yet elegant color scheme! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love all the tags, but will pick Plaid Santa as my favourite -- super cute!
Yes, I make Christmas tags each year. My fave here is the round Santa. Why? Cuz he's FAT like me...LOL
Blessings,
Karen
I do make some of my Christmas tags...I love the Let's be Merry tag the most.
I do make some of my Christmas tags...I love the Let's be Merry tag the most.
Yes, I do make some tags for special people. My favorite tag would have to be the beautiful orange one. I simply love the colors and you could change the sentiment and use it for anything.
Yes, I love making tags for family and friends. I think all the tags are fabulous but I'm drawn to the second tag which is so elegant.
I love making holiday tags ... usually I print off the previous years holiday photos and personalize each gift adding a pic of the recipient to my tags! Then there is never question who the gift belongs to.
My fav is Let's Be Merry. It's so elegant! I do make my own gift tags. It adds so much to the gift I think.
I make tags and try to change it up each year. One year I used a photo of each of the recipients - the kids loved them and I now see them hanging on the trees as ornaments years later! Love Jocelyn's graphic tag - just fab. Thanks for the chance to win.
Oh man! Hands down, Jocelyn's tag. What a perfect image and gorgeous sentiment/font. Wow.
I make 200+ tags each year, because they go on packages of Christmas cookies for a charity bake sale I participate in (I do the tags, not the cookies, LOL). Love all the inspiration!
LOVE the tags!! I like making my own tags for all of my gifts and I try to make them different a fun each year!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
tags are nice fast works of art- like ATCs that add just a bit, or more, of handcrafted goodness to a gift
I love making tags and I love that graphic goodness on the third tag! The santa is pretty stinkin' cute, too!
I make tags instead of cards for the immediate family -- they can get a second life as tree ornaments!
Loving that plaid Santa -- how cute!
I am a tag kind of girl. I like making tags they are fun and fast. I like the plaid Santa the best. TFS
ADORE these tags.....so hard to pick a favorite. I will have to go with Let's Be Merry Tag by Jocelyn Olson.....love the clean and graphic look. I love to make my own Christmas tags.....they look so much better on my packages than the ones in the store.
I make most of my tags, its a favorite thing to do...but I LOVE the "Plaid Stanta" tag...he is just so jolly...whats not to love!!
Yes, I make all of my Christmas tags. My grown daughter and I will spend a couple of weekends making tags. It's so much fun because we use dies, stamps, ribbon, etc. She brings her new baby who loves to be in the craft room because that is where we spend most of our time together when they are here. =D My favorite is the Santa tag. He is sooooo cute!
I love to make my own tags but, if I am short on time, I have been known to buy them. Maybe I should start them earlier in the year so I am not trying to make them at the busiest time of year!
I always mean to make Christmas tags but I have always just run out of time. This year I am starting early in them....thanks for inspiring me.
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