Easy Christmas Tags and Cards

Hi there Creative friends!

It is almost Christmas and I'm sure you can do with some easy to create gift tags. I created these very quickly. The Mintay Papers Christmas papers are ideal for it as there are many elements to fussy cut and layer on your projects, like tags and cards. 

You will need the following to make these beauties:

Supplies:

·       Merry & Bright MT-MBR-09 paper sheet: Mintay Papers

·       Water color paper

·       20cm Red and White Twine

·       20cm green ribbon (5mm)

·       Little Birdie Crafts Rouge Fairy Dust

·       Watercolor paint – Turquoise

·       Distress Ink pad, Iced Spruce

·       Fine Glue Pen for Fairy Dust: Quickie glue

·       Penelope Dee Star Stencil

·       Nuvo Glimmer

·       Tombow Glue

·       Sisal

·       Foam-tape squares and cardboard to raise elements

 

 

Tools:

·       Paper cutter / guillotine

·       Small scissors for fussy cutting

·       Go Cut and Emboss (Couture Creations)

·       X-Cut “With Love” Die

·       Paint brush

·       Spatula

·       Craft mat

·       Craft Heat Tool 

 

Step 1

Cut the tags from the watercolor paper, measuring 6cm x 13cm.

Trim the two top corners and punch a hole for the ribbon and twine

 

Step 2

Paint the tag with different shades of turquois watercolor paint.

Chalk (Color) the edges with the Distress Ink and add some randomly on the tag.

 

Step 3

Stencil stars over the entire tag with the Nuvo Glimmer. Leave to Dry.

 

Step 4

Die cut the words “With Love” from some off-cut watercolor paper.

 

Step 5

Select some elements from the embellishment sheet and fussy cut about 1mm from the edge, leaving a small white edge around the element. 

 

Step 6

Apply fairy dust to strategic areas on the elements, use the glue pen. Work on a piece of paper, that way the access Fairy Dust is collected and can be put back in the container and is not wasted. 

 

 

Step 7

Finally adhere everything to the tag, layering the elements with the sisal at the bottom. Raise some elements with foam tape.  To finish off, tie the twine and ribbon through the hole and you’re done! fast and unique, perfect for that special gift.

I also created Christmas cards in a similar way, have a look:

More  close-up photos:

(Also available on the PNA Blog)

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration today!

Merry Christmas!

Ezmé

Precious Moment

Hi there Creative Friends!

My Mintay Papers DT project this week is a single page layout created with the fabulous Precious Moment paper collection. 

It worked perfectly with the wedding photos of my niece who recently got married.

It's so gentle and elegant...

I added texture layers on the background with texture paste and a doily stencil. I also added extra colour with water colour-paint and splattered with a darker shade all over the background. Pieces of lace are peeping out under torn layers of papers to create interest and another layer.

The are so many elements to fussy cut with Mintay Papers, you always have loads of elements to embellish with. I combined the fussy cut elements with flowers and sequins and a little Glass Glitter.

The frames are perfect for the photographs, I lifted them a little with cardboard and foam tape. I also chalked the frames and added a thin strip of Washi tape on the inside of the frames.

The layout was finished off with Sticker sentiments.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration here!

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Ezmé

My Social Media links:

Facebook:                  Ezme Hartman and Creatives at Play

Instagram:                @creativeplaywithezz

YouTube Channel:       Creative Play with Ezz (Still new to this medium)

Colourful Autumn

 Hi there Creative Friends!

I am in love with this "Fall Festival" collection from Mintay Papers! Isn't the colours gorgeous? I created this single page layout as a DT project.

The are so many elements to fussy cut with Mintay Papers, you always have loads of elements to embellish with. I layers with elements cut from the element sheet as well as the 12x12 papers, but I started with watercolour-paint and stencil work on the background.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration here!

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Ezmé

My Social Media links:

Facebook:                  Ezme Hartman and Creatives at Play

Instagram:                @creativeplaywithezz

YouTube Channel:       Creative Play with Ezz (Still new to this medium)

Mintay Better Times Tags

Hi there Creative Friends!

Being stuck at home with all the Covid19 regulations in place, I thought that I will have loads of time to create. Well, not really! It is not possible now. 

I did however manage to create these love tags with the "Better Times" paper collection from Mintay Papers. The images of the doors totally grabbed my imagination and the first project I created with this collections, are these tags.

I cut the tags from watercolour paper to a size 8" tag and added some water colour splatters. I also splattered with Platinum All Colour Ink and distressed the edges of the tags with Iced Spruce Distress Oxide.

My laters consisted out of stamping with grey ink, water colour-paint splatters and cheese cloth.

The seam-binding was also coloured with the water-colour paint to coordinate with the tag and the embellishments. The tags was finished off with sentiment stickers from Mintay Papers, tiny feathers and brads.

My Social Media links:

Facebook:                  Ezme Hartman and Creatives at Play

Instagram:                @creativeplaywithezz

YouTube Channel:       Creative Play with Ezz (Still new to this medium)

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration here!

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Ezmé

Never Quit!

Hi there Creatives!

As a member of the Mintay Paper's Dream Team 2020, I was asked to tell the Mintay Enthusiasts  more about myself. So here it is together with my latest Design Team project. 

I created a single page scrapbook layout with the awesome "Day to Day" Collection.

I am Ezmé from South Africa. Today is my turn to tell you a little bit about myself. 

I live in the beautiful South African Winelands on a farm with my very supportive and loving husband Martin, and our eight kitties. I am a total cat person and always have a few of my furry babies assisting me in my craft projects or photo-bombing my pictures! 

My husband is my biggest fan, he believes everything I create is his to keep! I’m extremely passionate about crafting, especially paper crafting, mixed media and art journaling. And I love sewing too. 

I have been crafting all my life but started seriously with Scrapbooking in 2007. Crafting is my “happy place”. I love experimenting with new products and I absolutely adore Mintay Paper’s gorgeous designs! I am so happy and honoured to be part of this super talented Dream Team. 

Besides all my crafting interests, I run a Renewable Energy Company together with my husband and I have also started to study again to be a Creative Life Coach. 

I am very active in the South African Scrapbook and Crafting industry. I teach regularly at various shops and venues. My work has been published in the printed media over here and I’m active on social media. 

In 2018 I was a finalist in a local TV Craft game show "Kunsvlyt", similar to “Master Chef“ and ended in third place.

Today I chose to do a single page layout with the fabulous “Day by Day” Collection to share with you. I used both the 12x12 and 6x6 paper pads on the layout. I love the fact that you have the two size options. I always add little mixed media elements to my layouts, like watercolour paint, stamping or stencilling. And you will often see a Guiney Fowl feather or two!

Sharing my creativity brings me joy and I find it very fulfilling when I inspire someone to craft and create something beautiful too. 

I believe in the therapeutic process of being creative and passionately promote “Creative Play” to bring joy to your life.

The little photo-bomber!

Here are a few close up pictures of my layout. The red haired beauty is my actress daughter, all dress up on her way to an audition. 

My Social Media links:

Facebook:                  Ezme Hartman and Creatives at Play

Instagram:                @creativeplaywithezz

YouTube Channel:       Creative Play with Ezz (Still new to this medium)

Thank you for stopping by

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Ezmé

Mintay Papers Stationery Folio

Hi there Creatives!

It was the International Scrapbook Day on 2 May 2020 and the Mintay Dream Team decided to celebrate it we will create a few  fun challenges for you posted on. 

I created this lovely Stationery Folio, filled with cards, tags, gift bags and ribbons, also a calendar and a little note book to go into your bag or leave in your car.  I used the beautiful "Bloomville" Collection paper pack. This is such a practical organiser to have and a fabulous gift too! 

(This project was inspired by my friend Suzette Giani)

This folio is very simple to make and you can obviously put your own flair to it to personalise it.

I created the cover of the folio with two 9" x 12" pieces of patterned paper, glued together. I rounded the corners and created a small spine by scoring on 5,75" and 6,25" length wise. 

The round elastic (28") goes through the eyelets in the spine. The eyelets in the spine are apart as follows: 3/8",3/4", 3,3/8", 3,3/8", 3/4", 3/8".

if you are struggling with the inches, I found this helpful visual explanation recently posted on Facebook by Shamela Hendricks.

I cut 2 loose folders measuring 8" x 11", held into place with the elastic, (scored in the centre) and added a tab. The paper gift bags, doily and envelopes are held in place by the elastic. I created a poach for greeting cards, measuring 3,5" x 4,75", and a paper envelope to keep the ribbon in.

I covered where the elastic joins with a paper flag.

You can fill the Folio with pretty tags and cards made from all the left over paper from your paper pack. And decorate the cover and folders as you wish.

Here are pictures of the inside of my Stationery Folio.

This is just an idea, you can add whatever you desire, like postal stamps, "sticky notes" and even a disposable mask!

I made a short video, paging through the Stationery Folio so you can see how it looks inside.

More info about the Mintay Papers Challenge:

You can join the challenge with no special rules by simply adding the photo of your project to the comment section under this post. If you want to win some awesome Mintay goodies, you have to add your project to the dedicated photo album here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2531004287193308&type=3. One picture per project please. We will announce the winners after all the challenges will be finished. You can join with as many challenges as you want.

For more info check the full set of rules here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/mintay-papers-inspo-place/mintay-scrap-day-event-rules/2531675363792867/

I hope you like this project and that you are inspired to join the Mintay Papers Challenge. I'd love to see your Folios posted on Facebook!

Happy Creative Play until next time!

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Ezme