Project of the Week | Summer Tag

Summer Tag By Toddi Barclay
For the perfect page accent. For the perfect card embellishment. Or just for fun—this Summer tag is a great way to inspire your creative spirit in whatever paper crafting endeavor you take on. Check out how Toddi added a beaded accent for something a little different.
	Supplies: specialty Paper Pizazz®: peach vellum: Pastel Vellum Papers solid Paper Pizazz®: peach, purple: Solid Muted Colors Paper Pizazz® summer tag: Tag Art Cut-Outs™ 1/8” purple eyelet lavender sea glass 10” length of twisted purple fiber 18-gauge purple wire 3 lavender bugle beads 2 purple e-beads plum and lavender decorating chalks: Craf-T Products.
Instructions: Cut out the tag. Trace the large sun onto vellum and cut it out. Glue the vellum to the tag over the sun and trim the excess. Shade the sun rays with plum decorating chalk. Shade the text with lavender chalk. Mat the tag on purple, then again on peach. Insert a 1/8” purple eyelet in the tag top. Thread a 10” length of twisted purple fiber through the eyelet as shown. Wrap a piece of lavender sea glass with 18-guage purple wire. String three lavender bugle beads and two purple e-beads on each wire end as shown. Bend the ends to secure the beads and glue it to the tag. Project reprinted from Totally Tag Art. Totally Tag Art has over 140 tag ideas, from simple to sophisticated and whimsical to wonderful.

Summer Tag By Toddi Barclay