Friday, December 25, 2020

Gift Bag and Kitty Tag

Hi, everyone!  Happy Holidays to all!  I made a gift bag, along with a coordinating tag!  For the gift bag, I used a sheet of 12"x12" scrapbook paper from my old stash (K and Company) and followed the tutorial on Sasha Reade's YouTube Channel.  It was easy!   I tied the bag with ribbon (Crafty Ribbons) and attached the tag with twine (American Crafts).


For the tag, I used two stamp sets:  Uniko Rustic Christmas (tree, birds) and Hero Arts Meowy Christmas (cat, gift, star, sentiment).  I started with the background by ink blending Distress Oxide Cracked Pistachio and then heat-embossed the tree (WOW iced silver).  I die-cut the heat-embossed background into a tag (STAMPlorations Tags 1 Nesting) and added a sparkly hole reinforcer (We R Memory Keepers punch).  I stamped, coloured, and fussy-cut the cat, gifts, and star images and adhered. I added Spectrum Noir Sparkle to the star and the gifts.  I finished the tag by stamping the sentiment in black and the birds in teal.


I would like to support the following challenges:

ABC Christmas Y is for Your Favourite Things (cute animals) UE
http://abcchristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/abc-christmas-challenge-y-z-are-for.html

Allsorts Sparkle and Shine 3/3  (shimmer added to star and gifts; glitter hole reinforcer; also tree heat-embossed with sparkly silver)   http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/week-6034-sparkle-and-shine.html

Ally's Angels 41 AG 1/3   https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-41-and-winner-of-challenge-40.html

Bitten by the Bug 2 O Christmas Tree UE https://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2020/12/o-christmas-tree.html

CRAFT Christmas The Last Stretch 1/2  https://trimmiescraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-581-christmas-last-stretch.html

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas 521 AG Optional Word Christmas http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/chnc-challenge-521.html

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper December UE  http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.com/2020/12/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper.html

Cute Card Thursday 666 AG 1/3 UE https://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-666-anything-goes.html

DL.ART December Linky AG UE 1/d  http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2020/12/dlart-december-2020-linky-challenge.html

Double Trouble73 Ongoing A Die-lirious Holiday Season (Thing1 Use dies, Thing2 Join Bitten by the Bug 2, Thing3 Patterned Paper) 1/4
https://doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-6-o-christmas-tree-tentative.html

Kat Scrappiness December Tags or Ornaments 1/3 https://katscrappinessblog.com/december-challenge-holiday-ornaments-or-tags-novembers-winners/

Polkadoodles 52 AG 2/3   https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2020/12/wk-52-anything-goes-craft-and-card.html

Show Us Your Pussycats 61 Furrything Goes UE  https://showusyourpussies.blogspot.com/2020/11/show-us-your-pussycats-challenge-61.html

Simon Says Stamp Monday Celebrate (Christmas) 1/5
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=22215

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Sparkle and Shine 1/5
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-sparkle-and-shine-2/

STAMPlorations Theme and Photo Stamps and Shimmer (shimmer added to star and gifts; glitter hole reinforcer; also tree heat-embossed with sparkly silver)   https://stamplorations.blogspot.com/p/stamplorations-anything-goes-challenge.html


Stay Crafty with Hero Arts 18 Create a card inspired by a Hero Arts Creative Team member (I created a tag inspred by this cute card by Jessica Frost-Ballas on the Hero Arts blog:  https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-hero-challenge-18)



The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions Anything Goes Challenge ~ D2320   http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/anything-goes-challenges/anything-goes-challenge-d2320/

The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge ~ D920 (Ribbon, Gift Bag, Tree)  http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/tic-tac-toe-challenges/tic-tac-toe-challenge-d920/

The House That Stamps Built Repeat Impressions Inspiration Palette Challenge ~ D1620
http://www.thehousethatstampsbuilt.com/inspiration-palette-challenges/inspiration-palette-challenge-d1620/

The Outlawz Saturday Paper a la Mode Christmas UE  http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/saturday-paper-a-la-mode/forum/topics/saturday-paper-a-la-mode-challenge-december-5-2020

The Paper Funday 24 AG Optional Twist Christmas/Holidays 4/4  http://paperfundaychallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/december-2020-challenge-24-anything.html

Time Out 177  Inspiration Graphic (I was inspired by the silver and the tree) UE  http://timeoutchallenges.blogspot.com/2020/12/challenge-177.html


Tuesday Throwdown AG 1/2   http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/2020/12/tuesday-throwdown-472-anything-goes-kim.html

Uniko 62 'Tis the Season Optional Twist Sparkle   http://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2020/12/uniko-challenge-62-reminder-tis-season.html



Uniko Christmas Party 2020  AG Christmas  UE 
https://unikostudio.blogspot.com/2020/12/countdown-to-christmas-day-12-uniko.html

Word Art Wednesday 470-472 AG w Uplifting Sentiment wk2 1/5  http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2020/12/christmas-blog-hop-weeks-470-473.html

Thank you for looking at my gift bag and tag!  Wishing you a joyful day!

35 comments:

aussie aNNie said...

Lovely post. I hope you had a lovely Christmas. Peace and Health in the new year...💝

Lisa Lynn said...

Kitty this is adorable and a wonderful Christmas craft. Merry Christmas.

Chandhini said...

Such a lovely gift bag and a sweet little tag.

KraftyKoolKat said...

So cute Kitty, I love the shade of blue.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

Margreet said...

Beautiful gift bag and that tag is so adorable.
xxx Margreet

Linda Simpson said...

These are fabulous!
Hugs
Linda xxx

sandie said...

Adorable tag! Do love that sweet image and the soft colouring. Super fun how the tail just edges off the side of the tag! And the colours blend so well from the background to that lovely silver tree. Thanks for joining Time Out x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Hi Kitty, such sweet packaging with that design paper that matches so well the lovely tag! The white kitty remember me your Snowy and looks so cute with the silver tree and the sweet inked background!!The sparkling hole reinforcer is a lovely detail, as well the cute birds!!
Hope you have had a happy Christmas despite the lockdown!
Don't worry about mailing me, I understand!
Big hugs!

Christi Conley said...

Oh my goodness - I literally JUST got that set - shouldn't surprise either of us, bet we have lots of duplicates!! I was kinda stumped but after seeing your posts I now have tons of ideas!! Hope you, the hubby & the kitties had a fantastic holiday! Hugs my friend xoxo

Donna said...

Darling gift bag an tag! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, wishing you lots of joy in the New Year!

brenda said...

A delightful gift bag and tag Kitty, thanks so much for sharing and joining in with our 'Sparkle ad Shine' theme at Allsorts challenge.

B x

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Stunning gift bag and tag Thank you for purring along to play at SUYP Cats Challenges.
Hug Ginny
SUYP Cats Challenges.
My Blog As I do Rodos

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Very pretty patterned paper used on your bag and love the adorable tag and sentiment, great match for the bag. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and Bitten By The Bug.

Donna said...

What a fun package! I'm going to check out the bag tutorial. Looks easy and fun. Your tag is just gorgeous! Great tree and kitty combination. Love it! Happy New Year! Hope all is well.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Beautiful bag and tag. I love the kitty design.

Donna Scholz said...

What a wonderful gift bag (thanks for the link)!!! I love the tag you created with all it's glorious detail!!! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us at Double Trouble!!! -Donna

Heather said...

This is so beautiful!! I love the colors you use, specially on the ribbon! And what a great way to used up some of that 12x12 paper we've all had forever! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

Catnip and Kitty Whiskers said...

Oh how pretty! I just ADORE your tag! Love the colors you used!

Glittered Paws said...

Love the little gift bag with the pretty tag, love the blues, and the cat is just too cute. Thanks for joining us over at The House that Stamps Built.

Pam said...

What a lovely gift bag and matching tag! Such a pretty color and love the little silver tree!
Hugs,
Pam
scrap-n-sewgranny.blogspot.com

Caroline said...

This is a beautiful gift tag. The backgroud blending looks so pretty. I love this tag! Thanks for joining us at bbtb2.

Kim said...

Such a clever idea! I love the tree. Thanks for sharing with us at Polkadoodles this week.

Linby said...

What an absolutely gorgeous tag, love it and of course your bag too. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.

Kellianne said...

I absolutely love the color scheme of this! And I'm a kitty fan so I love that element too! Thank you for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)

Barbara Godden said...

Adorable gift bag and a fantastic tag, love the colours and the kitty and the design of the tag fantastic job.

Suzanne H said...

I love the cool colors of this gift bag and tag. The sparkle and silver embossing are perfect!

Fikreta said...

its super adorable!
hugs

Shauna said...

Wow... what a fantastic tag paired so nicely with that gift wrapping! I love the inked background, the fun sentiment, and the cute kitty! Thanks for playing with us at Time Out Challenges!
- Shauna

Monika Skinner said...

Beautiful tag. I love the catty theme. Thanks so much for playing along at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge. Good Luck! Wishing you all the best for 2021.

Mandy said...

Thank you very much for entering your lovely gift bag & tag into our challenge. Good luck with the prize draw.

Stay healthy, happy, keep crafting and Creating Joy :)

Mandy ♥
DT for The Paper Funday Challenges
Made By Mandy – My personal Blog

Dorte said...

Lovely gift bag and super cute tag. Thanks for joining the Y and Z challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge.
Dorte x

Hannelie said...

Such a sweet sweet tag! Love the subtle shine!
Thank you so much for playing along at Uniko!

Mandy said...

Wonderful tag!
Thanks for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge
Mandy xx

Sazzle Dazzle said...

Fabulous, fun and festive. Great use of your Uniko goodies and Thanks for joining our final Uniko challenge for 2020

Golden Goddess Designs said...

Absolutely Gorgeous! thank you for sharing your perfect tag with us at Bitten By the Bug 2. Happy New Year!

Alicia