Hello Christmas Gift Tag

I was about to recycle my test wreath from Friday's Hello Spring Wreath card when I realized it could become a Christmas wreath if I stamped small holly berries on it using the small and medium circle stamps from Hello Easter. I love that this stamp set is full of cute doodads!

Instead of making a card, I thought this holly wreath would make a great Christmas gift tag. It is never too early to start getting ready for Christmas!

The banner gift tag base is a 2-1/2" x 5" piece of Crumb Cake cardstock stamped with the Hardwood background stamp in Soft Suede ink. The tag is topped with a 3/4" x 2-1/2" piece of Garden Green cardstock embossed with the Holly Embossing Folder.

The Merry Christmas greeting comes from the Santa's Sleigh stamp set in the Annual Catalog. To make the greeting on two lines instead of one, I first used the brush end of a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to "ink up" the word Christmas only and stamped it inside the wreath. Then I cleaned the stamp really well before "inking up" the Merry with the brush end of the marker and stamped it above Christmas.

I added a gold ribbon tie to attach the gift tag to a gift bag and a gold bow to the wreath for a bit of sparkle.

At first glance, Hello Easter appears to be a single occasion stamp set, but after working with it for awhile, I can really envision more occasions that Hello Easter would be perfect for, especially all of the little flowers and leaves stamps!

Have you discovered other occasions to use the Hello Easter stamp set for? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Hello Christmas Wreath Gift Tag Card Supply List
Stamps	#145783 Hello Easter (Photopolymer) #133035 Hardwood (Clear-Mount) #133032 Hardwood (Wood-Mount) #142057 Santa’s Sleigh (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #102584 Garden Green Cardstock #120953 Crumb Cake Cardstock
Ink	#144086 Lemon Lime Twist Ink Pad #126978 Soft Suede Ink Pad #126949 Real Red Ink Pad #100082 Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	#104430 Dimensionals #134583 1/8” Gold Ribbon
Tools	#143263 Big Shot Machine #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #141705 Layering Circles Framelits #141634 Holly Textured Impressions Embossing Folder #134365 1/8” Handheld Circle Punch

Create a Spring Wreath Card

After I made the Bunny Treat Holders for OnStage, I thought they looked somewhat plain but cute. I considered adding some flowers inside the circle, but I decided to leave them as is. However, I had an idea to create an arrangement around the circle instead. You know I love a wreath!

Since I accidentally stamped an extra Hello Spring circle and didn't want it to go waste, I decided to stamp a Soft Suede bunny above the greeting and add a scalloped circle behind it just to see what it looked like.

Happy with the bunny embellishment, I started to work on the wreath. I tested my wreath shape on a piece of scrap cardstock to make sure the leaf stamp would make a circular wreath.

To ensure I stamped a circle, I traced the scalloped circle die cut with a pencil on a 3-7/8" x 5-1/8" piece of Whisper White cardstock where I wanted the wreath to be. Then I proceeded to stamp the leaf stamp around the scalloped circle outline. Once I was satisfied with the wreath, I erased the pencil lines.

On the inside, I stamped some of the flowers and circle images using the same color ink pads as on the card front. I am really pleased with how this card and the wreath turned out.

Have you used the Hello Easter stamp set to make a wreath? I would love to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Hello Spring Wreath Card Supply List
Stamps	#145783 Hello Easter (Photopolymer)
Paper	#100730 Whisper White Cardstock #140272 Thick Whisper White Cardstock #141416 Flirty Flamingo Cardstock
Ink	#141394 Flirty Flamingo Ink Pad #144086 Lemon Lime Twist Ink Pad #131181 Soft Sky Ink Pad #126985 Wisteria Wonder Ink Pad #126944 Daffodil Delight Ink Pad #126978 Soft Suede Ink Pad
Embellishments	#104430 Dimensionals #134583 1/8” Gold Ribbon
Tools	#143263 Big Show Machine #126199 Stampin’ Pierce Mat #141705 Layering Circles Framelits #133782 2” Circle Punch