Tag Art for Scrapbooks

Last Updated 04/09/08

Tag sources

Premade shipping tags

Printed from Redcastle software

Cut from templates

Made from a Sizzix die cut

Cut with a trimmer and ruler

Tag uses

Embellishment

Journaling Block

Use a larger tag to hold your journaling

Break your story by using a few small tags

Write names of people in photos in tiny jewelry tags

Title

Use 1 large tag with the title

Use tiny tags to create a title border with each letter in a separate tag

Try using small round tags for a different look

Photo Frame

Create a larger mat with a hole with small fibers

Borders

Line tags up along the bottom of a page

Decorative Blocks

Instead of using a matted block, use a tag instead

Some ideas to decorate tags

Use stamp pads direct to paper along the edges of the tag

Layer the tag with torn patterned paper

Wrap wire or fibers randomly around the tag

Stipple or chalk across one side so it is not so plain

Hang the tag from your photos or a border

Punch a border along the bottom

String letter beads and wrap wire around tag

Mat the tag

Cut tags in different shapes to match theme of layout

Make a tag shaker box

Tie a ribbon in a bow through the hole

Tear the bottom off

Create a pocket for the tag

Ideas are endless, be creative