May Arts & Graphic45: Tags

May Arts has teamed up with Graphic 45 for a fun and fabulous week of inspiration. (The complete week long list of participating hops can be found at the bottom of today's post, as well as yesterday's participants!) I decided to pair the fun chipboard tags from Graphic 45's Tropic Travelogue collection with various May Art's satin ribbon.

The above card features May Art's Satin Ribbon with Scalloped Edges in Green (EN16). It is lush and thick, and there is a touch of whimsy with those edges! The glorious color in this ribbon matched perfectly with the pineapple greens in the tag. To attach the ribbon to the tag, I tied it with a staple here in my craft area, May Art's Natural Burlap String (SM10). I cut a large piece of Tiki Voyager paper and fussy cut some pieces from Exotic Destination paper to finish the card.

This next card is for a newly married couple. I was drawn to the chipboard tag featuring a pair of birds and a compass. I paired the tag with some bright, pretty May Arts Solid Center/Stitches Satin Ribbon in Teal (380-15-94). The background of the card features the Exotic Destination patterned paper and a few sticker elements from the Graphic 45 collection.

I had so much fun putting some tags on cards that I thought to make a functional luggage tag, after all the papers from this collection called for it!

1. I sanded and inked the edges of a chipboard tag.
2. Taking a length of the teal ribbon, I wrapped it around the tag, gluing the ribbon to the tag towards the bottom of the front and back of the tag, but not the edge itself.
3. I covered the back of the tag with some fun patterned paper from the collection and sanded the edges, covering the exposed ribbon.
4. For the front of the tag, a sticker covers the ribbon. Tie all to a suitcase with a knot!
I then added letter stickers from the paper collection and punched a hole through the ribbon where there was an existing hole on the tag. (I did finish the tag by adding my name and phone number with a permanent marker and then sealed all exposed paper areas with sealant, but for the sake of privacy I opted to skip showcasing this step.)

I hope you liked my projects today, follows is a list of all the participants!

Monday, June 18th:
Alberto Juárez : http://vintageodyssey.blogspot.com/
Gloria Stengel : http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
Nicole Eccles: http://www.nicoleeccles.com/
Jingle: http://www.justjingle.blogspot.com/
Charlene: http://www.paperandinkplayground.com/

Tuesday, June 19th:
Arlene Cuevas: http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/
Jim, The Gentleman Crafter: http://thegentlemancrafter.typepad.com/
Betto Cesare: http://scrapguys.blogspot.com/
Vera: http://www.lingshappyplace.blogspot.com/
Latrice: http://www.latricemurphy.blogspot.com/
Karen: http://thebalddragonfly.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, June 20th:
Clare Charvill: http://mycreativespirit.blogspot.com/
Kristin Wilson: http://www.kristinwilsonhandmade.com/
Sharon Ngoo: http://glooshmoo.blogspot.com/
Jenifer: http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/
Tiffin: http://www.linwoodavenue.blogspot.com/

Thursday, June 21st:
Denise Hahn: http://www.inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
Laura Denison: http://www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com/
Susan Lui: http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Jen: http://jenshearsdesigns.blogspot.com/
Candy: http://candyscraps.typepad.com/scraps/
Kimberly: http://serendipityvintagestudio.blogspot.com/

Friday, June 22nd:
Jane Tregenza: http://janetregenza.blogspot.com/
Maiko Miwa: http://shiny-scrap.blogspot.com/
Tara Orr: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com/
Jinky: http://jinkyscrafts.blogspot.com/
Leah: http://1alabasterowl.blogspot.com/