Trending Now :: Pretty Gold Gift Tags

If you hadn't already been able to tell, we are GOLD fanatics here at Crate Paper. Notes & Things is filled to the brink with loads of metallic gold, as is Maggie Holmes' Open Book. Not surprisingly, gold is still very much a 'trend' right now, and we're catering to it! Come see for yourself with CP Gal, Rebecca Luminarias.

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If there has been one thing I can't get enough of lately, it's GOLD. My eye is automatically drawn to it whenever I see it and the sight of it gets my creative ideas flowing. If I see a gold item in a store, I'm nearly compelled to buy that item, even if--as is usually the case--I don't need it. If I see it in a paper collection, such as Notes & Things, I must use it (or hoard it). So to celebrate all of the beautiful metallic gold bits in N&T, I thought I would make a few irresistible gift tags to pretty up some packages.

Shiny gold really pops when paired with kraft so when I found the die cut tags in the Tag Ephemera pack, I settled on them right away. The chipboard frames add dimension and do just what they are intended to do: surround and draw attention to the focal point of each composition.

This "INSPIRED" tag set was incredibly simple. I adhered the gold dot frame to the journaling card, and then added the kraft tag with the clothespin. I love the way the words underneath show through the cutout letters and did not permanently attach the kraft tag so that it could be turned or removed to reveal the card's inspiring words to live by. Paired with the metallic cream journal here, how fitting is this for a college-bound student?

Here's a fun one! It's a bit tricky to see the star kraft tag here, but I put it inside the vellum confetti envelope that came with the journaling cards. It's full of gold sequins and with the patterned banner sticker peaking out from behind the "perfection" frame, this definitely makes me think there must be a party inside this box!

I used the pink sleeve with the see-through window as a pocket to house the "LOVE" tag here. I also removed the little "kiss, kiss" insert from the above vellum envelope and placed it behind the die cut word. One "kiss" remains visible in the O. With it's obvious romantic theme of kisses, lovebirds, and togetherness, what a pretty tag for a wedding gift.

One of the best things about Notes & Things is that there are touches of gold on so many of the embellishments. And by touches, I mean, just hints of it, which is really nice because too much of it all at once can overwhelm a project. On this tag, I kept it subtle by choosing just the butterfly standout with the gold foil stripe and backing the "TODAY" tag with a gold foil sticker. Plastering a project with gold isn't necessary to achieve an elegant look.

Notes & Things is an absolute breeze to work with...just about all of the embellishments in the collection could have been used here. Everything works so well together and I just wanted to keep on making tags! And those touches of gold? I intend to hoard use up every last bit of them!