Christmas Bag with Shrinky Tag

I think this is my first Christmas project this year. I just couldn't resist making one more Shrinky Dink tag.

You can find the tutorial for the Bag w/Scallops on yesterday's post, Bag w/Scallops, so I'll just list the supplies I used.  The envelope was made with the Bitty Box & Envelope die. You can find a tutorial for assembling the envelope here: My First Kiss Challenge.

Stamp sets: Gifts of Christmas, Pg. 37 #115372; Autumn Days, Pg. 92 #115452; Teeny Tiny Wishes, Pg. 145 #115370

Paper:  Merry Moments, Pg. 160 #115672; Kraft CS, Pg. 159 #107070; Very Vanilla Natural, Pg. 159 #106530

Ink: Old Olive, Pg. 156 #102277; Chocolate Chip, Pg. 156 #100908; Forest Green Staz-On from a local craft store.

Accessories:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Pg. 194 #113439; Extended Cutting Pads, Pg. 194 #113478; Extended Premium Crease Pad, Pg. 194 #117630; Bitty Box & Envelope Die, Pg. 201 #115967; Snail Adhesive, Pg. 192 #104332; Sticky Strip, Pg. 192 #104294; Bone Folder, Pg. 188 #102300; Gold Elastic Cord, Pg. 27, Holiday Mini-Catalog #109867; Red 1" Grosgrain Ribbon, Pg. 182 #115607; Red Gingham Ribbon, Pg. 183 #104827; Sponge Daubers, Pg. 192 #102892; Vanilla Shrinky Dink Plastic

Since I really don't need to write a tutorial today, I thought I'd share a tip instead

If you've followed my blog, you know that I use Sponge Daubers for almost every project.  I used to keep them all in a basket and would sort through them to find the color I needed.  Besides wasting a lot of time, I also wasted daubers, because I would have 2-3 of the same color. To organize them I used the 3/4" Circle Punch, Pg. 186 #107217, to punch white circles and ran them through a Xyron Sticker Maker.  Then I sponged a circle in the center for each color I used and attached the circle to the dauber.  I covered the circle with Scotch tape to protect it.

Each row in the case is for a color group, Earth Elements, Soft Subtles, etc. This seems like such a little thing, but it has been a real time-saver. 

Now I'm off to help with another fundraiser.  I sort of promised to make a bunch of Halloween Treat Holders. (It seemed like a good idea at the time.....)

I hope you found something useful here today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Mickey

If  you’d like to purchase the supplies to make this project, you can find them here:  Mickey's Stampin' Up! Website.