Friends of Unity November 2024 Blog Hop - Gratitude!

Welcome to my first project with the Friends of Unity!  This is a monthly blog hop that goes live the first Saturday of every month.  The theme for November is "Gratitude".  I was so thrilled to be invited to join this fabulous group of stampers, and I can't wait to see what the other blog hoppers have created!

My project is a large tag.  A Gratitude tag, if you will.  I LOVE tags because they are so versatile.  Add it to a give bag, tuck it in a journal, give it to someone with a personal message on the bag, add it to your scrapbook, use it as a bookmark, leave it out just to look at...  lots of possibilities.  

I started with a Large Kraft tag from Graphic 45.  This thing is huge!  Lots of room for creativity.  I also have the die set, so it cuts the perfect layer with the eyelet hole.  I wanted to use so many different papers on this tag.  I decided to cover a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock with all the different pieces.  Kind of a collage.  Cardstock was 4" x 8 1/2"...a smidge bigger than the die.

Ripped papers, and inked most of the edges as I went.  I started at the top and bottom, gluing down my strips.  If you don't like ripped edges, cut yours with clean straight lines.

After I let all that glue dry, I cut it with the Large Tag die.  Inked edges again, then glued it down to the tag.  I stamped two leaves on some wood-grain paper.  Added some Crushed Curry and Pumpkin Pie color to both leaves.  I started by coloring them with Stampin' Blends (alcohol markers), but that didn't give the look I wanted, so I went back over each leaf and ink-blended those same colors.  

Hand-cut both leaves, and glued them to my tag.   I did re-stamp the leaf so I could cut out the hearts and pop them up.  I added three kinds of trim, and then the greeting kind of in the center.  Added some Copper Clay enamel dots.

I didn't stop there though!  I added a gusseted pocket to the back, so I can tuck more stuff in there.  I love pockets!

Thanks for hopping with us!  If you comment as Anonymous, please leave your name so we know who leaves some love.  

You probably got here from Kari's post, and the next stop is Jane's creation.  If you want to start at the beginning, go to Crystal's post!

Here's a list of everything I used:

Stamps:  Thankful Leaf (Unity Stamp Co)

Ink:  Chocolate Truffle (Gina K Designs), Early Espresso, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie (Stampin Up)

Paper:  Grapic 45 Large Kraft Tag,  Golden Autumn Whispers and Newsprint Greetings (Unity Stamp Co), Wood Textures and Country Woods (Stampin' Up), Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up)

Other:  Graphic 45 Large Tag die, 2023-2025 In Color Enamel Dots (Stampin' Up), Wavy Trim/Natural 3/8" Polka Dot Trim/Baked Brown Sugar Thick Baker's Twine (Stampin' Up)

I hope you enjoyed my project.

Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!

Toni