Candice Windham Design Studio

Welcome to the November edition of the Designers Crafts Connection (DCC) blog hop! What better way to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season than with little gifts that say, "Thank you!" in a big way? This little thank you gift gives an added bonus: yummy mints and a handmade flower pin. It's also quick and easy to do. The sentiment was created with the fabulous Duetica Lettering Arts Studio and the whole thing was assembled in less than 30 minutes. Here's how I made it: Supplies • Printed paper, 6" x 12" (Graphic 45) and a small scrap of a contrasting color/pattern, 4" x 3" • White Cardstock, 3" x 11" (Stampin'Up!®) • Sizzix Dies (Eileen Hull's Frame, Easel and   Tim Holtz Alterations, Vintage Lace) • Mat Board (Sizzix)  • Big Shot • Small zipper lock bag, 3" x 4" • Coiled Roses Kit (Laliberi) • Double-stick tape, 1/4" width (Sookwang) • Brads, three large • Sentiment (Duetica Lettering

These are the last two tags I made for our River City Stampers' tag challenge. These were both so easy and will look great on gift bags. I plan to use these with solid color bags so that they will stand out. Here's how I made them: Button Tag Supplies Small manilla tag (1 1/4" x 3") Stamp Pads (Stampin'Up!® Pink Passion and Old Olive) Swirl stamp Viva Décor Pearl Pen (Ice White) Assorted Buttons Embroidery Floss, Ivory Green Ribbon, 8" (Offray) Sponge Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive Directions 1. Sponge pink ink on tag. Sponge edges with olive green ink and stamp swirl in olive green. 2. Tie floss through buttons and adhere buttons to tag. Note: This is one of my pet peeves. Buttons should have something to anchor them to the piece, otherwise they look as though you could pick up the tag and spill them everywhere. If you don't want to add floss, thread or string, at least draw a line between the holes with a marker. Now I'll get down from my soapbox! 3. Add Pe