If you’re like me, Christmas comes gift wrapped. And not just gift-wrapped, but gift tagged too! And ideally, I like to craft my gift tags for Christmas. 

This year, because I like ya, I have put together my scrapbook collection of tags – available for all to download and print.

Scroll around and see which of the designs suits you best, then follow my tag making guide below.

I have used the Christmas tree-shaped tags as my example, but feel free to use one of the others from my list!

Happy crafting!

So Now…Make Your Own Christmas Gift Tags!

First, assemble

• Scissors – one regular pair, one nail pair.
• Glue stick.
• Pencil.
• Paper (whichever colors you want).
• A ribbon (ours was red, yours doesn’t have to be).
• Washi tape
  

1. First, create your tag – from the downloads provided – or, of course, draw your own! (We used a Christmas tree).
2. Choose three lots of colored paper. (We picked green, red, and purple).
3. Draw your shape onto each sheet – a different size on each. This is so they will slot together to show the edging around them.
4. Cut the three shapes out and stick them inside each other – i.e. the smallest in the middle. 
5. Taking your purple paper (or whichever you have chosen) cut a two by a three-inch rectangle. Turn it so the short edge js bottom and top. Now fold the bottom up toward the middle and crease the fold. Now do the same with the other side, so that the length is folded to the center. 
6. At the top of the rectangle where there are no folds, cut corners off diagonally- so it is like a triangle.
7. Open the bottom and sides, and do a diagonal cut there too. When you fold it back, it will fit neatly.
8. With the scissors, make a hole in the purple shape, close to the point.
9. Use this purple shape to make the front pocket in another color. Trace the edges with it so that they match. Hint, the sides and bottoms need to fit well here!
10. Cut out your traced shape and put it on the purple piece (or whichever color you chose),
11. Mark out the folds on your green paper with the purple shape as your template. But when you do it fold under the lines, in the opposite direction to the purple ones. Then you have a shape which matches the size of the purple shape. 
12. Cut diagonally along the top of the green shape, so it’s shorter than the purple side’s pointed top.
13. Turn the green shape over and glue the panels where they overlap with the purple one. Stick it on the front of the purple side so that the edges are evenly creased.
14. Cut six inches of ribbon and fold it, so the ends are even. Make a small loop at one end and push it through the hole in the purple shape. 
15. Pull your ribbon through until the other end goes through the loop and pull gently – not too tight.
16. Check your shape fits inside the envelope you have created for it to go in. If it doesn’t work, trim it to size. 
17. Cut the Washi tape and stick it down on your green shape’s pocket. 
18. Write your festive greeting inside the shape with your pen…

That’s it! 

By using this method, you can create as many unique tags as you have gifts! 

Just ready for the summer – I have a whole stack of designed and prepared to print recipe cards, perfect for your summer baking!

As usual, my downloads are entirely free to use, and I ask that you do not use them commercially.

The cards come in 6 inches by 4-inch sizes and a larger option of 8 inches by 6. My styles this month are;

• Woodland – beautifully designed woodland motifs with a cute animal of your choice (squirrel, mouse, or owl).
• Seaside – maritime-themed recipe cards, in aqua blue with splashes of sand yellow. There are three designs to print – octopus, starfish, and umbrella. 
• Summer – we have four summer designs to print: orange calendula, summer rose, poppy red and sunflower yellow.

Using the template you may write your recipes by hand, or if you are like me and handwriting is not your forte, then the template will allow you to add text before you print.

Additionally, you can customize the front of the cards to include your text. At the moment the default is “summer recipes”, but you can change this if you like.

Have fun!

P.S. Don’t know what to bake? Here’s a recipe perfect for outdoor summer parties to start you off! 

Girl Thursday’s Funday Cake

You Will Need

The Cake

10 ounces golden caster sugar

15 ounces softened butter

15 ounces flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

8 eggs, ready beaten

1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste

1 pinch of salt

4 tablespoons milk

7 ounces rainbow sprinkles and more for the decoration

The Icing

5 ounces softened butter

15 ounces of confectioner’s sugar

6 ounces cream cheese (full fat)

1 tablespoon vanilla paste

The Time

To Prepare – 30 mins

To bake – 25-30 mins

The Party

Serves up to 20!

To Make

• Preheat the oven to a moderately hot 320-360F.
• Line and grease four seven-inch cake tins.
• Add the vanilla paste, fat and sugar and whisk until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one by one, beating in between each addition.
• If it starts to curdle, add a couple of tablespoons of flour.
• Sift the baking powder and flour, with a pinch of salt and fold it into the mixture.
• Add the milk and beat.
• Add the sprinkles and divide into tins.
• Rotate the tins in the oven so they don’t burn.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes until springy and golden.
• Leave to cool whilst making the icing.
• To make the icing, beat the butter and half of the confectioner’s sugar until mixed. Add in vanilla paste and beat. Feed into a large piping bag and add the icing by spoon.
• When the cakes are cool, stick a dollop of icing onto the cake stand to attach one of the cakes. Add blobs of icing in until the whole base is covered. Then add the next cake and repeat with all the layers.
• Throw some sprinkles on the topping and then serve!

Don’t forget to invite some guests, and you don’t want to eat all this sumptuous dessert on your own, um, do you?