Melissa Frances: Valentines Tag Tutorial

Hi everyone! Today we have a Valentines tutorial for you from Design Team member Karin Aguirre. We hope that you each have a fabulous Valentines.

Supply List: Various Papers for the tag and background of tag (I used Attic Treasures and 5^th Avenue), Corrugated paper, Vintage book page, Melissa Frances crepe paper, MF Organza Pouf/Pink, MF pom pom trim, MF Resin Key, MF Pearl Embellishments, MF Crystal Drop, Tulle, Letter Stamps, Adhesive, Glue pen

I’m currently obsessed with both kraft and corrugated paper. So I decided to keep my obsession going with this quick and easy valentine tag. First thing I did was cut a tag using some kraft paper. Next I glued down some Melissa Frances Attic Treasures paper as a base and some 5^th Avenue torn up on the sides.

I like to use a wash of paint on my projects. So here I just dry brushed the sides of the tag with a cream acrylic paint.

Next, I cut a heart out of corrugated paper measuring just to the width of the tag. Because I like
the look of a “non-perfect” heart, I just folded the paper and cut to size.

I love painting on corrugated paper. I just adore the look. Because I was using the beige and blue paper for my base I decided to paint the heart pink with some cream accents. I didn’t layer the paint on too heavy because I wanted some of the paper to show through.

I still felt it needed a bit of something else. I was going to put some of my old stand by glitter on it when I spied my Glimmer Glam out of the corner of my eye…..perfect. Once the paint was dry, I just put a coat of that on top of the heart to give it just a bit of shimmer and gloss.

Now, for the all important glitter….. I used my glue pen to trace a thin line around the edge of the paper and then sprinkled the antique silver glitter on top.

I next made a little banner out of some vintage French book pages. I thought it looked romantic…. although I have no idea what the words said. I simply cut the paper into a banner shape and then gave it a quick coat of cream paint. I also traced the edges with my glue pen and sprinkled some glitter on it.

I glued some crepe paper that I ruffled with my sewing machine to the bottom back of the tag. I then
glued the Organza trim to the top of it. Since this was for Valentine’s Day I decided to keep the layers going by topping it off with some pom pom trim and a black and cream ribbon.

I then glued my heart in place on top of the tag. I placed the banner on a slight angle and then glued it along with the key into place. I embellished the ends of the banner with the pearls.

I kept toying with the phrase “you have the key to my heart.” But no matter how I maneuvered the words around there was no way it was going to work. So I finally decided on the simplicity of “Love.”