Sharon Johnson's Stamp Simply Tag Challenge Meets JustRite

A car template tag sporting a Happy Holidays JustRite auto license plate!

Sharon's Stamp Simply Challenge this week is to make a pretty tag(s) for a gift, bag handle, or a box, just a handmade bit of loveliness to show the recipient how special they are! Well, this isn't the prettiest of tags, but I would take a guess that this recipient will be thrilled to find a car tag on the Christmas tree with her name on it!!! The car trunk holds a Yankee Candle car freshener and a gas card! This gift tag is especially suited for older teens, college age drivers, or just any driver on your list! To personalize the car tag, I wanted to create a name license plate! And with JustRite fonts, it's a snap to do! Above you see my horizontal wooden block set with Small Letters and Brayton 50pt font. (My block and fonts are well loved and used!!!) Closeup of license plate. It is cut one side at a time, using my Spellbinders Tags5 die. I turned the tag end around to cut the opposite side to create the plate. The car bumper is also cut from the same Spellbinders Tags5 die and attached with thin foam tape. I placed brads in each end tag hole to simulate lights! The trunk handle is created with a slot punch. Brayton Font is one of my favorites...I feel it compliments most stamping and images I want to personalize. Just a personal preference! I also attached one of the Tags5 on the top back of car. This allows the tag to hang nicely on the Christmas tree! It could also be attached to a gift bag, box, etc. After creating my car template, I cut two, one blue and one gray. The blue car cut out stays as is, and with the top gray car, I cut the window and trunk openings using an xacto knife. My Scor-It mini is used for the trunk scor line, enabling it to open easily. The two car cut outs are machine sewn together. Really easy! A great way to hold the car freshener and gift card in the trunk! No tape or glue! So...when I was shopping and spied these, of course I thought of a car, then a gas card paired with the freshener for gift giving. That is how the thought process began! In the mall, in the candle store! Which led to this sketch, then drawing a pattern on scratch paper. I drew one side of the rear facing car, then folded to get a match for the opposite side! The more I look at this car tag, I vision so many possibilities! This would be an adorable "Just Married" card, Drivers license congrats, or a police car! The ideas are endless! I tell ya, just not enough hours in the day! LOL We would love to see what you create! You may play the Stamp Simply challenge any time, as many times as you want! If you upload to Splitcoaststampers, please use keyword snnotime116. If you upload on your blog, please leave a comment and we will come visit! Check out the other STAMP SIMPLY team designers fabulous tag creations: Sharon Johnson Michelle Woerner, December Guest Designer Deb Saaranen Jennifer Buck Janine Orchard Barbara Anders Jenny Gropp AJ Otto Julie Koerber Tammy Hershberger