Let's Make Some Love Tags! - Illustrated Faith

Hello lovelies! I’ve really been in the mood to mix up my supplies lately and do something a little different with my printables from the Print & Pray Shop. Some of my favorite projects that I create are ones that I end up giving away & sharing with my friends. Gifts are ABSOLUTELY my love language & I embrace it whole-heartedly. Most people just label me as an “over gifter” though. haha But that’s ok. Giving little gifts & handmade treats is like a sport to me! I love creating something & thinking “Kelly would totally adore this,” or “Oh this would be perfect for Allie’s midori!” So I’m constantly just popping little bits & bobs together to make something small, letting the people in my life know that I love them.

I think the Wild Love printable kit from the Print & Pray Shop is the perfect set to sit down with, pray over, & create something meaningful for the people you love! I create these little mini masterpieces that I call Love Tags.

There’s really no specific purpose for them, but there are tons of ways to use them. And you don’t need a lot to create them, either which is one thing I love. Love Tags are a total stash-buster project. Some ideas on little pieces you can use on your tags are: printables, paper scraps, fabric snippets, magazine images, leftover alphas, tissue paper, wrapping paper, doilies, confetti, sequins, wood veneer pieces, die cuts, leftover punch-outs, paper clips, felt bows, enamel hearts, and the list goes on & on! I keep a trinket dish on my craft desk of little extra bits leftover from projects & then when I go to create a small-scale piece, I reach in that bowl to see what treasures I have. :)

Then I just glue, sew, staple, & paint little mini inspiring collages on plain tags you can find at the craft store. I usually start with a little paint, then add my tissue paper or fabric scraps, & work in my paper bits from there. All of these tags in this post were created using the Wild Love Kit printable shapes & tabs. (Here’s a tip: cut & punch out all of your printables in a kit at once– you’ll be more likely to use them & you won’t have to slow down your creative brain to cut them out!) I just LOVE all the painterly florals in this set. They just scream love. :)

I give these little micro works of art to my friends, family members, & co-workers just to say “Hey you. You’re loved!” But here’s a few more ways you could spread the love with your own Love Tags:

Use as bookmarks
Mark pages in your Bible
Slip them in your planner
Put them through the rings in your Praise Book
Attach them to gifts
Write a letter on the back
Hang on your neighbor’s doorknob
Tape them to your mirror as a morning reminder
Put them in your kids’ lunch boxes
Package your Happy Mail up with them
Trade them like Artist Trading Cards at a meet-up
Hang them in your prayer closet
Send to a friend instead of a card so they can hang it somewhere

For the cost of a download & some leftover scraps, show ENDLESS people in your life some love! It’s never ever ever going to be a bad idea to do something sweet for someone else! :)

<3 Elaine