Vintage postcards inspired me to craft some tags

I love old handwriting! It is truly a lost art that is evident in letters of yesteryear. I especially am taken with the old postcards with the added cancelled stamps and time-worn textures. I came across a collections of these that had such an artistic quality to them, that I printed color copies of them to make into tags to be a free gift for you.

For this project I get to try out my new toy — a tag cutter made by Uchida.

I turned the cutter upside down so that I could see what I was cutting, and centered my image to press and cut it out. Fun tool! It worked well on my cardstock paper. Anything heavier was too tough for the cutter to cut through.

Next I distressed the edges with my Tim Holtz collection of Distress Stain and Ink. I really like the colors Old Paper and Vintage Photo.

I punched holes with my mini hole puncher. I read the addresses and could see all the care that went into such penmanship. How I wish that I could write like that!

I made a huge bunch of these small tags as they were so fun! I had to string them as a finishing touch. I made them as a freebie for incoming orders on my Etsy shop, Primitive Spirit Goods, or through my Primitive Spirit rug hooking catalog. While supplies last every order you make gets a free tag!

Many of them are of foreign writing and places. Maybe they will inspire you, too!

Enjoy a wonderful and creative day ~ Karen