Tags Card Layout

One of the first things I do while dreaming up a card is look for layout ideas. I search magazines and websites for a layout I like, to avoid constantly using the same default ones I naturally lean towards.

I hope to play around more with layout ideas and build upon the inspiration I find in published works.
Paper Crafts Magazine has a great section in each issue where they offer a layout design (such as the one below) and several cards based on the layout. These help me a lot! So, I hope to create some of my own.

The following is one I used just this week for a Mother's Day card. I was inspired by something I saw in a magazine...somewhere...if only I remembered where at this point, I'd tell you. However, the following graphic was constructed by myself, thank-you-very-much.

This card is created by attaching tags (either store-bought or done on the die cutting machine) to a wire/string/ribbon. On my first card of this design I used wire, attached by two brads. I tried to twist the wire around itself because it was fairly thin, but you could use ribbon, string, even yarn depending on your design.

The possibilities for what to do on the tags and embellishment area are huge. You could put your sentiment anywhere really, or use the tags for decorating with stamps/stickers/hiding messages under them. The embellishment area could either be blank, decorated with a strip of paper or ribbon, stamped, etc...

I think some variation in the tag size and or shape is nice, depending on the look of your card.

Here is the card I created following this design base:

As I continue to work with tags, I'll have some more layouts similar to this for you.