Floral Hearts Gift Tags

Create beautiful gift tags with the look of embossing using glue, a technique designed by Heidi Borchers of Inspired at Home. These heart gift tags with floral embossing are perfect for Valentine's Day gifts. They would also make cute valentines on their own.

Materials: for one tag

• 5-½” square of cardboard
• Aleene’s Super Thick Tacky Glue
• Scotch Tape
• Spray paint (we used Rustoleum) Flat White
• Chalk -pastels- pink, green, yellow
• Paintbrushes
• Matte Spray- Clear acrylic
• Ribbon Satin white 12” (¼” wide) cut in half
• Pattern

Instructions:

Place a piece of tape onto glue cap, following this technique. This will help the glue to be dispensed into a finer line. Transfer pattern to cardboard and cut out. Referring to pattern, apply glue to one side of heart to create design. Let dry until clear. Spray paint both sides of heart white.

Brush s dry paintbrush back and forth across a piece of chalk to load the brush with color. Brush color on design. Spray right side of heart with clear acrylic matte spray to seal in color.

Tie 1 ribbon length in a bow and gllue to top front of heart. For hanger, fold remaining ribbon in half to form a loop and glue ends to abck of heart at top.