place card tags for a Christmas tea
Place cards are such a special touch and a few details can make them beautiful. It takes a little bit of experimentation to come up with a design. Brown kraft paper tags were my beginning of my idea. I had the brown twine and the metallic washi tape. I found the leaves rubber stamp set at a local craft shop, Creative Addictions. The set is Fossil Leaves by Inkadinkadoo. If you don't have a craft store near, Amazon sells them for less than $5.00. The espresso ink pad used is by ColorBox. I had been given a package of smaller white paper doilies and I wanted to incorporate them in some way.
My Pinterest board for many of the ideas and products I used can be found HERE.
In keeping with the simplistic design, I opted for clear plastic silverware from the dollar store. At the Christmas Tea, platters of appetizers and desserts (in small portions) are served at each table; plastic silverware would make clean up so much easier. I've got a silver/gray tablecloth and napkins from last year. My napkin folded design would be a small rectangle shape with a pocket. These place cards would be tied around the napkin.
In Publisher software, I created a table 4 columns by 2 rows. By stretching this table to fit the paper, I adjusted to the size I wanted for my tags. I edited the table format to have a dotted line outline for easier cutting on the paper cutter. The names were typed in Landsdowne font, size 55 with placement at the lower portion of the rectangle shaped cell.
In Publisher software, I created a table 4 columns by 2 rows. By stretching this table to fit the paper, I adjusted to the size I wanted for my tags. I edited the table format to have a dotted line outline for easier cutting on the paper cutter. The names were typed in Landsdowne font, size 55 with placement at the lower portion of the rectangle shaped cell.
I printed a rough draft on plain white copy paper to check the size of the tags. When I was pleased with the size and design, I printed it on brown card stock. The tags were cut apart on the paper cutter. I played with a blank tag to get the angles right; that tag served as a guide to trim the other tags. With scissors, I clipped the top corners of the tags. The square blue punch shown is a handy tool to have! Slip the tag in, press down and the corners are now rounded.
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I don't have step by step photos of the process. I first stamped the tag with the leaves in espresso. Next, I added the washi tape to the bottom edge. White paper doilies were trimmed on the paper cutter to create a lacy edge. I glued it on with a cheap craft brush and tacky glue. A hole punch finished off the tag. The brown twine was added and later tied around the napkin.
