How to Make a Festive Watercolor Holiday Gift Tag

Wrap those gifts in love and add that special touch with a fantastic watercolor gift tag. This wintery snowman scene has a winter sky detail that is sure to delight.

Today’s creation is not a card, but rather a fabulous gift tag that’s full of festive charm. Our designer Kassi said, “I always love finding new ways to use things, so today we are going to be turning the new Crashing Waves die into a winter sky stencil!” We love how those waves mimic winter snow flurries, and taking the die and using it as a stencil is so genius. Follow along with these steps to recreate this festive watercolor holiday gift tag.

To see this die used as a Winter Shaker, check out this post. To see it used for a Summer Card, check out this post.

Stamp a snowman from 3422 Snowmen using light waterproof ink
Paint your snowman using your favorite watercolors
Add white details with a Posca paint pen
Die cut Yupo paper using 5922D Crashing Waves Cover die to create a waterproof stencil
Paint water around the snowman, then paint your sky color onto the wet paper. This will give you a softly blended sky. Let the paint dry
Once the sky is dry, put your Crashing Waves stencil over the sky (rotated sideways so the waves become gusts of wind) and use a slightly damp Magic Eraser to gently remove paint through the stencil
Add spatters if you want
Die cut the snowman panel using the largest die from 5514-02D Holiday Tags
After die cutting the tag (but BEFORE removing the die), trace around the inside of the die using a black pen (you will need to free hand the top portion)
Stamp sentiment from 36045 Let it Snow using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink
Add coordinating ribbon to tag
Stamp a snowflake from 36045 Let it Snow onto a metal charm using acrylic paint
Cover charm with Glossy Accents, then sprinkle a little glitter along one side of the charm. Set aside to dry overnight
Attach snowflake charm and a heart charm to the tag using jump rings