Découpaged Swing Tags

Almost anything can be découpaged but with the exception of the decorative eggs that I did last Easter, all my découpaging had been on hard-surface items.  I had never tried découpage on paper or card and thought it was about time I gave it a try.

I used some swing tags to try it out on - large coloured ones, which would be perfect for tagging big items such as furniture.

The possibilities are endless but I've kept these ones fairly simple using a variety of cut outs from my collection which I glued on and then coated with several layers of sealant. I found it best to paint on a lot of thin layers as the card curls when too wet.  Once dry, I kept them under a heavy book to flatten them out again.

This could be done on smaller tags using Christmas themed cut outs and would give an original touch to your Christmas presents or you could make your own book markers by cutting out lengths of strong card and then découpaging.  These would make unique Christmas gifts.

Découpaged Swing Tags