Welcome to Day 2 of 12 Tags of Christmas 2021! We are delighted to have Heather Meeson and Guest Designer, Suzanna Hansen, joining us today. Their song is Puppy for Hanukkah and you’re going to love how they were both inspired by this one.
Be sure to leave a little love for Heather and Guest Designer Suzanna – by commenting on this post – for a chance to win $25 to spend at ellenhutson.com, then click over to this post to enter the 12 Tags Challenge!
About this time last year I was on a hunt for unique holiday songs to add to my playlist and went down an internet rabbit hole (I’m sure you know how that goes). *laugh* After finding some gems by Leslie Odom Jr, I was led to another Hamilton actor – Daveed Diggs – and Puppy for Hanukkah. If you haven’t heard it, give it a listen here! It’s a fun one – and was the first song to pop to mind for 12 Tags this year.
My approach to creating scenes is to pick images I like and stamp a bunch. This lets me play with different image combinations and create a number of tags that are all a little different (it’s also a lot faster than if I was designing one at a time – perfect for the festive season when I need a lot of tags). For these I picked a number of cute boxes I could color and stack, in addition to the puppy and Bear.
TIP: Choose a color scheme you love and use it for all your designs! For my Hanukkah theme, I stuck to blue, teal, gold, and added the slightest hint of blush pink for a small twist on a traditional palette.
TIP: If puppies aren’t your thing, you can swap out the puppy for anything that suits you: other animals, other holiday icons, etc. Sky’s the limit for these versatile designs! (Plus, Bear can hold just about anything you’d like – love that!)
TIP: Paper from the Modern Graphics 2 paper pack can be foiled! It’s a great way to add some sparkle to your design, that’s also a fab choice for designs you’re mass producing because you can foil an entire sheet, then cut a number of tags from it.
As a little bonus tag, I added a personalized touch to each base tag by die-cutting an initial from a shape that resembles a dreidel. (For letters – like the D – that have an extra bit, I added a bit of acetate to the white layer so I could adhere the extra cut bits to it.)
TIP: Want to make your own dreidel tags? Click the image below to download a handy PDF, print it on cardstock of your choice, and cut! I like to use the Classic Block Alphabet Die Set to personalize them. (My go-to cardstock for tags is 110lb Neenah Solar White because it’s nice and sturdy, especially if you’re shipping gifts.)
We have our friend Suzanna Hansen teamed up with Heather! Here’s how she was inspired by the song, Puppy for Hanukkah:
For all the details about Suzanna’s fun tag, please hop over to her blog.
There two aren’t the only ones inspired by the song, Puppy for Hanukkah! Check out what these designers have created…
Supply List for Heather’s Tags:
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Cute tags and cute video and song!
OMG! These are just the cutest! I LOVE the blues and critters!
Yes to puppies…and wonderful to hear how you were inspired! The tags are absolutely adorable!!
~carol
Love these fun tags! The pups are adorable and so is the bear!
Love this so much!! The puppies, the foiling, the simple coloring!!!
I’m a doggy mom through & through, so these tags are just what I like! Darling images & really love the foiled dots!
I just love these!!! They are so sweet! Bear is definitely a favorite for me because he can hold anything! I totally agree!
I’m going to love any tag that uses Bear! Your tags are so cute and thank for the link to the song and the Tag download. Heather, what a great way to do tags without having to do any coloring!
Any tag with Bear is simply a delight! These tags are absolutely delightful!
These tags couldn’t be cuter with that bear and the puppy/presents….icons of what a child wishes for under the tree.
I love the white on blue tags, so pretty & so easy!
The bear holding the pup? Tooo cuute!
So very cool with the shine of the gold and simple color palette.
These are lovely! Back in the day, it was near impossible to find Hannukah stamping products so I’m glad to see so many on the market nowadays.
The tags are so cute! Love the critters…
Thanks for sharing.
What could be cuter than bears and puppies.
Great tags! I’ve loved that bear from the start.
Whoa! That foil accent really pops!! Love all the ideas!!
I love all the pups, and the bear too, of course! Super cute!
Great inspiration from that song! I love bear! Cute!
OMGosh who doesn’t LOVE puppies, these are adorable!! I love tags anyhow and these just made my day!!
What a fun song! And adorable tags!! Thank you !
Love the song. The bear holding the puppy is great!
Love the tags, so modern and thanks for the Print-Outs!
Brilliant tags! Now to go have a listen…I need some new additions to my Christmas playlist!
Adorable puppy tags…need to make some for our puppy.
I had never heard of this carol but the adorable tags are perfectly suited to it.
The video is the BEST! Cute tags, I love you found a stamp image that resembles the puppy in the video.
Thanks so much for linking this fun new to me song! Wonderful tags!
Love that bear holding the puppy – he needed a friend for sure! Cute tag! Fab song too! TFS
love these! so cute!
Love the bear holding the puppy 🙂
These are so cute!!
I love the colors on your tags! The pup in the box is so cute!
Absolutely lovely tags!
Who wouldn’t love a puppy? These tags are adorable!
So cool! I love the Bear especially! If he asked for a puppy for Hanukkah I imagine he also asked for a Hippopotamus for Christmas!
Oh my gawsh, Bear holding the doggy–I’m dead, Lol! I absolutely love this tag! (And to think that I had exhausted all the things that Bear could hold, lol!) You are a clever genius, Heather! Love how you snuck the dreidel in behind Bear too! Also love the ooordinating tag with the dog, gifts and dreidels! Thank you so much for sharing, these tags put such a smile on my face! <3
That bear with the puppy…. so dog-gone cute! Love
I don’t celebrate Hanukkah, so no surprise I’ve never heard this song before, but I had a listen & it’s great! Really cracked me up…”oh, yep, that’s just socks”. 😂 Heather, there’s a beautiful elegance inherent in your minimal coloring, & combined with that foiled patterned paper: wow!! I’m going to have to try your design approach, because it really paid off! & Suzanna, I love the crisp white against the solid color tag! Very striking!
Puppies are adorable, love the simple coloroing
Super cute pup images! Love the bear cuddling one! Thanks for the inspirations!
Really cute tags ladies! First, I love that bear! It’s been on my list for ages, and I love how you’ve paired him with the puppy Heather. And Suzanna, I think your puppy Hanukkah tag is so sweet!
Thanks for the inspiration
Love the modern look of these tags…good job!
The doggy with his dreidel is very cute. I love the snow, too…
Love the bear hugging the puppy and the blue/ white tag.
what a fun song linked – and adorable puppy tags!
These tags are so fun! Love the cute little puppy 🙂