Snowflake gift tags are perfect for the season! They pretty much go with anything and everything!

Because I really wanted to use a snowflake but I needed some space to write (the main purpose of a tag, you say!), I decided to make it into a ‘peeking’ pocket tag.

The design is adapted from a free file offered by retired Team KNK Designer, Bird. You can get the original snowflakes file from her blog. She is a very talented designer, check out her other files while you’re there!

First, I created the pocket shape, then I welded the snowflake to it. I created an inset shadow layer, trimmed it and added a half circle from basic shapes. I had to use the skew tool to make it fit the available space correctly, as well as a bit of node editing, but I really like how it turned out.

To match my wrapping paper, I chose a metal finish card stock for the inside and Smooth & Silky for the pocket itself. I used a brad to bind the two together and to give me a place to anchor the tag string.

I considered using my KNK to ‘write’ the message but since all of my gifts are hand made this year, I felt like I needed to do that part by hand as well.

Materials:

• Card stock for the inside and outside of the pocket tag
• Standard (red cap) blade
• brads
• baker’s twine or string
• Sharpie silver metallic marker
• double sided adhesive tape

Settings (Maxx Air):

• f = 52
• v = 200
• p = 1

Steps:

1. Open the FREE FILE from Team KNK
2. Hide the card cut layers, show the emboss layer only
3. Insert the embossing tool and turn off the offset
4. Emboss the fold lines
5. Hide the fold lines layer and show the “Cut – Pocket” layer
6. Set your offset to the standard blade setting
7. Cut the cardstock for the pocket
8. Hide the pocket layer and show the “Cut – Inside of card” layer
9. Cut the cardstock for the inside piece
10. Bind the two pieces together with a brad
11. Adhere the pocket flap with two sided tape to close the pocket
12. Decorate as desired and add string or twine

Please leave me a comment below if you find this post and its free file useful!!!

Merry Christmas to all!