DIY Christmas Gift Tags

Christmas Gift Tags + FREE SVG – for a Limited Time!

This year I was so excited to be invited to participate in the 2×12 Cardstock Shop‘s 12 Days of Christmas Event! 12 Designers, 12 crafty Christmas paper projects – and best of all, 12 Free SVG files to create each project!

For my project, I created this adorable set of 3 DIY Christmas gift tags. To grab this SVG for free, sign up for the 12 Days of Christmas Event, which starts Nov. 24th and ends Dec. 5th. Each day, you’ll receive an email with a new Christmas paper project, and a free SVG to make it!

Sign up before the event begins to make sure you receive each project! Then stock up on the amazing cardstock from 12×12 Cardstock Shop and get ready for 12 days of crafting fun! I’ve linked below to all the colors I used in this project if you want to create the same look I did!

Read on to see how to make these DIY Christmas gift tags, and pick up a few tips for paper crafting with your cutting machine!

Here’s What You’ll Need:

• Christmas Gift Tags SVG Files (now available in my shop!)
• Cardstock in fun Christmas colors. Here’s the colors I used from 12×12 Cardstock:
  • Gold Treasure Sequin Glitter – Encore Paper
  • Shamrock Sequin Glitter – Encore Paper
  • Bright White Glitter Luxe – Encore Paper
  • Ruby Red Glitter Luxe – Encore Paper
  • Forrest Green Textured – Encore Paper
  • Snowy White Textured – Encore Paper
  • Jet Black Textured – Encore Paper
  • Red Mirror Foil Board – MirriCard H
  • Bronze Pearlescent – Neenah Stardream
• Adhesive (I used Art Glitter Glue)
• Tweezers (helpful for smaller pieces)
• Brayer
• Cutting Machine such as Cricut, Silhouette
• Ribbon, Craft Twine or String

12×12 Cardstock Shop has such an amazing selection of beautiful, high quality, papers that are perfect for cutting with my Cricut!

Cut Project Pieces

Open up the DIY Christmas Gift Tags SVG file in your cutting software and use your machine to cut the pieces. Here I’m using Cricut Design Space.

This file includes 3 different name tag versions so you can choose to use your machine to write the words “To” and “From”, use Print then Cut, or leave it blank and handwrite your names.

I’ve also included backing shapes if you’re using a glitter cardstock that is one-sided, cut the backing piece from a solid color cardstock to give the back a nice finish!

If you’ve never worked with these papers before, I highly recommend doing a test cut first so you don’t ruin any of this beautiful paper! Here are the settings I used with my Cricut Maker:

• Sequin Glitter and Glitter Luxe Cardstock – Glitter Cardstock setting
• Textured Cardstock – Heavy Cardstock setting (100lb)
• Pearlescent / Foil Board – Poster Board setting

Paper crafting tip: To remove cardstock from a sticky cutting mat without curling, turn the mat face-down and carefully peel the mat away from the cardstock.

Once all pieces are cut, I like to lay out and assemble the layers of the DIY Christmas gift tags without glueing anything down to make sure I have all the pieces I need and see how it all goes together.

Elf Gift Tag

Now I’m ready to start assembling! I’ll start with the elf tag. Attach the collar piece and gold ring to the tag base, aligning the hole and edges.

Paper crafting tip: Glueing on top of glitter cardstock can be tricky! I found that Art Glitter Glue worked really well for this!

Then, attach the belt and buckle pieces about ½” above the bottom of the tag.

Paper crafting tip: Using tweezers helps handle those tiny pieces, and keeps glue off your fingers!

Next, glue the name tag to the backing piece. Then attach the backing to the tag base.

Gently feed a ribbon, string, or craft twine through the hole to finish off your elf tag!

Santa Gift Tag

Glue the coat trim shape to the tag base.

Paper crafting tip: Using the brayer can also help the layers get a good “stick”, especially on glitter cardstock.

Then attach Santa’s beard shape, and then the gold ring. The beard piece is optional, but I like the extra dimension it gives!

Then, attach the belt, and buckle pieces about ½’ above the bottom of the tag.

Next, glue the name tag to the backing piece. Then attach the backing to the tag base.

Add ribbon, string, or bakers twine through the hole to finish off your Santa gift tag!

Gingerbread Gift Tag

Glue the top ring over the hole, then add the bowtie and buttons.

Then add the icing squiggle about ½” above the bottom of the tag.

Since this cardstock is double-sided, I attached the name tag piece directly to the back of the tag base..

Add ribbon or craft string through the hole to finish off your Gingerbread gift tag!

And that’s it! Write the recipients name and attach to a gift for someone special!

Thanks so much for crafting along with me to create these these DIY Christmas gift tags – I hope you had fun and enjoyed playing with pretty Christmas cardstock! Be on the lookout for the next Christmas project heading toward your inbox tomorrow from 12×12 Cardstock!!

Happy Crafting!

-Kristin