Tag Star 2 (by request)

I created a design for making a star from silhouetted tags back in October - here is a LINK to that post. The tag I used for that design came from the Wedding cartridge and the finished design looked like this



A while ago a reader asked if I could make a similar design that would use any tag from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge. I did the design and tested it, but it got a bit "lost in the shuffle" with the Thanksgiving holiday and my travels. Now that I am back home I am trying to catch up and post some of these "files in waiting" but my progress is slow since I am also doing Christmas decorating and shopping!

Below you can see the design in various sizes as it comes off the mat.



To create the stars you need to trim the points



The finished stars look like this



Unfortunately, I could not make this an adjustable design because the shapes must be turned at angles and can not be kept in the same selction box. I did do six sizes - three that require the 12 x 12 mat and three more that can be cut on either the 12 x 12 or 12 x 6 mat (for baby bug owners).

Below you can see the three smaller stars before trimming



The untrimmed shape on the left and the trimmed star on the right



You can also remove the center to create a different effect as seen below. The smaller sizes will work for card fronts and you could place a sentiment in the center space.


If you remove the center from the cut before trimming the result looks like this.



The offcuts from the larger stars cuts could be used a page backgrounds, either individually or layered as you can see below.



For different effects, you can layer several sizes and use these larger cuts for holiday decorations. This series of photos of variations shows some of the striking combinations that are possible.

















To make additional sizes you can choose the original tag size and then follow the pattern I used for the angles and placement. You can build each star on an additional page in this file or start a new file.

These can be used for cards or holiday decorations and are particularly lovely when adhered to vellum and trimmed. I'd love to see what you create with this design.

Tag Star 2