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Create your own country-style gift tags

Dove tag
Cut a dove out of paper using a cookie cutter as a stencil. Add details with an embossing stylus. Rub with red pastel chalk. Place dove on red card paper and cut out a shape ¼ inch larger. Glue together. Glue computer-generated name tag in beak.

Wooden leaf tag
Draw a freehand leaf design on balsa wood or use a cookie cutter as a stencil. Cut shape from wood. With red acrylic paint, dot edges and write name of recipient. Punch a hole in wood and tie with red ribbon.

Punched mini-bag tags
Punch a hole in a mini shopping bag with a tree cutout. Drop in a colored card and write name inside cutout. Weave ribbon on top.