Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Thank You 'Omiyage' Tags

As most Hawaii locals know, when you go on a trip, you bring back gifts, omiyage (o-me-ya-gay)(Japanese pronunciation) for others.  My neighbors who take care of our mail/newspapers and our friends who care for our pets in our absence truly deserve 'omiyage' for all their help.  To dress up the gifts and include a message of thanks I made gift tags using a Fumi and Yumi new 'peek-a-boo' series stamp.  The character in the cute stamp has a turtle on her head which made it perfect for the tag as our pets are turtles. The tag shape was achieved with a Spellbinder frame die set (sold at Ben Franklin Crafts).  The stamped words are from a Hero Arts clear stamp set.  For the background I used the die to cut some of the crinkle origami paper I purchased in Japan.


  Would you like some paper to play with?  To win, be the first Ben Franklin Craft Club member to comment on this post and I will mail you the packet shown in the photo above. See, it's worth it to be the early bird and thoroughly read every post!  By the way, Cheryl (Life is Sweet) was the winner of the last give-away.  Congrats! Cheryl!  Thanks for visiting this blog.  I hope you enjoyed what you read and that you'll return often to this site.

9 comments:

Mele09 said...

Hi! Love your idea of creating "thank you" tags to attach with omiyages. I tend to give the omiyages with just a verbal "thank you"! Will start creating! Mahalo!

Lynn said...

Hi Mele09 ! If you are a Ben Franklin Craft Club member, I would like to send the packet of crinkle origami papers to you. You need to send your real name and mailing address to my email address (lsakami@aol.com).

Annette Allen said...

what awesome tags.. I love how the image is just peeking over.. great designs..

Mele09 said...

Hi Lynn:
It's Mele09...I tried sending my info to you at Isakami@aol.com,but there was a mail delivery failure.
Pls advice.
Mahalo, Dori

Lynn said...

Mele09 please try emailing me again. I had it checked by my husband and I received his email to me at (lsakami@aol.com). If it still doesn't work, please leave your email address here in the comment box of my blog site.

Cheryl said...

Love your tags with the Yumi & Fumi stamp images!!! Thank you for the package of papers from Japan! Have a great day!!!

Leanne said...

Aww so cute Lynn!! Two sweet tags to go with the beautiful gifts. Terrific ideas! These are perfect for our current challenge at Yumi & Fumi handmade. You should definitely link up.
:)
Mahalo for sharing another wonderful project!!
xx
:D

Creations by Shirl said...

Cute tags on both.... Haven't had a chance to get any of these stamps yet... Too bad they don't have it in digital... LOL!

eunice said...

You own turtles? That's so NEAT! I've heard they usually outlive their owners...
LOL, but your omiyage tags are even NEAT-er! Such a clever idea! I'd probably be too exhausted after a trip to make them, but I could probably make them before I leave...love this idea!