Stained Glass Style Sharpie Christmas Gift Tags Tutorial

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I love creative gift wrapping!  (As you can tell by how many different, fun gift wrapping tutorials I've shared).  So when I saw the fabulous offer on the Sharpie Permanent Markers Limited Edition Gift Pack (39 colors!!), I knew I wanted to get creative and make something fun for Christmas.  I came up with an easy craft for a stained-glass-effect gift tag project--or it would make a fun Christmas ornament, too. But I'm all about the pretty, pretty presents, so that's where my mind went first.

Collage of stained glass gift tags optimized for Pinterest

I also picked up a Sharpie + Paper Mate Flair Gift Pack for my older daughter for Christmas.  She's 14, and she LOVES Flair pens so much.  

Ornament shaped green and pink faux stained glass gift tag on a present wrapped in green gingham and green ribbon.

Look how pretty and bright and colorful and perfectly translucent they are!  I love how they turned out.

Tree shaped green faux stained glass gift tag on a present wrapped in green gingham and green ribbon. Sharpie markers surrounding present on white marble surface.

My first idea for creating these stained glass gift tags was to draw on the design with the Sharpie markers, and use black puff paint to make the faux lead outlines.  WOW, did that not work.  I couldn't squirt a steady, even line of paint to save my life.  Paper turned out to be SO much easier to use and better looking. Faster, too.

Tree shaped green faux stained glass gift tag on a present wrapped in green gingham and green ribbon.

I love the amazing coverage you get with the metallic Sharpie markers, too.  They're the perfect compliment to the translucent colors of the regular Sharpie markers on the clear plastic.

Sharpie Faux Stained Glass Ornaments or Gift Tags Tutorial:

Ornament shaped green and pink faux stained glass gift tag on a present wrapped in green gingham and green ribbon.

Materials for Faux Stained Glass Sharpie Gift Tags:

Paper ornament and tree shapes being cut out of black card stock with a pink Xacto craft knife, sharpie markers in many colors on the left.

Sketch out the shape of your gift tag and use a sharp craft knife to cut out an outline of the shape from black cardstock.  

Paper outlines of a tree and ornament shape, green and pink ornament shape colored in on clear plastic film.  Sharpie markers to the left.

Place the clear plastic (like a sturdy sheet protector) on top of the paper outlines, and color in the segments with Sharpie markers.

Green tree shaped faux stained glass gift tag held in a hand, sharpie markers and ornament gift tag in background.

Glue the paper outline to the top side of the Sharpie-colored plastic, and cut away excess plastic.

Faux stained glass gift tag shaped like a Christmas tree on a green and white wrapped Christmas present.

Punch a hole in the top of the gift tag, and dress up a present, or hang it on the Christmas tree as an ornament.

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