Merry | American Crafts

Shaped Christmas cards are fun to give and receive!  I used a die cut from the Silhouette store along with the DIY Shop 2 collection to create this fun one of a kind card.

Supplies: DIY Shop 2 (369125) - Burlap Specialty Surface Gold Glitter Dots Paper, DIY Shop 2 (368997) - Paper Straws Gold Dot, Be Merry (368929) - Wood Veneer Shapes Snow, Be Merry (368931) - Cardstock Die-Cuts Cookies, Cardstock (AM714-17) - Glitter Cardstock Gold, Maggie Holmes (MH-TH-83154) - Glitter Foam Daiquiri Gold Thickers

How to:  Use a die cutting machine to make an ornament shape from burlap paper and gold glitter paper.  Use a sewing machine to stitch burlap ornament design onto a round card.  Adhere gold ornament hook to top of card.  Spell out the word "merry" with gold glitter thickers and adhere to "making a list and checking it twice" die cut card, adhere card to center of card.  Trim 3 gold dot paper straws and adhere to card.  Finish by embellishing with wood veneer pieces.

American Crafts | Halloween Cards

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a great Halloween so far.  I have a couple of Halloween cards to share with you that went up on the American Crafts blog yesterday.

I love the cute die cuts included in the Haunted Hollow collection.  They are perfect for making Halloween cards!

Supplies: Haunted Hollow (368903) - 6x6 Paper Pad, Haunted Hollow (368675) - Die Cut Cardstock Pieces, Haunted Hollow (368676) - Tags, Halloween (97140) - Star Stickers, Halloween (97150) - Clothes Pins, This To That (AM617-13) - Adhesive, This To That (368185) - Adhesive Foam Dots

How to: Cut 4 strips of patterned papers slightly larger than your card. Trim off ends in a banner shape, and adhere to card. Adhere tag to the right side of card. Apply foam stickers to "Happy Halloween" banner title and adhere to center of card overlapping tag. Adhere a clothespin to right side of Halloween banner. Apply cardstock stickers to top left hand side of card. Finish by adhering die cut apothecary jar to bottom left hand side of card.

Supplies: Haunted Hollow (368903) - 6x6 Paper Pad, Haunted Hollow (368675) - Die Cut Cardstock Pieces, Haunted Hollow (368676) - Tags, Halloween (97140) - Star Stickers, Halloween (97150) - Clothes Pins, Haunted Hollow (36860) - Wood Veneers, Halloween (97138) - Decorative Tape, This To That (AM617-13) - Adhesive, This To That (368185) - Adhesive Foam Dots

How to: Cut 4 strips of patterned papers and adhere to card. Cut a strip of decorative tape and adhere to center of card. Adhere tag to right hand side of card. Apply adhesive to wood veneer "Trick or Treat" banner and adhere to die cut label piece. Adhere label to card with foam dots, overlapping tag. Adhere clothespin to right hand side of label. Finish card by adhering bat die cut and star sticker.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a spooky and safe Halloween!