American Crafts | Thanksgiving

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Switch it up this year and make a non-traditional Thanksgiving card, by using

bright colors and embellishments from the Finders Keepers collection.

Supplies:  Finders Keepers (FKDS-40327) - Wild Goose Chase, Finders Keepers (FKDS-40322) - Pursuit, Finders Keepers (FKDS-40330) - Rainsack, Finders Keepers (FKDS-40332) - Expedition, Finders Keepers (FKTH-40232) - Memento Alpha/Green Puffy Thickers, Finders Keepers (FKTH-40233) - Follow Alpha/Multi Chipboard Thickers, Finders Keepers (340251) - Washi Tape 6 Page Booklet W/Gold Foil, Finders Keepers (340247) - Wood Slices, Cardstock (AM71-464) - Smooth Kraft

How To: Create 6"x6" card from kraft cardstock paper. Use a die cutting machine to cut leaves from patterned papers.  Overlap four die cut leaves and adhere to top of card front.  Use a sewing machine and white thread to stitch down leaves.  Adhere a wood slice to card.  Spell out the word "be" using Memento Alpha Green Puffy Thickers, and place on top of wood slice.  Spell out the word "thankful" with Alpha Multi Chipboard Thickers and adhere to card underneath leaves and wood slice.  Finish card by tearing off two strips of washi tape and adhere to bottom right hand side of card.

American Crafts | Titles

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I love creating creative titles for my pages.  Big titles can make a huge impact and become a statement on your page. 

Supplies: Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS-40320) - Field Trip paper, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS-40322) - Pursuit Paper, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS-40327) - Wild Goose Chase, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS- 40332) - Expedition, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS-40334) - Clues, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS-40337) - Quest, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKDS-40339) - Treasure, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKSP-40333) Die-Cut Scout, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (FKTH-40234) - Today Phrases/White Foam Thickers Stickers, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340235) - Transparent Stickers Accents & Phrases, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340237) - Puffy Stickers, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340243) - Cardstock & Acetate Shapes W/Foil, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340246) -

Stamped Mylar Flair Embossed Gold, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340247) - Wood Slices, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340251) - Washi Tape Booklet W/Gold Foil, Amy Tangerine Finders Keepers (340256) - Grab Bag Assorted Embellishments, Cardstock (AM710-81) - White, Sticky Thumb (ST340261) - Adhesive Runner and Refill

How To:

Cut out title using die cutting machine on white background paper.  Paint orange watercolor paints against cut title background, set aside to dry.  Cut each word out from different pieces of patterned paper.  Adhere white cardstock die cut title piece (with orange paint) onto a second piece of white background paper and adhere down.  Place die cut title word pieces within the negative spaces and adhere down. Flick black spray mist across the page and set aside to dry.  Print a small black and white photo measuring 2.7"x2.7" back it with a slightly larger piece of cut specialty Die-Cut Scout paper and adhere down to left bottom side of layout.  Adhere a white foam "xo" sticker on top.  Use a date stamp to stamp date below the bottom left side of photo.  Place a die cut piece from cardstock & acetate shapes pack just above photo (tucking it slightly behind).  Place a stamped mylar flair embossed gold sticker right next to die cut.  On the bottom right hand side of page adhere a torn strip of washi tape.  Place a transparent sticker just above washi tape.  Adhere a small arrow sticker from grab bag just above.  Apply adhesive to the back of a wood slice.  Embellish wood slice with ampersand and camera puffy sticker and then adhere to the bottom right hand side of page.  Place a transparent arrow sticker just above.  Use a needle and white thread to handstitch around the words "like" and "love" in the title.  Finish page by adhering a large transparent floral sticker to the top right hand side of page.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own creative title!

American Crafts | Fall Week

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It's Fall week on the American Crafts blog!! I have a couple of pages that I documented our Fall memories in using the Pink Paislee Memorandum Memory Notebook.  My full post can be seen on the American Crafts blog here.

Document your fall memories in your planner.  Add in fall leaves and colors to play on the theme.

 

Supplies: Finders Keepers (FKTH-40232) - Memento Alpha/Green Puffy Thickers, Finders Keepers (340246) - Mylar Flair Embossed Gold, Finders Keepers (340249) Kraft Tags Embroidered, Finders Keepers (340250) - Mini Washi Tape Rolls, Finders Keepers (340251) - Washi Tape Booklet W/Gold Foil,Finders Keepers (340256) - Grab Bag Assorted Embellishments, Finders Keepers (340235) -  Accents & Phrases Transparent Stickers, Finders Keepers (340243) - Die-Cuts Cardstock & Acetate Shapes W/Foil, Finders Keepers (FKDS-40327) - Wild Goose Chase Paper, Finders Keepers (FKDS-40340) - Meant To Be Paper, DIY Shop Mini Stapler (366900) - Stapler, Precision Pen (PP05-62321) - .05 Open Stock Black , Designer Desktop Essentials (370819) - Paper Clips Heart, Designer Desktop Essentials (370821) - Paper Clips Arrow, Designer Desktop Essentials (370825) - Bowtie Jumbo Paper Clips, Pink Paislee Memorandum (310033) Memory Notebook, Pink Paislee Memorandum (310027) - Shapes Clear Sticker Book, Dear Lizzy Neopolitan (59160) - Roller Date Stamp

 

How To:  On pages 1 and 2 use the Memorandum clear sticker numbers to fill out the calendar for the month of October.  Use precision pen to document important dates and activities.  Use the alpha green puffy thickers to spell out "October" on the top left hand side.  Trim a piece of pink ikat paper (included in the grab bag) and adhere to the left side column.  Add a strip of washi to the bottom of paper.  Clip on a jumbo bowtie paper clip.  Use a die cut machine to trim a leaf die-cut out from B side of Wild Goose Chase paper.  Layer embroidered tag and die cut leaf to left hand side column.  Fussy cut leaves from Meant To Be paper.  Adhere to top of right page.  Add triangle stickers (included in the grab bag) to both calendar pages.  Add a strip of washi to the right hand side of calendar page.  Clip on a arrow paperclip to bottom right hand side of page.  On page 3, print three small square photos and adhere to page.  Add "lovely" sticker to top of first photo, spell out the words "Fall Days" using alpha green puffy stickers next to first photo.  Adhere "xoxo" banner die-cut piece using mini stapler just below first photo.  Add date stamp and journaling to center of page.  Adhere a strip of washi tape to bottom photo.  Add date stamp, journaling and mylar flair embossed sticker to bottom right hand side of page.  On page 4, adhere a photo to top left hand side of page, and a photo to bottom ride hand side of page.  Trim a piece of wood paper (included in the grab bag) and slip behind bottom photo.  Add "brilliant sticker) just below top photo.  Adhere a camera die-cut to right side of top photo.  Add date stamp just above die-cut.  Adhere heart paper clip to top right hand side of page.  Use precision pen to journal on today card (included in the die-cut pack), trim off bottom of die-cut and adhere to bottom left hand side of page.  Finish page by adding two strips of mini washi tape.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!  If you are documenting your fall memories in a planner, I would love to see them!