American Crafts | Year In Review

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Hi everyone!  It's Year In Review week on the American Crafts blog.  I'm sharing a clip it up frame that I created using the Dear Lizzy Documentary and Jen Hadfield DIY Home collections.

Supplies:  Dear Lizzy Documentary (340200) - Foiled Stickers Accents & Phrases, Dear Lizzy Documentary (340204) - Ephemera W/Gold Foil,Dear Lizzy Documentary (340205) - Dimensional Cork Bows, Dear Lizzy Documentary (HS340217) - Watercolor Tags, Dear Lizzy Documentary (340293) -Foiled Acetate Heart Of Gold, Jen Hadfield DIY Home (JH732941) - Minc Cards

1.  Print out some of your favorite photographs from the past year and clip them to your desired frame.

2. Choose your favorite embellishments and add them to your frame in between your photos.

3.  Once you get all of your desired photos and embellishments sorted and clipped to your 

frame, move them around as needed until you get your desired look.

4.  Display your frame in your home and enjoy!

How are you documenting your photos from the past year?

American Crafts | Under 30 Minutes

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Halloween is my favorite holiday!  Learn how to create this too cute to spook marquee pumpkin in less than 30 minutes!

Supplies: Dear Lizzy Documentary (340315) - Party Animal Paper, Halloween (340369) - Pom Pom Flowers Kit,

Halloween (340375) - Cluster Party Decor Kit, Heidi Swapp Marquee (HS314884) - Love Halloween Kit Pumpkin, Crate Paper After Dark (AD680269) - Spooky Glitter Foam Thickers Shape Stickers, Crate Paper After Dark (AD680272) - Chipboard Stickers Glitter Accents, Heidi Swapp Minc (HSFOIL12-100) - Orange Reactive Foil, Heidi Swapp Minc (HS680288) - Ephemera Crate Paper Die Cuts, Heidi Swapp Minc (HS370124) - Applicator & Starter Kit, Crate Paper After Dark (AD680277) - Wood Veneer Shapes

1. Take out the template included in the Heidi Swapp Marquee Love Halloween Pumpkin Kit, and trace onto Dear Lizzy Documentary Party Animal paper using a pencil.  Use scissors to cut out.issors to cut out.

2.  Use a hole punch to cut out holes for marquee lights.

3. Place cut paper on top of marquee pumpkin.  Place include marquee bulb lights

inside cut holes.

4. Screw on plastic backs, and place lights in each hole.  Work in a step by step

fashion, starting in the bottom middle and going right to left.

5. Next, place Thicker letters onto  pumpkin surface spelling out the word "Boo".  

Run "Fun This Way" die cut piece through Minc machine using orange reactive 

foil and adhere just above title.

6. Add chipboard, wood veneer and thicker shapes to complete design. 

Once your marquee pumpkin is done, enjoy!  Set up with other pieces to complete

the look!

American Crafts | Favorite Photo Keepsake

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An altered frame is a great way to show off a favorite photo.  This frame would be perfect to give as a gift or a keepsake.

Supplies:  DIY Shop2 (369007) - Chalkboard Mason Jar, DIY Shop2 (369002) - Natural Burlap Pennant, DIY Shop2 (369005) - Large Chalkboard Clothespins, DIY Shop2 (369049) - Kraft W/ Chalkboard, DIY Shop2 (369051) - Glitter Stickers Gold Hearts, DIY Shop2 (369064) - Doilies White, DIY Shop2 (370059) - Printed Muslin Bags, DIYShop2 (368996) - Treat Bags w/ Gold Dots, Amy Tangerine Stitched (368980) - Cardstock Die Cut Shapes, Amy Tangerine Stitched (STCHTH-68966) - Today Accent Words/Black Foam, Heidi Swapp (HS370124) - Minc Foil Applicator & Starter Kit, Heidi Swapp (HSFOIL-69973) - Minc Reactive Foil Roll Gold, Heidi Swapp (HS70206) - Minc Jumbo Paper Alphabet, Heidi Swapp (HS370207) - MInc Die-Cut Jumbo Words, Heidi Swapp (HS370211) - Minc Binder Clips Gold, Heidi Swapp (HS30214) - Minc Jumbo Numbers, This To That (61754) - Double Sided Super Sticky Red Tape .5 In x 5yd, Other: Chicken Wire Frame

1.  Arrange the Jumbo Alpha, Jumbo Numbers and Jumbo Words that you would like to use in a Minc Folder (included in starter kit) with a piece of gold reactive foil and run through the Minc Foil applicator machine. 

2.  Gather Supplies.

3. Run burlap banner pieces through a sewing machine and sew a straight stitch across the top each banner.  Leave thread pieces long on the ends, trim off excess thread.

4.  Pin stitched burlap pieces to top of frame.  Adhere an ampersand, the word "love",

and a kraft/chalkboard tag with a gold heart sticker.

5.  Use Super Sticky Red Tape to adhere mason jar tag to doily.  Adhere heart gold glitter sticker on top.

6.  Use sewing machine to stitch "Hello" die cut tag to treat bag.  Adhere thicker "love" sticker to bottom of treat bag.  Print a small black and white photo and adhere to top right hand side of treat bag.

7. Adhere Jumbo number "2" to muslin bag using a gold binder clip.

Your frame is now ready to enjoy!  This can be given as a gift or used 

to brighten up a room!

Thanks!

Heidi Swapp Minc project

Hi everyone!  I recently picked up the new Minc machine by Heidi Swapp and couldn't wait to dive in!  

 I instantly started playing and fell in love right away with this machine!  I found it to be very user friendly and fun to play with!  

Once I started playing, I found it  hard to stop.  I just wanted to foil all the things!

I recently picked up this antique looking burlap frame and thought that the Minc embellishments would look awesome pinned to it!

I absolutely adore the 3D Minc butterflies, I foiled them in gold, mint, and light pink, and then stitched them together using my sewing machine!

I added a photo of my daughter and foiled the letter "K" for her initial using gold foil.

I even managed to sneak in a xoxo clear frame from the Pink Paislee Citrus Bliss Insta Kit, behind her photo.

I layered some of the pieces, added an antique flower and pinned my pieces onto my frame using pearl stick pins.  

This frame will make a great addition to her room, or I might just keep it for myself because I love it that much!  If you haven't picked up a Heidi Swapp Minc machine yet, run don't walk.  Joann's has them on sale right now for 25% off!