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 | Be Merry Cards

I love the cheerful colors and designs in the Be Merry collection, they helped me create these fun Christmas cards for friends and family.

Supplies: Be Merry (368920) - Candy Cane Lane paper, Be Merry (368919) - Holiday Cheer Paper, Be Merry (368927) - Decorative Cardstock Tags, Be Merry (368931) - Cardstock Die-Cuts Cookies, Be Merry (368929) - Wood Veneer Shapes Snow, Serendipity (369217) - Pleather Bows, This To That (368185) - Adhesive Foam Dots

How to: Trim Candy Cane Lane paper to 4x6 and adhere to card front.  Trim a strip of Holiday Cheer paper and adhere to bottom of card.  Use a white journaling pen to add stitches to bottom of die cut "cheer" tag.  Apply adhesive foam dots to back of die cut tag and adhere to card, slightly off centered.  Adhere snowflake die cuts and wood veneer shapes to card slightly tucked in behind tag.  Embellish with sequins and gold tinsel.  Finish by adhering pleather bow to top of tag.

Supplies: Be Merry (368919) - Holiday Cheer Paper, Be Merry (368917) - Let it Snow Paper, Be Merry (368927) - Decorative Cardstock Tags, Be Merry (368931) - Cardstock Die-Cuts Cookies, Be Merry (368929) - Wood Veneer Shapes Snow, This To That (368185) - Adhesive Foam Dots, Cardstock (AM714-17) - Glitter Cardstock Gold, Styleboard (683445) - Maggie Holmes Dies

How to: Trim Holiday Cheer paper to 4x6 and adhere to card front.  Trim a piece of Let it Snow paper and adhere to back of die cut star tag.  Apply adhesive foam dots to back of die cut tag and adhere to card.  Adhere snowflake die cuts and wood veneer shapes to card slightly tucked in behind tag.  Embellish with gold tinsel.  Adhere white sequins to center of star die cut tag.  Use a white journaling pen to add stitches to bottom of "merry and Bright" tag, adhere to card.  Die cut bow from gold glitter paper, finish by adhering bow to top of tag.

Make A Wish | The Cut Shoppe

Hi Everyone,

I have a new post up at The Cut Shoppe today, using their brand new Sew Loved cut file.

To create my layout I took the Sew Loved cut file and opened it in my Silhouette Studio software program.  I used a copy + paste option to repeat the pattern several times and then cut the file from patterned paper.  I also used the same method to cut the pattern several times from white cardstock.

I used watercolor paints on several of the hearts, and then grouped them all behind my photo!

Supplies: Sew Loved cut file: The Cut Shoppe; Patterned Papers & 

Embellishments: American Crafts

Guesting for Shimelle!

I have a Five Ideas post over at Shimelle.com!  I'm sharing five ways to create creative titles using the American Crafts Shimelle collection.  Here are some sneaks of my projects that are up on the blog today.  I will post the full reveals on my blog later on next week!

Handcut Lettering

 Brush Script

 Hand-stitched Title

Sequin Title

 Mixed Title

To see the full reveal, plus how-to's visit the Shimelle blog!

Scrapbook Circle | Captured

Hi everyone!  I have a layout on the Scrapbook Circle blog today to share with you, that I made using the December 'We are Made of Stories' Kit.  When I first saw the papers & embellishments included in the December kit, I was so excited.  I absolutely loved the patterned papers included in the kit.  Which brings me to my design team choice: pattern piecing.  

To create my layout I first started by using a punch to punch out triangles from pattern paper.  Then I lined them up on my page, with a ruler to create the fun background design.

Next, I used a sewing machine to stitch the pieces in place.  I used embellishments from the kit and the December Favorite Elf Add-on to embellish my page.  

  

I hope you are inspired by my layout today!

Scrapbook Circle | Dear Santa

Hi everyone!

I have a post up on the Scrapbook Circle blog today using the December We Are Made of Stories kit.

As a Scrapbook Circle Creative Team member - I was chosen to take part in the December Kit Inspired Challenge -Silver and Gold this month.  I had fun with hanging my photo and other embellishments on this page using hanging tags!  I embellished the tags with the Pink Paislee silver foil numbers and words included in the kit.  To add gold to the layout - I added a small piece of Crate Paper gold striped vellum paper and I unraveled the gold/white twine included in the kit.  I seperated the gold thread and used it as accents around my page.  If you look closely, you will see how some of the strings are natural-colored, and the center one still has gold thread.  

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope you enjoyed my layout stop by Scrapbook Circle to pick up their December We are Made of Stories Kit today!

All You Need is Love | American Crafts

Last week on the American Crafts blog was Silhouette week and I have a fun layout to share with you today using Silhouette sketch pens.

I love using cut files on my projects because they can add so much interest and detail.  I changed up the American Crafts "All You Need is Love" cut file by using it with sketch pens. I love the fun look!

Supplies: Stitched (368958) - Felted Paper, Stitched (368956) - Scissors Paper, Stitched (368973) - Trimmed Fabric Stickers, Stitched (368980) - Die Cut Cardstock Shapes, Stitched (368978) - Enamel Dots, Stitched (368970) - Accent & Phrase Stickers, Stitched (368974) - Overlay Sticker Roll, Precision Pen (PP03-62311) - .03 Black, DIY Shop (366900) - Mini Stapler, This To That (AM617-12) - Adhesive, American Crafts (54479 - All You Need Is Love Silhouette Cut File, Cardstock (AM710-81) - White, Heidi Swapp (HS00791) - Color Shine Spray Mist Gold

How to: Use Silhouette Studio to draw "All You Need is Love" cut file design onto white cardstock paper using sketch pens.  Paint cut file design with watercolor paints, set aside to dry.  Use scissors to trim design from cardstock.  Adhere painted heart design to Felted paper.  Use a sewing machine to stitch down.  Drop Gold Color Shine around the layout.  Adhere photo to bottom right hand side.  Apply watercolors to floral fabric sticker, adhere to layout.  Finish the layout by adding stickers, die cuts, tags and mini staples.