American Crafts | Trick or Treat Scrapbook Layout with Witch Hat Cutfile by Paige Evans

 

Welcome to a new blog post featuring a Trick-or-Treat scrapbook layout with a fun witch hat cutfile by Paige Evans. The cutfile is from the '13 Days of Halloween Cut Files'. Paige designs 10 cut files every week for Silhouette. She offers "# Days of Cut Files" for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Spring and other occassions. And now she has a set of Halloween cut files. I picked the witch hat, because I had a special photo in mind, which I've wanted to use on a layout for a very long time. It shows me on my very first Halloween back in 1993.

First, I cut the witch hat with my cutting machine. I picked a colorful background, because I wanted to use colors that are different from the traditional black and orange Halloween colors. Second, I cut the witch hat again, this time using a blue color. Third, I backed the bright background with a blue patterned paper.

Then I arranged the photo and embellishments from "Go the Scenic Route" (also by Paige Evans) onto the layout. For the title, I picked alphas in fun colors and placed the alphas onto the layout. Last but not least, I added journaling to finish off the layout.

Thank you for stopping by today! I hope you like my Halloween-themed scrapbook page. Have fun creating today. Wishing you a lovely day, yours Sandra.

American Crafts | Gifts with Halloween Tags by Paige Evans

[Ad] Today I'm sharing a fun Halloween gift inspiration with you. I used super cute Halloween tags cutfiles by Paige Evans. The cutfile is from the '13 Days of Halloween Cut Files'. Paige designs 10 cut files every week for Silhouette. She offers "# Days of Cut Files" for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Spring and other occassions. And now she is offering a set of Halloween cut files. You can purchase them here. 

I created cute Halloween gifts in bright and happy colors with the tag cutfiles:

• a card,
• a handmade notebook,
• a treat bag, and
• a simple Halloween card.

The first project is a treat bag. I attached a shaker tag. First, I covered the tag with acetate. Then I sewed around the edges with my sewing machine. Did you notice that I added sequins for a glitter effect?!:

The second project is a handmade notebook that has a tag on the cover. I used the Cinch to create the notebook. Then I attached acetate and sewed along the edges.

The third project is a simple Halloween card. I used a spider web patterned paper and just simply attached the 'trick-or-treat' tag.

The fourth project is a clean Halloween card with three pumpkins. First, I cut the tag with my cutting machine. Next, I cut the pumpkins with a circle punch. A ribbon at the top and a title: ALL DONE!

I hope you like my Halloween gifts inspiration. Have fun creating awesome Halloween projects! Wishing you a lovely day, yours Sandra.

We R Memory Keepers | Create Cute Gifts with the Button Press

Today I'm sharing cute gift ideas with the Button Press. Whether you want to create gift boxes, gift tags, handmade notebooks or pillow boxes. This post will help you to make great gifts and add that little something to make your paper creations shine. Join me in my latest video on a creative adventure that starts with picking a design and ends with creating adorable gifts for friends, family, and yourself. Please find the video link at the end of this post.

Today's projects:

• two cute Fall-themed pillow boxes
• a fun cotton gift bag
• three clean and simple gift tags
• a handmade notebook and a slip-in-pocket to store your favorite buttons and flairs
• the most simple Halloween gift box

And here are my projects with the Button Press:

Supplies:

• We R Memory Keepers | Button Press, Cinch, Rosette Kit, Word Punch Board
  
• Crate Paper | Fresh Bouquet
• Jen Hadfield | The Avenue
• Pebbles Inc. | Spooky

If you would like to see how to make these gifts, please watch my video on YouTube:

Thank you for stopping by today! And now hop on over to the WRMK Blog to find out more. Wishing you a lovely day, yours Sandra.

American Crafts | 4 Happy Cards with 'The Avenue' by Jen Hadfield

Welcome to a new post here on my blog featuring 4 Happy Cards with "The Avenue" Collection by Jen Hadfield. It's great to see you here! The cards I'm sharing today are great to send cute fall greetings to friends and family. One of the cards features a wooden frame. And I altered it with the heat embossing technique. I used white embossing powder and a heat gun to customize the frame embellishment.

How to customize a wooden frame from "The Avenue" by Jen Hadfield: Attach washi-tape onto the wooden frame. Apply embossing powder. Next, use a heat gun tool to heat the powder. Enjoy your customized wooden frame :).

Supplies: American Crafts | Pebbles | Jen Hadfield "The Avenue" Collection: 12 x 12 Paper Pad with Gold Foil Accents (736959), 6 x 8 Paper Pad with Gold Foil Accents (736958), 6 x 12 Cardstock Stickers with Gold Foil Accents (736960), Ephemera Icons (736963), Wood Veneers (736974), 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper Fifth Ave. (736946), Cardstock Sticker Book with Gold Foil Accents (736969), Thickers Phrase Puffy Gold Foil (736962), Stickers Puffy Phrase (736968), Embossed Faux Leather Tags (736971)

Thank you for stopping by. And now hop on over to the American Crafts Blog to find out more. Wishing you a wonderful day, yours Sandra.