Sunday, December 4, 2022

Not Just a Card!

Hi friends!  I am over on the Kat Scrappiness Blog today, and I am sharing a project that is not a card!  I wanted to show how versatile the amazing dies are!  First, I would love to know if you create handmade gifts or not.

Rather than creating a card, I used the Mason Jar Shaker Card Dies to create an ornament.   I had seen an advertisement for a wood shaker ornament somewhere, and I immediately thought that I could recreate it using these dies.


 Here are the instructions for creating the ornament:
  1.  Die-cut the mason jar outline from heavy cardstock several times.  I used heavy kraft cardstock and I cut 6 outlines.
  2.  Die-cut the solid portion of the mason jar twice from acetate.
  3.  Adhere acetate to the top of one outline die-cut, the bottom of one outline die-cut and set them aside to dry completely if using a liquid adhesive.
  4.  Using the remaining die-cut pieces, adhere them together and adhere to the bottom die-cut that has acetate adhered to the top.   This will create your shaker base.  Allow to dry completely if using liquid adhesive.
  5.  Once the layers are dry, add your shaker bits.  I used the Holiday Bliss Mix for my ornament.
  6.  Adhere the top of the shaker (acetate is adhered to the bottom of the die-cut layer) to the base and allow to dry.
  7.  Die-cut the "fabric" piece from your favorite patterned paper and the jar band from your favorite metallic paper.  I used the Gobble Gobble 6 x 6 Paper Pad.
  8.  Prior to adhering the "fabric" and band, wrap a piece of jute around the top of the mason jar and tie it to create a hanger.
  9.  I added two banners and hand wrote the year on one of them, adhered them down and then added the "fabric" piece and jar band.
  10.   Add a simple bow and any other desired embellishments.

Shopping List:

Mason Jar Shaker Card Dies

Holiday Bliss Mix

Gobble Gobble 6 x 6 Paper Pad

I hope that you are inspired to find new ways of using your products!  I had so much fun creating this ornament, and I am amazed at how simple it really was!

Thanks so much for hanging out with me!

 Xoxo, Kim

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