Hi friends! Kim here with you 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:
- Die-cut the mason jar outline from heavy cardstock several times. I used heavy kraft cardstock and I cut 6 outlines.
- Die-cut the solid portion of the mason jar twice from acetate.
- 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.
- 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.
- Once the layers are dry, add your shaker bits. I used the Holiday Bliss Mix for my ornament.
- Adhere the top of the shaker (acetate is adhered to the bottom of the die-cut layer) to the base and allow to dry.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Add a simple bow and any other desired embellishments.
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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!
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