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Hello AC fans! It’s me, Sandra, welcoming you to the American Crafts Blog today. I’m sharing a 4th of July star banner that I created with the Let’s Wander Collection by Vicki Boutin. The main decorative elements on the banner are stars. To me, stars are a perfect symbol for projects related to Independence Day. I cut five pennants and decorated them with a variety of stars: star stickers, die-cut and fussy cut stars, and 3D star elements. Let’s have a look at the banner:  First, I created the base elements for my star banner. I cut five pennants from patterned paper from the Let’s Wand ..read more

Hello crafty friends, it’ Lucile! The sun is finally here and it's getting hot. It's the perfect time to organize garden parties! I love to invite a few friends over for a barbecue and spend the afternoon in the sun laughing. What could be better for the occasion than the Picnic in the park collection by Amy Tangerine? It is colorful and there are lots of decorations that can remind you of summertime festivities.  For my invitations, I chose a fruit theme. For the first card, I chose a pastel paper that reminded me of the picnic tablecloths. I started by cutting "garden party" in the cen ..read more

Hi Ladies! It’s Flóra, back with a brand new 12x12 scrapbook layout. My page is dedicated for Father’s Day as it is around the corner. I used the Never Grow Up collection by Shimelle. This line is filled with blue, green and brown colors so it’s perfect for creating masculine pages. I am not that masculine so I couldn’t resist adding some pink and flowers. I picked a teal cardstock for the background and created a classic, layered style montage behind the photo. I cut apart the Forever Young patterned paper and used some of the 4x6 cards. I also trimmed 4x6 pieces from the beautiful Flower Me ..read more

Hi again! It’s Obed here on the AC blog! It’s almost Father’s Day and I sure love celebrating special occasions. Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas… I love all the holidays and special days around the year. I think they’re the perfect reason to get crafty and make something for that special day.  I’ll be showing you a layered card I made for Father’s day. There isn’t a card giving tradition here in Spain but I love making cards for special occasions. I think giving a card is  a gesture of love and kindness. Do you love making and giving cards? Hola de nuevo soy Obed aqu ..read more

Hello crafty friends, it’s Lucile! Today, I'm here to show you a new layout. When I begun, I knew exactly how I wanted this layout to turn out. I wanted it to be very colorful and childlike, because I had some funny photos to use. I ended up using the magnificent Never Grow Up collection by Shimelle. This layout was so much fun to create. For the background, I used the cardstock that had a lined paper pattern to add a childish vibe to my layout. However, it was too plain for what I had in mind so I got creative with my watercolors. I am by no means a professional watercolor, but I do have fun ..read more

Hi American Crafts fans! It’s Flóra here today with a set of spring cards. For this project I used Shimelle's Never Grow Up line. It’s perfect for something cute and spring/summer. I created mini scenes on the cards with the lovely critters and other fun icons. I picked the Flower Meadow paper for the base of my cards. On them, I layered cards which I trimmed from the Dreams Come True paper. The first card is butterfly themed. I placed the 3x4 phrase card in the middle. Next, I added leaves and flowers from the Floral Ephemera pack on the sides. On the right, I placed a butterfly net from the ..read more

  Hello everyone, it’s Terhi here! Are you ready for some color therapy!? I know I am! Watercolors are my favorite wet media. I’m not great at painting images with watercolors, but I sure love using them to give my creations extra detail. You can use them for so many techniques that I would dare say they are the most versatile media ever.  Today I want to share a scrapbook layout with you! I created it with Shimelle’s Never Grow Up line. The layout features three different ways to include watercolors to a scrapbook page. Watercolor Tip #1: The Flicking Method The first and most vis ..read more

Hello to all my American Crafts friends! It's Fanni Mayo here, and I hope you are doing well. Father's Day is just around the corner, and I have been preparing. I know that many of us have women's paper collections in stock, and it is often difficult to create more masculine looking projects. However, it is very easy to combine collections and achieve something more masculine.  ¡Hola a todos mis amigos de American Crafts! Les saluda Fanni Mayo, deseando que se encuentren de lo mejor y ya preparados para los regalos del día del padre, sé que muchos tenemos colecciones femeninas en nuestro ..read more

Welcome back crafty friends! Today I’ll be sharing how to make the most out of all those leftover scraps from our projects. Don’t throw away those paper scraps, you can create a layout in minutes! I’ll show you how. Bienvenidos de nuevo! Hoy voy a compartir con vosotros cómo sacar el máximo provecho de todos esos restos de papeles de nuestros proyectos. No tires esos restos de papeles. ¡Puedes crear un layout en minutos! Te enseñaré cómo. Let’s make an easy layout with Picnic In The Park by Amy Tangerine. This collection is so fresh and fun, it’s great for our spring and summer projects or fo ..read more