Archives for November 2014

Trio of Thank You Cards

Nov

Hello! It’s Renee Zwirek here today to share a trio of Thank You cards I made using the Jen Hadfield Home+Made collection. These cards are simple to make and will be very special to give along with a hand-written message inside. You can also package these cards together and give them as a gift for a family member, friend, or your child’s teacher to add to their personal stationary.

For my first Thank You card, I started out by using a white A2 card which measures 4″ x 5.5″ when folded. I then trimmed the beautiful Aqua Skies pattern paper to 3.75″ x 5.25″ and adhered it to my card. I fussy cut a flower from my favorite Aqua Florali pattern paper and added some leaves with the gorgeous Gold Foil paper. I very easily added a scored line along the length of the leaves for added interest. Using a standard hole punch, I punched out a few glitter circles, for my confetti, from scraps of the Kraft Bags I used in a previous project. Lastly, I added a “Thank You” banner cut from the Party Line pattern paper and machine-stitched it to my card with some pretty gold thread.

For my second Thank You card, I started out by trimming the 12″ x 12″ Caramel Cardstock to 5.5″ x 10.25″ which measures 5.5″ x 5 1/8″ when folded. I trimmed the Cool Quatrefoil pattern paper to 5 2/8″ x 4 7/8″ and die-cut some more leaves onto this paper design. I layered the Love Seat pattern paper underneath and adhered them both to my card. I machine-stitched more gold thread around my card and added some photo corners with a pattern paper from the 6 x 6 Paper Pad. I layered the “Thank You” and tag stickers with crepe paper and some fussy cut flowers and attached them to the card using a clothespin from the Walnut Grove collection. I added some foam tabs to the “Thank You” sticker tag and a flower for dimension. Lastly, using a standard hole punch again, I punched out a few more glitter circles, from some Kraft Bag scraps, to use as confetti.

For my third Thank You card, I again started out by using a white A2 card which measures 4″ x 5.5″ when folded. I added Decorative Tape along the bottom of my card and cut around the glitter gold scallops to give it a nice decorative edge. I adhered “Thank You” letter stickers using the Gilded Gold Thickers. I finished off the card by adding a row of pretty butterfly stickers.

Supplies:
Home+Made Aqua Florali (732589)
Home+Made Love Seat (732593)
Home+Made Party Line (732594)
Home+Made Aqua Skies (732596)
Home+Made Cool Quatrefoil (732599)
Home+Made Gold Foil Cardstock (732610)
Home+Made Phrase & Accent Stickers (732611)
Home+Made Gilded Thickers, Gold (732613)
Home+Made Decorative Tape (732626)
Home+Made Kraft Bags with Glitter Accents (732635)
Home+Made 6 x 6 Paper Pad (732644)
Walnut Grove Clothespins (747190)
American Crafts Cards and A2 Envelopes, White (366014)
American Crafts Cardstock, Caramel (71045)
American Crafts This To That Dimensional Dots (61709)
American Crafts This To That Adhesive Runner, Strips (61712)

Turkey Themed Thank You Cards

Nov

Turkey Treat Bags

Nov

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Hi Pebbles Fans! Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing cute little Turkey Treat Bags made out of Pebbles Inc. Home + Made Kraft cardstock and a Silhouette cut file.

Since it’s Turkey week here on the Pebbles Blog, I was browsing through the Silhouette store and decided to make Turkey Treat Bags using a Pebbles in my Pocket cut file that would look adorable on any Thanksgiving table.

The turkey bags are cut out of Home + Made gilded kraft paper and the feathers are cut out of patterned papers found in the Pebbles Inc. Basics line.

The turkey’s are embellished with googly eyes and twine and filled up with candy corn which could even be personalized to use as a place setting.

Supplies:
Home + Made Gilded Kraft 732591
Basics Honeycomb Dot Paper 751375
Basics Rouge Dot Paper 751369
Googly Eyes
Yellow Twine

Turkey Day

Nov

Thanksgiving Takeout Boxes

Nov

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Now that Halloween is over, I can finally dedicate my energy to thinking about the upcoming feast of Thanksgiving. And with that feast comes leftovers. Glorious leftovers.

This is the one time of year I don’t mind having my fridge stuffed full of last night’s meal. But alas, sometimes those leftovers need to be sent home with friends and family. Today I am sharing a simple takeout box that you can mass produce with ease. Wrap each box with a piece of patterned paper and send those leftovers away in style.

Let me take a minute to address the obvious. There will be no leftover pumpkin pie. This piece of homemade pumpkin pie is for photography purposes only, and only briefly at that. Yum.

Now let’s get back to looking at the boxes. Each box is die cut from textured cardstock and is wrapped with a piece of patterned paper. This tuck and fold style box stays together without the wrap, but the wrap makes it extra pretty.

It is easy to die cut fun shapes in each wrap. You can use a single shape, or cut different shapes for each box.

This project is great for all of those leftover patterned paper strips you have laying around. Trim a strip of patterned paper to create a band around each box. Choose fall-themed colors or use anything you have on hand. Hop on over to my blog to see how I used the remaining turkey die cuts to make cute tags and labels.

These tuck and fold boxes are super easy to open and close, making it really easy to stuff them full of delicious leftovers. Be sure to line the box with parchment paper or wrap leftovers in a plastic bag before putting them in the box.

To make the takeout boxes, you will need two sheets of 12″x12″ cardstock. Die cut two box pieces and adhere them together with This to That double sided super sticky red tape. I like to use this tape when I am making 3-D projects.

After you have adhered the two box pieces together, you will fold it into a box shape. Hold the box together by adhering a few pieces of transparent tape on the inside of the box. The rest of the box is held together with tucks, tabs, and folds.

Trim several 2″ strips of 12″x12″ patterned paper to make bands that go around the box. Add some festive flair by die cutting a turkey in the middle of each paper strip.

You can assemble your boxes before the big feast, or assemble them on-the-fly as you send guests home with leftovers. Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Amanda

Supplies:
FROM ME TO YOU DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ THANKS
FROM ME TO YOU DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ HELLO
THIS TO THAT DOUBLE-SIDED SUPER STICKY RED TAPE
American Crafts textured cardstock