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Trio of Thank You Cards

10
Nov
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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.

a trio of Thank You cards by @reneezwirek using the #JHHomeMade collection by @Pebbles Inc. and @Tatertots and Jello .com

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.

a trio of Thank You cards by @reneezwirek using the #JHHomeMade collection by @Pebbles Inc. and @Tatertots and Jello .com

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.

a trio of Thank You cards by @reneezwirek using the #JHHomeMade collection by @Pebbles Inc. and @Tatertots and Jello .com

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.

a trio of Thank You cards by @reneezwirek using the #JHHomeMade collection by @Pebbles Inc. and @Tatertots and Jello .com

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)

Filed Under: Cards, Thank You Tagged With: Cards, Home + Made, Home+Made, Renee Zwirek

Turkey Themed Thank You Cards

07
Nov
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Hello there!  It’s Mendi here today with a couple of Thanksgiving inspired turkey shaped cards to share.

Header - Turkeys

It’s no secret I am in love with my Silhouette machine and it is the perfect resource to turn to when creating shaped cards.  Literally any cutting file can be turned into a darling shaped card!  For my first card I used THIS great image (adding a couple extra feathers to create a bit bigger card).

For the body I used a Kraft Treat Bag from the collection, simply cutting it open so that it would lay flat and positioning my cutting images between the folds of the bag.  I love the personality it gives this little guy.

Home+Made Turkey Thank You Card by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #JHHomeMade collection from @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

My next card utilized that same treat bag along with THIS cutting file.  I tied a little handmade tag around the drumstick leg using a sticker from the collection and embellished the platter with a piece of the scalloped decorative tape.  Once again I love how the polka-dot detail dressed up my card.

Home+Made Turkey Thank You Card by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #JHHomeMade collection from @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

To create these shaped cards, layer the individual pieces within your Silhouette software, making sure that each piece overlaps.  Then size each overall image to be approximately 5.5″ x 4.25″ to fit in an A2 envelope.

Duplicate one set of pieces and set them aside (these will be used later to cut from different colors of papers).

Home+Made Turkey Shaped Card Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #JHHomeMade collection from @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

With the original set of pieces, draw a window around them and then go to the “modify” menu and select the “weld” option.  This gives you a completely solid piece to cut from cardstock to form your card base.  Cut two and score one along the top (parallel to the bottom so it will stand straight) and glue above the score line to the back of the un-scored piece.

Home+Made Turkey Shaped Card Tutorial by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #JHHomeMade collection from @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

Embellish the card front with the smaller pieces that were set aside.  Shaped cards are really easy and fun to make!  I hope you will give them a try!

Home+Made Turkey Thank You Cards by Mendi Yoshikawa using the #JHHomeMade collection from @PebblesInc. @SnippetsByMendi

Supplies:
Pebbles Home+Made 6×6 Paper Pad 732644
Pebbles Home+Made Kraft Bags with Glitter Accents 732635
Pebbles Home+Made Decorative Tape 732626
Pebbles Home+Made Cardstock Stickers 732611
Pebbles Home+Made 12×12 Paper Party Line PHMP-32594
Pebbles Garden Party Premium Ribbon Value Pack 732540

 

Filed Under: Cards, Fall, Thanksgiving, Tutorial Tagged With: Cards, Fall, Home+Made, Jennifer Hadfield, Mendi Yoshikawa, Silhouette, Thanksgiving, Tutorial

Turkey Treat Bags

06
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.

Turkey Treat Bags made from the @pebblesinc Home + Made kraft paper by @ribbonsandglue

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.

Turkey Treat Bags made from @pebblesin  Home + Made collection and @silhoutteamerica by @ribbonsandglue

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.

Turkey Treat Bags made from @pebblesin  Home + Made collection and @silhoutteamerica by @ribbonsandglue

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

Filed Under: Fall, Thanksgiving, Treat Bag Tagged With: Silhouette, Thanksgiving, Treat bags, Turkeys

Turkey Day

05
Nov
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Hello, Becki here, I’m so excited share with you a Thanksgiving day layout.

Header - Turkeys

I created an fun layout with a burlap and paper feather turkey as the focal point of this layout. I used the Home+Made collection to create this:

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsI have a step by step tutorial to show you how to create these paper feathers.

Step 1: draw the shape of a feather on a piece of patterned paper or cardstock (I used a 6×6 paper pad).

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsStep 2: after cutting out the feather you just drew flip it over, trace it, and cut it out again. I like having the thickness of two pieces of paper, you can skip this step if you want a thinner feather.

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsStep 3: Repeat the first two steps until you have the number of feathers you need for your project. For this project I cut 7 feathers.

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsStep 4: Hot glue a piece of wire in the middle of each feather.

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsStep 5: Using a pair of fringe scissors cut each feather on both sides of the wire as close to the wire as you can get without cutting the wire.

Becki Adams_Turkey Day_5

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadams

Now that you have all your feathers cut, you’re ready to adhere them to the turkey.

I cut the body of the turkey out of cardstock first and then used that as a template to cut the burlap.

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsStep 6: glue the feathers in between the turkey body shapes.

And here are some details of the layout:

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadams

Created for @pebblesinc by @jbckadamsI think this feather technique could be used in so many ways, in a center piece, as part of a place card holder, or even on a card. What would you use these paper feathers in?
Thanks for visiting us at the Pebbles blog today!

Supplies:
Grey Whimsy Cardstock PHMP-32595
Planters Cardstock PHMP-32604
Printed Burlap 732607
Home+Made Accent and Phrase Stickers 732611
Home+Made Decorative Tape 732626
Home+Made 6×6 Paper Pad 732644
Home+Made Black Thickers 732614

 

Filed Under: Fall, Layout, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Becki Adams, Home+Made, Layout, Thanksgiving, Turkeys

Thanksgiving Takeout Boxes

04
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.

Header - Turkeys

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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsLet 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsNow 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsIt is easy to die cut fun shapes in each wrap. You can use a single shape, or cut different shapes for each box.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsThis 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsThese 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsTo 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsAfter 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsTrim 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.

Thanksgiving Leftovers Boxes by @popperandmimi using @Pebblesinc collectionsYou 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

Filed Under: Papercraft, Pumpkins, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Amanda Coleman, From Me to You, Takeout Boxes, Thanksgiving

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