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Family Thanksgiving Craft: Turkey Place Cards

10/30/2020

Quick and easy Thanksgiving craft that is perfect for kids. These cute turkey place cards with brighten any Thanksgiving table.

Last week, I saw these cute little turkey place cards made by Monika Davis. I loved them so much that I just had to try a couple. They use some of the awesome Plaid Tidings patterned paper from Stampin' Up! and a variety of punches and dies. They are quick and easy to make and would be a great craft to make with kids (or on your own!) to help create a festive Thanksgiving table. You'll find the link to a video below and the complete cutting dimensions and supply list. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Thanksgiving craft - this cute turkey place card is a perfect kids' craft and is a fun Thanksgiving decoration to brighten your table.

Cutting dimensions for this cute Thanksgiving craft

Patterned Paper: 6" x 3" (or two strips 6" x 1 1/2")
Cajun Craze cardstock: cut with the two smallest circles from the Layering Circles Dies
Pumpkin Pie cardstock: cut with the smallest triangle from the Stitched Triangle Dies
Real Red cardstock: punched with the Whale Builder punch
Whisper White: cut with the smallest die from the Stitched Rectangle dies
Clothes pin (about 3 inches)
All the Trimmings Embellishments

Click here for the complete supply list to make this adorable turkey place card. If you need any (or all) of the supplies, simply check the boxes for the ones you need and click "Add to Cart."

Need help ordering? Don't hesitate to contact me!

Supply list to create a fun Thanksgiving Craft. This turkey place card is easy to make and a perfect craft for kids!

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Ridiculously Awesome Goats

10/28/2020

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Trio of cards using the Ridiculously Awesome and Way to Goat stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with the Playing with Patterns patterned paper and Curvy dies.

Last night's Card Class and Game Night featured the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper and the Way to Goat and Ridiculously Awesome stamp sets from Stampin' Up! Have I mentioned how much I love these goats?! They're just so dang cute! So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Card making idea using the Ridiculously Awesome and Way to Goat stamp sets from Stampin' Up! These stamps pair well with the Playing with Patterns patterned paper.

This cute little guy is doing a happy dance to cheer you on because you got this!

Cutting Dimensions for the Dancing Goat Card Idea

Crushed Curry (base): 5 ½” x 7”, score at 4 ¼”
Calypso Coral (layer): 2 ½” x 3”
Whisper White (stamped): 2 ¼” x 2 ¾”
Whisper White (circle): 2 ¼” x 2 ¼”, cut with the Layering Circle die
Whisper White (interior): 5 ¼” x 4”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (front): 5 ½” x 2 ½”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (front): 5 ½” x ¾”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (interior): 5 ½” x 2 ½”

To get the patterned paper properly adhered to the front flap, I started by gluing the thin strip of the Playing with Patterns patterned paper under the front flap. Then, I carefully laid the wider strip of Playing with Patterns DSP on the interior of the card so that the edge lined up with the right edge of the interior of the card. I put a thin line of glue on the end of the interior of the card front and then closed the card to adhere the patterned paper in just the right spot.

Cutting Dimensions for the You Are my Sunshine Card Design

Calypso Coral (base): 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score at 4 ¼”
Calypso Coral (layer): 4 ¾” x 3 ½”
Whisper White (stamped): 3 ¾” x 2 ¼”, cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies
Whisper White (interior): 5 ¼” x 4”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (front): 5 ¼” x 4”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (layer): 4 ½” x 3 ¼”

Sunshine card idea using the Ridiculously Awesome stamp set and the Playing with Patterns patterned paper from Stampin' Up!

Card design using the Way to Goat stamp set and Curvy dies from Stampin' Up! with the Playing with Patterns patterned paper.

This little side-eye goat is hanging out in a countryside of Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper cut with the new Curvy dies available starting November 1.

After coloring the goat with Stampin' Blends

Cutting Dimensions for the G.O.A.T Card Design

Coastal Cabana (base): 8 ½” x 5 ½”, score at 4 ¼”
Crushed Curry (layer): 5 3/16” x 3 15/16”
Whisper White (stamped): 1 ¾” x 2”
Whisper White (interior): 5 ¼” x 4”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (front): 5” x 3 ¾”
Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper (front): (3) 5” x 2”, cut with the Curvy dies

Supply List for These Ridiculously Awesome Card Ideas

Click here for the supply list to create these ridiculously awesome goat cards. If you need to add any of these supplies to your stash, just check the ones you'd like, then press "Add to Cart."

Supply list for a trio of card ideas using the Ridiculously Awesome and Way to Goat stamp sets from Stampin' Up! with the Playing with Patterns Designer Series Paper.

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Playing with Texture and Paper Scraps

10/26/2020

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Card making idea for a beautifully simple card design using embossed strips of white cardstock to create an array of texture. This card also uses the Well Written dies from Stampin' Up!

Today's cards are all about texture! I have lots and lots of half-inch strips of white cardstock. When I trim Whisper White cardstock for the inside of my cards it results in half-inch leftover. I put these in a bin and use them for sentiment strips. But there's no hope of ever using them all up. So today, I decided to come up with card making ideas that use half-inch strips of white paper scraps. The resulting card designs are white on white with lots and lots of texture!

I'm also taking part in Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights Winners Hop. The theme for the hop is giving thanks and I want to say thank you to everyone who voted for my card a few weeks ago! (See it here.) I appreciate your support so much - thank you, thank you, thank you!

Be sure to go all the way through my post and look for the list of participants at the end. Then hop over to their blogs as well to see their gorgeous designs! It's such an honor to be hopping with this amazing group of designers. So, on y go! Let's get stamping.

Elegant birthday card design using embossed strips of white cardstock. This beautifully simple card making idea also uses the Playful Alphabet dies.

Directions for making these Texture-rich cards

I started by embossing the paper scraps with a variety of embossing folders. I used the Wrapped in Texture, Subtle 3D, Seabed, Brick & Mortar, and Tasteful Textile embossing folders. For the top card, I cut 8 strips so that they were 3 3/4" long. For the card to the left, I cut 6 strips so that they were 5" long. I adhered these strips of cardstock scraps to a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Whisper White cardstock which was then adhered to a standard Whisper White card base that is 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4".

For this thank you card, I cut the words using the Well Written dies and adhered them to a label cut with the Stitched So Sweetly dies. I tied the front with a couple of pieces of leftover white baker's twine.

The birthday card uses the Playful Alphabet dies. I adhered my cardstock to pieces of foam adhesive sheets and then cut the letters and numbers. This gives them lots of height. I adhered them to a rectangle cut with the Stitched Rectangle dies and added a bow of Polka Dot Tulle.

Thank you card idea using strips of white cardstock that have been embossed to create a card full of texture. The card design also uses the Well Written dies from Stampin' Up!

White on white card design using scraps of cardstock that have been embossed and woven to create a card front. Card idea also uses the Joy dies from Stampin' Up!

For my final card, I took longer strips, which I had also embossed, and created a basket weave. I adhered this to a piece of 5 1/4" x 4" Whisper White cardstock. Then, I trimmed the edges of the strips of cardstock to match the edge of the piece of 5 1/4" x 4" cardstock. I also glued the ends of the flaps on the front of the card so that everything would stay neatly woven together. Then, I glued this to a standard Whisper White card base (8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4").

For the greeting, I used the Joy dies and adhered the cut pieces to another rectangle cut using the Stitched Rectangles dies. I added a few pearls for a little shine.

Supply List for these Textured Paper Scraps Cards

Click here to see the complete supply list for these cards. If you need to order supplies, simply check the items you need and click "Add to Cart."

Supply list for a series of card making ideas that use strips of cardstock that have been embossed. These beautiful white cards are rich in texture.

Starting at 5:00 PM eastern (New York time), Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights Winners Hop will be going live! I hope you'll take a moment to check out all of these fabulous designers!

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Family Thanksgiving Craft: Turkey Place Cards

Cutting dimensions for this cute Thanksgiving craft

Ridiculously Awesome Goats

Cutting Dimensions for the Dancing Goat Card Idea

Cutting Dimensions for the You Are my Sunshine Card Design

Cutting Dimensions for the G.O.A.T Card Design

Supply List for These Ridiculously Awesome Card Ideas

Playing with Texture and Paper Scraps

Directions for making these Texture-rich cards

Supply List for these Textured Paper Scraps Cards

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