Thanksgiving Cards

So, I'm not doing enough and I recently purchased that DeNami Designs pumpkins stamp.  I thought some well timed Thanksgiving cards were in order.  I picked this card design up off a card in my Pinterest board.  I looked for something purposefully simple and yet charming.  I found that plaid paper and the acorns at Hobby Lobby (I know- I didn't need to buy paper!) and pulled some matching metallics out to match. 





The linen ribbon came from a LSS, 99 cents for a yard which is just enough for the six cards I made with it.  I stamped the image with brown Archival ink.  I then colored in the pumpkin with my Rusty Hinge Distress Marker, the leaves with my Peeled Paint Distress Marker and the stems with my Walnut Stain Distress Marker.  The colors were very dark, not very colorful at all.  I took my waterbrush to them and that really brightened them up.  However, as the image was drying the ink bled through the linen and ruined my sample.  My solution, after applying the water with the waterbrush I placed a paper towel over the top and blotted off the excess.  The linen quickly dried and not bleeding.  Yeah.


 I also tried a piece of watercolor paper as in the sample above.  I didn't like the look nearly as much.  This one works, but is not quite the look of the linen ribbon card . 

On the inside was a simply stamped Happy Thanksgiving and a fussy cut little pumpkin- adhered flat to the page.
 








I hope your Thanksgiving plans include time spent with family and friends giving thanks for the many blessings our Father in Heaven rains down upon us.  I'm currently enjoying the 4 day trip with my daughter Katie's band.  Fresno, California.  Band competition.  Boy Bus Chaperone.  Yay me!

I'm linking up to the Paper Girls Challenge Blog: Challenge #44: It's Time to Give Thanks.  Come join me.

Thanksgiving Placecards

I'm headed out of town this weekend for the final marching band push with my daughter, Katie.  We'll have a 13+ hour bus ride to Fresno, California on Friday.  They will compete in the Western Band Association's Marching Band Championships.  I actually remember going to this event when I marched in high school -tear.  Before I go, I thought I'd share these place cards I made.

The kraft place card base was cut at 2 inches from my Cricut Thanksgiving Seasonal Cartridge. I first printed the names onto the 8 1/2 x 11 paper using my printer.  I do this by cutting a template from scrap paper.  Then I measure using a ruler and place text boxes in Word in the approximately location.  If you look closely- there is variation (look at Tim's name in the upper left corner vs. Michael's name in the foreground. 

The matching frame was cut from brown cardstock at the same 2 inches from the same cart.

The pumpkins were stamped in brown Archival Ink using my new Denami Designs stamp.  I searched their website and either the stamp is sold out and thus not on the website or I'm a dork and I couldn't find it.   The designs are super cute and easy to color- my kind of stamps.  The pumpkins were colored using a waterbrush and some Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint and Walnut Stain Distress inks.  I fussy cut each pumpkin out and adhered with a piece of foam tape.

Each card was edged with a little Scattered Straw and all is ready for our Thanksgiving feast.  I don't intend to do too much that is fancy for our table.  I found these Pinecone Mushrooms at Cost Plus and couldn't resist a couple for a short (I like to see folks over the table) centerpiece.  Plus, we've not much room so I don't want to take up valuable table space with lots of decoration.  I own the Spode Christmas Tree dinnerware which will go on the table.  Gettin' ready for Christmas...

I'm linking up to the Paper Girls Challenge Blog: Challenge #44: It's Time to Give Thanks.  Come join the fun!