Happy Thanksgiving

This week at the Card A Day Blog we are celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving.  When I think of Thanksgiving I think of going home, pulling up to the ranch house with the lights on inside and the vehicles parked in front, the meals and family and friends waiting inside.  Hopefully this card will have you thinking about the same things.

 

I used my Cricut to cut out the window, border and one of the branches.  I know there are dies out there that have similar cuts if you don't have a Cricut.  I then used the distress inks to color my window and the heat tool to dry it - I was impatient.

I made the flowers out of the punches, layered them together and added pearls centers.  I added pearls to the inside of the border section and a few around the outside of the flowers.  Tied a bow to the corner and a cluster of flowers to finish it off.

 

I kept the inside pretty plain as I my note will take up the page.  Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

 

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Front: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
Window Frame: Christmas Noel - Button 41 cut at 3 7/8"
Window (glass): Christmas Noel -Blackout Feature and Button 41 cut at 3 7/8"
Border: Paper Lace: Lace 2 - Button 23 at 1 1/2"
Martha Stewart Seasonal: Base and Button 7 at 1 1/8"

Paper: Recollections - white and purple; Provo Craft - Slab III, Stampin' Up - vellum, DCWV - The Luxury Stack
Ink: Distress Ink: Wild Honey, Scattered Straw, Broken China
Punches: Stampin' Up - Itty Bitty Punches (flowers), Boho Blossoms
Cricut Cartridges: Christmas Noel, Martha Stewart Seasonal, Paper Lace
Die:Tim Holtz - Tattered Floral
Ribbon: Stampin' Up - 1/2" Crumb Cake seam binding
Pearls: Recollections - brown
Misc.: Adhesive,

a season for love, A Season of Thanks . . .

Hi everyone thanks for stopping by.  If you are here from the Card ADay Blog you know we are celebrating Canadian Thanksgiving this week. 

 



I started by cutting the background paper a little bit smaller than my card.  I then embossed and inked the flower shape that I cut with my Cricut. The other shaped I just inked the edges.  The leaves are stamped onto white cardstock, cleared embossed, inked then cut out.  I have layered them with pop up dots between the layers.  I tied a bow and wrapped a piece of embroidery thread around the center of the bow before attaching it to the top of the leaves.

For the inside I stamped my sentiment "a season for love, A Season of Thanks, A Season For Love" then added a little border at the top of the card.

Thanks for stopping by.

Cutting Instructions:
Card Base: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4"
Pattern Paper: 5 1/4" x 4"
White cardstock (inside)  5 1/4" x 4"

Cricut Cartridges:
Close to my Heart Art Philosophy - button 33 cut at 2 1/2"
Bloom - button 48 cut at 3 7/8"

Recipe:
Paper: Recollections Cardstock - brown, kraft, white and off white: Unknown polka dot paper
Ink: Stampin' Up - Dustry Durango, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi and Bravo Burgundy; Distress Ink - Vintage Photo; Inkadinkadoo - Burgundy; Stazon - Jet Black
Stamp: Unity August 2013 Kit of the Month { cozy moments}
Embossing Folder: Stampin' Up - Final Press
Cricut Cartridges - Close to my Heart Art Philosophy and Bloom
Misc.: Adhesive, scrap ribbon, embroidery floss, pop up dots, clear embossing powder, Cuttlebug, scissors.