Thanksgiving Place Cards

Hello Ai fans!

I always host Thanksgiving for my extended family.

I've begun making this year's place cards.



I made these place cards with the Gobble Gobble challenge in mind.

  

I "watercolored" my images with my Arteza Real Brush pens.

I love these because they're really easy to work with.

 

I used dies from the mini frame series and 2 different paper pads.

One is Easter which just goes to show you that you should always think outside the box.

See my list below for links to all of the Art Impressions products that I used.

Happy Fall everyone!!

Arteza Real Brush Pens

Ginger/A178

Tawny/A137

Acid Green/A152

Orange/A112

Mint Green/A177

Sunset Yellow/A156

Lemon Yellow/A105

Punch Pink/A195

Tomato Red/A194

Ice Blue/A173

Chamomile/A157

Fall Drinks

Hello Ai fans!

It's time for pumpkin spice and everything nice, hot apple cider and hot cocoa.

Which one do you prefer?

I'm a cocoa girl myself.

I love Fall weather, colors and all of the activities that go along with it.
I can't wait for to host Thanksgiving.
My card is pretty simple this week, but imagine the joy it

could bring someone when they open their mailbox and find this, 

especially if you tuck a gift card into it.

Ai Rides Place Cards from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a place card holder that I made for Thanksgiving.

I used the new Ai Rides sets called 5457 – Christmas Truck Set and some pieces from 5456 – Spooky Wagon Set.

My step-dad Bud is a retired Ford dealership owner and loves old trucks.

I put him at the head of our Thanksgiving table and he loved this!  It's now on the windowsill in their kitchen.

I used the easel from the 5317 – MB Template Dies to stand it up on the plate.
One thing I'll do different next time is to cut some paper to cover the white on the backside.  If I had used the included dies to cut the truck in reverse I could have made the back pretty too.  Live and learn!

You can see how the fenders are popped up here.  Having dies for these pieces makes a world of difference!  Happy Holidays everyone and be sure to check out the latest challenge at Ai for your chance to win free stamps!

Art Impressions Full of Thanks interactive card

 Hello Ai fans!

Even though Thanksgiving may look different this year...I'm still going all out.  Even if it's just my husband and our 2 kids with us.

Since I may not be seeing the family I normally would I wanted to have some Thanksgiving cards to send.

I used 4939 – Full of Thanks Set.

The little piece of pie is interactive. 
When you tip the card it slides up and down.
The sentiment and turkey are stamped on 5133 – Flag Double Stitched Dies and 5135 – Hexagon Double Stitched Dies.

I stamped and colored two of them, fussy cut them and split them between two layers of foam tape so that they'd slide up and down.

Next I cut a strip of paper(4 times to make it sturdy) and then popped the pie onto it and added a foam strip to each end.

Just tilt the card back and forth and the pie slides up and down the paper strip.

Copics used:

W0, W2, W4, C0, N2

BG05, R37, E19, E42, E57, E97

I Brake for Harvest Bear

 Hello and happy Monday!

Fall is most definitely in the air where I live and I love it!!

Today I'm sharing HARVEST SHY BEAR. He can be found on his own or on full sheet MS49.

I love all of the fun things people do with pumpkins now.  Elaborate carvings, painting them fun colors, adding embellishments.  It's just so FUN!! 

I decided to go blue!

Thankful from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing a Thanksgiving card that I made using the set
5039 – Grateful Hearts Set

I love making holiday cards with less than traditional colors.  For some reason I immediately thought "yellow and polka dots" when I picked this set up this time.

I also used two of the Art Impressions Stitched Dies sets...

5064 – Circle Double Stitched Dies

5063 – Rectangle A2 Double Stitched Dies

If you like making Fall themed cards then you should check out the other sets available at Art Impressions.

I used my Fantasia watercolor pencils to color them.

I Brake for Harvest Mice!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing the Thanksgiving card I plan to give my mom and step-dad.  I'll be doing the cooking but it will be at their house.

I used
MOUSE HARVEST.

Thanksgiving just might be my favorite day of the year!  I love to cook and I love to eat.  What better day is there for those two things!!

I Brake for Wheat!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing what I'll probably turn into a Thanksgiving card.

I used

WHEAT.

I didn't finish off the inside yet because my mom's been in the hospital.  I may just use it to brighten her day if she doesn't come home since it's also just a nice fall card as it is.  She hasn't been outside in over a week and loves fall.

I love fall and you always see the pumpkins and scarecrows and wagons...I was drawn to this wheat spray bundle because it was unique.

Art Impressions NEW release and Treat Bag Challenge!

Hello Ai fans!

Today it's my turn to be featured on the Art Impressions Blog.  The new challenge starts today and couldn't be more fun!  TREAT BAGS!!

I'm featuring the Grateful Hearts Set.

Well...when it's a challenge this fun I couldn't stop at just one bag!

I made a card and 3 different treat bags.

My card is a Dutch fold. (think Dutch doors)

Here's the inside of the card.

This is what it looks like all folded up.

My first little treat bag is a "bag in a box" that I made with my Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers.  Who knew?  Apparently there are so many different things you can do with your envelope maker than just make envelopes!

THIS is the tutorial I followed. 

Believe me, it couldn't have been simpler!

How cute is this??  Bonus...as I was folding it up my mind was racing with other combinations of ways to fold and glue this for different shapes and sizes.

My next treat bag is really a box.

I used my Sizzix Harvest Bucket die and glued it to the front of an open box.

My last treat bag is a clear bag that I made a topper for.

I used all but three stamps from this set on my projects so you can see you get quite a lot of beautiful Thanksgiving images and verses with the set.