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Americana Thanksgiving Creativity Kit Release

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Carta Bella Americana Thanksgiving Creativity Kit Release for the Button Farm Club

Hello, Friends!

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so I am very excited to share this Carta Bella Americana Thanksgiving Creativity Kit Release for the Button Farm Club.  It’s not a card kit, nor is it a mini album or a junk journal.  It’s a delicious assortment of home decor, card folios, table favors, cards, and a cute recipe file folder.  What fun I had putting this  kit together, and I can hardly wait to share all the goodies with you.

Thanksgiving Table Favors

Dressing the Thanksgiving Table is as important as dressing the Thanksgiving turkey, do you agree?  Our family has a long tradition of creating special table favors to celebrate the feast.  That’s why I created these adorable little treat boxes.  Each box has a decorative belly band and will stand up for display.

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I’ve tucked a cute tag and mini note card inside each box.  Sometimes we each write a special blessing on the back of a tag and read them aloud before we have our pie.  It’s a great way to reflect on the good things that have taken place in a year.  There’s also room in here to add a tea bag, chocolate treat or a mint inside.

Dimensional Table Centerpiece

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The kit also includes this unique dimensional table centerpiece.  It’s double sided, so both sides of the table have a nice view. Tuck fall flowers or foliage into the centers of the open columns. , Cluster small gourds and pumpkins around it to make it really special.  You’ll see more of this in the video preview below.

Recipe File Folder

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If you’re like me, you have a pile of special recipes that you only pull out for Thanksgiving.  Wouldn’t it be nice to have a special spot where you could keep them all together?  That’s why I created this darling little recipe file folder for the kit.

Each accordion file has 6 divider tabs, and room on the back for a photo of the dish, or the family member/friend who made the dish part of your Thanksgiving tradition.

Gather Interactive Folio

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The older I get, the more precious family photos become.  So I created this lovely 7″ x 5″ interactive folio as a spot where you can capture the memories of your family Thanksgiving.

Here’s a little peek at what’s inside. You’ll see the rest in the video tour below.

Dimensional Card Folio

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This dimensional card folio might be my very favorite project in the entire kit.  Not only does it make a great display piece, it has room for photos and memory keeping inside.

Americana Thanksgiving Creativity Kit Release on YouTube

There are more fun surprises inside this kit, but since a picture is worth a thousand words, I invite you to grab a cuppa and a snack and enjoy this video tour on my YouTube Channel.

All the supplies for this kit are in house, and it will ship quickly so that you can get your Thanksgiving goodies made before the big day.  In fact, creating the folio could be a fun activity once the feasting is done!

You can order your kit today at The Button Farm Club.

If you haven’t started in on your Christmas cards yet, Laura tells me there are still a few Christmas Time in the City Card Kits left, too. That could be a fun Thanksgiving weekend activity for the whole family!

Thanks so much for all your kind support and encouragement!  And thanks for stopping by today, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

Really Reasonable Ribbon October 2023 Blog Hop

Really Reasonable Ribbon October 2023 Blog Hop:  Thanksgiving Easel Card

Hello, Friends!  Welcome to the Really Reasonable Ribbon October 2023 Blog Hop!  You should be coming here from Ginny’s lovely blog.  The theme for this month’s hop is Thanksgiving or Autumn colors.  That’s one of my favorite themes, and I had a wonderful time  adding all sorts of RRR trims and posies to this 6×6 easel card.

Copper Satin Ribbon with a Gold Metallic Edge is the perfect partner for this autumn  extravaganza.  Topped with Gold Metallic String and a sweet little acorn button, it sets the tone for a rich time spent with friends and family.

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Fall flowers are some of the prettiest blooms of the year, so I loaded up this card with bunches of Mixed Earth Tone Magnolias, Chrysanthemums and 25mm Cottage Roses from the RRR shop.  Chipboard accents (listed below) from Reneabouquets lovely shop turn this card into a fall home decor piece.

A Peek Inside

The stopper on this easel card is actually a pocket.  Create a border at the top of the pocket with the same Copper Satin Ribbon to add extra texture and shine to the card design.

A little Pumpkin Spice Tea Wallet and honey stick  in the pocket turns this card into a gift.  It’s the perfect way to send a little love to far away family members or to thank a thoughtful hostess.

On With the Hop

Now hop on over and see what paper pretties my teammate Cheryl has prepared for you.  Then finish up the hop over on the RRR Blog so you can answer Bonnie’s Question of the Month and enter the drawing for a $10 Gift Certificate and the Digital Stamp Set of your choice.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Thanks for hopping, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Photoplay Thankful Thanksgiving Tags Tutorial

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Photoplay Thankful Thanksgiving Tags Tutorial for World Card Making Day 2022

Hello, Friends!  Let’s celebrate World Card Making Day with a Photoplay Thankful Thanksgiving Tags Tutorial, shall we?  Some of you loved my Christmas Treat Tags Tutorial so much that you asked me to create a similar project for Thanksgiving.  Wish granted!

These little tags are so much fun to make and to give!  They are a perfect way to dress up your Thanksgiving table. They make great little gifts for friends and  neighbors, too.

Each  little tag has a box style pocket on the front filled with a cookie treat, tea bag, honey stick and a miniature greeting card (3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″).

The tag base is a Graphic 45 Regular Craft Tag.  It’s very easy to cover the tag with designer paper if you have the Regular Tags Die.

We’re using Photoplay’s lovely “Thankful” paper collection to dress up our tags.  Then we use scraps from covering the tags to decorate the goodies inside.

I’ve had these metal embellishments for over 10 years now.  Sometimes you buy a thing, and it just has to wait for the right project to come along.  This was it.

You can make this tag design work for any occasion or theme.  Just change up the papers and the embellishments, and you are good to go.

   

Thanksgiving Treat Tags Tutorial on YouTube

Now that you’ve seen the finished tags, would you like to learn how to make them?  Please enjoy this easy to follow tutorial over on my YouTube channel.

Do you plan to do some crafting today?  It’s a very blustery day here in North Carolina with the remnants of Ian blowing past us.  It’s perfect weather for staying inside and making something beautiful!

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

Happy World Cardmaking Day my friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Thanksgiving Treat Tags Tutorial

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Thanksgiving Treat Tags Tutorial with Simple Stories Autumn Splendor for Throwback Thursday

Hello, Friends!  For this episode of Throwback Thursday, I have a Thanksgiving Treat Tags Tutorial to share with you.  We’re playing with our Simple Stories Autumn Splendor Collection, Graphic 45 Large Kraft Tags, G45 Large Tag Die, Prima Autumn Sunset Flowers and bits and bobs from my stash.

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These little treat pockets are quick and easy to make, which is always nice during a busy holiday season.

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Each tag is filled with a tea party for one.

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These make adorable place cards on a Thanksgiving table.

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If you are hosting a Thanksgiving buffet, the pocket is a great place to put napkin and silverware.  You could tuck in a little Andes Mint treat along with the flatware to make it extra special.

The tutorial below will show you how to transform that large kraft tag into a nifty pocket.

Quick How-To Guide and Measurements

You are going to love how easy this project is to make.

  • First, place a G45 Large Kraft Tag on your scoring tool so that the rounded edge is on the left.
  • Now score the tag at 5 1/2″ and again at 6 1/2″.  Fold and burnish the scored lines. Fold the bottom end of the tag up to form a pocket without sides.
  • Then die cut patterned paper with the G45 Large Tag Die.  Try to use paper that has a non-directional pattern on the back side.
  • Now cut the tag liner at 5 1/4″.  Adhere the top half of the liner to the tag base.  Trim 1/8″ off the bottom piece that has the square corners.  Then place the rounded corners on the left hand side of your scoring tool and score at 2″.  Set this piece aside.
  • Next, cut (2) 2″ squares of heavy kraft cardstock.  Score 1/2″ flaps on both sides.  Fold and burnish the scored lines. These are the sides for your tag pocket.
  • Then adhere the 1/2″ flaps to the back side of the pocket flap and to the tag base.
  • Now line up the rounded corners of your tag liner with the rounded corners of the pocket and adhere.
  • Finally, decorate your tag with ribbon, flowers, ephemera and charms.

You could easily use this same design for  Christmas party, Baby Shower, Birthday or Bridal Shower, too. One of the other things I love about this project is that you can use up scraps of designer paper to dress up the tea party goodies.

So dig into your stash of fall papers, and let’s get started making these clever tags!

Thanksgiving Treat Tags Tutorial on YouTube

 

I hope you enjoy making these tag pockets.  I can think of so many fun ways to use them.  What will you do with yours?  I’d love to hear in the comment section below.

Happy Throwback Thursday!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Pink Autumn Thanksgiving Wreath

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Hello, Friends!  I know I said I was probably done making Autumn cards, but then I hatched the idea to make this Pink Autumn Thanksgiving Wreath Tea Party in a Box…and, how could I say no? This might be my favorite Autumn creation thus far, so I had to share it with you.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the entire year.  I love that we set a whole day aside just to say “thank you” for all the blessings in our lives.  (I have developed the habit of looking for the good and being grateful for it every day.  Because of it, I’m a happier person.)  But It’s good to have a day when we take inventory of all the GOOD thing that surround us, instead of always moaning about the bad things.  Spending time with family is irreplaceable.  Tables groaning under the weight of food that has been lovingly prepared is  a GOOD thing!  So I celebrate Thanksgiving in a big way.   To me, this card captures the beauty and bounty of the holiday I love so much.

The Inspiration

This Thanksgiving wreath in Reneabouquet’s shop caught my eye.  The softer autumn hues are a perfect pairing for Prima’s Pink Autumn collection.  The front cover of this beauty comes together very quickly, but looks as though hours were spent  on it.  That’s the beauty of printed Beautiful Board.  All the heavy lifting has been done for you.  Here’s how the cover came together.

  • First, join two 6″ x 11″ panels of chocolate brown cardstock together.  Score from left to right at 6″ and again at 7″.  Fold.  Score again at 6″ and 7″.  Then score one final time at 9 1/2″.  This small flap will be the box pocket face.  Trim away the excess paper.
  • Next, cut a 5 3/4″ square”  panel of the pastel pumpkin foiled paper.
  • Then cut a 5 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ strip of the brown pumpkin patterned paper from the A4 pad.  This is the belly band.  This darker band of paper helps the soft colors of the wreath pop off the page.
  • Now trim around the edges of the 12×12 “Give Thanks” sentiment.
  • Place foam tabs or strips on the back of the wreath and position over the sentiment.  Then center and adhere.  Place foam on the turkey and adhere on the left hand side of the wreath.
  • Arrange Pink Autumn florals in the corners of the wreath.  Add a Vanilla Shimmer Satin Bow and Metallic String to complete the composition.

Something about this card takes me right back to my Great-Grandmother’s house at Thanksgiving.

Tea Party in a Box

Here’s a peek at the Tea Party in a Box.

I used the vellum sheet from Pink Autumn to make a little 4″ x 5″ note card and treat envelope to go along with all the usual suspects.

This little ensemble makes a wonderful hostess gift.  Since I’m the one who usually prepares and hosts the feast, perhaps I shall give this one to myself.  Just kidding…you can actually find it in my Etsy shop.

Thanks for indulging me in my passion for fall this year.  I’ll turn on the Christmas creations soon.  I just hate rushing through my favorite season of the year.  So this year I decided to celebrate fall with all of you.  I hope you don’t mind.

You’ll find a linked supply list below the post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

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