Thanksgiving Card Ideas

It is Day 13 of my vegetable juice fast and I am still going strong!  Headache and Fibromyalgia are still the only symptoms I seem to have left from my chronic illness.  Chronic Fatigue no longer is affecting my life. Yay!  

October 14th was the Canadian Thanksgiving and I wanted to make a cute little card to send up there.  I used and A2 size brown envelope. That almost looked like a lunch bag texture to give it a rustic look.  I believe I picked it up at the Hobby Lobby store.      
                                                                                      

 Basically, I used an Ivory card stock that was 5' 1/2 X 4' 3/4 when folded in the middle.  I used my lunch bag cardstock that was cut at 5' X 3' 1/2 and used an embossing plate with autumn leaves through my Sizzix Big Shot Machine (which I love!) 

I also used my Big Shot with some framelits to make the boarder around the 'Give Thanks' sign.  I really just used paper that I had in my drawer that I thought would go with the autumn colour.  I used a simple 'Give Thanks' stamp and stamped it in Color Box Pigment - Cocoa.  Ribbon I liked was an Olive Green 5/8th of an inch in thickness that I just tied a little knot bow with. 

My first card, I used just a paper shaper scissor until I got 'Martha Stewart's Scallop Punch' and did the rest that way. I used it on a dark brown card stock that was 5' X 1' I love the way it looks.  

It all just came together. I found cute size pumpkins and squash embellishment at Michael's and use them as the accents on each card to make them different. Lastly use a white gel pen around the lunch bag card stock to make it look like it is stitched. It was fun to project to do. 



Now all I need to get cracking on is my Halloween cards that I need to get out before Halloween comes and goes.  This one is going to be cute.  I got the idea from the Sizzix Gallery of Projects.  Hope it turns out and I will share soon.  Oh, and a quick little note of interest.  Sizzix always has great clearance sales on products which makes it very affordable and I also want to mention that Joann Fabric and Crafts is a really great placed to get items for you papercrafting and they also have some great sales.

3 Cards for our Keyboardist in Uncle John's Band

Our Keyboardist turned 50 on Saturday and the band had a party for him at the American Legion Post 14 in St. Petersburg FL.  I run sound for them.  I also made up 3 cards that people could sign when they got there since it was just a Playin' In The Band Birthday Party and not so much bring on the presents sort of party.  Here are the 3 designs I made for him, they turned out pretty well and I think took about 3 hours to make them.  I am a slow poke, plus, two of my kids wanted to go to the comic convention and my hubby was sick with the flu and I had to look after him before the gig.  I didn't have time to put too much detail into them so I kept them simple :)

The Dawn of my New Hobby

I have always had great difficulties writing a blog because I never knew where I should start.  I am 46 years old and have experienced many things in life but my life has always seemed like a hodge-podge.  I am sure most of us feel that way.  I have just started a new hobby that coincidently started just before Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.   So, my blog is starting as my new hobby starts......

My laundry room became my hobby room.  Alan, my husband has his music room and I have my arts and crafts room.

I am totally blessed to have a great place to make my cards.  I have made a few different kinds up till now, and I hope to expand to many more great cards in the future.