Autumn Bookmarks & Thanksgiving Tea

I have two projects again this week. First up are these really cute bookmarks.

You get 1 of each bookmark, a total of 4 and you can print as many as you need.

 

Deena's files are so easy to work with, you can print, cut and assemble these in about 30 minutes. After printing them out (I went a little out of the lines on the last one) I inked up the edges then I used up some scraps of fall papers to back the bookmarks with (one is mounted on black so you can't see it in the picture). I also punch holes in the tops, add an eyelet and a piece of twine.

These would make nice teacher or hostess gifts.

Now it is time for a Thanksgiving Tea Party, actually more of a Black Friday Tea to give everyone time to take a break and get revived by tea, scones w/lemon curd, tea sandwiches, fresh fruit, tiny deserts and chocolates. I'm going to stay home and make tea while everyone else is out fighting the crowds.

 

 

 

 

 

This cup is from the Queen Anne line of bone china, it was made in England but my book which was published in 1991 doesn't have the exact same marks that match the bottom of my cup, the markings I have are a combination of a couple of different marks Queen Anne used. However the last Queen Anne mark they have listed says, "1959+". It was made sometime after 1959 and I don't know is this line is still produced.

 

 This cup is from Royal Stafford and once again I don't have the exact marks that are in the book.

 

You get 2 tea bags on a page and you can print as many as you need.

 

For this simple invitation is very easy to make, I used a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" brown cardstock, I cut it in half so that I had two pieces of 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". I scored it at 4 1/4", then I added a scrap of dark pumpkin which I embossed with a Cuttlebug folder from my stash. I chomped all 4 corners of both the card base and the pumpkin layer then I added a Thanksgiving Greetings Tea Bag on top, added some sequins and pearls. The sentiment was an extra that I had previously printed on vellum with my printer then layered onto a scrap of Kraft paper and adhered with foam pads.

 



 

Guest Designer at My Craft Spot

This is my second post today, for my HIMCR #174 project please click here: HiMCR # 174

Hi, Sue from Sue's Paper Crafts here. I am so honored to be a Guest Designer for a day today here at My Craft Spot .

With Thanksgiving just around the corner I chose the, "Happy Thanksgiving" stamp set to play with. When the set arrived I couldn't stop at the 2 projects that Kimberly requested, I wanted to showcase as many of these wonderful stamps as I could.

I know it's a little late to be sending out invitations for Thanksgiving Dinner but these stamps are perfect for them.

 

 

 I used 3 of the stamps for the invitation, "Sharing the Harvest", "What's Cooking" and "May the Bounty of the Season Fill Your Heart and Home". I cut the turkey with my Cricut and My Community cartridge, the turkey's background is cut from a piece of paper I embossed using my eBosser and the Swirltangle embossing folder, I used foam pads to adhere the turkey to the background.

I stamped the sentiments on vellum and embossed them with gold embossing powder, then I backed them with a piece of cream paper that had been sprayed with some Tattered Angels - Coffee Shop and adhered them to the card with foam pads.

I used the 3rd stamp on the inside and printed the event using my printer and Photoshop.

Added a few Imaginisce jewels and a piece of twine to finish it off. 

For my second card I wanted to use the, "Falling For You" stamp, it goes perfectly with my falling leaves paper.

 

I started with a Kraft base for my card, added the falling leaf paper, stamped the sentiment on Kraft paper then layered it with a piece of red/rust and put a piece of burlap behind it. I punched a few leaves with some very thin craft metal and a couple of sequins on the upper corner. I also added some twine and a button.

 

My third card is a, "Happy Thanksgiving" card.

 

 

The card base is a mustard color, I layered it with a piece with Thanksgiving and fall type decorations, added a piece of ribbon and my bling swirl is from Zva Creative, "Happy Thanksgiving" stamp and some Imaginisce bling.

 



 My 4th card was a bit of a challenge, I had received card from a pen pal and wanted to copy it because I like the design. After she sent me the basic measurements I went to work making an SVG. I need to tweak my SVG a bit but I'm fairly happy with the results.

 

 

 

Folded Card

I did my SVG cut, added some fall color printed paper to the, "flip" part and a piece of Zva Bling.

 

Open Card

 

I stamped the back ground for my top layer with the, "So Blessed to Have You in my Life" stamp and added some gold Stickles. Stamped the, "When I Count my Blessings I Count You Twice" stamp and layered it onto a piece of burlap.

 

The sentiments in this set are so perfect that the cards pretty much make themselves.

 

I want to thank Kimberly for having me today. I would really love to do this again. Please stop by Kimberly's store and see what she has to offer.

 

Sue Kracker

www.suek86401.blogspot.com

 

 

Entering the Falling For You card into this challenge:

Add A Little Dazzle Challenge #51

Creative Bug on the Loose Challenge #7 - Fallen Hues Colour Challenge

It's time for Creative Bug on the Loose Challenge #7 - Fallen  Hues Colour Challenge, we have some beautiful colors to work with for this challenge:



Design - Seeds: Fallen-Hues5

Theme Description:
In most of North America, fall is upon us.  I love this time of the year with all the rich colours of the season surrounding us.  This month we want to see a fall themed creation featuring a minimum of three colours from the Design Seeds palette.  So get out all those green, orange and brown tones and show us the beauty and bounty of the fall season.

I had this adorable, "Fall is Here" image to work with.

 

 

 

Recipe:

 

Digital image from: Creative Bug on the Loose

Cardstock

Colored pencils, chalk, markers, whatever you like to color with, I used pencils and chalk on mine.

Embellishments, adhesives

 

I printed my image to measure 6" high x 4 1/2" wide then I colored it with my pens and chalks.

I cut the card to measure 7" high x 5 1/2" wide when folded and adhered my image to it.

I added some pearls for the polka dots on her hat and dress/coat. I also added some Liquid Applique to the fur on her hat and a pompom on top. Pompom fringe to the bottom and some jewels up the side.

I printed the sentiment using my computer printer, layered it on top of a scrap from cutting the card, put some jewels in the corners and adhered it to front of card using foam pads.  

 

Now to start our new Challenge, we have a new rule, you are no longer required to use a Creative Bug Digital SnapShot image in your project, but we would sure love it if you do. As an extra incentive, if you do use a CBD image you can enter as many cards/projects as you like, otherwise you are limited to three entries. 

Dates for this challenge are: November 5 – December 2
Sadly this will be our last challenge.

Prizes for this challenge are: 

• Five digital images from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for a person chosen in a random draw based on all eligible entrants.

An additional prize of three images will be presented to a random winner who has used a CBD image in their project.  In theory, that means that if you use a CBD image, you could win a total of eight images!

A top three will also be chosen (as long as there are a minimum of seven people entering).  Each person in the top three will also get to choose an image from the store.


I've caught the bug, how about you?

- Store: http://www.creativebugdigis.com/
- Blog: http://scrapbookingforbeginners-naomi.blogspot.ca/


Hop on over to: Creative Bug on the Loose I would love to see what you create.