Add a festive touch to your Thanksgiving table with homemade napkin rings & place card holders created from ordinary scrapbooking paper.
Round Napkin Ring Supplies:
1″ x 6″ piece of cardstock for band
1/2″ x 6″ piece of patterned paper to decorate band
1-3/4″ circle of light cardstock for emblem
2″ scalloped circle dark cardstock for matting emblem
Square Napkin Ring Supplies:
1″ x 6″ piece of cardstock for band
1/2″ x 6″ piece of patterned paper to decorate band
2″ x 2″square of light cardstock for emblem
2-1/4″ x 2-1/4″square of dark cardstock for matting emblem
Place Card Supplies:
2″ x 2.5″ piece of dark cardstock
3/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece of light cardstock
Instructions for Napkin Ring:
1.) Wrap & adhere 1″ x 6″ piece of cardstock into a band, overlapping the edges by about 1/4″.
2.) Wrap & adhere /2″ x 6″ piece of patterned paper over the cardstock band.
3.) Stamp image on emblem cardstock. If using square design, round two opposite corners on both pieces of cardstock.
4.) Adhere emblem onto mat.
5.) Adhere Mat onto cardstock band.
Instructions for Place Card:
1.)Score & fold 2 ” x 2.5″ piece of dark cardstock to make a 1″x2-1/2″ folded placecard.
2.)Stamp or write on place card label. Adhere to place card.
Featured Colors: Sunset, Barn Red, Colonial White, Olive.
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Looking for a easy yet adorable Thanksgiving centerpiece? These paper strip pumpkins can be made in just minutes with scraps of leftover scrapbooking paper. Make one large pumpkin or two small ones from a single 12″x12″ piece of paper or cardstock. Cluster them in different sizes around the room to create a festive theme.
Supplies for Small Paper Strip Pumpkin:
Twelve 1″ x 6″ strips of orange paper
One 2″x 2.5″ piece of green paper
Two brads
One 6″ x 1/16″ strip of brown cardstock Continue reading →
Add subtle texture and a variety of colors with tissue stamping. Use ordinary tissues to ink your stamps for a beautiful watercolored effect.
Also in this video, learn about using Flip Flaps to create layouts, cards, mini albums, and home décor, and learn how to cluster embellishments and move or resize them in Studio J.
Chipboard dimensional elements are wonderfully versatile. For this card, we covered dimensional elements flowers with paper, and also stamped & sponged some of them (center circles) to create a coordinated look.
To cover with paper, first trace the shape onto the back of your paper. Cut out the design with scissors, and adhere it to the chipboard shape. Next, use sand paper or finishing files to sand any edges of the paper down to mold them to the sides of the chipboard.
To stamp or sponge chipboard elements, remember that the ink will appear darker on chipboard than on paper. So choose a lighter shade, or stamp off on a scratch paper, and then onto the chipboard to get a second generation lighter shade from the same ink pad.
For more about covering dimensional elements, see this video tutotial>
Here is the matching gift box that coordinated with the card.
Featured Colors: Lagoon, Pear, Sunset, Gypsy, Black, White Daisy
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Featured Colors: Pacifica, Sky, Chocolate, Colonial White
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Featured Colors: Cranberry, New England Ivy, Garden Green, Bamboo
A little inspiration for your holiday card making. Using this Christmas paper pack you can create a unique card with hinges. Add ribbon and hang it from tree or ad a photo. How might you use this for your card making or decorating for Christmas.
The “Rock ‘n Roll’ technique works great with leaf stamps to give a blended multi colored look. For this card, clear embossing was added to give the leaf a little more drama.
For a lighter center with dark edges:
First ink the stamp with with the lighter shade. Then roll the edges of the inked stamp on the pad of a darker coordinating color, being careful not to ink the entire image. Finally stamp the image onto your paper to reveal the blending of the two colors.
For a darker center with light edges:
First ink the stamp with with the lighter shade. Stamp the entire image on your paper. Next ink the stamp with the darker shade, and roll the edges of the stamp on a scratch paper to remove some of the ink. Finally stamp the darker image over the ligher stamped image to add the darker center.
Featured Colors: Bamboo, Barn Red, Sunset, Olive
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Even when you don’t have a stamp set to make a focal point for a particular theme, the right paper can save the day. On this card, the tress were cut out of coloed and popped up with foam tape to create a quick, easy and adorable focal point.
Tip: For a quick and easy way to create the worn, exposeed edges on cardstock, use an edge distresser. To get this effect, make sure you are using cardstock with a white core like all of the cardstock carried by CTMH.
Featured Colors: Cranberry, New England Ivy, Garden Gree, Bamboo
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Chipboard dimensional elements are wonderfully versatile. For this card, we covered dimensional elements flowers with paper, and also stamped & sponged some of them (center circles) to create a coordinated look.
The “Rock ‘n Roll’ technique works great with leaf stamps to give a blended multi colored look. For this card, clear embossing was added to give the leaf a little more drama. 
