Thanksgiving Traditions

HI, just wanted to share my post that is on the Classy Cards 'n such blog

today...I made a bit of fun décor for Thanksgiving...if you could,

I would love for you to pop over there and "leave me some love.

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Hello, Diane here with you today on the Classy Cards 'n Such blog

to talk and share a bit about one of my favorite Holidays..."Thanksgiving"!!

 

It's the time of the year where you can sit down with family and friends,

count your blessings, be "thankful" for what you have before you,

 and let your creativeness flow.

 

I love to make most of my holiday decorations and with all the wonderful

dies and beautiful papers available to us, it is an easy task!!

 

We have good friends coming to stay with us over the holiday, so I decided to

make a group of Thanksgiving décor.

 

 

First is the invite itself.....if you "know" me, you know I love to think of ways to

use my dies for other ways then they were intended for....

I started with the gorgeous Champaign Neenah Pearlized Metallic 

paper Beverly stocks in her store.

 

 

I love this paper, it is a nice weight and  quality that has metallic shimmer for

making classy and elegant cards.  I embossed it first, then added a Fanciful flourish from

Cheery Lynn Designs.  My turkey was made with one of the leaves/petals from the

Cheery Lynn Designs Build A Flower #2...I used 12 of the larger leaves, and 2 of the smaller

just building the turkey as I went...easy...easy!! ( I have a little pattern at the end of the post so

you can see what the body looks like.)   The sentiment is from the set Autumn Blessings by

Flourishes.  Adding a couple stick pins and a snippet of a bow and my invite was finished.

 

 

Next is a candle ring made with Graphic 45 12 Days of Christmas  6x 6 paper pad and Authentique Tradition  6 x 6 paper pad...in fact, all the designer papers used in all the projects are from these 2 collections.  I cut out numerous fall leaves from the Impression Obession leaves dies. 

 

 

 It might look like it took long, but in reality it was only about 10 minutes or less of cutting.

I traced a small plate for my base and just started adding flowers around it, leaving room for the candle.  When I had all the leaves I wanted, I just cut an X in the center, big enough to slide

the candle in.  This could be decorated more if you wanted, with berries and such.

 

Using some of the left over leaves I made my napkin ring by cutting a strip of paper and

gluing a few leaves around it...very quick and easy.

 

 

Last are just simple little candy cups to set at each place setting...a few left over leaves glued on as well.  I will use these items for my dinner with friends.

 

 

  I hope you enjoyed my post and it has inspired you to get creative for the Holidays yourself!!

 

Here is the turkey body pattern.

 

I am entering this into the challenge at

Decorate To Celebrate Thanksgiving/Fall

and

Cheery Lynn Designs "Fall Colors"