Remember To Give Thanks

Grand Vacation Achievers Blog Hop - Remember To Give Thanks

Welcome to the Grand Vacation Achievers Blog Hop for September.
The theme for the hop this month is Remember to Give Thanks.

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I was looking through some old cards last week and found a card using a technique I haven't used in a while - making your own embossed background. Since the introduction of embossing folders I seem to do this less and less :( But, it's an awesome way to customise your own background. I wanted to keep this card clean and simple but give it a little pop somehow and embossing some leaves on it to match the framelit I used to for the sentiment seemed a great way to do that.

I then used the same technique on the Square Pillow Box thinlit and instead of making the box square - I doubled it in size. This time I used the de-bossed side of the card stock.

Whilst I had the bow punch out I remembered I wanted to try to make a mini turkey as a place card holder. When Stamping' Up! brought out the Gift Bow Die I made this Turkey Treat (click HERE) then we got the Bow Punch - perfect for a mini turkey! I followed the tutorial (HERE) but used the Bow Punch and Circle Punches instead of the Bow Die and circle framelits.

Here are a few extra photographs with some explanations:

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Here is what I used to make the card:

Here is what I used to make the Box

Here is what I used to make the mini turkey