Thanksgiving Placecard

Thanksgiving Place Card

Materials

• Paper and Cardstock
• White Card-stock, 2 1/2"x 5", folded to make 2 1//2" square card and small scrap for name plate base.
• Bazzill Basics Monochromatic 5-color packs, Oranges
  • Cantelope, 2 1/8" x 2 1/8" square, plus a small scrap for flower
  • Apricot, 2 3/8" x 2 3/8" plus a small scrap for flower and for name plate
• Stamps
• Mini Clear Stamps from Imaginisce, Snag'em stamps, Apple Cider
• Stampendous Clear Stamps, Notes for a Friend, "Thanks"
• Inks and Embossing Powders
• Memories Dye ink pads, Artprint Brown
• Embellishments
• Doodlebug Mini Brads, Buttercream
• Tools
• Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, Deco/stub
• EK Mini Punch Set, Daisy and Petunia
• Dual Tip Stylus with wood handle
• Ultimate Gel Pen, Bronze
• A push pin
• Adhesives
• 3D Micro Square Foam Dots
• Glue Dots, Mini Size

Instructions

• Stamp the Leaves and the "thanks" with artprint brown ink on the cantelope square.
• Punch the corners of the cantelope square with the Stub side of the Corner Chomper.
• Layer onto the apricot square, and then onto the white card.
• Punch one petunia and one daisy out of the apricot scrap, and one daisy out of the cantelope.
• Using the embossing stylus and a soft surface like a mouse pad, press down the centers of the flowers, curving the petals upward.
  
• Use the push pin to poke a small hole in the center of each of the flowers.
• Stack the flowers with the petunia on the bottom and the apricot daisy on the top.
• Put the brad through the holes in the flowers. Trim off the ends of the brad stems if necessary
• Pull the petals of the two daisies up around the brad.
• Use a glue dot to attach the flower to the lower left corner of the cantelope layer.
• Trim a scrap of cantelope to 7/8" x 1/4".
• Use the bronze gel pen to write the name of the guest on the small rectangle of cantelope scrap.
• Mount the cantelope piece onto the white scrap and trim to 1/8" inch around the cantelope scrap.
• Mount the name plate to the card using foam squares.