Thanksgiving Invitations – A Child’s Year Cricut Cartridge

Why did the police arrest the turkey?
They suspected it of fowl play.

(Sing to the tune of Happy Birthday)

Happy in advance Turkey Day to you…
Happy in advance Turkey Day to you…
Happy in advance Turkey Day Dear Joy’s Life reader…
Happy in advance Turkey Day to you…

Do you just love these invitations?!  Please say yes.  I think they turned out so well!  I started making them using a yellow cardstock for the background where the mother and child are, but I ran out of yellow 1/2 way through.  That’s why I have a yellow”ish” background and another card has an orange background.  See…

… and honestly I don’t know which one I like better!

Here’s What I Used:

Cricut Cartridges: A Child’s Year (mother and child setting table pg. 67 & card shape pg. 54); Storybook (orange or yellow colored shape background pg. 66); George (largest circle pg. 108)

Punch: Stampin’ Up Word Window Punch (where “Family” is stamped), Fiskars hole punch, 1 3/4″ circle punch EK Success (smaller circle)

Stamp Set: Stampin’ Up Fundamental Phrases (“Family”)

Paper: All Solid Paper is from Stampin’ Up: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and a yellow/gold paper from Earth Elements; striped glitter paper from My Mind’s Eye, Fall in Love by Jen Wilson (bought at Michael’s)

Ink: Stampin’ Up More Mustard & Chocolate Chip; ColorBox Fluid Chalk Inkpad Chestnut Roan

Embossing Folder: Cuttlebug Autumn Type

Other Supplies: Raffia, Brown ribbon, Gold brads, ATG gun, heat tool, gold embossing powder, glue pad

Here’s How I Made them:

1. I cut the card (A Child’s Year pg. 54) to fit a standard A2 sized envelope.
2. I made the striped background by cutting out another card shape, but smaller and then cutting it in half.
3. I then cut the solid color background (Marquee1 from the Storybook cart pg. 66).
4. I inked up the Autumn type Cuttlebug folder using Stampin’ Up More Mustard ink.  Click here to learn how to ink embossing folders.
5. I ran the folder though my Big Shot.
6. I chalked the edges of the embossed part of the card with the ColorBox Fluid Chalk Inkpad in Chestnut Roan.
7. I cut the mother and child image and the shadowed image.
8. I pressed the mother and child image into a glue pad and then covered it with gold embossing powder.
9. I used my heat tool to melt the embossing powder.
10. Then I assembled the embossed image to the shadowed image.
11. I cut small pieces of raffia from a large bundle I have.  You can buy that at most craft stores.  I got mine at Michael’s.
12. I tied raffia into the knotted ribbon.  The ribbon is tied all the way around that part of the card.
13. I had a punch that could make the smaller of the circles where “family” is stamped, but I had to use the George cartridge to cut a larger circle.
14. I stamped paper with the “Family” sentiment using Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip ink.
15. I punched out “Family” using the word window punch.
16. Then I punched holes in the sides of the word window and added brads.
17. I glued everything down with my trusty ATG gun.

I hope I didn’t leave anything out.  I enjoyed making this card.  Even though there were a lot of steps to making it, I found the whole process to be fun.  Now, if I’d hated the result, I probably wouldn’t be so happy.  Remember when I tried a whole bunch of things on that burned donut card?  Nothing could save it from its true ugliness. LOL  As the saying goes, “That’s like putting lipstick on a pig.”

I hope all the recipients of this card enjoy it.  It’s an invitation to Thanksgiving at our house!