Thanksgiving in the US is a little less than two weeks away. *insert slight panic here* Our prep has begun: we gathered and tested new recipes, made the annual card to send to family and friends, and placed the order from our favorite local, family owned butcher for our center of attention - Tom the Turkey.
This weekend I finished making the place cards for the table. I enjoy having place cards for all of our large family meals, as I think it is just a small way for each guest to feel a little special and everyone knows exactly where they are sitting when they sit down for dinner.
Papertrey Ink came out with a really cute Shape Up Series in their die collection and this year they introduced the
Pumpkin Die Collection. I used this die collection to create my greeting card as well as matching place cards for the table.
Here's what I did. First I cut an A2 card base and then aligned it with the dashed line on the die, and ran it through my Cuttlebug. Next, I used the same die on non-folded card stock and cut the pumpkin followed by the stem. This collection has a companion die called
Pumpkin Sections Die. I used patterned paper and cut each section in a different pattern. I inked each of the edges of the sections with some brown ink to make them stand out. I glued the pattern sections and stem to the solid pumpkin shape and adhered that to the A2 card base. Finally, I cut brown felt letters from the
Modern Alphabet Die set. Although this pumpkin die collection is intended for a greeting card, I think it will work well for my place cards.
