Thanksgiving Mini Slimline Card

I made so many Fall & Thanksgiving cards last year that I didn't need to make any this year. Then, I ran out of time and didn't get any mailed for our Canadian Thanksgiving in October, so now I have lots for next year too. Sheesh. At least I can mail cards to our American friends & family this month. I found this single 12x12" sheet of fall themed paper in my stash and decided to use it up. I made 4 different sized cards and have been sharing them throughout the week. 

I've made a 5x7" fun fold, a standard A2, a Slimline and today's card is a Mini Slimline that used up the last of the paper! I added a circle sticker to matted circles, then went around the outer edge with a gold gel pen. The little mushroom was also a sticker, and it was added to white card stock then fussy cut so I could pop it up with a foam tape.

Inside I wrapped the white panel with both washi tape and narrow gold foil tape, then stamped the sentiment. In the top photo, you can see a sticker on the envelope flap. I kept half of it on the folded liner, so when I go to send the card I can peel away the rest of the liner and the sticker will adhere to the envelope.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Fall Harvest, Echo Park

Narrow gold tape - Amazon .ca

Shimmer Spray

Wash Tape - old, my stash

Crosshatch Circles - Karen Burniston

Stickers - Amazon .ca, from a few years ago

Gold gel pen

Harvest Slimline Card

 

I made so many Fall & Thanksgiving cards last year that I didn't need to make any this year. Then, I ran out of time and didn't get any mailed for our Canadian Thanksgiving in October, so now I have lots for next year too. Sheesh. At least I can mail cards to our American friends & family this month. I found this single 12x12" sheet of fall themed paper in my stash and decided to use it up. I made 4 different sized cards and will be sharing them throughout the week. 

So far I have shared a 5x7" fun fold, and a standard A2 sized card. Today Is a Slimline card! I have these Kraft #10 business envelopes and they are perfect for fall cards. I used stickers to decorate both the envelope and the inside of the card, which is shown a bit further down the post.

I love the Happy Fall die from Pink & Main and have used it many times over the years during the fall season. For this card I lightly sponged a deeper orange in the centre of the die cut then added Wink of Stella for a little sparkle & Shine. The pumpkin started off as a shaker, but I decided I didn't want to add extra postage so instead created the shaker with thin foam tape. That gave me less bulk, and some of the filler is thin and does move around but not enough that I would call it a shaker.  Still, I liked the look. 

Below is a peek at the inside, where I added washi tape to the bottom of an off white confetti panel then a big focal sticker. 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Fall Harvest, Echo Park

Narrow gold tape - Amazon .ca

Stitched Pumpkin Frame - Lawn Fawn

Outside In Stitched Pumpkin - Lawn Fawn

Shimmering Fallen Leaves - Kat Scrappiness

Happy Fall - Pink & Main

Gold Lunar Paste

Shimmer Spray

Wash Tape - old, my stash

Stickers - old, from my stash

Glitter Dots stickers - Ecstasy Crafts

Floral Pumpkin Card

I made so many Fall & Thanksgiving cards last year that I didn't need to make any this year. Then, I ran out of time and didn't get any mailed for our Canadian Thanksgiving in October, so now I have lots for next year too. Sheesh. At least I can mail cards to our American friends & family this month. I found this single 12x12" sheet of fall themed paper in my stash and decided to use it up. I made 4 different sized cards and will be sharing them throughout the week. 

Yesterday I shared a 5x7" Z-fold card and today's card is a standard A2 size. I went through my fall embellishments and found several of these floral sprays so added one to the top of my layered pumpkin. These were clip art from many years ago, printed and cut out with my Scan 'N Cut - then promptly stored away. 🤷‍♀️

I cut the pumpkin frame and the base, sandwiching a clear transparency in between the layers. I love the shine this gives! A sentiment was stamped inside and I added a strip of the patterned paper for some colour. The paper was double sided with the fall print on one side and this gingham on the other.

 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Fall Harvest, Echo Park

Narrow gold tape - Amazon .ca

Stitched Pumpkin Frame - Lawn Fawn

Outside In Stitched Pumpkin - Lawn Fawn

Clipart - old, from my stash

Mini Strips Harvest stamp & die - Taylored Expressions

Let our Lives stamp - Be Full, Neat & Tangled

5x7" Fall Z-Fold Card

I made so many Fall & Thanksgiving cards last year that I didn't need to make any this year. Then, I ran out of time and didn't get any mailed for our Canadian Thanksgiving in October, so now I have lots for next year too. Sheesh. At least I can mail cards to our American friends & family this month. I found this single 12x12" sheet of fall themed paper in my stash and decided to use it up. I made 4 different sized cards and will be sharing them throughout the week. This 5x7" Z-Fold crd is the first one.

The cute stamped images (Lawn Fawn) were stamped and cut with my Scan 'N Cut several years ago. I stamped & cut out a whole sheet of images from the stamp set and then just had them stored in a baggie in with my Fall embellishments. At some point I even coloured some of them so those are the ones I pulled out for this card.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Fall Harvest, Echo Park

Narrow gold tape - Amazon .ca

Shimmer Spray

A6 Lacy Layers - Waffle Flower

Wash Tape - old, my stash

Happy Harvest - Lawn Fawn

Autumn Greetings - Sunny Studio

Mini Slimline for Thanksgiving

For our Thanksgiving cards this year, I made an effort to use up some bits and pieces from my craft room. This leaf panel with the gold leaves was one I'd been hanging onto because it was just to pretty to toss but it was the wrong size for an A2 card. Back then people weren't making Mini Slimline cards, so I pulled out a couple of Mini Slimline dies and this is the card I came up with. This is also my last Thanksgiving card until next season!

I cut the gold leaf panel with a fancy edge die then matted it with a gold mottled foiled cardstock. The sentiment was stamped on a white fishtail banner and matted with brown, and I added a few gold glitter dots for even more sparkle. But it seemed to need something, so I cut stitched leaves from scraps of gold mirror cardstock and added a little twine bow. Done!

Inside I made a simple box pop up and decorated the white panel with Washi Tape (which is also on the envelope) and a single gold stitched leaf.  The sentiments used are ones that I have had for many years (from Reverse Confetti) & they came with the label dies. I pull out the set every year to use on my cards. 😊

I didn't to a tutorial for making a simple box pop up, because I already have several on YouTube. Here are links to a couple of you are curious:

Slimline Pop Up Tutorial (but the technique and measurements work for A2 cards as well)

Quick and Easy Pop Up Tutorial (from 2 years ago but I use it all the time)

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 20 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used .

Supplies:

Gold leaf panel cut from an 8-1/2 x 11" sheet by Club Scrap, old

Glitter Ombre Mirri Card - Hunkydory

Gold Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Mini Slimline Stitched Rope dies - Kat Scrappiness

Washi tape - Amazon

Give Thanks and dies - Reverse Confetti

Stitched Leaves - Lawn Fawn

Twine

Catherine Pooler Inks

Fall Pop Up Card

Earlier this week I shared four gatefold cards using this swirly leaf (see them HERE). All the pieces for those cards were in my 'In Progress' bin, but there was a single image remaining. These had been stamped, heat embossed, water coloured and fussy cut many years ago. No way I was just putting that single piece back in the bin and this is the card I ended up with.

The orange patterned paper was die cut with the inverted scallops and I stamped the sentiment so it would be centred inside the opening. Then I added some additional leaves and a bow from gold twine. Some gold Glitter Dots (stickers) for additional shine and the card front was done.

Since it's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog, I used Karen Burniston's Rockin' Rectangle die set along with some cheerful stickers from my stash. The stickers were adhered to white cardstock then fussy cut. That makes them more opaque and sturdy enough to add foam tape in behind!

 I love all the dimension you get with the Rockin' Rectangle. 

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 15 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used. 

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Unknown

Swirly Leaf stamp - Magenta

Rockin Rectangle Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Inverted Stitched Scallop Circles - Pinkfresh Studios

Give Thanks Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Gold embossing powder

Gold paste - old, stash

Catherine Pooler inks

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Washi Tape - Amazon

Stickers - stash

Gold thread - stash

Four Gatefold Thanksgiving Cards

I have been making an effort to go through my 'In Progress' bin ... and pulled out an envelope that had the makings of these four cards inside. The green cardstock Gatefold bases were there, the orange patterned paper cut to fit the front and inside panels, the stamped/embossed/fussy cut and coloured leaf images were in there. All had been sitting in the envelope for years. So ... I had a look and decided I would assemble and finish the cards and get them out of the bin!

The leaves have a shimmer to them, I likely painted them with Twinkling H2O's way back when. The (wood mounted) stamp was from Magenta. I die cut four stitched ovals to mount the leaves to and stamped a sentiment strip for the card fronts. A gold foiled bee sticker was added to the upper right corner and I also added a few gold Glitter Dots for more sparkle.

Inside, I cut a smaller white panel and wrapped the edges with Washi Tape & narrow gold tape  then stamped a sentiment. I also added another gold bee sticker ... just because. 😊. The envelopes also got stickers and some washi tape and I have four more cards for Thanksgiving! (I send Thanksgiving cards to our American friends & family and their Thanksgiving is late November).

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 13 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used 

Supplies:

Olive Bazzill Cardstock

Orange paper - Basic Grey? old from my stash

Leaf stamp - Magenta

Happy Thanksgiving - Give Thanks Sentiments, Catherine Pooler

Sentiment inside - Truly Thankful, Colorado Craft Company

Gold embossing powder

Twinkling H2O's

Stitched Rectangle dies - Your Next Stamp

Washi Tape - stash

Narrow Gold Washi Tape

Oval Stitched Rows - Divinity Designs

Blending brushes - Taylored Expressions

Catherine Pooler inks

Gold foil bee sticker

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Circle Flip-Its Card (With an Extra Flap!)

It's safe to say I love Flip-its dies, and have for years. In fact I just checked the labels on the side of my blog and the Flip-its Label says 99 cards. This one makes 100 Flip-it cards! 😳😊  I was scrolling on YouTube and saw that Stephanie Barnard had a video showing how to add and extra flap to a Flip-its card and I immediately watched it. Then I had to go make one! I have all the details on how it's done in my YouTube video:  

The card opens like a regular Flip-its ...

... but then you open that centre section and it reveals an entire extra panel for you to decorate as desired! So fun. I pulled out some older patterned paper and stickers to finish off my card. NOTE the stickers were adhered to white cardstock then fussy cut. This gives them stability and allows me to pop them up with foam tape.

It took me awhile to find her video again, but I did and it's linked below for you. Also, she calls it a Hidden Panel which makes more sense but since I called it an extra flap in the video I am leaving it as is. 😉

Edited to add:  This card is my November edition to my monthly series "Throwback Fun Fold Dies" as well.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023

January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 9 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used.

Supplies:

Added Extra Flap as per SB's video, 

which you can find HERE

Patterned paper - Doodlebug Designs

Stickers - Stash

Circle Flip-Its - Sizzix, The Stamps of Life

Give Thanks Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler inks

Twine

Autumn Blessings Slimline Card

I had been hoarding saving this strip of cardstock with the three leaves on it ... for years. This year I pulled it out of my 'in progress' bin and cut each of the leaves away from the piece with a square die. Then I added each square to a metallic cardstock panel with thin foam tape

I wrapped gold thread around the panel then adhered it to a brown cardstock base - folded, my slimline card measures 8.5 x 3.5" and fits in a standard #10 business envelope. I added the stamped sentiment across two of the leaf panels and my card front was done.

Here is a look at the inside, with stamping and some fall themed washi tape.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 8 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used.

Supplies:

Gold leaf squares cut from an 8-1/2 x 11" sheet by Club Scrap (old)

Crosshatch Squares - Karen Burniston

Slimline Infinity Bookmarks - Hero Arts

Glitter Ombre Mirri Card - Hunky Dory

Gold Thread - stash

Washi Tape - stash

Autumn Blessings & leaf/acorn stamps - old, unknown

Give Thanks - Reverse Confetti

Catherine Pooler Inks

Cardstocks - stash

Heart Flip Style Card for Thanksgiving

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog. A few months ago I was placing an order at Ecstasy Crafts (Ontario Canada) for some Glitter Dots and Peel Off border stickers. They also carry the Studio Light line and I ended up adding a couple of those fun fold die sets to my online cart. This is one of them - the SL Heart Essentials die set. This is also the November edition to my monthly series "New Fun Folds".

It folds 'backwards' to any of the Flip-It cards I have made before and is also smaller than A2. This one creates a 4" square card which fits nicely in an A2 envelope. While initially I wasn't sure how I felt about it, once I made the card up I was quite happy with it. I actually made a video walkthrough but it has since disappeared. So instead I have a video showing how the card looks from different angles.

I used some years old patterned paper and 3-d border stickers from my stash as well as some narrow gold tape for some shimmer. And those Glitter Dots as well!

The acorn is an older Stampin' Up punch and I love getting it out for my fall cards.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 7 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used .

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Amber Moon, Prima (old)

SL Heart Essentials - Studio Light

Narrow gold tape - Amazon

Catherine Pooler Inks

Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions

Give Thanks - Give Thanks Sentiments, Catherine Pooler

Thanksgiving Blessings - Taylored Expressions

Gold mirror cardstock

3D border stickers - old, from my stash

Acorn punch - Stampin' Up

White paint pen

Sticker on envelope - Mambi

Washi Tape

Gourd Trifold Slimline Card

I was excited to see these gourd dies in one of Lawn Fawn's recent releases - so fun to see something different than just pumpkin dies. I have been hoarding saving this patterned paper for YEARS and thought it was time to use some of it for this card. This Slimline card is a trifold, and has an aperture cut in the front using dies from Picket Fence Studios.  Above is what the card looks like coming out of the envelope.

Below you can see the first side opened and the remaining little scene is revealed. I lined up the gourds on that panel so they are hidden by the ones on the front panel when the card is closed.

Finally, here is the card fully opened.

NOTE:  I do have a larger die cutting machine so I was able to create the card base in one piece. I cut a 12 x 8.5" piece of green cardstock, then scored down the 12" side at 4" and 8" for the trifold base. Then I cut the window from the first panel since the machine can handle the 8.5" width.

If I didn't have a larger machine, I would have made the card base in two pieces. The front could be cut at 4.5 x 8.5" scoring it at 4" and giving you a 1/2" tab to attach to the second piece. The window would be cut from that piece then the tab attached to the remaining base. The second base would be 8 x 8.5" scored at 4". Then just decorate it as desired!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October so far - 18 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used. affiliate links included.

Supplies:

Patterned paper - K & Co (OLD, from my stash)

Slimline Die Cutting System dies - Picket Fence Studios

Big Shot PLUS

Circle dies - Hero Arts

Catherine Pooler Inks

Blending brushes - Taylored Expressions

Cloud mask - All Night Media (old)

Narrow gold tape - Amazon

Stitched Gourds - Lawn Fawn

Washi tape

Blending sponge

Give Thanks Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Twine

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Four Pop Up Thanksgiving Cards

Today I'm sharing four Pop Up Thanksgiving cards that were inspired by the tree punched circles inside. I have all the details in my YouTube video:   

After years and years of seemingly endless paper pads, I am finally using some up. I love it! While I won't be sharing the Birthday cards made using this paper for awhile, between the birthday cards and these four - I used up one more paper pad. This one was from Pink & Main and is retired now.

Since I actually decorated the inside with the Twist Flower Pop Up and punched tree element first, I added a large die cut tree on the front of my cards. All of the dies I used are by Karen Burniston and they are listed at the end of my post.  The trees were cut from a Kraft card stock then dipped and dragged through ink puddles for some variation.

Here is the inside, with the punched tree element from my stash. I added a tiny pumpkin and some stamping as well.

I am absolutely loving the Twist Flower Pop Up and am already getting a lot of use out of it. These cards are 4 x 6" but the pop up works in a Slimline card with a 3.5" width as well. Yay!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October so far - 12 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Pumpkin Spice (6x6"), Pink and Main (retired)

Twist Flower Pop Up die set - Karen Burniston

Tree punch - Stampin' Up (?)

Stardust pen - Sakura

Tree Pop Up die set - Karen Burniston

Halloween Elements- Karen Burniston

Haunted Tiny House Add Ons - Karen Burniston

Truly Thankful stamp set - Colorado Stamp Co

Scraps of cardstock

Give Thanks Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Wink of Stella

Thanksgiving Cards from the August Sheetload

I absolutely loved the August '23 Sheetload of Cards, and after cutting the papers for my first set - even before I assembled them - I cut the papers for a couple more sets. This is one of the sets I cut and now they are finished and ready to mail out.

The paper package had a sheet of borders, so I trimmed two border strips from the sheet and cut them in half. That gave me the 6" width needed for that angled strip and no additional sentiment was needed!

I used up some stickers from my stash as well. Usually I add my stickers onto white card stock then fussy cut them so I can add foam tape for dimension. It also makes the stickers a little more sturdy.

Inside the cards, I have a stamped greeting along with a strip of washi tape & narrow gold tape for some shine.

If you are wanting to download your own Sheetload of Cards, check out Call Me Crafty Al's YouTube video HERE.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October so far - 8 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

August 2023 Sheetload of Cards - Call Me Crafty Al

Patterned paper - Happy Camper and Flea Market, Doodlebug Designs

Washi tape - stash

Gold narrow gold wash tape - stash

Stickers - stash

Twine

Stitched circles - MFT Stamps

Give Thanks - The Alley Way Stamps (old)

Catherine Pooler Inks

Autumn Greetings Zig Zag Card

It's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog, and I'm sharing a card made with a new die set - the Zig Zag Card Essential set by Studio Light. I was placing an order from Ecstasy Crafts and 'somehow' added a couple of new die sets to my shopping cart in addition to the Glitter Dots I was ordering. 😂. Since the die creates a fun fold card, it's also the September edition to my monthly series "New Fun Folds"  I have all the details in my YouTube video: 

Below you can see the card open and likely how it will be displayed ...

I like how the card folds up for mailing and this one fits in an A4 envelope (sized for a 4 x 6" photo), but if I didn't already have some I could easily make my own or size up to an A6 envelope.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September so far - 61 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

SL Circle Zig Zag Card Essential - Studio Light

Patterned paper - Amber Moon, Prima (old)

Gold mirror cardstock

Pumpkin and Acorn stickers - Recollections (old)

Sentiment - Autumn Greetings, Sunny Studio

Catherine Pooler inks

Blending brushes - Taylored Expressions

Twine

Gems - Color Essential Gold Mix, Spellbinders

Sparkly leaf sticker - Mambi Studios (stash)

Washi Tape on envelope - Amazon