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Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder For Thanksgiving

I believe “sour cream treat holders” have been a staple since I started stamping so here is my Turkey Sour Cream Treat Holder! The basic concept is that this simple little treat holder is shaped like sour cream packets come in/used to come in?? The top side is closed one direction and the bottom side is closed another direction. They are very simple to make and very popular in the papercrafting world! You can make them for lots of occasions and decorate them to look like lots of different characters like this turkey. On Pinterest (of course!) I also saw a Pilgrim and an Indian that were very cute for Thanksgiving.

Here is the turkey sour cream treat holder from the side. Just be sure to put your treat inside before you seal up each end! If you have a paper crimper like we used to sell but you can probably still buy in a craft store, it is handy to use that along with adhesive to close up those ends, and it looks very decorative. I didn’t use mine on this turkey.

Here is a diagram from a past sour cream container in this post if you need more directions:

Make a roll out of the paper and adhere along the side.

After adhering one end, pinch closed the opposite end going the other direction (after putting in your treat!).

To decorate the turkey, die cut or punch some paper feathers. I used the leaf die in the Nature’s Roots dies. You can use any left shape or punch out ovals in different colors. The beak is just a hand-cut triangle over a fold. The waddle is just a die-cut heart or you can use a punch or just cut one out! For the eyes, just punch out two circles, like with the 1/2″ Circle Punch and then two smaller circles from the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.

So simple and yet you end up with a cute treat for Thanksgiving!

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Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor

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If you are looking for a cute little favor for Thanksgiving, look no further than this Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor. It is just a little box in between two of the largest scalloped circle die-cuts and then decorated.

I started with making the little box. This is the size that worked to fit behind the scalloped circles die cut with the Layering Circle Framelits Dies. When the Big Shot first came out, we had a BIG scalloped circle steel die, so if you used that your box would need to be larger but I think you could easily do the calculations from this template. You could also use any circle if you didn’t have these dies. Here is the template for the little box. The paper is 4 1/2″ x 4 1/4″.

With the 4 1/4″ side up at the top of your Stampin’ Trimmer or Simply Scored Tool, score at 1″ from each side. Turn the paper so the 4 1/2″ side is up at the top. Score at 1 3/4″ and 2 3/4″. Then cut those flaps just up to the score line as you see in the photo. I like to cut mine on a slight angle to that bulky scored area doesn’t interfere with how the flaps fit together.

For the pumpkin pieces, as you see in the photo, I first die cut with the largest scallop circle, then ran it through the Swirls & Curls Embossing Folder. I think you could use almost any embossing folder, just to give the paper a little texture and interest. To get the flat bottom, although perhaps you could leave the circle whole, I marked one scallop and then I counted over 14 scallops and cut from one mark to another. That made the two circles even and matching.

After assembling the box, just glue the pumpkin pieces on each side. The handle was about 7″ long. I just glued inside but it might be nicer to adhere it to the box before adhering the pumpkin sides. Or use ribbon!

To embellish, I die cut various leaves in a couple of green colors, yellow, and orange, even Gold Shimmer Paper. I used the Seasonal Layers Dies and the Rooted in Nature Dies. Use whatever you have. I cut a variety so I could play and see which leaves I wanted to put on the pumpkin. If I made another favor I can use my extra leaves. I tied a bow with the new 3/16″ Braided Linen Trim and adhered it with a Mini Glue Dot.

For a Thanksgiving greeting, I turned to the Itty Bitty Greetings Stamp Set, invaluable, in my opinion! I stamped the “gratitude” saying and cut out with the Classic Label Punch. I also made a flagged end with that punch. Then I just put some glue on the back of the one end and stuck it underneath the leaf.

I’m really happy how my Thanksgiving Pumpkin Favor turned out and I have filled it with candy and am taking it to someone this afternoon!

Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving

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As I was getting out my Thanksgiving decorations the other day, I came across a little gift bag I’d made last year out of designer paper. It was a little crushed so I decided to make a new one so here is my Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving.

Part of my purpose was to use up this polka dot paper in the Halloween paper, Toil & Trouble Designer Series Paper. But if I made the bag with this paper, then the inside would have the Halloween designs. Maybe it doesn’t matter too much, but I decided to make this bag out of cardstock and then decorate with the designer paper because the design is not at all Halloween!

This is just a small little bag (and could be an open box) so it is perfect for just a little treat or maybe as a table favor at Thanksgiving or a hostess gift. It’s really just a basic template we have all probably used before. You can squeeze the sides in like I did in order to close the top. I punched two holes in the top for some ribbon to tie it closed. You could use a little clip like the Gold Library Clips or any of the other kinds of clips in the Stampin’ Up! Store.

The paper is 12″ x 6″. I used Granny Apple Green in the Brights 12″ x 12″ Cardstock Assortment package. It’s a little harder to get your hands on 12″ x 12″ paper today but you can buy the assortments and of course a big package of Whisper White 12″ x 12“. I scored the long side at 1″, 3 3/4″, 6 1/2″ and 9 1/4″. Then I turned the paper and scored at 2″ which makes the bottom flap. If you are using a patterned paper, pay attention to which direction the pattern is going! For the front and back sides, I adhered pieces of the Toil & Trouble DSP cut at 2 3/4″ x 4″. You could stamp on the cardstock without adding designer paper. Just do it before you assemble the box!

You’ll notice on the flaps I cut them on a diagonal a little bit. Sometimes it doesn’t matter, but sometimes it makes it easier to fold things in if the tabs are just a little narrower. Sometimes that scored area gets things off kilter a little. After stamping or decorating the paper how you like, use something strong like Tear & Tape Adhesive on that side tab. Then fold the rest of the paper over to meet it so you can adhere it flat and not hold it up in the air to try to line everything up! Also adhere the bottom tabs.

Then just squeeze in the sides, put in your treat, and tie on some ribbon to close. This is what it should look like from the top.

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For the front, I stamped a label outline from the Labels To Love Stamp Set on Granny Apple Green Cardstock and punched out with the Everyday Label Punch. I also stamped the greeting in the same set and punched with the 1 1/2″ Circle Punch. To add a little embellishment, added two Metallic Pearls to the sides of the label. I adhered the label with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

If you don’t want to make it a bag, don’t pinch in the sides and leave the sides all straight. You could add a handle or just put some “shred” inside and your treat or gift or insert a cello bag of candy or whatever! Lots of possibilities and all of them fun and easy when you make something like this Granny Apple Green Gift Bag For Thanksgiving.

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Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Greeting

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Happy Thanksgiving to all my Stampin’ Up! customers and blog readers!

I appreciate all of you!

Eat a lot of turkey & pie and enjoy your day!

Last Minute Thanksgiving Ideas

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If you need a last minute idea for a Thanksgiving card or treat, try these from past years on my blog! All you need is the idea and you can use whatever paper, supplies, creativity you have!

Quick and easy wine bottle topper to take to your host or decorate your own bottle or beverage.

A lovely Thanksgiving card with the Flourish Thinlits Die!

A Thanksgiving Pumpkin Box, easy to make with oval punches or dies!

Make a quick and easy gift bag to take your gift or treat to your hostess at Thanksgiving!

What could be more fun than this Thanksgiving punch art turkey?! Use whatever paper you have!

Don’t work too hard today! And if you have a few minutes, don’t forget to check out the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza going on this week!

Remember, all these ideas are interchangeable and you probably have enough materials at home to make any of them! Who wouldn’t love that turkey candy bar at the top?!

Try these last minute ideas for whatever Thanksgiving cards, treats or bags you need.

Little Thanksgiving Turkeys

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I think I have posted these little Thanksgiving turkeys before, but in case you need some fun little Thanksgiving favor or something, these are something I have made for years! These would be great to put at each place at the Thanksgiving table or take along to your hostess where you are going!

You will need chocolate Kisses, candy corn, caramels, and fudge-striped cookies.

Put a few caramels on a plate and just barely heat in your microwave. You want to just soften them, not melt them. Do a few for a test and see how your microwave operates. I did mine about 10 seconds or a tiny bit longer. You can probably do about 4 at a time and still make them all before the caramel hardens again.

Soften the caramel (take off the wrapper first!). Have the Kisses unwrapped also and candy corn and cookies handy. As soon as the caramel squares come out of the microwave, press the caramel on top of a Kiss for the base. Then smoosh the fudge-striped cookie up against the back of the caramel until it sticks. Take the candy corn and smoosh it into the caramel as you see in the photo. This is supposed to look like a turkey!

Someone taught me how to make these a million years ago! There are other versions out there but these are super simple. I used to make them for preschool Thanksgiving lunches and on to elementary school for the kids, as well as our own dinner. It’s always fun to have a Thanksgiving favor for everyone at the table or to take to a party!

Don’t forget the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza is underway! The stamp sale is over, but plenty of select products are available for 10% – 40% off! And a to-be-announced FLASH SALE of something next Monday!

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Make a Thanksgiving Wine Topper

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If you are going as a guest somewhere to a Thanksgiving dinner, perhaps you will be taking along a bottle of wine or some beverage as a hostess gift, so why not make a special Thanksgiving Wine Topper to personalize the gift?!

This is really simple. Basically, just cut a piece of cardstock that will be the correct width and length for the wine bottle. Add the extra section that will go over the neck of the bottle. Punch a hole in the top. For mine I used the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. Then just decorate the front for whatever occasion!

For mine, I used a scrap piece of the Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper for the background. Since I had a stamped and cut out sunflower stamped with the Painted Harvest Stamp Set I used that and just punched some leaves out of Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive Cardstock with the Leaf Punch. The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set. For just a little bling, I added some Metallic Enamel Shapes. Very simple and easy to do!

Here is a wine bottle tag I made last year in this post.

When you are invited out and want to take a hostess gift, think about making an easy wine topper like this one for Thanksgiving.

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Painted Autumn Card For Thanksgiving

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One of the best sources for inspiration when you want some is to look in any of the Stampin’ Up! catalogs, even past ones! This card, however, is from the Holiday Catalog on the page with products from the Painted Autumn Suite. I didn’t copy it exactly, but pretty much! Usually once you get started, even if you think you are going to copy exactly, your own creativity takes over and you see ways that YOU want to create your card or project! I even cut extra pieces for more cards while I was at it. Better to do it as you go along and make cards assembly style than to start over completely each time!

This card base is Garden Green Cardstock, which I would think that I don’t use very often, yet my package is empty and I have a new pack coming in my order today! But any other color of green would be fine too. Some of the other cards I plan to make will be in Old Olive. This card has the Garden Green layered on the Garden Green card base. You could have another color, like Very Vanilla, for the card base.

To begin, I stamped the fern-like image randomly on the card layer in the same Garden Green color. You could also use Versamark Ink. The strip of designer paper is Painted Autumn, some of the most beautiful paper we have had, in my opinion! I hate to see the fall season end.

For some texture, I added a piece of the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, which wrapped around the designer paper strip and the card layer. The piece of Baker’s Twine is Crushed Curry.

The greeting is stamped from the Painted Harvest Stamp Set, as well as the leaves and acorns. Although there are no dies to use to cut out these pieces, we do have a fun punch, the Leaf Punch. You can even save 10% by purchasing the Bundle with the stamp set and punch!

I”m sure you have a few people you would like to send or give Thanksgiving cards to in gratitude. Look in the Holiday Catalog if you need ideas for the stamp set you want to use. I’m sure you will get ideas and you can change it up to make it simpler, faster, or easier than the sample in the catalog. Or if you have time, go ahead and take some crafting time for yourself and enjoy making a deluxe card for someone special!

Check out the Painted Autumn Suite for Thanksgiving card ideas!

Quick and Easy Fall Treat Bag For Candy or a Gift

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If you need a quick and easy fall treat bag for some candy or a gift, making this little bag out of some pretty designer paper or cardstock is about as easy as it gets! It uses half a sheet of 12″ x 12″ paper and then is scored and cut, folded and glued. Leave it open at the top or tie shut with a ribbon or something else and you’ve got a cute little treat bag. Make it for any occasion by changing the paper and the greeting or decoration.

Start with a 12″ x 6″ piece of designer paper or cardstock to make this bag. I used a piece of the beautiful Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper (I love this paper!!). Place the paper lengthwise in the Stampin’ Trimmer or Simply Scored board. Score at 2″. This will make the bottom of the bag. Next turn the paper the other way to score four times: at 1″, 3 3/4″, 6 1/2″ and 9 1/4″. Fold and crease all the score lines with the Bone Folder. It really helps to get a good crease.

Now starting at what will be the bottom flaps of the box, the 2″ scored section, cut those four score lines up to the original 2″ score line. So you will have one little section that is 1″ wide and the rest are 2 3/4″ wide. Cut off the little 1″ section. This diagram isn’t drawn to scale but it gives you the idea! (And I learned a new skill!) Cut out the light blue portion and cut up on the short score lines at the bottom to the horizontal score line to make the bottom flaps.

Put adhesive, something strong like Fast Fuse, Multipurpose Liquid Glue or Tear & Tape on that remaining 1″ strip. If you have the paper flat on the table, you can just fold over the opposite end and adhere it to that 1″ portion. Do this instead of fumbling with it in a box shape in your hands.

Punch two holes in the top, if you like and tie with a ribbon. I used the Lemon Lime Twist 1/4″ Ombre Ribbon. The greeting is stamped from the Labels to Love Stamp Set, stamped on Whisper White in Lemon Lime Twist Ink. Then it is punched out with the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. The background is a piece of Lemon Lime Twist Cardstock punched with the Pretty Label Punch. I adhered the greeting on to this label, popped it up on Stampin’ Dimensionals on to the bag, and added some Gold Faceted Gems for some bling!

This is a very quick and easy treat bag you can make for fall or Thanksgiving or any occasion for a small gift or a candy treat! Leave it open or close it up. It will only take you a few minutes to make and the recipient will think it is fantastic! If you think your friends would be interested in this blog post, you can share by clicking the buttons below!

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Enjoy Some Stampin’ Up! Holiday Videos!

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The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is LIVE! You can view it online and order from it! Start enjoying all its gorgeousness! It really is time to begin thinking of the holidays and all the cards and projects we want to make.

Click HERE to View the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!

Click HERE to See the Holiday Catalog Products Online in the Store!

Summer has ended and now it is almost fall, at least that’s what Labor Day weekend tells us! Here in Houston we still have plenty of hot weather to go, although after the wrath of Hurricane Harvey last weekend, I think we are going to be treated to a little bit cooler weather for a few days. It’s hard to believe a week ago we’d had 3″ of rain with another 32″ to go by Sunday morning. And even as I write this post, people are still being evacuated from places that are still flooding and from places east of Houston where Harvey’s path took it after it hit here. By some grace of God, we are still fine in our home.

That’s why it is so good to have something to help us relax and take our minds off the troubles of the world for a little while. That’s why we say “Stamping is cheaper than therapy!” Of course a lot of stampers and other Demonstrators are still trying to save their stamps and papercrafting supplies from the flood or will have none left when this is all over with. Stampin’ Up! has already stepped up to help some of those people.

Here are some Stampin’ Up! videos for you to enjoy and to get a better feel for some of the products in the Holiday Catalog!

When you look through the catalog, when you see that little “play” arrow near a product description, that means there is a video for that product or suite of products.

If you do not have a Demonstrator and would like a Holiday Catalog, it seems that our mail service is back up so I can send you a complimentary copy. Email me at Karen@KarenStamps.com with your contact information and let me know if you would also like a copy of the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog.

Be sure to order your favorite products as soon as you can as some could go on backorder temporarily as we have seen in the past! If something is backordered when you want to order it, I always think it is best to go ahead and add it to your order anyway rather than wait until the stock is resupplied because Stampin’ Up! will send it out to you as soon as they have it.

To check out some other Stampin’ Up! product videos, look at THIS POST.

Enjoy your Holiday Catalog and enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

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The Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog is Live Today! Sept. 1st!

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The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday 2017 Catalog is LIVE today! Finally the day is here! Can you believe it? Time for stampers and papercrafters to get going to get ready for the holidays!

Click on Photo to View Catalog!

Click HERE to View the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!

Click HERE to See the Holiday Catalog Products Online in the Store!

If you are interested in Stampin’ Up! products and want a Holiday Catalog, email me your contact information at Karen@KarenStamps.com. As of this moment, I don’t know when our regular mail service will be restored after Hurricane Harvey so it might take me until next week to find an open post office and know that it will get out of Houston! The airports opened yesterday so maybe mail will start coming in and out as far as planes are concerned, and by truck as more and more roads completely open up!

And during September and October, Stampin’ Up! has this special Host Promotion! If you have your own large order or gather some orders from friends, if your workshop or order total reaches $300 or more, you will receive this FREE exclusive stamp set, Merry Patterns! This is in addition to your normal Hostess Rewards benefits!

SU Merry Patterns Host and Sample More information on my blog post yesterday HERE.

SU Merry Patterns Stamp Set Go ahead! Start enjoying the new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog! Ordering begins today, September 1st. Get your favorites right away before they are backordered!

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New Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog 2017 Starts Friday, September 1st!

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Finally the day is coming! The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog begins tomorrow, Friday September 1, 2017! If you have already received a Holiday Catalog, you have probably been pouring over it since you opened your mailbox! If you do not have a catalog, you will be able to view the catalog online or visit the Online Store HERE at this link. If you click that link tomorrow, you will see all the Holiday Catalog products in the store, but they are not there yet today!

One exciting thing that will start tomorrow is this special promotion from Stampin’ Up! If you host a party or gather some orders together with friends or make your own big order (not just from the Holiday Catalog) that total $300 or more, you will receive this free, exclusive stamp set called Merry Patterns. This stamp set is only available through this promotion and the promotion lasts through October 31.

Catalogs and Hurricane Harvey:

I have a few extra Holiday Catalogs here, all untouched by Hurricane Harvey! Even if it was a wet copy I’m sure you would enjoy it! If you need a Demonstrator and a Holiday Catalog, please just send me an email with your contact information at Karen@Karenstamps.com. I will get one out to you as soon as we have mail again! If you also want the main annual Stampin’ Up! Catalog if you don’t have one, I’d be happy to send you a complimentary copy of that, too.

We haven’t heard yet when the post offices will open and when we will have mail delivery. It’s not even just about the local post offices, its about the main office and the transportation bringing mail in and taking it out, all of which is disrupted. Just haven’t heard much about it yet.

We were fine at our house, no flooding, no power loss, but of course such a huge area of Texas is affected. I’d advise getting your car filled with gas wherever in the country you live as gasoline prices will go up since several refineries in Texas got hit by Hurricane Harvey. They say last year from January to August we got around 50 inches of rain —- during Hurricane Harvey over a few days most areas got 50 or more inches! We think we got about 35 inches at our house since Friday when it first started raining and it didn’t stop until Tuesday evening. Almost constant during that time, whether drizzle or heavy bands of rain for hours. But we are fine which is an incredible blessing to be home!

Here are a few Stampin’ Up! videos to get a taste of some of the new products in the Holiday Catalog!

Of course you can shop at Stampin’ Up! today if you want to, but if you wait until tomorrow, September 1st, you can order any of the products from the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog. I will have a link to it on my blog tomorrow!

You can click this link today or tomorrow to shop. If you click it tomorrow, you will see the new Holiday Catalog products in my Stampin’ Up! Online Store!

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Happy Thanksgiving Day!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful in my stamping world for my stamping customers, my downline, my subscribers, my blog readers and all the friends I have made through this wonderful hobby and business of ours!! I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving Day (and eating lots of turkey and pie!!).

Wondrous Wreath Wine Bottle Tag for Thanksgiving

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If you are taking a bottle of wine or another beverage to your Thanksgiving dinner for the host or even if you just want to fancy up your own wine bottle, make a tag to decorate the bottle, something like this Wondrous Wreath Wine Bottle Tag for Thanksgiving. It is so easy and won’t take you more than a few minutes to make a simple one. Of course you can embellish it to your delight, but if you are short on time, just make the tag and stamp something simple on it. That’s it! Your host or hostess will be thrilled!

To make the bottle tag, cut a piece of cardstock 9″ x 3″ and score at 2 1/2″. Punch a hole in the small portion using the 1 3/8″ Circle Punch. Add a Very Vanilla layer to the tag base of 8 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ and stamp or decorate. I used the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and die cut with the Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies. To get the multi-colored fall colors, I first stamped the wreath in Crushed Curry and then took Stampin’ Write Markers to color in various leaves randomly with Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and a little Cherry Cobbler, I added a bow of Peekaboo Peach and popped the wreath up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, The greeting is stamped from the Suite of Seasons Stamp Set (on sale now, 25% off!). I’m so glad I purchases that stamp set for myself on the sale because I have used it many times already!

If you aren’t taking a bottle of wine, perhaps your hostess would enjoy a few cards that you made and are hoarding in your craft room! Put them in a cello bag and tie on a ribbon or make some easy pretty presentation!

Be sure to check out the list of “Low Inventory” products from the Holiday Catalog that could potentially sell out soon.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my Stampin’ Up! customers and blog readers!

I appreciate all of you!

Eat a lot of turkey & pie and enjoy your day!

If you need a last minute idea for a Thanksgiving card or treat, try these from past years on my blog! All you need is the idea and you can use whatever paper, supplies, creativity you have!

Quick and easy wine bottle topper to take to your host or decorate your own bottle or beverage.

A lovely Thanksgiving card with the Flourish Thinlits Die!

A Thanksgiving Pumpkin Box, easy to make with oval punches or dies!

Make a quick and easy gift bag to take your gift or treat to your hostess at Thanksgiving!

What could be more fun than this Thanksgiving punch art turkey?! Use whatever paper you have!

Don’t work too hard today! And if you have a few minutes, don’t forget to check out the Stampin’ Up! Online Extravaganza going on this week!

Remember, all these ideas are interchangeable and you probably have enough materials at home to make any of them! Who wouldn’t love that turkey candy bar at the top?!

Try these last minute ideas for whatever Thanksgiving cards, treats or bags you need.

Click HERE to View the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!

The new Stampin’ Up! Holiday 2017 Catalog is LIVE today! Finally the day is here! Can you believe it? Time for stampers and papercrafters to get going to get ready for the holidays!

Click HERE to View the Stampin’ Up! Holiday Catalog!

Catalogs and Hurricane Harvey:

Here are a few Stampin’ Up! videos to get a taste of some of the new products in the Holiday Catalog!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful in my stamping world for my stamping customers, my downline, my subscribers, my blog readers and all the friends I have made through this wonderful hobby and business of ours!! I hope you are enjoying your Thanksgiving Day (and eating lots of turkey and pie!!).

Don’t forget about the Online Extravaganza during the Thanksgiving Holiday! Stampin’ Up! Online will be open all through Thanksgiving!