Ribbon Punch Pilgrim Turkey

Here is my Thanksgiving Pilgrim Turkey that I made out of punches and ribbon! I used the Deck the Halls DSP for the background and the photo corners punch for the corners.

Here is how I did it:
I used the wide oval punch and put it back in the punch to make it slimmer. Then I just cut the wedge out for the collar.


I started with another wide oval punch put of Crumb Cake and used Snail and 2" loops of ribbon for the feathers. The first row went on the bottom.


Then I added some green and then some more brown.


The feet are using the Modern label punch and then I just cut the legs freehand from that.


The head is the 1 1/4" circle, the hat brim is the large oval and the wings are the small oval punch. I used red ribbon for the gobble on the nose and used a candle to melt and shape it. The nose is from the 5-Petal flower punch. The top of the hat and buckle are just cut freehand.

Gobble Gobble!

Crediting a fellow Demo

I just wanted to give credit to a fellow Demonstrator Amanda Coughlin. When I first started out looking at blogs and started my site I did not know that I was supposed to give credit or provide links to projects that inspired me to do another project. Now that I have been doing this for awhile I am always very careful to document where I got ideas from and give proper credit. My tackle box project is very similar to Amanda's project so I wanted to provide This Link to her great tackle box project!

Tool Box Gift Card Holder

Here is my tool box gift card holder! This is the perfect way to gift a gift card to the man or fix-it person in your life! You can just use it as a gift box or you can use it as an ornament and hang it on the tree with the gift card inside! You can also change the colors and make it into a fishing box or make the flower version for a more feminine gift.
The box measures approximately 3 ½” tall x 4” wide by 1” deep.

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This gift card holder would also be great to combine with my Tool box card


Tool box gift box (just make it in red!)


or punch art tool card!

Hope you have fun with it!

Another Great Blog!

So I have stumbled across another blog that I think is exceptional. Is is by Teneale Williams and I am truly inspired by her cards and her color combos as well as her beautiful bows! This card is inspired by a combination of a bunch of her cards. Thanks Teneale!

I used the Top Note for the bottom half of the card and I used the french Foliage stamp set for the leaves and background text. I used Crystal Effects over the leaves and pearl halves for the bottom of the card.

Here is how I made my bow:

I took a piece of ribbon and made a loop that overlaps in the center.

I cut another strip of ribbon and put it in the back. I used twine to tie around the center and keep it together. The twine goes through the Deck the Hall big button on the front to keep it on and then I cut the ends of the brown ribbon at an angle.

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Gift for School Nurse

Here is the gift that I made for Ashley's school nurse. This woman is absolutely amazing and I honestly don't know how I would manage Ashley's diabetes without her. If any of you know somewhere you can nominate a school nurse or teacher for any awards let me know! She's that great.

The quotation that I found is:
When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry,
Show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.

and I added at the end:
You are one of my reasons to smile. Thank you.

Then I used pictures from my husband and my anniversary trip hiking in the high peaks in the Adirondack Mountains and I just changed the color of them to match the brown ink I sponged on the quote.
Here is the card that I made to go with it.
I love the All in the Family stamp set and yes, I have all of the accessory sets also!

Dryer Sheet Snowman

After making my Leaf Card using the dryer sheets I just had to try a snowman. You can see how I did this with the dryer sheets HERE!
The dryer sheets give it the nicest texture! I used black brads for the eyes, mouth and buttons and I used the Modern Label punch cut in half for the brim of the hat. I sponged the edges of the snow with Sahara Sand ink to give it some shadows. The arms are cut from the new die cut strip of snowflakes in the Holiday Mini, Northern Frost.

Dryer Sheet Fall Leaves

Here is my card where I used a dryer sheet to make the leaves! I have seen this technique used for snow so I need to try that too, but Fall first!

Here is how you do this:
I started with a more mustard piece of card stock and sponged Cherry Cobbler ink randomly across it. I did the same thing with Always Artichoke ink for the green leaves.


I then covered the paper with glue stick and stuck down a used dryer sheet. I put this through my Big Shot using the Leaves #2 die and cut out four maple leaves.


I then sponged a little more ink over the tops of them so they would be a little bit brighter and still have the texture of the dryer sheet.


While the glue was still a little wet I sprinkled dazzling diamonds over the top. the dazzling diamonds stick into the dryer sheet pretty good and make it look really nice.


I can't wait to try some more things using this technique in different ways!

Woven Ribbon Baby Bundle Card

Here is my baby card with woven ribbon! I used the Baby Bundle Stamp set with the Decorative Label Punch for the sentiment. To make the border that I wove the ribbon through I cut a piece of 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" white card stock and used the Scallop Edge punch on two sides having them line up for the corner (this takes a little trial and error with the punch). I then used my Crop-a-dile to punch every other scallop so I could weave the ribbon through and tie a bow on the corner.
Here is the piece before I put the ribbon in.

Bad Day Owl Card

Ok, so here is a little more of my strange sense of humor. I think this card is hysterical!
I used the Owl Punch and added some fierce eye brows to make my owl look angry and had his word bubble swearing, the nice way of course. I would love to get this card if I was having a bad day or week, depending on how things are going! His wings are made using the Scallop Circle Punch.

The background is the Sweet and Sour Specialty DSP and I used the Big Shot with the 1" tall letters for the quote. The bottom says, "I'm here for you..." from the Occasional Quotes Hostess stamp set.

Fall Fun Scrapbook Page

Here is my Fall Fun Scrapbook page with my kids and my nephew Dylan playing in the leaves at my parents house. Can you tell I'm a little behind on my scrapbooking? This page is from 2008! I guess at least I'm in the right Season!

The tree is cut freehand out of the wood grain looking piece of the Woodland Walk DSP. The leaves are using the Big Shot with the leaves #2 die. The stem part of the leaf is the branch from the Bird Punch with just half of each leaf cut off to look more like the veins in the leaves. I used Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Cajun Craze and More Mustard card stock for the leaves and Crumb Cake card stock for the pages. These are 8 1/2" square pages.


I also used the large die cut letters (Serif Essentials) from SU for the 'F' in the Fall Fun words and I love them! Definitely worth the purchase price, these letters work great for everything! I cut one out in Chocolate Chip and the other out of Cherry Cobbler and just layered them to look like a shadow. The circles are punched using Chocolate chip card stock with the 1" circle punch and just taped to the back of the More Mustard card stock that is behind the photos.

Punch Art Cooked Turkey

I have been doing a few punch art turkeys so I thought I would do a cooked one to add to the collection! I used the Bird, Owl and Modern Label punches to make this turkey and serving platter.

I used the Holiday Best stamp set in Soft Suede ink for the sentiment punched out of Very Vanilla paper with the large oval punch. I then layered two more large ovals behind it on the top and bottom with dimensionals. I have that taped to a Decorative Label punched out in Crumb Cake card stock with Soft Suede labels on the top and bottom again with dimensionals. On the right side and bottom I used 5/8" Victoria Crochet Trim ribbon with 1/2" strips of Soft Suede paper behind it to make it really stand out.

Here is how I made my punch art turkey:

I used the Bird Punch in Soft Suede card stock and then trimmed off the head and the tail.


I used the bird wing and then the foot from the Owl Punch in Very Vanilla to make the turkey leg.


I used the Modern Label punch cut in half for the serving platter and a tiny bit of string on the turkey leg tied in a bow.

Paper Flower Turkey

I made this turkey out of SU's paper flowers just like I made my BIRD card before. Someday I might even use these flowers as flowers on a card!
I used the Decorative Label punch with the large oval punch for the sentiment which is from the Holiday Best stamp set. The background paper is Woodland Walk.

Here is how I made my turkey:

I used the Owl Punch in Chocolate chip card stock for the body of the turkey. Then I just cut from the sides of the body up to the inside of the ears.


I cut three petals out of the largest flower and sponged it with Chocolate chip ink. When you are sponging the flowers, do it gently or else the petals will rip off.


I cut three petals out of the second largest flower and sponged that with Cajun Craze ink.


I used Dimensionals to layer the flowers under the body after they dried.


I used the 3/4" Circle Punch for the head and the eyes are from the Owl Punch. I used the smallest size flower sponged with Cherry Cobbler ink for the little feathers on the top of the head and the gobble on the beak. I punched out Pumpkin pie feet and glued them over the brown ones. The nose is cut with scissors and popped up with a Dimensional.


Happy Thanksgiving!