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Thanksgiving Week: Day 4

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  

Today is all about being thankful, being with family, and eating lots!  What are you thankful for this year?  Tell us and be entered to win a KI Prize!!  Winner will be announced here tomorrow.

We are thankful for you!  Thank you for visiting the KI Blog.  Thank you for loving KI Memories products.  Thank you!!!  To show our thanks we have several 'thank you' cards to share!  

Lisa Dickinson made a set of three cards like this....
Love the sticks she added to the leaves.

  

Jamie Waters also made a set of three cards...

  

Kelly Noel create an adorable Turkey card!  Here are her instructions....

This card was really simple to make. I used an oval cutter template to create the "feathers" and just cut 2 circles for the turkey's body and head. I used a smaller circle punch to cut the eyes and only cut about 3/4 of the circle leaving a flat edge. I added the legs and the detailing with a brown pen. 

Gretchen Mcelveen's lovely 'Give Thanks' card...

  

  

 And I made a quick 'Thank You' card from scraps I had on my desk...

  

The KI Memories Team wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

 

 

Thanksgiving Week: Day 3

So we are a day closer to the big Turkey Day!  Hope your plans are going according to...well...the plan!  I'm sure we'll have a few last minute runs to the grocery store yet!  

Don't forget.....Each day we'll have a new giveaway, so be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!  The winner will be announced on the original post.  

Today I've created a home decor project. I thought it would be fitting to frame a family photo and and of course dress up the frame a little bit.  I used all Flourish products.  A detailed supply list and instructions are below.  This would be a great gift for a grandparent with a family photo from Thanksgiving inside.  Or you could keep it for yourself!

This is a perfect project to use a repurposed frame for.  I found mine in my storage closet! It is a 12x12 frame with a the photo sandwiched between two layers of glass.  Any size frame would work though.  If you used a smaller frame you could size down the flowers a bit if you liked.  The photo can easily be changed out 

Supply List:

Lovely Glitter Cardstock
Colorful Patterned Cardstock
Burst Patterned Cardstock
Delightful Patterned Cardstock
Flourish Tag Pad
Flourish 8x8 Paper Pad
Flourish 12x12 Paper Pad
Flourish Chipboard Accents
Flourish Softies
 

1.  Cut 10-12 flowers varying in size from 4" to 2" out of different Flourish Patterned Papers. (Use templates, digital cutting machines, or draw)

2. Use pop dots to layer the flowers together into bouquets in the top right and bottom left corners of the frame.  

3.  Punch 1.5" circles of another Flourish Patterned Paper and adhere with pop dots onto flower centers.

4.  Cut five thin strips of a Flourish Patterned Paper and curl around a skinny pencil or tool to create twirls.  Adhere under flowers with glue dots. 

5.  Finish embellishing flowers with Flourish Softies as centers.  

6.  Cut a Flourish Tag in half and adhere on bottom right side.

7.  Use Flourish Chipboard Accents on Tag to embellish.  Finish off with small paper flower if desired.  

How is your Thanksgiving planning going so far?  Tell us something good, funny, crazy that's already happened this holiday!  

Your comment will enter you to win a KI Prize package.  Winner announced here tomorrow!

Thanksgiving Week: Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of our Thanksgiving Week Festivities!  

Today DT Member Gretchen Mcelveen prepared a mini album to share. Gretchen designed this album so that you could make the base of the album first and then add your Thanksgiving photos and journaling afterward.  This way you can get a jumpstart!  

Don't forget.....Each day we'll have a new giveaway, so be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!  The winner will be announced on the original post.  

Now for Gretchen's fabulous album.....

(Here are a few pages, the rest can be seen along with the instructions below.)

  

   
  
 

 

KI Memories Supplies:

Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad

Heirloom Simply Cute Cardstock Stickers

Heirloom Chipboard Accents

Heirloom Sashes

Family Time 12x12 Paper Pad

 

Misc supplies:
recycle a cardboard box for the cover your mini-album

1 binder ring (this can be gotten at an office supply store or Wal-Mart!)

matching cardstock (kraft cardstock is used in this example)

hole punch

corner rounder

border punches

 

1.  Start making your album by recycling a cardboard box to make the front and back covers. Cut cardboard to make cover measuring 3.5 inches wide x 4.5 inches tall (or whatever size you would like to make!). Peel layers off of the cardboard to create a "messy" look for your cover.

2.  Using patterned paper from the Family Time 12x12 Paper Pad, cut a large heart and adhere to front cover of your album.

    
 

3.  Using Heirloom Simply Cute Cardstock Stickers, spell out "Thanksgiving" on the inside of the front cover.

 

4.  The pages of the album measure 3.25 inches wide x 4.25 inches tall (or whatever size you would like to make!). The first page of the album is a solid piece of patterned paper from the Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad. For the rest of the pages, start with solid pieces of patterned paper from either the Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad or the Family Time 12x12 Paper Pad (these papers work great together!). Then add ~2 in. piece of a different patterned paper to the bottom of each page. Using solid cardstock, create a border to go over the seam between the 2 patterned papers (use strips of paper, border punches, paper tearing, etc.). Repeat this process to make as many pages as you need to hold all your pictures!

5.  When you attach the album together, hang fun tags (from the pack of Heirloom Chipboard Accents) throughout the album to     coorinate with each page. Peel the adhesive backing off of each tag so they do not stick to the pages of your album.  

  

 

 

 

 

6.  When all pages are made, punch a hole in the top left corner of each of the pages as well as the cardboard cover & attach album together using a binder ring.

7.  Tie Heirloom Sashes around binder ring and also embellish by hanging a tag from the ring.

 

 

 

8.  Now all you have left to do is add pictures & journaling and embellish! I plan on printing out a bunch of wallet sized pictures from my Thanksgiving adventures this weekend and adding them to the album. Then I plan on adding an embellishment or 2 around each picture. I will be using more Heirloom Chipboard Accents or maybe a few Heirloom Epoxy or Heirloom Badges. 

Leave a comment telling us what you will fill this album up with!  Winner announced tomorrow.

Have a great Tuesday...time to start thawing out that turkey!

Please email me your mailing address, Janel!

This is so cute! I will definitely make one of these and take it to our family thanksgiving lunch. I'm gonna have everyone write something they are thankful for and add a picture. Thank you for sharing!

Posted by: Janel Paris | November 24, 2009 at 07:54 PM

 

Thanksgiving Week: Day 1

Is your Turkey bought and snug in the freezer?  Good, then you've got a little time to get creative this week!  We have a full week of projects for you!  They are all based around Thanksgiving festivities and being THANKFUL.

Each day we'll have a new giveaway, so be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!  The winner will be announced on the original post so be sure to check.

Design Team Member Dusti Nakamura has some special treats in store for you today!!  What a great way to kick off the festivities...

 

Turkey Cupcake Place Cards

What do you do with all of the Halloween candy that you bought on clearance? You make Thanksgiving Turkeys, of course! For the past four years, we have made turkey cupcakes for Thanksgiving.  I try to come up with a new turkey cupcake idea every year.  You don’t need to have the exact items that I used to make these turkeys. You can get creative with the things you have around your kitchen.

 

Supplies peanut butter cup turkeys:
mini peanut butter cups
regular size peanut butter cups
candy corn
red spice drops or red fruit rolls
melted milk/dark chocolate and white chocolate “bark” or Wilton Melting Disks (used as edible “glue”). Use a frosting bag or plastic storage bag.

 

1. Add a mini peanut butter cup to the regular size peanut butter cup with chocolate “glue”. Use a piece of gum drop or fruit roll for the wattle.
2. Using chocolate glue, add the beak, feathers, feet, and eyes. If you don’t have white chocolate, you can use mini marshmallows that are cut in half.
3. Make cupcake wrappers using the Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad and this template that I found on the internet. 
4. Add your cupcake wrappers to your cupcakes as is, or you can make several vertical cuts in your wrapper like I did. You can also add a decorative trim to the top using decorative scissors.
5. Make and glue name tags to the front of your wrappers. I used letter stickers from the Birthday Scrapbook Tin Kit and New Leaf Cookie Cutter Cardstock Stickers.
6. Glue “thought bubbles” signs to toothpicks. I used the Family Time 12x12 Paper Pad for these.  Our family had a fun time coming up with these, especially my 4 and 6 year old daughters!

 

Turkey Candy Bars

You can make these fun candy turkeys if you’re not up for making cupcakes.  Perhaps your kids still have some mini candy bars left in their trick-or-treat bags?  I used mini Butterfingers, Milky Way, and Snicker bars for these.

 

1.  Add candy turkey pieces to your candy bars. (See butter cup instructions for details)
2.  Punch a scalloped circle from the Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad.
3.  Make cuts at every other scallop, and cut out two sections.
4.  Glue turkey body to the paper feathers with melted chocolate. 

 

  

Drink Tags

For an easier project, I made these drink tags. I used several different patterned papers from the Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad, to help everyone keep track of their glasses. You can also add names to your tags if you like.

 

1. Punch scalloped edge circles from the Heirloom 12x12 Paper Pad.
2. Cut a small circle in the center of the larger circles you punched out. I used a circle cutter for this.
3. Using scissors, make a cut from the outside of your circle to the smaller middle circle.
4. Cut out round pieces from the Flourish Lace Paper Pack. Cut out center circle and make a cut, like you did in the step above.
5. At the cut, slip large and small circles onto the stem of your glassware.  

I hope these projects bring a little fun to your Thanksgiving feast!

Please let Dusti know how much you love her fabulous projects!  I know my kids will love making those turkey candy bars with our leftover Halloween candy.  What a fabulous craft for a cold day.  Thanks for sharing your talents, Dusti!  

A winner will be announced on this post tomorrow so be sure to check back for that AND a new project!  The winner will receive an assortment of KI goodies that they are sure to be THANKFUL for!!:)

Please email me, Andrea!

This post just made me real hungry ; )

What great projects!
Posted by: Andrea MacDonald | November 23, 2009 at 04:44 PM 

Wildcard Wednesday: Soccer Sketch

Happy Wednesday to everyone!  This week I've prepared a sketch and sample layout for you.  The sketch is 12" x 12" but could easily be adapted to a different size.  It uses two 4" x 6" photos and you could even add a round photo if you like.  I chose to include a 'button' my son got with his soccer pictures.  Of course as soon as he saw it on there he wanted to pull it off and put it on!  This layout features the Toy Box line.  It works wonderfully for all kinds of subjects, including sports.  

ALL of the products used can be found HERE at Shop KI!  Right now there is free shipping on orders over $30! 

  

Here is the sketch:

You can download the PDF here: Download WW Sketch 11-18-09 

  

And here is the layout I made using the Sketch:

 

  

Products Used:

Somersault Glitter Cardstock
Monkey Bars Patterned Cardstock
Handwriting Patterned Cardstock
Toy Box Chipboard Alpha
Toy Box Chipboard Accents
Toy Box Icons Glitter Stickers
Toy Box Softies

Other: white cardstock, sewing machine, circle cutter, brad, corner rounder punch

Allotted Time: One Hour 

Would you like to win some Bloom lovelies?  Just complete a layout or card based on the sketch and post a link here for us all to see.  Winner will be announced next Wednesday so you have a week to work on it!  Have a great day!

Please email me your mailing address, Jennifer!

I made a card with the sketch and flipped it on it's side.

http://jenniferhansenscrapgallery.blogspot.com/2009/11/ki-memories-sketch-challenge.html

Posted by: Jennifer Hansen | November 25, 2009 at 12:49 AM 

Challenge: scrap a stage

Hi there! This blog challenge may sound strange but it's something we can scrap so easily! As a parent, you know that there are many stages that a child goes through. The teething stage, the not a lot of sleep stage, the tantrum stage, the preteen stage, etc. As an adult you can be in the what am i doing with my life stage, the i am starting a new hobby stage, the travelling stage. It can range from taking care of a newborn to taking care of the elderly. The possibilities are endless! Scrap a stage and share it with us in the comment section! :)

Focus On Heirloom!

Happy Friday!  The weather is finally cooling off and it's starting to feel a bit like fall.  The perfect time to get out the new Heirloom set and play a bit!  Heirloom is full of rich colors and textures, gorgeous patterns and meaningful sentiments.  Here is a peek at the Heirloom Paper Pad....

 

and look at these fantastic Chipboard Accents...

Heirloom can be used for everyday pictures like Jennifer Johner chose.  

Love the slice of life her layouts have....

 

 

Or Heirloom can be used for family photos....

 

Even though you might thing 'fall' when you see Heirloom, the bright colors work well for any season. 

Here's a summer layout with visiting family.....

 

Be sure to check last week's post for the winner announcement!!  This week how about.......another Grateful Creative Kit!!  Just leave us a comment and then check back here next Friday for the winner announcement!!

 

Email me, Kerry!

Love the ideas and the fantastic colors in the Heirloom line. There's so many options, regardless of time of year. Although I have to admit, I've "fall"en in love with the whimsical designs! And Grateful is definitely on my favorite list! Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: kerry | November 14, 2009 at 08:58 AM

Wildcard Wednesday: Little One Page Kit

Happy Hump Day!  This Wednesday we're going to look at another Page Kit, the cutest one of all...Little One.

The Kit includes 4 Glitter Cardstocks, 8 Patterned Cardstocks, Alpha Stickers, Glitter Stickers and Rub-Ons.  There is enough product inside the Page Kit to make a number of pages or even a small themed album.  

 

On my layout, "thank you mr stork", I decided to use a large number of photos.  One thing about having a new baby....the number of photos you take goes up about 300%!  And I seem to have to get almost all of them printed.  I decided that instead of scrapbooking just one event or day I would mix together several photos over a period of time.  They were all 4" x 6" photos that I trimmed down to 4" x 4".  I adhered them in a grid pattern on a background paper.  One photo on each row is adhered with pop dots to add some dimension to the layout.  I left one square empty and filled it with a Patterned Cardstock.  I embellished with the Alpha Stickers, Glitter Stickers and Rub-Ons.  I added a skinny strip of Patterned Cardstock to several of the photo squares to dress it up a bit.  I added the Rub-Ons directly on the photos.  I didn't put much journaling on this page because I've already scrapbooked the majority of these photos on their own individual pages.  But, if you have more journaling to add you could always create a companion page, journal on the back, or use one of the photo squares for journaling. 

 

The Page Kits are also great for cardmaking!  By creating the main embellishment out of Patterned Cardstock you could repeat the same card over again several times with just small changes in the Sticker or Rub-On embellishments.  This would be perfect for a shower invitation or for thank you notes!

 

Products Used:

Little One Page Kit

Allotted Time: 30 minutes(layout)   15 minutes (card)

Thank you so much for all your suggestions on what to share each Wednesday.  I've filled in the calendar and have some fun things in store for you!  Next week I'll be sharing a sketch & project...can't wait!

Shop KI: Deal of the Week!

Deal of the Week

Bloom Collection

 

Today's "Deal of the Week" includes the Bloom Collection

Two 12"x12" Lace Cardstock

Four 12"x12" Shimmer Papers & Twelve 12"x12" Double-Sided Patterned Papers

40 Chipboard Alphabet Stickers

37 Chipboard Icon Stickers

26 Epoxy Stickers

45 Glitter Rub-ons


   

And here are several samples using the Bloom Collection!

 

    

Challenge: Create 2 Layouts

When you make a layout and the design just works...and you love it...why not create another one?!!  This week I challenge you to create a layout, then scraplift that layout.  You'll end up with two layouts you love!  You can see the layouts I made are similar, but not just alike.  I used the same basic design, but changed it up just a bit.  Both of these layouts feature the Bloom Collection. 

 

 

There is a Bloom Collection Special Value Kit at Shop KI right now!  Look at all you get....

 

This amazing kit includes a full collection of Bloom products that are versatile and perfect for your scrapbooking, card making and paper crafting projects! Included are 166 total pieces. You'll receive 2 sheets of lace cardstock, 4 shimmer papers, 12 double sided patterned papers, 45 glitter rub-ons, 26 epoxy stickers, 40 chipboard alphabet pieces and 37 chipboard icon pieces. That is over $30 in product value for a limited time special price.