We’re just a few days away from Thanksgiving.

Time to gather with family and friends and give thanks for all the good things in our lives

Today we’re thankful for Designer Christine Ousley and her card set and returning Guest Designer Becky Garrison and her fall easel!

Give Thanks Easel by Guest Becky Garrison

Supplies:

• Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tools Round 25, Round 14, Heart 25, Square 25, Oval 25, Pennant 25, and Button Studio Flower 20, along with coordinating bubble caps.
• Patterned papers and stickers from Simple Stories ‘Take a Hike’ Collection
• Brown Ink – Stampabilities
• Chipboard from my stash
• White Card Stock

 Happy Thanksgiving! That’s right, here in the USA Thanksgiving is only a few days away, and for today’s project I wanted to make something pretty for our Thanksgiving decorations at home.  I made a simple easel and decorated it with lots of fall leaves and Epiphany Crafts bubble caps.

I cut a square from the heavy chipboard and traced a scroll type design on one edge, then cut out with scissors.  I covered front and back with patterned paper and inked the edges with brown ink.  Then I went out into my back yard where there are TONS of un-raked leaves and picked up a few different shapes.  Each leaf was traced onto scrap cardstock to make a template and then used the template to cut my leaves from patterned paper.  I scored and folded ‘veins’ into the leaves and inked them with brown ink as well, then adhered the leaves to the front of the easel.

Using my computer and word processing software I typed several things we are thankful for and added a different font for each.  I then printed these on white cardstock, punched them using the Epiphany tools and inked the edges with brown ink, and THEN applied them to the bubble caps.  I added stickers with the words ‘Give Thanks’ and then adhered the bubble caps to the front around the leaves and stickers.  Using coordinating patterned papers, I punched several flower buttons and added some beige twine, and added them onto the leaves.

Last I made the ‘easel’ from chipboard.  Measure the height of your project, subtract about 1 to 1 ½ inches.  Cut a strip about 2” wide by double the measurement you just came up with.  (Mine was about 6” so I cut a strip about 10” or 6-1=5 x 2= 10.)  Add patterned paper to the side of the easel that will be showing and ink the edges with brown ink.  Cut another strip of chipboard about 3” long and a little bit narrower than your easel stand.  Score and fold about ½” from either end and adhere the ends to the inside of the easel stand.

Now it is ready to place on your mantle, coffee table, or anywhere you would like in your home to remind your family and friends to be thankful on this holiday.  I hope you have enjoyed my projects today and last week.  It truly has been a joy and honor to be chosen as a guest designer here on the Epiphany blog.  And I would like to wish you and hours a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving!  Becky

The Fall season is a great time to say thanks so for my project, I created a nice little thank you gift along with a card.

I love to make little notebooks or journals out of a plain pad of paper and cardstock. Then using papers and embellishments I decorate the front.

On my card, I used the Epiphany Crafts Oval 25 Tool to create my focal embellishment. I just love the Metal Charms that you can use with your image and bubble cap. They create such an elegant piece.

I also used the Epiphany Square 25 tool to create the punched out spaces on my card. I drew pencil lines on my card where I wanted to line up my tool. I punched on the left side first and then on the right. Then I punched two more pieces from coordinating paper and attached the Square 25 bubble caps. I centered those on my card and then lined up the tool again and punched the last square. Then I put foam adhesive on the back of the paper and attached it to another piece of coordinating pattern paper to create the dimension through the punched out spaces.

I also used this same embellishment on the notebook that I made. I threaded a piece of twine through the tiny holes on the sides of the charm to secure it around the papers.

Then I added some Petaloo flowers around the charm to embellish the notebook a little more. I love how the vintage flowers complement the Epiphany vintage metal charm.

Card and Gift Set by Christine Ousley

Epiphany Craft Supplies:
Shape Studio Tool Square 25
Shape Studio Accessories Bubble Caps Square 25
Shape Studio Tool Oval 25
Shape Studio Accessories Bubble Caps Oval 25
Metal Charms Oval 25

Other Supplies:
Bo Bunny Apple Cider 6×6 patterned paper
Petaloo Floradoodles flowers
Twine from The Twinery
Fiskars Stamp border punch
Simon Says Stamp Exclusive Die, Thinking of You
Sizzix Big Shot
Stampin Up! cardstock
Imaginesce foam adhesive
ScorTape

Just a reminder…our Epiphany Crafts Square 25 and our Round 25 Tools and matching embellishments are available for sale at your local Michaels Craft Stores. You can find them in the punch aisle with all your favorite products! Be sure to look for them on your next trip to Michaels.

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