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Pumpkin Spice Cards

Sep

‘Tis the season for pumpkin spice everything! The arrival of pumpkin spice goodies is a sure sign that fall has arrived. The deep flavors and rich fall colors of pumpkin spiced baked goods are absolutely irresistible. Amanda here today with some pumpkin spice inspired cards and a super yummy pumpkin cake recipe.

Inspired by a way delicious pumpkin cake I made last week, I thought it would be fun to make some pumpkin spice inspired thank you cards for Fall. I dug through Pebbles’ Harvest collection for deep yellow and orange pumpkin spice colored patterned papers and embellishments.

Really great cards don’t have to be complicated. Attach a journaling card to the front of a card with a clip and you have a super easy and sophisticated card (Amy uses the same technique in this post HERE). Add some texture by adding stitching detail and a jute twine bow.

Adding fibers to a card gives a flat card warmth and dimension. Simply wind some twine around your hand and place beneath an embellishment.

You can also add texture to a card using Pebbles delicious flour sack labels.

Choosing the right adhesive can make or break a project. A little bit of double sided adhesive tape on the back of a patterned paper panel holds everything in place until you stitch the border of the card. Crafty Tip: Strategically place adhesive away from the areas where you will be stitching so you don’t gum up your sewing machine.

Raised sticky dots are perfect for adhering cardstock embellishments to cards. Add a few well placed raised sticky dots to your embellishment and place directly on top of the twine to hold the twine in place.

Adhere bows to cards with a dab of liquid adhesive. This glue also dries clear so you won’t even notice the glue blob.

Now this is what you’ve been waiting for–the pumpkin cake that inspired it all. I recommend making at least two. Yum!

Frosted Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (from Cooking Light magazine)

Cake Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree

Frosting Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 (8 oz.) package 1/3 less fat cream cheese
2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

3. Combine brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, to sugar mixture; beat well after each addition. Add pumpkin; mix well. Fold in flour mixture. Spread batter into a 13×9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.

4. To prepare frosting, combine 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until well combined. Spread frosting evenly over top of cake.

Happy pumpkin everything!
Amanda

Supplies:
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Fall Time
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Let’s Eat
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Scattered Leaves
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″From My Kitchen
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Cook Book
Harvest Flour Sack Fabric StickersPhrases
Harvest Dies 9/PkgTab & Recipe Card
Harvest Chips Die-Cut Shapes 44/PkgEphemera
Harvest Enamel Dots 88/Pkg
Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5yd Spools 24/Pkg
Sticky Thumb Double-Sided Tape
Sticky Thumb Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue 3.3oz
Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam 272/Pkg
Sticky Thumb Sticky Flat Adhesive Dots
Sticky Thumb Sticky Raised Adhesive Dots

Happy Thanksgiving

Nov

Thanksgiving Takeout Boxes

Nov

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Now that Halloween is over, I can finally dedicate my energy to thinking about the upcoming feast of Thanksgiving. And with that feast comes leftovers. Glorious leftovers.

This is the one time of year I don’t mind having my fridge stuffed full of last night’s meal. But alas, sometimes those leftovers need to be sent home with friends and family. Today I am sharing a simple takeout box that you can mass produce with ease. Wrap each box with a piece of patterned paper and send those leftovers away in style.

Let me take a minute to address the obvious. There will be no leftover pumpkin pie. This piece of homemade pumpkin pie is for photography purposes only, and only briefly at that. Yum.

Now let’s get back to looking at the boxes. Each box is die cut from textured cardstock and is wrapped with a piece of patterned paper. This tuck and fold style box stays together without the wrap, but the wrap makes it extra pretty.

It is easy to die cut fun shapes in each wrap. You can use a single shape, or cut different shapes for each box.

This project is great for all of those leftover patterned paper strips you have laying around. Trim a strip of patterned paper to create a band around each box. Choose fall-themed colors or use anything you have on hand. Hop on over to my blog to see how I used the remaining turkey die cuts to make cute tags and labels.

These tuck and fold boxes are super easy to open and close, making it really easy to stuff them full of delicious leftovers. Be sure to line the box with parchment paper or wrap leftovers in a plastic bag before putting them in the box.

To make the takeout boxes, you will need two sheets of 12″x12″ cardstock. Die cut two box pieces and adhere them together with This to That double sided super sticky red tape. I like to use this tape when I am making 3-D projects.

After you have adhered the two box pieces together, you will fold it into a box shape. Hold the box together by adhering a few pieces of transparent tape on the inside of the box. The rest of the box is held together with tucks, tabs, and folds.

Trim several 2″ strips of 12″x12″ patterned paper to make bands that go around the box. Add some festive flair by die cutting a turkey in the middle of each paper strip.

You can assemble your boxes before the big feast, or assemble them on-the-fly as you send guests home with leftovers. Yum!

Happy Thanksgiving!
Amanda

Supplies:
FROM ME TO YOU DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ THANKS
FROM ME TO YOU DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ HELLO
THIS TO THAT DOUBLE-SIDED SUPER STICKY RED TAPE
American Crafts textured cardstock

Pumpkin Card Set

Oct

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Hello there! It’s Becki, here to share with you a set of cards I created shaped as Pumpkins using the Home+Made collection. These cards were so simple to make and I think that they’re adorable!

I cut these cards using my Silhouette. I cut all the bases out of kraft cardstock and then cut an additional piece to use as a template when cutting the burlap. I simply wrote on the back of the burlap with a pencil and cut the pumpkin out of the burlap with sharp scissors.

I finished the card by simply adding a tag and a bit of sparkle to the stem of the pumpkin.

For this card I simply added a bit of burlap and some glitter tape to the middle of the pumpkin as well as the sentiment tag to the stem.

On the last card I used the template and glued strips of patterned paper/burlap to the template at an angle and then trimmed off the excess. I added the sentiment tag to the stem as well.

And here’s the set of completed cards:

Thanks for visiting the Pebbles blog today! Have a great day!

Supplies:
Home+Made Love Seat Patterned Paper PHMP-32593
Home+Made Burlap Cardstock 732607
Home+Made Specialty Cardstock 732609
Home+Made Cardstock Stickers 732611
Home+Made Decorative Tape 732626
Home+Made 6×6 Paper Pad 732644

Pumpkin Gift Boxes

Oct

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Happy October! Amanda here today with a darling set of pumpkin gift boxes that will charm the pants off of your friends and family. I love making pumpkin crafts because they are so versatile. You can use them for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any fall occasion.

I picked several of my favorite yellow-orange papers from my Pebbles collections and got going. Let me tell ya, the Birthday Wishes collection is the gift that keeps on giving. Two of these orange papers came from that collection. I think I have used that collection for more non-birthday projects than birthday projects. It is just so versatile. I used my gift box punch board to make the boxes which made this project both fast and easy.

I added some warmth and texture to each box by wrapping them with a piece of jute twine. I tied on a pair of die cut leaves and inserted some paper spirals to mimic a pumpkin vine. If you don’t have a die cutting machine, cut a pair of simple leaves by hand.

Fill the boxes with treats, gifts, or even party leftovers. I lined these boxes with a piece of parchment paper and filled them with fresh roasted pumpkin seeds. Yum!

I was able to make and assemble these boxes in a snap with the WRMK gift box punch. No fancy die cutting machines or tools required. I picked three different papers, cut them to size according to the chart on the punch board, and got to scoring and punching.

Create paper spirals by tightly wrapping a narrow strip of paper around a round pencil. Hold in place for a few seconds and release. This will leave you with loose spiral. To make a tighter spiral, secure the paper to the pencil with a bit of tape, lightly wet the paper, and let dry completely.

I like these boxes so much I plan on using them as home décor. If they stick around long enough, they may just be part of my Thanksgiving centerpiece!

Thanks for stopping by!
Amanda

Supplies:
Pebbles Paper Pad 12×12″ 48/Pkg Basics
Birthday Wishes Double-Sided Cardstock 12×12″
WRMK Gift Box Punch Board