Winners!!

November 21, 2011 CreateForLess Contests, Free Stuff Friday!! 1 Comment

Congratulations to Julie R who was randomly selected as our Free Stuff Friday winner and will receive a prize pack containing an Olfa Rotary Cutter, Clover bamboo circular knitting needles, Blue Moon Beads & chains, DieCuts Box of Cards, Tim Holtz products and more!

Clover Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles have the perfect needle point with a tapered, round shape that never splits yarn and makes for smooth knitting from the start. The circular needles work just as well for straight knitting as they do for circular. Olfa Rotary Cutter 45 mm allows you to cut in any direction, backward or forward, straight or curved. You can cut many materials, cloth, leather, paper, vinyl, film and much more, thin or thick, soft or hard. Right or left handed. DieCuts Box of Cards let you create a handmade designer look with printed textured cards and envelopes. Package contains 4 each of 10 different color cards, all with White envelopes and card size is 4 1/4″x 5 1/2″.

Additional prizes: Aleene’s Tacky Glue, Bazzill Paper Flowers, Susan Bates Crystalites Knitting Needles, Therm O Web glue, Bone folder, Dara mixed buttons, Simplicity Studio Rulers, Blue Moon Beads earring findings, & Sweet Beads.

Julie R.’s winning answer to “What is your favorite post on Think Crafts?” was…

“My favorite post right now is one that was just posted yesterday: the felt Thanksgiving Table Runner. I love felt! I liked the idea of using a cookie cutter for a template. I usually just cut felt out free form, but sometimes I want to reproduce a shape exactly, and I’d never thought of using a cookie cutter. Tips like this are ones where I think, “Now, why didn’t I think of that?!” I didn’t, so Thank You!”

Accordion Fold Paper Turkey Medallion Decoration

November 21, 2011 Guest Blogger Cardmaking, Crafts, Fall, Guest Bloggers, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Seasons, Techniques and Mediums 1 Comment

By Guest Blogger Diane, from the blog Charmingly Creative.

This adorable paper turkey would look great on your table for Thanksgiving, or used to make a card to show someone you care.

Tools and Materials

1. Cut two brown pieces of cardstock 1½” x 11″ to create 2 strips.

2. Lay strip on score board or cutting mat, with length perpendicular to score lines.  Score paper every 1/2″. Repeat for second strip. Accordion fold strips.

3. Place a piece of double-sided tape on each edge of one of the accordion-folded strips. Tape one strip to another, end to end, lining up design. Flatten out resulting tube, forming a circular medallion.

4. Add a dab of hot glue to center of medallion to secure in place; hold while glue cools.

5. For tail feathers punch eight 2″ ovals and eight 1½” ovals in a variety of colors.  Glue smaller ovals to upper center of larger ones. For Turkey body punch one brown 2″ circle for head a 2″ scallop circle for body and two 1 ½” ovals for wings.

6. For Turkey legs punch two yellow legs using Real Estate punch and two yellow stars for feet.   To create beak punch one orange heart fold pointed side in half and trim off excess.  Punch three red pieces using swirly leaf for top of head and under beak.

7. Assembly ovals behind medallion and glue in place.  Glue brown head circle to brown scallop body, add two small ovals under head for wings.  Attach eyes, beak, red pieces, legs and feet.  Attach completed Turkey to front of medallion.