Holiday Card Sketch for Thanksgiving & Christmas

Hi and welcome to Polka Dot Gypsy. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and you are all rested from the weekend of shopping. Today I am posting a Thanksgiving card that I entered into the Hero Arts Contest last month. I have included the card sketch and card instructions as well as a Christmas card option. These cards are very easy to make and the sketch adapts itself well to other holiday and special occasions. Thank you for stopping by!
 

Happy Thanksgiving

Supplies

Hero Arts Set CL466 (So Thankful)
Copic Sketch Markers
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink
Vintage Sepia Versafine Ink
Stampin' Up! Pinking Hearts Border Punch
Nestabilities Scallop Circle Dies
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Die Cutting Machine such as Cuttlebug or Sizzix

Paper Measurements

Card (5 1/2" X 8 1/2" folded in half) Solid Pumpkin Cardstock
Large Mat (4" X 5 1/4") Solid Green Cardstock
Small Mat (3 3/4" X 5") Solid White Cardstock
Design Panel (3 1/2" X 4 3/4") Green Print Cardstock from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Collection
Lower Panel (2" X 3 1/2") White Polka Dot on Brown Cardstock from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Collection
Text Strip (1 1/4" X 3 1/2") Solid Ivory Cardstock
Large Scallop Circle (2 1/8") Peach Cardstock
Small Scallop Circle (1 5/8") White Cardstock

Card Assembly Instructions

1. Create a double mat by layering the Small Mat (white) onto the Large Mat (green) and attach to the Card Front (pumpkin).
2. Attach the Design Panel (green print) to the double mat section.
3. Attach the Lower Panel (polka dot) to the Design Panel (green print), aligning bottom edges.
4. Create a decorative border along the bottom edge of the Text Strip (ivory) using the Pinking Hearts Border Punch.
5. Stamp "Happy Thanksgiving" with Vintage Sepia Versafine ink on the Text Strip (ivory).
6. Attach the finished Text Strip (ivory) over the Lower Panel (polka dot), aligning the top edges of the Text Strip (ivory) and the Lower Panel (polka dot).
7. Using Nestabilities Scallop Circle dies, cut a Large Scallop Circle (peach) and a Small Scallop Circle (white). 
8. Emboss the Large Scallop Circle (peach) using the Swiss dots embossing folder and attach to the center of the exposed Design Panel (green print).
9. Stamp the pumpkin image with the Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto the Small Scallop Circle (white).
10. Color the pumpkin image with Copic Sketch Markers.
11. Attach the finished Small Scallop Circle (white) to the Large Scallop Circle (peach) with Pop Dots.

 

Optional Christmas Card

 

Supplies

Hero Arts Set CL462 (Magic of Christmas)

Copic Sketch Markers

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Stampin' Up! Pinking Hearts Border Punch
Nestabilities Scallop Circle Dies
Snow Globe Embossing Folder
Die Cutting Machine such as Cuttlebug or Sizzix

Paper Measurements

Card (5 1/2" X 8 1/2" folded in half) Solid Red Cardstock
Large Mat (4" X 5 1/4") Solid White Cardstock
Small Mat (3 3/4" X 5") Solid Green Cardstock
Design Panel (3 1/2" X 4 3/4") Green Print Cardstock from My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Collection
Lower Panel (2" X 3 1/2") Mini Dots Cardstock from American Traditional Designs
Text Strip (1 1/4" X 3 1/2") Solid White Cardstock
Large Scallop Circle (2 1/8") Green Cardstock
Small Scallop Circle (1 5/8") White Cardstock



 

Holiday Card Sketch