Supplies Needed:

-two sheets of French Roast brown cardstock by Core'dinations

-one sheet of Snowflake white cardstock or remaining white photo paper if you print your own photos onto 8 1/2 x 11 inch photo paper

-one sheet of Poinsettia red cardstock by Core'dinations

-two sheets of kraft paper by Jillibean Soup

-one sheet of each Red Sugar, Orange Sugar, Yellow Sugar and Dark Brown Sugar Staples by Jillibean Soup

-3 feet of natural twine by Jillibean Soup

-one sheet of grid or ledger paper by Scenic Route or other company

-Sure Cuts a Lot files (attached)

-Timber Brown ink by Tsukineko

-Xyron Sticker Maker or glue pen

-Teletype font (downloaded off the internet)

-heart punch by Stampin Up or other company

-sand paper or sanding block

-foam layering tape

-sewing machine

-brown thread

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Begin with a sheet of French Roast brown cardstock by Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock. Sand the edges with a sanding block or sand paper. The lighter brown core is a perfect match for kraft paper. Once the sanding is done, cut a sheet of kraft paper to 11x11 and attach it with a tape runner, centered in the middle. This will give you a 1/2 inch border.

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Since you attached the kraft paper with a tape runner, this will hold the paper in place while you run your sewing machine around the perimeter. Use a deep brown thread. Try to keep your sewing to a 1/8 inch border.

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Cut four strips from the Soup Staples, each measuring 2 2 1/2 inch by 10 1/2 inch. Attach the strips with 1/8 inch between them and 3/8 inch from the edge of the kraft paper. The attached Sure Cuts A Lot files will allow you to cut:

-one zig-zag circle and Thankful out of French Roast brown cardstock

-one family out of kraft paper

-one circle out of grid paper

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Using a Xyron Sticker maker, if you have one, run the family through to apply adhesive to the back. If not, use a glue pen. Mount the family to the grid paper circle. Ink the edges of the grid circle with Timber Brown ink by Tsukineko. Lightly sand the edges of the zig-zag circle. Attach the family section to the brown zig-zag circle with foam layering tape.

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Print off photos that measure 2 by 3 1/8 inch. I used a sepia or antique photo effect. Ink the edges of each photo with Timber Brown ink by Tsukineko. Mount your photos onto white mats. I used remaining photo paper but you could also use white cardstock. The mounting paper should measure 2 1/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches.

Have each person tell you what they are thankful for. I used Teletype font which I downloaded for free off the internet. I printed onto the grid paper and then trimmed each journaling box to meaure 2 1/4 inches by 2 7/8 inches.

Attach photos so that they are 2 1/4 inches down from the top of the brown cardstock and centered in the middle of each Soup Staple strip of patterned paper.

Attach the journaling boxes so that they are 1 1/4 inch up from the bottom of the brown cardstock and centered in the middle of each Soup Staples strip of patterned paper.

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On the back of each of the letters spelling Thankful, attach foam layering tape. Try to avoid putting foam layering tape in the area 1/2 inch up from the bottom of each letter.

Take the yard of natural twine and place it on across the page. Attach the letters over top of the twine, approximately 1/4 inch up from the journaling boxes.

When all letters are attached, attach a red heart punched from red cardstock between the u and l of thankful. Tie a bow with the twine over the heart. Trim any excess twine, allowing for 3 to 4 inches of trail off the bow.