Jeannine's Craft Room: Thanksgiving Invites with Cricut

My Dad's family and extended family get together every year for Thanksgiving but in the last few years it seems to be hit or miss. Since I've moved into the old family home, I don't think everyone, especially those from out of town, realized that I was continuing the family tradition. So this year I decided to do things a little differently. We usually call or email everyone to remind them of the get together and to let them know what dish we'd like for them to bring for lunch. But this year I thought it would be fun and interesting to send and invite with an RSVP and let everyone choose their own dish to bring, let it be a true pot luck lunch. And with plenty of time, as I sent these out at the first of October, I could plan to fill in any gaps in the menu that may occur. The response I've received so far from family far and wide is that they loved getting the handmade invitation and RSVP card. It seems that it made everyone feel quite special, not only for being personally invited but also because of the hand crafted nature of the card. You might want to consider something of this nature for your next big family get together. This simple invitation has already made this a Thanksgiving no one will ever forget.

I made the cards in assembly line fashion. Instead of making one complete card at a time, I repeated the same step on each card before moving on to the next step. For instance, I adhered the inside mat to each card then moved on to the next component for the inside of the card. It seems to me that repeating the same action over and over went more quickly than trying to make one cart at a time. I've attached the instructional video to this post so you can get a visual of assembling the cards.

I also hand made all of the envelopes from patterned scrapbook paper with the pattern on the inside of the envelope. It is the little touches like that that take the project to another level. It is so impressive looking with you open an envelope and there is this beautiful pattern to greet you!

Video Tutorial for this Card.