Napkin Rings and Place Cards

This past year, I decided to get crafty for Thanksgiving. Here are some simple ideas to decorate your table using 2 colors of cardstock, a Versa Mark pad (embossing ink), Versa Marker (embossing marker), gold embossing powder, a seasonal stamp, decorative hole punch, heat tool and a Cuttlebug diecutting/embossing machine (to dry emboss the paper). If you do not have a Cuttlebug, you can dry emboss with a metal stencil and a stylus or skip this step all together.



For the napkin ring, I cut 2 squares of coordinating paper. One will need to be a 2 inch square and the other will need to be a 1 3/4 inch square. You will also need a 1inch strip of paper that is big enough to fit around your napkin. If you choose to dry emboss, you can run the 1 inch strip of paper through your Cuttlebug or dry emboss with your stylus and metal stencil. This will just create some texture for your napkin ring. As an alternative, you can even just crumple up your paper and smooth it back out to give it a little bit of distressing. For a ring (like a paper chain ring) with your 1 inch strip. Staple the ends together allowing enough room for your napkin. Stamp your seasonal image (mine is a leaf on this one) on to the smaller square of cardstock using Versa Mark ink. Cover with embossing powder. Tap off the extra and heat with a heat tool until the power has melted. Glue 1 3/4 inch square and 2 inch square together creating a frame. Glue this onto the actual napkin ring you made in the previous step. Insert napkin.



For the place card, you will need all of the same tools as above. I cut cream cardstock to 1 3/4 inches by 2 3/4 inches and green cardstock to 2 inches by 3 inches green paper. I then ran the green piece through the Cuttlebug just like before. Then I folded it in half lengthwise. I then took the Versa Marker and wrote a name on the cream cardstock. I covered it with embossing powder and tapped off the extra. I then heated it up with a heat tool just like before. Glue cream cardstock to the green cardstock. You can embellish it with punch outs from a decorative hole punch.