Give Thanks- Bloggers Challenge

Its not out the norm for our house to use the entire month of November to say what we are thankful for. Not just one day outta the month as we devour our feast. 

 

 

As the kids got older, it became more than just "something Mom want us to do", and more meaningful. Its alot like those turkeys made from cut outs of their hands... you know the ones.

 

 

Today at Bloggers Challenge, we are to Give Thanks. Not a hard challenge for me this week. I am extremely thankful for being outside of what was some pretty serious storm damage, though nothing like New Jersey & New York.

 Therefore I am blessed.

 

 

I put together about 6 Give Thanks cards, and a few of those little bags. They were fun and easy, I mean the bag has the wing from the 2 step bird punch with some retired DSP. I used the "rock n roll" technique for the leaves and embossed the cardbase with woodgrain.  The Handpenned sentiments were the perfect addition.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a great day! Hug the ones you love!

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Beautiful Birthday

Just a simple Birthday card, since we are preparing for the Frankenstorm. The kids are off school, the trash was suppose to be collected, however everything seemed to be closing within moments notice.

 

 

I am not sure how much time we will have left on the power so I have put a turkey in the roaster, since we can eat it hot or cold. Boiled some eggs, and am making some squash soup. I wish I would have voted for cookie making but that wasn't really an option. Maybe tomorrow.

 

 

Played with the color challenge at Dynamic Duos, and I really got into this. I made a few birthday cards, and then pulled some monochromatic colors in green did some too!

 

 

Have a great day! Be safe! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Fall Y'all

We are approaching the fall festival season, which means for me MORE time around the campfire.. who doesn't love that?  I am a big fan. I love the smell of  campfires. I love the gathering of people and the commradery that occurs. Lucky for me, we have a lot of them here, so I do not have far to travel.

 

 

 

A favorite campfire treat that everyone enjoys is S'mores. Who doesn't love alittle gooey chocolate and sugary treat? I will admit, I am not into the marshmallows  unless they are roasted. However most of the time I 'd rather a roasted Fig Newton. {{OH yeah}}

 

 

I put these little goodies bags together for the kids - BIG AND SMALL, and everyone loves it. Plus, what doens't get ate, can be saved for another time. Than I do not have stale marshamallows and mushy graham crackers from being open for a while...

 

 

sadly that is how the brain works in this house..

 

More importantly during  the fall fests, we do drink some wine with friends. Nothing like getting your class mixed up with the others at a party and slugging down some dry nasty wine...

 

 

So a few years ago, I decided that glass tags were going with me, when we left for such events. They are easy to make.

 

 

 

I use a ponytail holder (hair band) and attach my fun name tag to them. I can use it on beer bottles as well.

 

Its the small things that make a festival successful and fun.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hug the ones you love!

Have a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Many blessings

today, I am truly blessed...

my son turns 16 today and all he wants for his birthday is

 a homemade pumpkin pie.

no car.

no video game.

 A pie.

He never has been a child of wants or needs. 

For this I am truly blessed!

I know you are all growing tired of my Thanksgiving cards, so you will be happy to know that this is the last of the stack!

I used the "coffee filter" technique. Its really simple. You stamp on a coffee filter, crumb it up, and then spread it out and adhere it to cardstock.  Sounds simple, right? 

 It really is that simple. There is a texture that stays, and its really cool. However, I did have someone tell me it looked like "wet toilet paper".  So much for using a technique, I thought was simple and cool.

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

Give Thanks This Day

For family. For friends. For good food.

For stories that get better with age.

And for the time we have to gather around a table

with the people we love.

 



Double the thanksgiving wishes....

Clean and simple.

Fast and yet elegant.

I quickly needed to get some cards in the mail.

Usually, they accompany a sweet treat, but not this year.

I know {{I know}} too busy for the good stuff. 

I will make it up to you. I swear!

In the meantime....

Outside of cutting these leaves out. I used white embossing powder then I used by daubers and 'stomped' the colors fron the ink pad, on the leaf. I like the look. Alot!

I used Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Tangerine Tango in the combination.  Its sunburst. and I like it!

Thank you for stopping by!

Have a great day!

Hug the ones you love!

With Gratitude and Appreciation

Without a doubt, I am sure you are almost AUTUMN SPLENDOR'd out... I am too, however, still trying to find the perfect balance for the cards I have to get out for Thanksgiving... so bear with me. I did use the GENTLY FALLING as well!

I cut out maybe 15 leaves, in a sitting, colored then differently and let them sit, until I got inspired. Which eventually they just went into a scrap bowl, but never left the table.   

I wanted simple. I wanted something different. I wanted something that I could mass produce and be within the Post Office mailing scale of things.  I  wanted texture.   I like - but I am not thrilled...

CAN YOU HELP?  WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Thanks for stopping by!

Hug the ones you love!

Have a great day!

Giving Thanks!

Create with Connie & Mary

Yesterday was Veteran's day, and in a miltary family we definately "give thanks" to all the service members, current or past for what they have given us.. FREEDOM, which we do not take lightly.

Many Veteran's days, we still have to work our full time jobs, but still want to give back to those that have given to us. At work, we are hosting a drive for the VA, in which you bring in new or gently used DVD's, current or up to 3 years old, and they distribute them to soldiers that are in the hospital, recovering, or those they are assisting in getting settled back in to world. Its a movie, we all love our movies... but when I brought this up to my teens, they headed to the DVD collection and gathered 15 DVD's for the drive {{insert proud moment here}}! Even more so when my son volunteered to assist in delivering them!!!

I used the colors in the Create with Connie & Mary Color Challenge to make a few cards for the local VA. I paired the colors with the Gentle Falling leaves set, and then cut it out. I used the Handpenned Sentiments to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by!

Hug the ones you love!

Have a great day!

Eve of Autumn

We continue to have rain... every day... looks like the sun doesn't appear until next week sometime.. WOW! Well it feels liks FALL ... even if its just the eve  of Autumn.  Cooler temperatures are hear, but really its just the chill of the rain, because its still mid 70s. I like the Autumn season. I like to think that its my last chancen to get out with nature, before the 'white stuff' hits the ground.

 I really am loving this new stamp set.. Gently Falling. Not only does it have a variety of leaves in it, but I love the two step.

  I used Vanilla CS as my base. Then stamped the  leave images from Gently Falling in Cajun Craze, Wasabi, Baja Breeze. The I layered it on Chocolate Chip and used dimensionals to give better effect. I cut out some leaves and adhered it on the Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon. The Thinking of you is from Sincere Sentiments. I then punched it out with the Decorative Label punch. I did stamp two leaves on the label - after I stamped off the ink.

I used a Color Challenge by Rubber Rednecke -but as I was setting up my supplies I noticed the colors and words didn't mix.. but I used the words.. not the actual colors.. and then saw it was corrected.. OK, so I guess I do not enter!

Rubber Redneck  

 The correct colors are those that are shown... not the written words below! LOL GO FIGURE! OH WELL... I still have time to get it right!!

Have a great day!

Hug the ones you love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hand penned Thanks. ....

Its come to my attention that some of the local Post Offices are not going to be delivering everyday- due to cut the financial drop they are dealing with.. I am aware of everyone going ELECTRONIC.. and silly me thought for a moment that maybe with their competitive edge with the package mail- they could compete with Brown, Yellow and the other - I guess I was wrong!

 This really is heartbreaking - since I really try my best to keep in the mailing system. I mail cards.. from Thank you to Birthdays, silly holidays in between - not only for my love of cardmaking - but the excitement I get when the recipients acknowledges they have received it! 

 Sure, I am guilty of my electronic payments and when I shop online I select the USPS when I can.. so I am doing my part...  I cannot save the post office myself but I figure every little bit matters.  

I elected to make a 10 card bundle of these Give Thanks  in fall colors not only for my postmaster but to mail out to a few other people.  I used the Handpenned Sentiments in Espresso, on White. I have been waiting to use those Gently Falling two step stamps - in which I LOVE!  I used the Pastels in More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie.   The CS base is Expresso with Cajun Craze layered before the Lattice Embossing Folder in More Mustard.  I cut out the leaves, used dimensions. Added an Espresso button with a sliver of Cajun craze laced thru it.

I stamped some leaves on the envelope in More Mustard and Cajun Craze - using the Rock n  Roll technique! How fun!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hug the ones you love!

Have a great day!

MAIL OUT A CARD TODAY!!!