Give Thanks DT Card

Hello, and welcome!

It is so good to be back, and I'm really looking forward to getting as much crafting jammed into this next few weeks, as possible!

I'm sure many of you will agree that the act of sitting and creating something is a wonderful kind of therapy, and I've missed it sorely.

Getting into my craft room is usually the only time that I get to myself........and, as much as I love my children and grandchildren, I need that time, whether it's to make a card, put a few stitches into a quilt, or do some family history research on the pc........just sayin', lol.

Being a member of the Design Team over at Stretch 'n' Bubbles has kept me in the loop, because I was determined to at least make my weekly DT card, even if there wasn't time, or the inclination, to do anything else........so a big Thank You to Alison, Pauline, Bonnie, Lisa, Pandy, Marcy, and Anna, for their support and encouragement.....you ladies are the best!

Onto this week's creation...........and today I've used the Give Thanks Words image, all ready for Thanksgiving........and I truly wish that this country had this special day in its calendar, because we should all pause, and take the time to consider how we are blessed, and how we might bless others...........

Here's the card......

Sweet and simple is how I would describe this 'un......used a cream card base, layered a piece of brown card that I'd embossed with a Fiskar's diamond texture board, and popped a piece of Nitwits patchwork paper on top....... the sentiment labels were made using a really old Fiskar's template.........the dark blue spotty paper is Nitwits, too....

The little guy is coloured up with my Promarkers (missed my PMs, lol), and he's all decked out in his jewelled finery (poor ickle guy thinks he's the guest, instead of the main course....haaaaa!)......

The heart button is from my stash, and has some blue and white baker's twine threaded through..........

Pumpkin is from my stash, and I popped some "straw" behind, for texture..........

Button leaves from that same stash.........got a boxful of autumn buttons, heehee.........

Don't know what this stuff is really called, but I call it my Wonderweb....got it on a roll that I can cut to size, and it colours up with Promarkers beautifully.....stuck it onto brown grograin ribbon for more texture........

And there ya go........done!

Thanks for stopping by, and pleeeeease come back!

Challenges:

http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/2011/10/recipe-challenge.html Recipe (1 pumpkin/3 buttons/2 word sentiment)

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/2011/10/challenge-88-aint-it-cute.html Ain't it cute

http://www.theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/ Pumpkin Garden

http://cookingitupwithkatie.blogspot.com/ Bird/button/border

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ Halloween/Fall colours

http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Fall colours

 

Hugs,

Anne-Marie x