With Gratitude

Wow. This card took F O R E V E R  to complete. It doesn't look like much. I'm trying to think what took SO long. I think it was the leaves. I probably stamped a dozen before I got the colors I wanted. The turkey took a while too. It was done with markers. Oh, and the feather. That took a while as well. I guess it all adds up. I won't even admit to how long it took from start to finish. This card has been entered in the SUO Challenges blog for challenge #82 Harvest Time!

Here's the Sketch!

I got this wonderful color combination from Fab Friday's Blog. They also have wonderful challenges. This was from challenge #26.

Here's the color combo!

Here's my card!

Supplies Used:

Cardstock ~ Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla,

DSP ~ Sweater Weather

Ink ~ Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand

Stamp Sets ~ Ex Libris, French Foliage, Fine Feathers, Harvest of Thanks

Embellishments ~ Burlap, Hemp Twine (not SU)

Light as a Feather...

I love peacock feathers. So much that I have one inked on my back! I have always loved the Fine Feathers stamp set. I don't use it nearly enough. I used the sketch from Hand Stamped Sentiments for challenge #167. It's a fun sketch. Lots of room to create!

The Sketch

My Take...

Supplies:

Cardstock ~ Whisper White, Island Indigo

DSP ~ Epic Day

Ink ~ Basic Grey, Smoky Slate, Island Indigo, Tempting Turquoise, Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Rose Red, Daffodil Delight, Midnight Muse

Stamp Sets ~ Fine Feathers, From the Heart

Other Supplies ~ Woodgrain embossing folder, Basic Pearl Jewels,*burlap (non-SU)

Thanks...

I am SO thankful for time to work on my projects today! Thankful that my hard working hubby decided to not work 7 days a week this Harvest. Thankful for time with my little girl in our woman cave. Thankful for the beautiful (although HOT) weather. I am thankful for so many things today. It makes me smile.

I am trying to get a head start on my holiday cards. I thought that I'd put something together for Thanksgiving today. I think I like the way it turned out. I put LOTS and LOTS of layers of stamps on this one. I LOVE doing that.

{{{INSIDE}}}

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, First Edition DSP

Ink ~ Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Marina Mist, More Mustard, Certainly Celery

Stamp Sets ~ Post Card, Positively Chevron, Gorgeous Grunge, Clockworks, Fine Feathers, By the Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Other Supplies ~ Modern Label punch, Word Window punch, Itty Bitty Banner framelits

Non-Stampin' Up! Supplies ~ Clock embellishment, natural hemp twine, brass brads

So...Fine?

I set out to create a sympathy card. I hate making these. They mean something sad happened. But, on the positive side, I got to use my Positively Chevron stamp again! I have had the Fine Feathers stamp set for a LONG time, but I think this is only the second time I've used it. I'll be using it more from now on. I used the sketch provided by Retro Sketches for challenge #73, of course I embellished on it a bit. I LOVE how this turned out.

{{{INSIDE}}}

Supplies Used:

Paper ~ Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, First Edition DSP

Ink ~ Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp Sets ~ Positively Chevron, Gorgeous Grunge, So Sorry, Truly Grateful, Fine Feathers, Curly Cute

Other Supplies ~ Early Espresso embossing powder, Pearls Basic Jewels, Chalk Talk framelits, Soda Pop Tops, Itty Bitty Banner framelits

All supplies copyright Stampin' Up!