With Gratitude...

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Here with Thanksgiving just over, I had a a couple of challenges that I still wanted to enter, and wanted to kind of wrap up Thanksgiving a little more before I headed into Christmas time - by focusing on gratitude. So, here is what I came up with:

Started off with a PTI texture plate and ran the card base through my Cuttlebug. Cut some additional frame shapes from Elegant Edges using my Cricut, and embossed the first one, and inked the edges of them both up with some Tim Holtz distress ink. Stamped the sentiment from a Gina K. Designs set that I won on the Moxie Fab world a while back (gotta love a good prize!)

I added some PTI buttons underneath them, and used a leaf leftover from another project, also inked with the Tim Holz distress ink. Finished off with some PTI twine, and pop-dotted the frames from the card base.

I love the non-traditional colors, the Basic Grey Paper, and all the texture!

So, the challenges I am entering this is are first of all the Cricut Circle Monthly challenge: use some image that symbolizes Fall for you (which for me was the leaf) and texture. I am also entering this as a second entry on LaVikingascrapp to make something with Basic Grey or Graphic 45 paper. And finally, I am entering this in the Paper Crafts November 2011 Gallery Challenge: Thanksgiving inspired projects.

Patches of Pink Design Team Post and Link-up Party!

Hello! It's time for another link-up party at Patches of Pink! Since it October, the theme this month is Halloween. As you might have seen on my blog before, our family doesn't celebrate Halloween, so I am substituting a Fall project! I decided to make a set of thank you notes - perfect to give as a gift! Here they are:

I cut a leaf off of Flower Shoppe project cartridge - and just used several different pattern papers from a My Minds Eye 6x6 paper stack. I actually cut several more in more large and busy patterns and plan on using those on a layout, because they look so pretty together!

I then used my Martha Stewart Score board to make a frame around the edges, and stamped a simple sentiment from Unity Stamps. I love how simple, and yet elegant they are! Here is the whole set together - aren't they pretty?!?!?

Thanks for stopping by - make sure and head over to Patches of Pink and link up your own creation! Can't wait to see what you make!!!

I am also entering this in the Unity Stamp Co. Challenge - Autumn Harvest. The challenge is to get inspiration from a poem that is posted on their blog, or from something that reminds you of Autumn. What better than falling leaves, and being thankful?