CCMC330 - Color Challenge

I played along on Sunday but almost forgot to post my card! It sure would not be the first time. I have been so busy getting ready for the holidays that I have not been up in my craft room for a few days. So, I am running up here tonight to do my post for the CCMC this week. Thanks for looking!

It's Almost Here...Thanksgiving!

Where are you this year? Have you moved on to Christmas yet? I remember how surprised I was when I heard people shouting Happy Thanksgiving in New York. I will tell you more about this tomorrow.

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Thankful for You

I cased the ever talented and oh so clean and simple Mary Brown for this card. I changed the colors, the design and the sentiment but the idea was all hers. I like the way mine turned out. It is very clean and simple. I love the sentiments from the Good Greetings set that I got FREE from Stampin' Up!

EASY AS PIE THANKSGIVING TABLE SETTING

Creating a fun table setting for Thanksgiving is easy as pie when you make cute, little drumstick favors using our Polka Dot Tag a Bag Gift Bags!

Create the frill using a 3-3/4" x 3-1/2" piece of Very Vanilla Designer Series Paper. Fold and cut every 1/2".

I fluffed it up a bit by wrapping it around a Stampin’ Write Marker.

Twist the gift bag shut, tie with ribbons, and wrap the frill around the top.

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Holiday Extravaganza!!!

They have done it again...a holiday sale in time for the holidays! Yea! You can purchase some /all of these and add them to My Black Friday sale for more savings! Click on  picture to see what will be on sale. This sale starts on Monday!

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Another Candy Treat

I am the only nurse for 8 schools in El Reno, Oklahoma. I travel to all my schools each week and check on everyone and see all my special friends. I could never keep up without the help and support of all the school secretaries. If you work in a school/office...you  know what I am talking about. The secretaries have their fingers on the pulse of the school and they keep up with all the kids names and the teachers and principals! Whew! I don't know if I could do it. So, I am trying to give them a little treat for all the major holidays. This is perfect for them and faster than the tubes! 

Seasonally Scattered

As of now we have not decided what we will be doing for Thanksgiving other than NOT travelling home to Georgia. Not enough time off to make the trip and way too expensive to fly! Sorry guys if this is news to you. We are seeing all of our children on December 8th for a holiday cruise! Yea!
However, I am still making lots of fall and Thanks cards. This was an easy one using the beautiful Seasonally Scattered stamp set from the mini. I love the colors Hello Honey with Blackberry Bliss. So fun and pretty.

Four Feathers in White

You may have seen this on the Stampin' Up! blog and I saw it too. I love the way theirs was so I decided to do something similar myself. I made only a couple of minor changes. How can you improve on perfection?

Grateful for You candy

So, I found these wonderfully fall colored candies with m's on them and had to make a post or 2 using them before I ate all of them! I just love my chocolate candy. The first is the little tube of candies.

It is actually a lot longer but I couldn't get a good photo of the whole thing so I laid it down and this is what I got. 

Grateful for You

Are you uber busy at Christmas? Maybe you love to be in contact with your family and friends and don't want to wait til Christmas or have your card be lost in all the craziness of the season. If that is you, why not send out a Thanksgiving card. On the inside you can add a holiday sentiment as well. 

Mojo Monday 372

Great sketch and I just had to play along. I really was not going to post holiday yet, but what can I say? This sketch made me do it! 

Thanksgiving Memories

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Banner Cut Tips

Banner Cut Tutorial

Banners are a hot trend in paper crafting. They are popular accents and layers on décor, cards, scrapbook pages, and more! Cutting the flag ends of banners so they are even can be a real hassle. But, we’ll save you frustration and share a super trick that will give you quick and even banners with just 3 snips of your scissors!

1. Start by cutting a slit into the center of the narrow end of a card stock or Designer Series Paper strip. You can “eyeball” the center or measure it.Depending on the size of your strip and the angle of the flag end you want, you’ll cut the slit to different lengths.  A 1/2″ slit was cut into this sample 1-1/2” x 3” piece of card stock.
2. Cut from one corner of the strip in to the top of the slit. A triangle of card stock is removed.Cut from the other corner of the strip to the top of the slit.
3. You now have a quick and even banner! Make the flag end of the banner deeper or shallower by cutting the first center slit deeper or shorter.

1 Card, 2 Challenges

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I found this blog site and decided to play along. I like the sketch and I am making a simple card for it. I don't think I have played with this group before so here goes... Click on the pic above to see what overs and the creators have done with this sketch.

Another For All Things Card

Well, I don't know about you but I can hardly believe that Thanksgiving is almost here. Only a couple of weeks left to make and send these great fall cards. I have the desire to keep making more and more but at the same time I want to start on my holiday cards and crafts. I am really trying to wait until the day after Thanksgiving. I am not even playing my holiday music yet!

PPA227 - A Color Challenge

It is another color challenge this time and I used these great fall colors using the For All Things stamp set and made 3 4-1/4" square cards. I added a touch of Early Expresso on one of the cards. These make great fall cards and these cards will be so nice for Thanksgiving for friends and family back east.

Banner Blessings

 New Stampin' Up! Photopolymer Stamp Set: Banner Blessings item #136720 This uplifting set will surely bring a smile to many faces. A crowd favorite, this stamp set will be sure to shine.

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A pretty and simple card from the new set called Banner Blessings. I love the thanks theme as seen in this verse. Verses are so nice for cards!

Thrifty Give Thanks Card

Being the thrifty one in the family I am the same when it comes to my card stock. I wanted to  make a card like this one using one of the layers for the focal point so I cut it out of the card stock first. Now, I was not planning this shape but it came to me after I cut. Otherwise, I could have cut it directly from the card and saved a step!

Isn't this Color Me Autumn DSP lovely!

CCMC328 - Color Challenge

Another color challenge this week and this one definitely screams Christmas with these colors. I was stumped for a while. I really did not know what to do with these colors. Then I decided to play with blue snowflakes and this is what I got. This is a 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" card.

Four Feathers Again

I am really stuck on these Four Feathers. They are so pretty in any color! I made another quick fall card with them again. I used scraps for the Vanilla and used this one with the center as the focal point. I bordered it with the Honey Hello and all on Blackberry Bliss. Thanks for looking!

Four Feathers Meets the Pals Paper Arts

A color challenge and very fall colors. I am loving these colors and these feathers. I just spent a couple of nights camping in some of the Oklahoma Indian territory and I was inspired to use these feathers after a little exploring today. These colors are perfect for this stamp set.

Thank You Card...Season of Thanks

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.—Philippians 4:6-7

It doesn't have to be long, as in forty-five thousand words—just a note will do. I have chalkboards throughout our home where I post notes of congratulations, welcome, and appreciation. Find ways to acknowledge others and observe the power of thank-you.

I love to make and share cards. You  may love to send out little love notes or write out expressions of thanks in sweet notes. Whatever, but as we come into this season of Thanksgiving...don't be shy to give thanks!

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A pretty card that says Thanks for all you do, have doe and continue to do. It would be appropriate for anyone!

CCMC327 - Sketch Challenge

I am playing with this fun sketch today. You may remember that I am somewhat challenged by these kind of sketches but I focused on the focal point and not the 'slanted/crooked' paper. I used again a fall theme...thankfulness. I am trying to focus on this until at least Thanksgiving. I used the For All Things and Four Feathers stamp sets to make this card. The colors I used matched the DSP Color Me Autumn...Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Mossy Meadow.  Thanks for looking and have a blessed day!

Paper Pumpkin Banner

Paper Pumpkin Banner

Ooh, this is fun and oh so pretty. I found this on Pintrest and placed there by Stampin' Up! Another cute idea for the October Paper Pumpkin kit. Remember, if you are a subscriber you can order the leftover kits at a reduces price. I may just order this one to make such a great banner for Thanksgiving!

Quick and Simple Fall Card

For this quick and simple card I started with a piece of 4 1/4 x 11" piece of Whisper White card stock. I folded it at  5 1/2", I cut a 1 1/2 x 4 1/4 piece of Back to Black DSP and layered it with the Basic Black card stock. I used the framelets for Fall Fun and the gold glitter paper and assembled as shown. The Thank You is from the Four You stamp set.

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November Paper Pumpkin Alternative Project

One of the fun things about the Paper Pumpkin kits is the mystery of not knowing what is going to be inside and what you might be able to do with them. I am all about a fun mystery so...I love them. This month is a great set of die cut craft card stock pie boxes with embellishments. Now, I plan to use mine mostly like they are for our family cruise in December but an alternative project that I saw out there on the net was this ...