11.02.2009

November Wishes

With the new month comes changes to the decor. I suppose I can't leave the ghosts and jack o lanterns up when we are focusing on blessings and joining together with our family for Thanksgiving. DD has reminded me twice that the Halloween decor must be taken down. She's ready to move onto the next holiday. She's extremely family oriented and loves when we gather as a family for holidays. We went to my sister's for Halloween to celebrate my BIL's birthday which was lots of fun. My parents had a breakfast feast on Sunday so we had two days filled with cousins, Aunts, Uncles, and grandparents. DD has been asking me for over a month when she could go to Nana and Papa's so she was thrilled to go. We also celebrated Bear's 2nd birthday! Bear is the white fluffy dog my parents receive so much love from. I adore him too! He's like a soft blanket and just wants to be held or close to you. Pure sweetness.

A couple of cards to share today. First up is "Thanksgiving Celebration".



I made this card based on CardPatterns #39 sketch, Crafty Creations challenge #39 use Thanksgiving theme, Alphabet Challenge C is for circles, and Gingersnaps Creations-use orange, green, and brown.







This card is based on Get Sketchy's #12 challenge. I was worried I would not be able to find the balance for this sketch since it has two flowers on the upper left and lower right corners. I played with the embellishments and thought it was balanced and yet still met the sketch layout. Overall, I was surprised I was able to play the blue up in the pattern paper and like the appearance. You can't really see the blue unless you right click to see full size. It looks better IRL. Anyhow, thanks for stopping by! I appreciate it!

Supplies for the cards:

cardstock: Bazzill

pattern papers: unknown (My MMM pal, Pam sent me these! Thanks Pam!)

epoxy stickers: Creative Imaginations Christine Adolph

brads: Bazzill

ribbon: Lil 'davis and Target

rhinestones: JoAnn's

floral pick: AC Moore

button: craft supply

floss: DMC

ink: Stampin' Up So Saffron


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25 comments:

Anonymous

Beautiful submission! Love your use of color, natural materials and textures. Thanks for playing the Gingersnap Creations Color Challenge!

~amy~

excellent cards!! Love them both...especially the Get Sketchy one:)

Linda

Beautiful cards hun, love the autumnal colours, many thanks for joining in with the Alphabet challenge this week :)

Anonymous

WOW!!! you have 2 amazingly beautiful card, great job!!!!

Laurel

Fantastic cards, thanks for playing!

Saskia

Thanks for joining us at Crafty Creations with this beautiful card!!

Saskia :)

Kay

Amy, these are gorgeous!!! I love the acorn and berries on your Thanksgiving card. And the "family" card is lovely. Perfectly balanced!!!
♥♥ Kay

Martha

Gorgeous cards!!!

Mona Pendleton

Gorgeous Thanksgiving card! You have inspired me pull out my fall stamps & get creating! I love all the accessories on your card! :) TFS

made by fifi

gorgeous card - love the autumnal colours - thank yo for joining in the Alphabet challenge x

raindropecho

This is absolutely stunning! I love all the details..there's so much to see! Thanks for joining our challenge at Crafty Creations this week :D You can also enter this into the Pile It On challenge (Thank you) and the Kaboodle Doodles challenge (autumn), if you like!
- Ann

Unknown

you make the prettiest cards!
This time of year is so magical bringing family memebers together that live far away I just love it!
Hope your having a wonderful week

whoistracy

Gorgeous Amy! I love that acorn dangling off the first card. What a fabulous accent!

Lesley

2 lovely cards, great colours. Thanks for taking part in the Alphabet Challenge xx

Dora

Perfect cards love them all!
thanks for playing with Get Sketchy!

Giselle

Love them..! both are gorgeous..!!!

Heather

Love the card and your blog. You have very pretty stuff. Love the acorn and berries.

Kerri

Oh WOW, Amy! That first card is sooo GORGEOUS! I love the leaf with the sentiment and that embellishment is fabulous! Love the colors and the second card, and you definitely achieved the balance you were looking for! Looks terrific : )

Jackie

Wow such beautiful cards. I have left something for you over on my blog. Have a wonderful weekend :)

Anonymous

very pretty
Thanks for playing with us at GetSketchy!

Crafty Green Poet

Your Thanksgiving Card is gorgeous, such a lovely colour scheme and beautifully composed

Anonymous

`Gorgeous` Gorgeous cards Amy....TFS
Have a fab weekend:)xxx

marley

absolutely gorgeous cards. the trim on the first card is fab!! congrats on making the super 6!!

Regan

OMG I'm dying that acorn card is fantastic!!

Lora Oliver

I love your Thanksgiving card! So beautiful.

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