Thanksgiving Leaf

Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all my readers! Well, at least my US friends who are probably planning their gathering for tomorrow or perhaps the sales on Friday. Mr. Gears and I will be spending the weekend at the circus. It's the annual event and Mr. Gears is excited to break out his grease paint and entertain the kids of all ages. It should be a fabulous time!

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

My Creation

 

Inspiration 

365 Cards Day 247 ~ Color Scheme

The Stamping Boutique Challenge #59 ~ Giving Thanks

ShoppingOur Stash Challenge #78 ~ I’m Leafing it Up to You

CCEE Stampers Challenge #1246 ~ Fall or Thanksgiving

Ins and Outs ~ Thanksgiving Leaf

Stamps:SU Autumn Leaf Prints 

Paper: SU 

Ink: SU

Accessories: SU 

Techniques: Popping Pastels

Sweet Treat Turkey

We were blessed with a STELLAR weather day in southern Minnesota. The temp showed 76F this afternoon, pretty nice for mid November. While we ran errands I saw LOTS of tank tops, shorts and flip flops. Tomorrow may bring out the snow boots and sweatshirts. The cold front is moving in with cool rain right now. We should have normal weather by turkey day.

This week over at One Stop Crafts we are having an Anything Goes challenge! Always a favorite among crafters and my DT friends and I LOVE to see the creations everyone comes up with. Hop on over and share your creation with us.

Thanks for looking! Spicey Cat Chick =^..^=

Sketch Inspiration ~ 365 Cards Day 179 ~Super Sketchy Sunday

Color Inspiration ~365 Cards Day 233 ~Color Scheme

Inspiration 

PaperPretties Monday Challenge #64 ~ Use 2 or More Circles

KaboodleDoodles Challenge #144 ~ Anything Goes

Penny’sPaper Crafty Challenge #101 ~ Lots of Layers

365 Cards Day 112 ~ Word of the Day: Crunchy

The candy is crunchy and a nicely crisped turkey gives a yummy crunch. :o)

365 Cards Day 231 ~ You Raise Me Up

Eyes, beak, sentiment and M&Ms are lifted

My Creation

Image Detail

Inside

Ins and Outs ~ Sweet Treat Turkey

Stamps: SU Build a Blossom and Teeny Tiny Wishes 

Paper: SU (Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Bright Patterns DSP) 

Ink: SU (Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip) 
Accessories: SU (Heart Treat Cup; Punches – Blossom Petals Builder, Circles, Heart to Heart, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border; Linen Thread)

Thankful Pumpkin Mice

I'm still cleaning off my desk and found another image I started coloring last year. I started playing with it last month for a Thanksgiving card, but since I had an inpromptu road trip my little mice were stranded in the studio. I wanted a few thank you cards on hand for after the holidays and thought they would pair nicely with the Stampabilities sentiment.

Sketch Inspiration ~ Midnight Madness Sketch #134

Inspiration

The Corrosive Challenge #139 ~ Anything But Christmas
I Did It Creations Challenge #86 ~ Thank You
Crafty Creations Challenge ~ Card or Gift of Thanks
House Mouse and Friends Challenge #109 ~ Fuzzy and Warm
Hopefully this qualifies, my mice are fuzzy and they are enjoying warm pumpkin pie!
Crafts and Me Challenge #66 ~ Anything Goes
365 Cards Day 14 ~ Fresh Baked Goodness
365 Cards Day 200 ~ Utility Drawer
I had this corsage pin in the drawer from some long ago wedding.
365 Cards Day 249 ~ Catchy Phrase: Festive Fall with a Little Fringe
Fall colors and a 'bit' of distressed fringe on the corner.
365 Cards Day 254 ~ The 3 P’s: Pet, Pin and U Pick P(ie)

My Creation

Image Details

 I'm always hesitant to use pins on my cards but feel better by tucking the sharp end under a piece of cardstock I can tape down.

Inside

Ins and Outs ~ Thankful Pumpkin Mice
Stamps: House Mouse Pumpkin Pie (Stampabilities); Simple Things (Stampabilities Verse)
Paper: SU Whisper White; DCWV Amber Autumn
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (E19, 30, 31, 33, 35, 41, 43, 44, 47, 57, 59; R00, 11; Y21, 38; YR14, 18; W1, 3); Black Spica
Accessories: Top Note Die, Stick Pin