I Am Thankful

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Hi friends. Once a week I try to make a card for fun and was able to do one today, which I'm thankful for. The unpacking is still coming along and again, I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm still waiting for that one critical piece of furniture to house my paper and other embellishments and the kids' furniture, but it's all coming along quite nicely. I put a huge dent in the eat-in kitchen and family room, which is my studio because of the weird shape of it so it works out really well. I finally have that open concept I've always wanted of the kitchen, eat-in kitchen opening up to the family room but instead, it's where I'm crafting! I do have a lovely brick fireplace in my studio which is really nice. 

Today's card is just a card that I made because I am thankful. My inspiration for this card came from this Sharing Warm Thoughts card. I broke out a lot of product that I haven't used for a very long time and I have never opened up the main image of the birds as I used two different stamp sets from two different manufacturers. This card is a good combination of various manufacturers and how you can make the products work together. There's a little bit of everything here. It's not quite identical to my inspiration but I really like the way that it turned out and hope that you do too.

I also took a visit to my friend Jennipher Lowery's blog and entered The Perfect Sentiment Challenge 53D. It's their one year anniversary! Congrats to Jen and her team! I also found another challenge along the way of Sentimental Sunday to use black, white, and one other color. Since my brown is a neutral, I'm using my Ripe Avocado as my other color.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me today and God bless you! Colossians 3:15 – And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

 

Stamps: Song in My Heart (Paper and Such), First Fruits (Papertrey Ink)
Card Stock: Ripe Avocado, Stamper's Select White (Papertrey Ink), Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)
Designer Series Paper: Neutrals Designer Series Paper Pattern Stack (Stampin' Up!)
Ink Pads: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Versamark (Stampin' Up!), Black Soot, Peeled Paint, Tea Dye (Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads by Ranger)
Markers/Colored Pencils: Copic
Hardware: Gold brads (Stampin' Up!)
Edgelits: Finishing Touches (Stampin' Up!)
Heat Embossing Powder: Black (Stampin' Up!)
Die-Cut: Double-Ended Banner (Papertrey Ink)
Machine(s)/Tool(s): Big Shot, Heat tool, Simply Scored (Stampin' Up!)
Technique: Die-cutting, heat embossing, ink distressing, scoring
Size: 5" square


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8 thoughts on “I Am Thankful”

  1. What a pretty card!  I love your image and the simplicity of the card just makes it stand out even more!  Thanks for joining us at The Perfect Sentiment!!

  2. Oh Cindy, you are such a sweetheart! Thanks for mentioning our Anniversary and for participating in the challenge. Your card is gorgeous of course! It is so fun to create just for fun when it actually works out isn't it? Thanks also for joining us at Sentimental Sundays. God Bless.

  5. So nice to see you Cindy, dear!  Your card is so beautiful!  Those birds are just awesome and I love the inked edges on this one.  Thanks for celebrating the Perfect Sentiments one year anniversary with us!

  8. Your card has such a classy design and nice colors! It's a lovely image, and I think the banner with sentiment is a nice feature too.

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