Happy Thanksgiving!

Each day is a day for thanks-living, wouldn't you agree?

Tomorrow is the designated, proclaimed national day of Thanksgiving in the USA. Will tomorrow be any different than any other day? Maybe you'll have a turkey or goose or venison on your dinner platter, along with special side dishes from family recipes and traditional pumpkin, cherry, apple, and mincemeat pies too.

I'd be grateful no matter what "spread" was on our table as long as family and friends are together. One year when DH and I couldn't get through a snowstorm to be with any family members, we were happy to eat a bowl of Cheerios and listen to music and play Scrabble. Great memory!

Blogging, scrapping friends, I posted this clear card a while back but it seemed appropriate to include it in a Thanksgiving Day post. I'm grateful for you, for your visits to my blog, for your kind comments, and for our common interests. I pray that your Thanksgiving will be a blessed one, that you enjoy good health and safe travel.

If I could click my heels together like Dorothy did for a special wish, I'd wish to be together with my parents for Thanksgiving. Since we won't be traveling, I'm very grateful for cousins who will be sharing a Thanksgiving meal with Mom and Dad. And I'm grateful for our family members who will join us for dinner tomorrow, to give special thanks for all our blessings.

Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;

for his steadfast love endures forever! 1 Chronicles 16:34

 Happy, thanks-filled Thanksgiving!

Another Mistletoe Clear Card

Listening to Christmas music ... creating cards ... watching the leaves blow across the yards ... so glad to be inside with my hot chocolate!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at some of my paper art!

Mistletoe Clear Card

Here's one of the many clear cards I've made so far -- loving the new CTMH Mistletoe papers and embellishments. And I ALWAYS love Christmasy colors!

More to come ... I must get out and enjoy the 70 degrees while it lasts ... a blustery cold front is coming our way!

Update: Blogger just let me upload the second photo showing the card's inside sentiment. AND we're under a tornado watch! Such weird, crazy weather we're having in the Midwest. But I'll take it, compared to the snowy areas I've been seeing on the newscasts. I'm NOT ready for winter. I AM thankful to have warm winter fleece-lined boots. So in a small way, I am ready. Or not.

Big Bloom Clear Card

May the Bounty of the Season

fill your hearts and home!

Happy Sunday! I hope it's a day of worship and rest for you. In our neck of the woods, it's beginning to look like time for a short color tour... a nice Sunday afternoon drive and maybe a Ted Drewes concrete along the way!

We may get a color peak in about a week, but for now it's just a little peek of golds.

Thanks for visiting & I'm grateful when you leave a comment!

A Happy Birthday Flower

... to my sister! Wishing you a very happy big milestone birthday today, Kathy!

I hope this makes it through snail mail okay to her mailbox. But I really wish I could deliver it in person. Sister-strings connect us though miles separate us.

Those are poppyseeds in the flower center, adhered with Liquid Glass. I used to use poppyseeds for lemon muffins. Now they've found a home in my studio. A fun texture!

Oops! Those leaves aren't lined up quite right. I think my head, eyes, and hands need some better coordination. Maybe a visit to my favorite chiro will remedy this. Uuhmmm...and more yoga. Sharli, you're my inspiration to relax and rejuvenate!

I'm grateful you've visited my blog and hope you leave your comment.

Cornucopias Galore!

The frost is on the pumpkins! We had to put an extra quilt on our bed and my cold toes need sox at night now. But we're having 80-degree days here in STL and it's just perfect to be outside. I'm riding my bike, pulling weeds, walking, and playing at the park with my goggles on. Picture that! It's a good way to get a lot of stares, but it also keeps all the allergens out of my eyes. I hope once we get a hard frost or two, this eye problem will be much relieved.

Just wanted to share this little collection of cornucopia-stamped cards. I'm getting my money's worth using the Harvest Home stamp set from CTMH. I made these cards before the eyes got irritated and scheduled the posts...so I'm not spending much time on the pc and will be so happy to get back to scrapping.

Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving some love. I treasure our scrapping & blogging friendship!

Plant Smiles

"Plant Smiles ... Grow Laughs ... Harvest Love"

This is another clear card I made and scheduled to post before the Attack of the Fall Allergens here. I have a few more scheduled, and hopefully after those I'll be back in the groove and in the studio again. It gets depressing to not be able to do much without good eyesight. Oh, the things we take for granted! Thank You, Lord, for eye drops and allergy tablets and patient family members!

Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. I so enjoy hearing from you!

Seize the Day

I'm on a "clear acrylic card" roll.

The inside sentiment, "Seize the Day," is hidden behind the front sentiment, "The Present" stamped verse.

It seems I can never get a card stash established ... as soon as a card is created, boom! It's in the mail! Oh, the joy of sharing!

So glad I created some scheduled posts since my severe dry eyes and allergies are giving me FITS.

Hope your day is full of blessings! Thanks for stopping by and leaving some love!

With Gratitude

The Autumn colors are some of my very favorites! The Olivia paper packet has rich colors to choose from, and they go well with the Harvest Home MyAcrylix stamps. I used a variety of autumn ink colors and the blending pen to colorize the stamped image. (My watercoloring technique needs much improvement, as does my chronic dry eye situation. I've had another week of red/itching/tearing eyes with the high allergen counts. Leaf dust, be gone!)

The clear acrylic cards are fun to design. The more I make, the easier it gets to plan where to hide or show the stamped sentiment.

[The only non-CTMH item is the autumn gingham ribbon.]

Thanks for looking and leaving your comment!

Felicity Card

Clear card front

Inside the card

We're getting the effects of Hermine today. Two inches of rain fell last night, and even more today, but we're happy since our grass, trees, and flowers all need the moisture.

It was a great day to play in the studio!
I love creating with the clear card bases from CTMH!

This birthday greeting is for a very special man who will soon celebrate his 89th birthday, God willing. He likes flowers and nature. And the Felicity paper colors & patterns are just perfect for this guy!

I learned to make the paper flower at the July Unit Meeting at Deb Butler's (my awesome upline) in Ohio!

I used: CTMH Clear Card base, Felicity* papers, Shimmer Gold brad (new fall item!), Nature's Ambience Chocolate Rub-on, "From Me to You" and "Cherish the Moment" stamps, Twilight and Autumn Terracotta inks

* the quality or state of being happy!