Tuesday, November 17, 2015

♥thanks♥

just in time for thanksgiving here in the us, this week's challenge at shopping our stash is, simply, "thanks" and you can use it to make thanksgiving-themed items, or ordinary thank you cards, or heck, you could get a jump-start on holiday thank you cards! though if you're that organized and ahead of the game, i'd kind of appreciate you keepin' it to yourself, kthx. ♥ i went with "ordinary thank you card" after stumbling upon a few nearly-forgotten pink paislee items and instantly being re-smitten.

journal card: (it's actually 2 pink paislee scraps, frankensteined together!); patterned paper: basic grey, pink paislee, echo park; washi tape: little b and october afternoon; yellow fabric thickers: american crafts via the lovely miss leslie, ta v much!; flowers: a very old white hydrangea stem from michaels that is now very nearly bald, lol; brads: oriental trading co; ink: colorbox; adhesives: elmers brand gluetape, 3m foam tape, gluedots, sewing machine

see the cool journal card in the center? wouldja believe it was the offcuts of two different ones that i strategically patched together with washi tape? part of me is uber-proud of this manoeuver; the other part is dismayed to have my "save-every-stupid-scrap" mentality validated. but there ya go, life is like that. something about which i am utterly unconflicted is the use of a sketch saturday layout in the making of awesome cards; as week #387 proves quite conclusively:


another thing that's always a great idea, is checking out the glorious work of my SOS teammates, so why not avail yourself of that treat right now, darlings?! ♥

15 comments:

  1. Beautiful Thank you card, I hate to admit it but some of my saved scraps are even smaller than you put together, awesome idea though. Great take on the sketch too.

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  2. Lovely, as always. And is there anything washi tape can't save?

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  3. I totally thought that center panel was a pocket card - genius! As always, you're showing us up with your pattern piecing skillzzzz. Sorry about all the zs, my inner gangsta decided to make an appearance. This is so summery and lovely!

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  4. Whoa, so pretty in pink! Love the focal and the idea of using the journal card is fabulous! I am going to steal that one! I have tons of journal cards and I never quite know what to do with them! I am off to create something! Thanks for another brilliant creation and more wonderful inspiration!!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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  5. Whoa, so pretty in pink! Love the focal and the idea of using the journal card is fabulous! I am going to steal that one! I have tons of journal cards and I never quite know what to do with them! I am off to create something! Thanks for another brilliant creation and more wonderful inspiration!!
    Hugz,
    Chana

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  6. A perfect mix on those pretty patterned papers! Love your take on the sketch on here too Lauren. BEAUTIFUL card!
    Lynn

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  7. Love the layers and that touch of yellow gingham...swoon!

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  8. Love your take on the sketch! Beautiful card. Thanks so much for joining us at Sketch Saturday this week! Deb DT

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  9. This is all sorts of pretty pink gorgeousness!!

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  10. Fabulous! Great colors and the Sketch Saturday layout is just perfect for the design of your card. So glad you were able to join us and share that wonderful card with us. Good Luck.

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  11. Ahh, I share your scrap-saving mentality. It reminds me of grandparents who lived through the depression, yet though I am humbled to not have known that depravity, I still hoard, hoard, hoard...beautiful card. Glad you saved, aren't you? ;)

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  12. Awesome card, especially as you had to franken-paper (Hubby's word for things I do with paper) together 2 scraps - genius! We all do it, we all keep scraps that should go out..we can't help it, its the paper addiction kicking in. Cx

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  13. That's both the best & the worst - that AHA I KNEW I NEEDED THAT! and the sad realization that mannnnnn I'm never ever ever throwing anything away ever. I have a big collection of V, X, and Q stickers for the same reason! This, my dear, is absolutely marvelous in its femininity - LOVE it!

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  14. Ohhhhhhh so pretty and pink and a fabulous take on the sketch!!

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