HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
BEST WISHES FOR A BEAUTIFUL HOLIDAY
FROM MY HOME TO YOURS!
Hey everyone! Happy Thanksgiving 2018! I hope that you enjoy a great day with family and friends and that you feel loved and blessed. Whether you are partying with 50 relatives or enjoying a peaceful small gathering at home I hope that you have a good time. It's the one day of the year when we pause and reflect on our blessings outwardly. It's so important right now. The world is crazy and it's important to find some peace. I'm sending you a virtual hug right now! Normally I do not post a card on Thanksgiving, but I made this card last week and it seemed perfect to save it for today. Enjoy!
I used four different stamp sets from one of my new favorite companies - Hello Bluebird - to make this card. Their stamps and so sweet and adorable, and oh so fun to color! I used Copic Markers to color all the images and I made a pretty Distress Ink background for the card base. I am REALLY into blended ink backgrounds right now! The finished card is an odd size. I needed room at the top for the sentiment. So the finished card is 4" x 6".
This sentiment set is gorgeous! Big words in a scripty font and then lots of smaller words to mix and match with them. That is one of my favorite ways to do sentiments. I stamped the sentiments in rich black ink at the top of my card after the distress ink was dry. I stamped it first and then rearranged all the other images below it, starting with that tree branch.
This little deer and his squirrel friend are enjoying a day out in the Autumn forest together. They are all ready for a pumpkin feast! Maybe they will make a pie! LOL. I really had so much fun coloring all the pieces. I kept the color palette warm and Fall-ish so that it would all go well together.
Here is my blended background before I put all the images on. I am totally in love with Peacock Feathers ink right now. And that color looks so pretty with orange and yellow. I left a bit of white space in between the yellows and the blues so they wouldn't make green there in the middle. I splattered some white ink too. In order to get this pretty blend, be sure to use the Tim Holtz Ink Blending tool. I've tried everything and that's the only way I can get this to work. Oh, and use LOTS of ink.
Everything is attached to the card using foam tape. I love the dimension!
That's it for today! It's time to start cooking! I count all of you in my list of blessings. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! XOXO
SUPPLIES FOR TODAY!
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Posted by: Elsa | 12/13/2018 at 01:41 AM
Love the card. Critters are so sweet. Really like the blended background going to give this technique a try. You are so inspiring.
Happy Thanksgiving❤️
Posted by: Geneva | 11/23/2018 at 10:08 AM
I really like your card!! I use Inkadinkado's blending brushes when I want a soft blend; otherwise, I use the blending tool. Once in a great while I'll use sponge daubers for more precise ink application. You were right- this card is perfect for today!! I love the little deer! That is soon adorable!!!!
Posted by: Jennifer Hovermale | 11/22/2018 at 03:16 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to you also!!! I hope that you are doing well & that your dinner turned out just as you had planned!!!
Posted by: Jennifer Hovermale | 11/22/2018 at 03:08 PM
Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving! Small gathering this year so I am missing my kids but so thankful for abundant blessings from the Lord!
Sending hugs to you crafty and awesomely talented friend!! This card is darling!
Posted by: Julie L | 11/22/2018 at 08:26 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, Wanda. We are headed for family on the South Shore of MA. It's a cold, windy day today and happy to say my family warms my heart. Enjoy your day , eat lots of good eats and thank you for sharing your heart with us. Your Cape Cod friend, Mandy
Posted by: Mandy Chandler | 11/22/2018 at 05:25 AM
Sweet card.. had to take a minute in between fixing dishes to send a Happy Thanksgiving wish to your house. I am going to check out that company after dinner. Thanks and have a great holiday.
Posted by: Anne Sturgeon | 11/22/2018 at 05:22 AM
Happy Thanksgiving, Wanda. I count you among my blessings too! I appreciate you taking the time to share a card with us today. Love the color palette and these darling critters. Thank you for your inspiration.
Posted by: Veronica Fairbrother | 11/22/2018 at 04:40 AM