Time to give thanks. So let's eat!

November is the time of year to think about what we are thankful for. For many there is always the requisite answers like health, family, relative peace and harmony. For others its not so easy to see what one can be thankful for especially when one is struggling to make ends meet. I say if you have family and friends around you this Thanksgiving season consider yourself among the fortunate even if you are going through a tough time. I am thankful for my son Donovan, that he is healthy, happy, smart, and beautiful. I am thankful for wonderful, caring friends. I am also thankful that I have the time and opportunity to be able to do the things I love to do. And that includes paper crafting. I have some beautiful card creations I created especially for Thanksgiving that I wanted to share. If you are among those who are far from home or you celebrates this holiday with friends or in-laws, a quick and easy card is always a thoughtful touch to add to that bottle of wine or side-dish you bring along with you.

Enjoy the holiday and stuff yourself with turkey, pumpkin pie, and cheer!

 I used warm fall colors to create these cards. Colors: Very Vanilla, More Mustard, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, and Cajun Craze.
NOTE: Be sure to line the inside of the card with Very Vanilla or a lighter CS to write your personalized greeting.

To create this mini card I used Crumb Cake CS and ink for the leaf image. For the greeting I used my Stampin' Write pens in the above mentioned colors to create interest. To create all these cards I used the Day of Gratitude stamp set. I can't say enough about this set. The set includes great stamps that can be used for just about any occasions. I saw some beautiful birthday cards created with this set and learned a great technique called "Rock N Roll" that I will share in another blog post soon.

Fall is Here!

Finally fall has come to California! We have been patiently waiting for summer to end here is Cali. Don't get me wrong us Angelenos love our sunny weather but its nice to have a change in the weather once in a while. In honor of fall I have changed my theme on my blog to go with the cooler temps. The cool weather always finds me wanting to work on crafts. I am busily working on my Christmas cards to be finished and ready to send out after Thanksgiving. I am also working a special gift for my mom this year. But she will have to wait and see when she gets it. I will post more once I have finished and she has seen it for herself. If you're in the Los Angeles area enjoy the cool weather and happy crafting!

Halloween Treat Bags

Donovan is such a lucky boy! His classmates will really enjoy these Halloween treat bags. Yes it was a lot of work but it was worth it. The end result was very nice. Take a look!

Doing My Part

I was invited to participate in the annual Operation Write Home. Operation Write Home is an organization that request that crafters create hand-made cards to send to our active serving troop. To learn more access their website here: http://operationwritehome.org
Or if you have a hero in mind that you think would enjoy receiving these wonderful cards use this link: http://operationwritehome.org/registration/
This link will send you to a registration form to learn more about the hero. I created 4 styles and I wanted to share.

Christmas in September

I love Christmas! I always have ever since I was a little girl. I enjoy it even more now that I have a child. I also take this time to think about and plan my holiday décor. The popular décor this year will definitely be the rosettes. When you first try them it’s a little challenging but once you understand how to create them you get hooked on these paper flowers. You will find tons of uses for them. I’m planning on using them on my wreath this year. Perhaps even on my tree. They’re fun, quick, and eye-catching, just the thing for me!

If you are planning to make your own Christmas cards now is a good time to collect your supplies. Many craft stores already have their Christmas embellishments out on the floor. They start adding them slowly beginning in September.  When October is upon us it gets tougher trying to find the time to plan a card layout. Plan early (meaning now) that way you have plenty of time to work daily or weekly, whatever your schedule permits you to do, on your projects. If you would like to know more about these or other projects you see on my blog or to join one of my workshops please contact me at my demonstrator website: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/jenniferliu/

Scroll to the “Calendar of Events”, click on an event to read the description of the workshop, if you’re interested click on the “RSVP” to be added to my email list.

 

               

Supplies used:

• Card stock: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla, Gumball Green
• Be of Good Cheer, Festival of Prints DSP
• Stamp sets: Traditional Touches, More Merry Messages
• Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Stampin’ Write markers in Cherry Cobbler, Midnight Muse and Gumball green.
• Bigz Snow Flurry die cut
• Square Lattice emboss folder (used on Green Gumball)
• Embellishments: Rhinestone, Pearl, and red/white bakers twine, snowflake brad

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