"PERFECT GRAVY - A City Girl's Ranch Life!" - 5 new articles
Confession about my Thanksgiving Place Card!Hello sweet friends...After getting your sweet comments about how I was able to make such a cute little place card, and be so organized, and on top of the Thanksgiving decor and holidays... I must confess. I started my Thanksgiving and Fall crafts over the summer! If you clicked on yesterday's photo, you would see the green grass in the background...and the August date! I'm sharing all of them above... Yep. As part of the Cornish Heritage Farms 'Stamping Star' challenges...and in particular, the Masterboard Challenge (create your own background and use on multiple projects) I started my fall goodies! So, you see? I'm 'really' organized. Or even ready. Or on top of it. And, I still have three more place cards to go! But, at least the template is done... BTW: Most of my motivation is driven by adrenaline and challenges! Thank goodness, or I would not get anything done! Speaking of Adrenaline: The drive yesterday was just fine! No worries! More about my interview(s) later...  Thankgiving Place CardOh boy.. Thanksgiving is only 1 week away!Any other moms/chefs have to work the day prior? For crying out loud. I will be working until 5:30 pm! That means all the goods need to be in hand, like, on Tuesday...but I do have Thursday thru Sunday off.. that's not a bad 'exchange', eh? But wait.. Rumor has it it takes 4 days for a frozen Turkey to thaw... That means this girl had better get her turkey (no jokes about the Mr.!) by this Sunday! ACK! OK.. Off to contemplate other timetables, to do lists, and things I'd rather be doing! (Like working on my Christmas Cards!!!) I need to crank out a few more of these babies for our table!  Today's Forecast Says...
 Glittery Fun! Hero Arts Glitter Challenge This Photo is 'just for fun' - I like the window scenery!
Sorry.. Just playing around over here! That's my favorite birch tree out there, sans leaves. And its a cloudy, snow threatening day... But we are inside toasty warm!  Glittery Season's Greetings
For This Week's Hero Arts Glitter Challenge! This is the front view of my card. I used the Hero Arts Antique Brocade Cling Stamp to make my ornament... Two other HA stamps are used as well (small snowflake & sentiment)... Supplies Used: Stamps: HA CG102 Antique Brocade, HA CL236 Joys of the Season (sentiment and small snowflake) Card Stock: Stampin' Up Making Memories Felt Snowflake Autumn Leaves button Silver Cord from Stampin' Up Inks: Ranger Distress Ink - Broken China Glitters: Doodlebug Design Sugar Coating, Ranger Ice Stickles, Ranger Distress Stickles in Broken China Glue: Tsukineko Essential Glue Pad What I did:
1. I used the negative from an ornament die (Cricut - Joys of the Season) and inked the edges to get the shape of the ornament. 2. Stamped Antique Brocade on glue pad (and visa versa) 3. Sprinkled the glitter - let set 4. Added a hanger with the cord. The little blue snowflakes have Ice Stickles in their centers
The felt snowflake is also covered with Ice Stickles, and so is the button (got those ideas from Lisa, our Hero Arts Blog Hostess this week! She has a ton of great ideas :) Disclaimer: I have never been successful at playing with glitter - even though I have '12 little bottles' of some gorgeous Doodlebug Goodness! I bought the glue pad just for this challenge and am so glad I played!
******** This is my favorite part of winter, meaning, time to play. And, um, it helps when your husband goes out of town for 7 days! He's home now.. And what an adventure he had... he drove to Denver, but his truck 'broke down' in Cheyenne, WY... long story.. But $3,000 later.. he limped home with his bad truck.. Bad Bad Bad Truck! OK.. I'm on a roll.. Next Up? Caardvarks Circle of Friends!!! Thanks for looking!  Moxie Fab - Plum Crazy Challenge!
 Plum Crazy Card
(click on photo to enlarge) Supplies: Card Stock: SU Perfect Plum & Pale Plum Inks: SU Perfect Plum, Ranger Black Soot, Versamark Patterned Paper: 4x4 Jenni Bowlin Label Shape Chipboard Mini Book Stamps: Hero Arts Antique Brocade Cling, SU Touch of Nature (sentiment), SU Lovely As a Tree (Tree) Buttons: Autumn Leaves Hemp: SU Ribbon (unknown source) *********** Been a while, eh?
Before I share what this card is all about, I just want to tell you I'm in a perfectly blissful place right now:) I'm upstairs in my crafty little world, wearing cozy clothes; the wood-stove is going, the sun is shining and melting yesterday's snow, and my kids are also being creative! Sami is playing with 'our' Cricut - she has been taking our cutting orders off a new cartridge - Joy of the Season (which is smokin' hot!!!) and Jake is actually catching up on homework - he is writing a letter to a Vet in honor of Veteran's Day.. Even though my father died in 1990, and they never met, Jake is writing a letter to him, thanking him for his service in the Marines. Oh my heart... So back to the challenge: My card above is for the Moxie Fab World Plumb Crazy Challenge. Be sure to click on the link so you can check out the challenge guidelines and all the yummy plum prompts that Cath gave us! There are some drop dead gorgeous creations that have been linked by some amazingly talented gals, too! I don't know what is more fun, creating, or looking at the other creations!!! It's only 2:30pm here, and I have until tomorrow evening to craft at my heart's content. I am one lucky girl. Hope to enter a few other favorite challenges, too! Thank you so much for visiting...  More Recent Articles |
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