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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

THANKSGIVING CARDS

Hi Friends!
I know I have been missing for most of the summer months including up until this last Saturday Oct 22.  
We had a major landscaping to complete...it took all day every day and then I was too worn out to do anything else but sit and do nothing!
But the fruits of our labor has paid off, we love it, the neighbors love it and it looks good, so now it can rain all it wants because I announced I am DONE!

I stopped by my BFF's house yesterday and she inspired me with some of her cards and since I was asked by my bible study ladies to get busy on Thanksgiving cards, I took notice of Lin's card and came home today and spent a good portion of the day playing and getting inky!
My card shown below is made with a Gina K stencil Harvest flourish
the pumpkins are from PTI:  Autumn Pumpkins 
the sentiment is from Gina K:  Autumn Wreath Builder
I colored the pumpkins using copics (it does come with a solid image for the pumpkins)


Linda's card : Altenew Leaf burst stencil




Last Saturday when the rains came, I got busy with some cards.  I loved this pattern paper that I purchased on a retreat in Indianapolis.  It was hard to use it, but I did!

It was a sheet from Carte Bella, it even had the striped part on it, I had to cut it off to use it this way.


This was another piece of paper I bought while on that same retreat.

Echo Park:  Autumn Acorns

And acorns and wheat from a PTI set:  Give thanks


Gina K:  Autumn wreath builder


Wheat from The Greetery:  Budding Beauties Autumn


PTI:  Autumn Hills 

Okay, that is it for me today, sorry for so many pictures.  Some of the cards I made duplicates, just because or I changed out the stencil background.

Anyway, it was very fun to be productive and play just for the sake of playing.

And I think the bible study ladies will like all the cards tomorrow morning.

Thanks for hanging with me.

Have a great week!


Heart Hugs, friends!



3 comments:

Marcia Hill said...

WOW...you definitely made up for lost time Collen and they're ALL beautiful! I think your bible study friends will be thrilled with all of them!! How come no pictures of the landscaping though?? Would love to see!! Hugs. :0)

Brenda in IN said...

What a wonderful array of Thanksgiving cards. I love the wreath so much and every card is beautiful. Can't believe it's been three years already since the retreat. It brings back terrific memories. One of those stores closed during Covid and the other one had a fire and is just now starting to come back.

Greta said...

So now we need another retreat to see your landscaping! I know it's beautiful! Love your autumn cards, Colleen! Would you believe, I've got printed paper from the Indy retreat on my table right now!