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Blogging Once Again - Acorny Thanksgiving

Hello again.

It's been quite some time since I've created a post here without backdating it, hee hee.  I thought I'd try to get back to it.  I've not posted much ever because I don't think anyone reads it but at least I have this place to capture my thoughts and activities.

My husband, dog and I are settling into our new home in Northwoods Wisconsin.  It has taken so very much longer than I ever imagined to unpack, sort, fix things up and make them work for us.  We're getting closer but there's still a lot to do.  I'm trying to squeeze creating and crafting in between house stuff and my full time job.  I'm very blessed to be able to work from home so no complaints there.  No more 40 min commute each way, every day.  Yay!

I've continued crafting, just not blogging about it.  For my creative outlet, I've been primarily making handmade greeting cards.  My stash of stamps and dies and designer pattern paper has continued to grow.  😊 Since I no longer participate in card classes with my friends and another friend is no longer making card kits for me to assemble, I needed to find another source of inspiration and joined the splitcoaststamper group splitcoaststampers.com .  I'm really enjoying it so far and I've been sending out even more cards then I ever used to, so I need to get creating if I plan to keep a stash of cards at the ready.  😀😂 In addition, I'm getting quite the backlog of unmade Stampin Up Paper Pumpkin kits that I need to assemble.  I realize paper pumpkin is not much of a creative outlet since I usually follow the instructions but sometimes I just need to make things ... like the card classes and kits I used to do with friends.

I have started making amigurumi crochet plushies using The Woobles kits.  I love those things!  I'm slow at crocheting and I need to devote a lot of attention to the project I'm working on, so I can't really do it while watching TV or listening to audiobooks.  I imagine as I get more used to making them and doing the different stitches and techniques, I'll be able to do other things at the same time ... maybe ... hopefully.  🤞

I also have signed up for online classes in Rosemaling (Norwegian painting).  I bought some supplies that the instructor recommended but I still have to set aside the time to watch the class videos, follow along and practice.  I'll get there.

Onto the project ...

So here's my latest card I've created.  I needed cards for my family and friends for Thanksgiving this year ... I totally missed Halloween cards this year 😥.  I've been trying to work through saved unused sketches from Freshly Made Sketches (FMS).  For this card, I looked at the Thanksgiving cards I pinned years ago and decided to use this one Acorny Gratitude as inspiration.  I CASEd* it and combined it with #FMS359 and Splitcoaststampers color challenge #CC1022.  I used an embossing folder for texture in the background. I think it gave the card a warm fall coziness.  I think it turned out quite nice and it didn't take all that much time to make all 16.  Yay!

I hope you enjoy this card and Happy Thanksgiving!!


Card Recipe

Stamps: SU! Acorny Thank You, Concord & 9th Color Me Happy
Punches & Dies:  SU! Acorn Builder punch
Embossing folders:  SU! Cable Knit Dynamic 3D embossing folder
Paper: SU! Whisper White, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Paper Size: A2 5.5" x 4.25" card
Ink: SU! Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Gems from stash
Techniques: Dry embossing, image cutting with punch




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