Tammy's Scrapin Corner - Thanksgiving or Fall!

Good morning everyone!! Monday morning... I have a big meeting today with the new boss. I've been stressed all week about it. That is what is on my mind this morning.

Church yesterday was great.. he spoke about being Thankful. Bailey went to Sunday School and Michael wouldn't. We had a nice argument in the hallway about it and then he ended up sitting with Grandma and myself. Kevin is not happy with me that I didn't stand my ground... well, not upset.. disappointed I think. I don't want to push too hard. I'm really at a loss at what to do with him. He is 13 years old and won't hang around kids his age. He isn't an adult, but wants to be around adults. It is really frustrating and I know it is frustrating for Kevin... especially when I give in. One good thing happened... my mother saw someone she knew at church today! Maybe I can get them to hang out and get my mother involved in some things. She needs a life... something to get her outside of her home. This could be just the thing! It's a start!

This week I work Monday through Wednesday. I took off for Thanksgiving Day on Thursday and then the Friday after. I will enjoy my four day weekend! LOL Taylor is home from college, but she is staying with my sister and they are hanging out together. I'm really glad.. I think it is good for them both. We all need to talk about the college expense and figuring out how to pay for next Semester. I also need to talk to her about REALLY trying to get the RA job at school. If she could be an RA in the dorm then it would cover at the least her room and board. That would take a huge chunk out of her cost. And it may even pay for her food as well. We'll have to see what happens. She really needs to push for that though.

On to our challenge today :)  Today we have the new challenge at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. The theme this week for Challenge #37 is Thanksgiving or Fall. Here is my card:

I used a Doodle Dragon image - Acorn Fight .. I love it!! I used scraps from Bo Bunny and Reminisce papers, cardstock, the leaves are from an Embossable Design by Heather McCurdy... wow.. I couldn't tell you how old that is LOL  6 years? 8 years? maybe even 10 years? LOL!! ribbon, Reminisce die cut sticker for "Autumn Bliss". I used two circle die cuts from Spellbinders... then on the top one I layered the ribbon ruffled around it. I popped some parts.. the leg on the bucket for the squirrel, the arm on the bucket for the dragon, the scarf around his neck and his nose. I used Copic to color:

Dragon: R29, R27, R24, R22, G29, G28, G24
Scarf: B06, B05, B04, B02, B00
Squirrel: C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, 100
Metal: C7, C5, C3, C1, C00
Nuts: E21, E25, E27
Wood: E37, E34, E33

Challenges:

• Sketch Challenge #1 @ Fun 'n' Flair
• TPE174: Punches / Dies @ The Pink Elephant
• Anything Cute @ My Heart Pieces
• Challenge 54: Lots of Layers / Anything Goes @ Forever Night
• Challenge So Cute @ Stamping With The Dragon 
• Challenge 99: Use Something More Than Six Months Old (Embossable Designs) @ Crafty Hazelnuts 
• Fortnightly Challenge 49: Use Ribbon / Twine @ Forever Friends 
• Challenge 134: Pop It Up @ Mark's Finest Papers & Stops 
• Week 46: Square Card with a Round Element @ Polka Doodles
• Anything But Christmas @ Oldie But A Goodie
• RCC74: Fall Spirit @ The Ribbon Carousel
• Anything Goes or Autumn / Winter @ ATCs with Attitude
• Anything Goes or Autumn / Winter @ Fat Pages with Attitude

For Thanksgiving, I am bringing the Honeybaked Ham, making broccoli casserole and Bailey and I are going to bring some desserts. We are making turkeys.. I'll post them when we get some made, pilgrims hats.. I'll post these as well LOL and acorns. Below is a picture of the acorns. I pinned these three recipes to my Pinterest so we could make some fun little additions for Thanksgiving. Bailey is anxious to get started.. I've told her she has to wait and do them all on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Nutter Butter bites, a hershey kiss and a mini chocolate chip. Everything is glued together with a dab of chocolate frosting. Cute aren't they!!! I'm not sure where the green sprinkles came from LOL She was trying to add something.. more sugar I think was the key!! LOL  Cute and simple to make.. I thought they would be fun to bring!

Alright.. Off for my Monday to begin... Lunch with the new boss and the other admins (stomach turning) Ughhhh... I like my boss now!! LOL I just need it to come and be over with. Have a great day everyone!!!

Turkeys, Pies and Cocoa - A Plethera of Cards

I LOVE Fall!!! Especially when it is like this year has been. I have enjoyed the awesome weather and the change it colors has been extraordinary this year. I love the cool air and being able to open up the doors and windows!! My favorite time of year!

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!! Kevin is still nursing a bad ankle.. its still swollen and painful. I'm hoping he can get back into the doctor today. We need to get him all fixed up. It is only about  three weeks until he heads down to Sydney to the Consulate!! Wow!! Putting that in writing just .. wow!! We are almost there!! I'm so excited!!!

What else... I took a couple of days off work last week. I worked on these cards.. and did some volunteer work for church. I took a HUGE load of clothes to a consignment store for them. The consignment store uses the money it makes to fund the home for girls that have been found in the sex trafficking industry. I had no idea that Atlanta had such a huge sex trafficking problem. And these are just girls.. young teenage girls that are getting taken and forced into this. It is so sad. Good stories come out of WellSpring though. Stories of girls reunited with families and off the street and making something of themselves.

We adopted a family for Christmas at church today. My mother and my sister are going to help. It is one little boy. He is 12 years old and we will hopefully be able to give him a nice Christmas. I also adopted three larger families for work. Each additional family has three kids each. We are a large group, so we should be able to give these kids a nice Christmas. I'm very excited.. and I'm excited that my Director's agreed to do this. 

Let's see... I've been working on some cards for my DT's, but there were a few that didn't work out or I did a different card. So, here are those three LOL

This is my Grateful card.. I was going to use it for the upcoming MelJen's Challenge.. Orange and Brown. It didn't work out though.. I added a lot more different colors LOL So I did a different card for that. I used MelJen's Pumpkin Pie Slice. I also used Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Adirondack Color Wash - Butterscotch, Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists - Tattered Leather, Cranberry Zing, Gold, Bronze, Stickles Orange Peel and Yellow and Frosted Lace .. I need a new Orange Peel.. I don't know what the heck is wrong with that one... but it is frustrating and won't come out right LOL, Bo Bunny brads and gems and Scribbles 3D Paint - Christmas Green and Black, Spellbinders Rectangles. The papers are all Bo Bunny Apple Cider and Bazzill Cardstock.
Copic:
E41, E11, E13, E21
YR01, YR14, YR18
E21, E27, E29
R39, R59, R89
B21, B24, B28, B29
Y32, Y35, Y38

Challenge:

• Challenge #90: Sketch @ Die Cuttin Divas
• Challenge #149 @ Stampin' Royalty
• TSG180: Dress Up Your Coloring @ There She Goes Clear Stamps
• Challenge #53: Give Thanks @ Word Art Wednesday
• Inspired By ... #49: Photo Inspiration @ Inspired By
• #158: Anything Goes @ Crafty Catz Challenge
• Ch #45: Food & Beverage @ Pause Dream Enjoy
• Anything goes @ One Stop Craft
• Anything Goes @ Sweet Stampin' 
• #46: Let's Be Thankful @ Pile It On! 
• Challenge 45: Anything Goes @ Dream Valley 
• Copic Yellow (Y) and Yellow Reds (YR) Families @ Mad For Markers
• PWC231: Thank You Cards @ Paper Pretties
• PTT #93: Thank You @ Party Time Tuesday's
• YNSC #23: Thank You @ Your Next Stamp 

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For my second card I used Meljen's Cinnamon Harvest Mug. The papers are Reminisce and Imaginisce and Bazzill Cardstock. I used one of my EK edge punches, cheesecloth and the "Feels Like Fall" is a die cut sticker from Reminisce. I used a very small amount of orange peel stickles and two green pearls from Bo Bunny.
Copic:
Cinnamon Sticks - E13. E15, E17
Cocoa - E71, E74
Cup - E30, E31, E35
Leaves - E25, E17, E43, E44, YR15, YR16, YR18
Acorn - E77, E79, E35, E39

Challenges:

• Sketch 25 @ Seems A Little Sketchy
• PPMC64: Use 2 Or More Circles @ Paper Pretties
• Challenge #57: Fall @ The Stamping Boutique
• #123: Autumn Leaves @ Tuesday Throwdown 
• Fabulous Fall Colors @ Pixie Dust Studio 
• Challenge 75: Pearls and Flowers @ Fussy And Fancy 
• Challenge 23: Anything Goes @ Cards For Men 
• Word: Spring/Summer/Winter/Fall @ Bird Is The Word 
• Show Us Those Fall Colors @ Dis Digi Designs 

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I LOVE these little turkeys!!! They are from Just Ink Lined. I colored them with my Prismacolor Pencils. I popped pieces of them. I used three brads from Bo Bunny and two gems from Bo Bunny. I stitched around the green cardstock. Lots of layers.. I love that! And the papers are all Bo Bunny papers and Bazzill Cardstock. Happy Thanksgiving.. I can't remember which stamp I used for that. The ink was Walnut Stain Distress Ink. "Eat More Ham" was handwritten with a ZIG Memory pen and under that is Pen Touch White Opaque.

Challenges:

• Mojo Monday 266 @ {MOJO} Monday
• Challenge 53: Give Thanks @ Cheery Lynn Designs
• Challenge #13: Thanksgiving @ Eureka Stamps
• Challenge #61: Thanks @ The Paper Makeup Stamps
• Challenge 101: Lots of Layers @ Penny's Paper-Crafty
• Thanksgiving or Thank You @ The Poodles Parlour
• Fun Friday: Happy Thanksgiving @ Little Scrap Pieces
• Challenge #13: Hey Turkeys Strut Your Stuff @ QKR Stampede
• SNSDC79: Thanksgiving @ Sweet 'n Sassy
• November Theme: Things With Tails @ Catch The Bug
• Challenge #128: Thanks/Thanksgiving @ Sentimental Sundays
• Challenge #41: Birds @ Ruby's Rainbow
• Autumn Fun @ By LORi Designs Challenges