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It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players! This week the talented Jaydee is hosting a sketch challenge…and what a versatile sketch it is! I headed straight for the Tree from Christmas Lodge.  Bedecked with Basic Pearls, it forms the focal point of today’s card.

In addition, I will be entering a new-to-me challenge at 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown.  Their November Embellishment Challenge is “Pearls”!  This card looks like a good fit to me! And a big thanks goes out to Bonnie, who told me about this challenge!
Enjoy this “EBNQ” card…Easy But Not Quick!

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.

• Ornaments! Basic Pearls make lovely ornaments with which to decorate the Tree from Christmas Lodge! Colored red by using a permanent marker, Basic Pearls will “spruce up” any spruce!

• Snowflakes!  Pearls make the perfect accent for the retired Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.

• Dazzle! A little Dazzling Details add a delightful shimmer of frost below the tree.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Things are returning to normal here at the Schach house.  Brady had rehearsal back in Columbia, Missouri Saturday morning, so he left Friday afternoon, armed with freshly baked cookies, a casserole, a wreath for his door, and a new Crock Pot.  He is going to try his hand at making his first roast.  The Twins and Lexi miss him, as do Kim and I.  But in a few more weeks, he will be back for Christmas break.  I know I will be counting down the days!

Your comments are important to me, and I do read each and every one of them.  So won’t you leave me a comment and let me know what you think of today’s card?  I know…I went a wee bit overboard on the pearls (she said with a smile)!  And remember, if you ever have any questions about the cards I create or the techniques that I use, I am only an email away! Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Christmas Lodge, More Merry Messages; Inks:  Early Espresso, Always Artichoke; Designer Series Papers:  Festival of Prints; Card Stock:  Brushed Gold, Early Espresso, Naturals Ivory; Tools:  Big Shot, Snow Burst Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (retired), Finishing Touches Edgelits; Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls, Dazzling Details;

As I have grown older, Thanksgiving has become a time of reflection for me.  In my youth, I was filled with grandiose dreams and lofty aspirations.  But as I travelled down the path of life’s journey, I came to realize that many of these dreams would never be fulfilled…and a wonderful thing happened.  These grandiose dreams and lofty aspirations were replaced by dreams and aspirations that formed a solid foundation and grounded me, shaping me into the person I am today.   No, I don’t have the mansion of which I dreamed…but my home is warm and welcoming, filled with love and laughter.  No, I am not a millionaire…but my life is infinitely richer in many, many ways.  While I may not be counting gold and silver coins, I count family and friends among my treasures…and my life is full of blessings!

And so for my Thanksgiving card, I opted to create something from my heart for you. The image is a simple scene which reminded me of growing up on the farm…and my mother’s delicious pumpkin pies made from pumpkins picked from the patch…and not from a can!  Enjoy today’s no-frills-as-simple-as-it-gets card.

The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Distressed and Simple Card
This finished card measures 5-1/2″ wide and 4-1/4″ long.

• Emboss resist! The Pumpkin Patch scene from Full of Blessings was inked in VersaMark and heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder.  Crumb Cake ink was sponged over the surface, and Crumb Cake Waterspots were added using the image from the French Foliage set.  The edges were distressed with Soft Suede ink.

• Score! Diagonal lines were scored using the Diagonal Plate for the Simply Scored tool.  It adds visual interest in the blink of an eye!

As I end today’s post, please know that I so thankful for those of you who take the time out of your busy schedules to visit me.  I look forward to the time we spend together.  And speaking of spending time together, I leave you with a picture of two of my blessings…my girls spending time together.  Lexi looks like a Mini-Muffin!  

 

As always, if you ever have any questions about the cards I make or the techniques I use, I am only an email away.  Until next time…

Stamp Sets:  Full of Blessings, French Foliage;  Inks:  VersaMark, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker; Card Stock: Naturals Ivory; Tools:  Heat Tool, White Stampin’ Emboss Powder, Simply Scored, Diagonal Plate for Simply Scored, Stampin’ Sponge, Sponge Dauber, Color Spritzer Tool;  Glitz and Glam:  Basic Pearls
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