Love is in the Air

I find that quotes can be a wonderful starting point for a card or layout. With Valentine's Day less than 2 weeks away, I thought this would be a great time to share some inspiring love quotes.

All love is sweet, given or returned.
-Percy Bysshe Shelley

If I know what love is, it is because of you.
-Herman Hesse

Love doesn't make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
-Elizabeth Browning

Paradise is always where love dwells.

-Jean Paul F. Richter

The life and love we create is the life and love we live.
-Leo Buscaglia

For you see, each day I love you more
Today more than yesterday and less than tomorrow.
-Rosemonde Gerard

Trip over love, you can get up.
Fall in love and you fall forever.
-Author Unknown

Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart.
-Author Unknown

A hundred hearts would be too few
To carry all my love for you.
-Author Unknown

A man is not where he lives, but where he loves.
-Latin Proverb

True love stories never have endings.
-Richard Bach

Love is being stupid together.
-Paul Valery

Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.
-Lope de Vega

Love is friendship set on fire.
-Jeremy Taylor

My heart is ever at your service.
-William Shakespeare

In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.
-Mignon McLaughlin

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
-Helen Keller


Enjoy,

time to be thankful

Fall is here and after a busy summer it's always nice to finally sit down & relax a bit. The weather is cooler, the days are shorter and in just a few weeks we will be enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving meal.

It's also a great time to be thankful and express our gratitude to family & friends! Why not take a moment this month and send your family & friends a little note of gratitude? Pull out those supplies, let your kids join in and just write a simple, heartfelt note thanking someone. Let them know how thankful you are that they are in your life!

Here's some great quotes to motivate you, along with some examples of a few easy cards that you can do.

Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone. ~G.B. Stern

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. ~Thornton Wilder

Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. ~W.J. Cameron

He who thanks but with the lips Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart. ~J.A. Shedd

Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. ~William Arthur Ward

Supplies used:
Pattern Paper: Paper Salon Spice Foil Falling Leaves
Rub-ons: Paper Salon Spice
Sticker: Paper Salon Spice
Other: Pop-up Dots


Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Stamps: Inque Boutique, Heidi Swapp
Chalk Ink: Colorbox, Paper Salon
Ribbon: Source unknown
Button: Autumn Leaves
Decorative Scissor: Fiskars


Supplies used:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Pattern Paper: Bo Bunny Autumn Wood
Stamps: Paper Trey Ink Holiday Tags, Paper Salon Fall Frolic
Ink: Ranger Distress
Lace: Source unknown
Die-cut: Quickutz Scallop Circle
Tools: Provocraft Cuttlebug
Punch: EK Success large circle, Creative Memories corner rounder

Us gals here at The Pursuit of CraftYness blog are very thankful for all of you! So I put together a little giveaway as a thank you.


All you need to do is post a comment right here and tell me who you are thankful for or who you plan on sending cards to over the next few weeks. And like always, if you post some of those cards...please share your links with us. We always enjoy seeing what our readers are doing!

You have until midnight Saturday, November 8th to post your comment here (one per person please). I will pull a name and announce the winner no later than Monday the 10th. Please post your email address so that I can contact you and get your package out right away!

THANK YOU for all your kind words, sharing your amazing projects and hanging out with us here!