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!

Stamped Thanksgiving Cards

Yeah - you read that right... Thanksgiving. You have exactly 28 day, 7 hours, 43 minutes and 2 seconds until the big day.... depending on when you are reading this.

I wanted to get an early start and wanted to share a few of my stamped cards. Three of these cards use a set of acrylic stamps from Art Warehouse called "Autumn Days". It has several titles and greetings, a variety of images and two long definition strips. Great for both cards and scrapbooking.



For this card I used Basic Grey papers. I machine stitched around the edges of the cardstock that the image is stamped on. I used Clearsnap "Vivid" ink (coffee bean).




For this card I used Basic Grey and Autumn Leaves papers. The turkey is stamped, and the greeting is made from rub ons.



This card (still using the Autumn Days stamp set) uses 7Gypsies and Fancy Pants papers. These papers and the embellishments came in the November Cupcardstogo Card Kit.




This last card uses a stamped tag. The tag, papers and embellishments are also from the Cupcardstogo November kit. The tag was pre-stamped. I added orange Stickles (from Ranger) to each of the leaves. Really, it wasn't that hard, and it sure makes the leaves sparkle. You can see the step-by-step instructions for this card HERE.



I hope I've given you a few ideas and inspiration for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!!