Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thank You with FCD

It is time to blog hop with FCD!

This month's theme is "Thank You"

We were asked to create any piece of that focused on this theme.


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The official start time of this Hop is Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:00 AM (EST).

If you arrived early, please be patient as all the links may not be live yet.


There are so many things one can be thankful for and I am thankful for my friends :) I happened to be thinking of one in particular when I sat down to make this card and I don't think I can ever tell her enough how thankful I am for her friendship :)

This is the inside of the card:

and here is the front...

this gorgeous Debbie Mumm paper went perfectly with the Fall Quotes and Tumbling Scarecrow images that I used. After stamping the apple and the acorn I colored them and used my Versamarker pen and clear embossing powder to give some glossiness and depth to them. The ribbon is a pretty one from Really Reasonable Ribbon and the paper is from Paper Temptress Pop Tones it is called Gumdrop Green.

Sorry it is a tad blurry I had to use the scanner as I am still cameraless and since it has a little depth it doesn't sit flush on the scanner screen.
While I was thinking of Thank Yous I knew I wanted to make a couple for sending after the holiday's too so when I saw this color combo at the Color Throwdown #69 and this sketch from Truly Scrumptious Sketch 20 I wanted to give combining them a try. Ok plus I just wanted to play with my Christmas stamps ~ I admit it! I grabbed my Holly Jolly Christmas set and using the Jack In the box and the cool yo-yo I made this Thank You card.


I hope you enjoyed my Thank You cards...I can't wait to see what everyone else did! Remember this is a “circular blog hop” where the beginning is wherever you start!! You will know you are at the end of your blog hop when you’ve come back to the blog you’ve started from!

(It’s not a huge circle…so it should be easy to remember where you started.)


Blog Candy?!?!

We have a surprise for you all!

Not only will Pamela have an overall winner for this hop but

so will EVERY ONE OF THE DESIGNERS! OMGoodness!


It is like an early Christmas present for yourself! Same rules to get it though you can't win if you don't leave a comment. I think that everyone has a different candy available so you have to leave comments on EVERYONE'S posts to be entered into their drawing. Winners will be announced on Monday night at 8 PM (or as soon after that as the Designer can post it up...remember we are all in different time zones too LOL!)


Here is the set I am giving away!



It is called Christmas Punch Art - Making a List.

**To find out if you’ve won… you will be contacted via e-mail (so be sure to leave it with your comment.) and you can also find out on the blogs after the blog hop ends on Mon, November 23, 2009 at 8:00 PM (EST).**


Now, to continue the circle, you will need to hop on over to Libby

and keep going until you’ve come back to where you’ve started!


Be sure and tell Libby I said GOBBLE GOBBLE too LOL!
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Thanks so much for playing along with us and we hope you have a great time!


hugs,



P.S. Please note that FireCracker Designs by Pamela will be closing on December 15, 2009 for the holidays. Place your orders before then! She'll see you then again after the holidays are over.

43 comments:

Donna Moore said...

Oh my, these are wonderful! You can always tell when love goes into the art!! Great cards Karyn, really great!!

Ursula said...

I love both cards, Karyn, and the red & green one is very yummy! Those toy images work so well on a thank you card! Talk about thinking outside the Box - the Jack-in-the-Box, that is! LOL

Shelly Schmidt said...

Fantastic cards- love your Thank You card, and love the Christmas out of the box card too!

christina d said...

Oh boy, another FCD hop. I get to see all the great art you ladies create. I love your cards, they came out so cute. I really like the one with the scarecrow parts, may have to copy this one.

TesaB said...

They are both wonderful, Karyn! Very much fall, and very much gorgeous!!!

StampinCathy said...

WOW! Your cards are so creative and inspiring. I just love the colors, layout, and embellishments you used. Oh and of course the stamps too! Thanks for a chance at this sweet stamp set.
stampincmeyers at yahoo dot com

Marsha said...

What a cute set you are giving away. Love all the stripes on your cards.

Melisa Waldorf said...

Sweet cards girly!! I love the dark red and green you used and that jack in the box is tooooo cute!

Anonymous said...

Hi Karyn!! What darling creations hun!! I love that leaf background with the sentiment on the front!! Just wanted to say HI and that I love your creations!!

Please don't enter me for the prize as I have this set!! HUGS

FireCracker082 said...

Perfect fall papers for the first card, and I love what you did on the second card with the borders!! GREAT coloring on the JIB too! LOVE IT!

stampermommy said...

I love your snowman (jack)in a box card, just adorable! thanks for sharing!
stampingwithheather@gmail.com

LeAnne said...

Very cool! Cute little images, I like that it is a little different than the images I've been seeing! Thanks for playing!

Anonymous said...

That is a darling set you are giving away. Would love to win it. I enjoyed looking at your blog
tonilea
jiffy1212@aol.com

The Lawson Family said...

Love the simplicity of these cards. Great colors.

bblawsonuk@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

Very nice cards and I love those stamps!

kmg3366@gmail.com

Juliet A said...

I love the layers and textures on both of these cards, and I think you have a great sense of color.

That would be an awesome stamp set to win - I might have to buy it if I'm not lucky enough.

Anonymous said...

I love them both! Great job!

mkd1061@aol.com

Vickie Kertz said...

Love both cards, but especially the fall one. I am really partial to those colors. Thanks

momkertz@live.com

Lee - grandmalee said...

I love your card & thanks for showing the inside, too! Wow! These new designs are awesome. Love these circular sentiments! They really get the eyes moving to see all of the details we put on our cards!
grandma_lee_t AT yahoo DOT com

Unknown said...

I love that Thank YOu card....the color combination is very Warm and Welcome. The Striped "out of the box" card is also great. I may have to "case" it. Thanks for sharing......Thanks for the chance to win those cute stamps also.
dj_enns@yahoo.com

Victoria said...

Hi, Love these blog hops. The creative cards all of you design are so inspiring!!. Also, love the chance at the blog candy too.
Hope I win. My e-mail address is stev4516@bellsouth.net

Connie Creates 4U said...

you have some wonderful ideas and the card is great.

Jadebuddah said...

I love the cards& the blog candy!!! The stamps that go w/ the punches is a totally cool idea.

Debbie Yates said...

Karyn your cards are just beautiful...and the set is great!

dabblesbydeb at knology dot net

Jocelyn aka JoBear2 on SCS said...

Hi Karyn,
Gorgeous thank you cards. Esp. love the Jack in a Box card because I LOVE this timeless toy. Even when I know the Jack is about to jump up, I STILL jump & can't help but laugh because they are so much fun!!
Thanks for being able to take part in this Blog hop and Blog Candy :-) Ain't that reindeer just so adorable?!
bjwelmo43 AT bigpond DOT com

Deb B said...

Your cards are great!! Love the dsp and the poem on the first one.
Deb B
stampindebs at aol dot com

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the great ideas.

Marthamh2 at aol dot com

Elizabeth said...

Too cute! I love the jack-in-the-box one!

EMHar720 at verizon dot net

Peggy K said...

Can't decide which one I like better!! Okay...both! Some great ideas here. Thanks for your inspiration. p.kasallis@gmail.com

Michelle B. AKA JustPaintingAround said...

Hi! I especially love the color throwdown card...that background stripes are fab!

csroyal said...

Lovely cards, all of them, and adorable image set!!

Cindy
cindy.royal@gmail.com

Adeline E. Brill said...

Terrific cards and jack - in -the box stamp!

Unknown said...

Love the cards and color combos. The Jack in the Box is a cutie!

fca1968@hotmail.com

Elise said...

What beautiful work! I especially adore your use of the CTD colors in your second card! Way to get your CRAFT ON! Yipeee!

Anonymous said...

Hi,
I have to say your Jack in the box card really caught my eye. I have been working on some miniature 'jacks' for a toy scene I am doing. Thanks for sharing. Shirley

shirlwilson@comcast.net

Etha said...

What fun cards!! thanks for sharing :)

Another Loock Creations said...

Very fun Karyn!!!
Brenda

Lulu said...

Karyn you do such great work!!

pta4him said...

These cards are great!

Kerry
pta4him at aol dot com

Unknown said...

Thanks for sharing all your great work! It's inspiring:)

Jackie

jackieortgies at gmail dot com

JoAnn said...

I love your cards. I really like seeing what esle people can do with Christmas stamps besides a Christmas Card. You done a great job. Thank You for the chance to win.

d'Dragon said...

Cool cards, love the colors!

debbie dot warwick at comcast dot net

Cheryl Walker said...

Love your cards hun, they are tooo cute!!!! Also love this set way tooo darling!!