Simon and the RCC and I Say Thank You with LIM94 Hardware

Happy Saturday!  Or Sunday if that's what square you are sitting on wherever you are!

I know I've been blogging too much (and today's ran long), but I'm enjoying a lot of time in the Playhouse now because next week I'll be in the Bighouse with family and friends for a few days prepping watching my DDIL prep and clean for Thanksgiving.  (How lucky am I?!)  That wonderful day in American where we eat turkey like pigs.  Ernh?

 

I'm not gonna lie.  I love today's card.  I have been trying to find a way to use this beautiful ribbon on a fall card for a month now.  Today was the very last day I'm making autumn/fall/Thanksgiving cards, so the fact that I found appropriate challenges makes me very, very happy.  Here we go.

 

Since ribbon was the focus pocus in my head, I turned first to the bovious, the Ribbon Carousel Challenge, where on week 74, we find "Fall Spirit."  The theme is "Giving Thanks/ Fall."  It is my very first time playing in one of their challenges.

 

(Fab prize, too!)

Then I popped over to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge, to find (squee!) that the challenge is Thanksgiving / Thank you!

(Also fab prize)

And last, but definitely not least, I went over to see what Chrissie had up her sleeve this week at the always fun Less Is More challenge.  Delighteed I was to find that for week #94, she challenges us to use "hardware."  (Can all this star alignment really be happening?!)  Chrissie is joined again by the talented Jen and I'm giving you a head's up: put a towel on your keyboard while looking at the inspiration cards!

(I keep a towel handy by my keyboard for those times when a)  I start drooling and slobbering over a card like a bulldog; or b) before I can stop it, my jaw drops.  That can hurt, if you don't cushion the drop.)

 

It was so nice to see that Chrissie's LIM copartner, Mandi, was able to stop by LIM and leave us a love note and update on her shop, "Finishing Touches."  Good to hear from you, Mandi, and continued best wishes with your new end ever!

By way of explanation and not judgment, I want to say that I'm aware some of you may not read all the above, or like how I set up my post for challenges.  I'm fine with the fact that you might not and that you just scroll past.  (Hey, I just appreciate that you don't simply click on and back off, and that you do take the time to scroll down!)  This set-up is a personal quirk of mine where I showcase the designers and crafters who all work hard putting these challenges together for us and making us inspiration cards (and the companies are generous), so they deserve a few minutes of my time in recognition.  Also, I'm sucking up.  Kidding.  Stop it.

Here is my card.

The pears photogged blurry, but remember it's not a stamped image, it's a transparent, silky ribbon with golden threads and copper trim, which is not blurry IRL.  Unless you put a toot in your snoot.  My little copper leaf was just the perfect hardware for my copper-embossed thank you sediment.

 

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We have had rain, lovely rain, and a little bit of sun today.  I played hide-and-seek with it.  It came out, I popped outside to take a picture, it went back under the clouds, I went back in ...  At one point, since I don't "pop" well, let's be honest, I just sat there for a few minutes to wait and while waiting, I took a picture of the flowers I potted for some fall color around the Playhouse before I was indisposed.  So glad I got that done when I did.

 

And, I thought you might enjoy a fun viney display I spotted out the dining room window.  Awww.

Lastly, I thought perhaps once or twice you might have had your day start like mine did this morning:

 

Since I'm temporarily eating like a 10-month-old, what you see is cream of wheat.  Turns out you can't turn your back on it.  Hell.O.

 

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Enjoy your day!  No, seriously, enjoy your day.

As always, thank you for stopping by to visit.   Special thanks to you if you take the time to join as a follower or leave a comment!

Paper:  PTI kraft
Stamp:  Stampendous K020,
  "Long Thank You"
Ink:  Stampa Rosa cooper ep
Leaf hardware: Boutique Trims, Inc.
Ribbon: no name, #RXOF6210A