We've got Thanks! Thanksgiving! Happy Birthday! And a DJKASE!

Happy New Week Greetings!

I hope this fresh, clean, never-been-used-before Monday is treating you right!

I've got a houseful of cards to share with you today, so let's get started. First up are a couple of thank you cards that just scream thanks!

This QACAS thank you card uses a diagonal banner from Lil' Inkers and a script thanks die from Memory Box. The papers are DSP from SU and the enamel dots are from My Mind's Eye.

I'm linking up this card with a sweet little challenge called Words 2 Scrap By. This month the challenge is all about gratitude and kindness, which is very timely. The words for this month are:

"You cannot do a kindness too soon because

you never know how soon it will be too late."

True that.

I'm also linking up with the "Game of Thanks" challenge at AAA Cards.

After I made the above card, I went looking for a color challenge and made this one:

The angles on this card came about by pure accident when the two patterned papers and the white diagonal paper were cogitating on my desk. "Whoa, cool!" Hammy yelled from my right shoulder.

Sometimes the little rascal wanders out of his cage and up along my arm when I'm busy concentrating and I don't even notice. Guessing that I'm blissfully unaware, he delights in yelling into my ear. I proceed to jump a foot, which sends him arse over teakettle rolling down my back and over the lip of the chair seat. I swear, one of these days in my startle, I'm going to send that chair rolling and he's gonna be one squished hamster! 

Any whizzle, I loved the angle, so that explains why the design is slightly different. Oh, before I forget, the color challenge I mentioned is from Pals Paper Arts. They are crushed curry, olive green, and pumpkin pie. That's appetizers and dessert taken care of. Throw in a turkey and some veggies and we've got us a Thanksgiving dinner!

And guess what popped up as Anne's newest challenge over at The Paper Players? A thank you card! Bless my soul, I'm a four-leaf clover!

I'm also linking up with another favorite challenge of mine, Pixie's Snippets Playground, thanks to a reminder from my Playmate, Carol. All you need to do to join in the fun at the Playground is use snippets (scraps) on your card, something I actually did on all my cards today!

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Next up is a Thanksgiving card using the same pretty color scheme from PPA:

I made this card in honor of the 2nd birthday of Addicted to CAS! Happy Birthday to Kylie and the gang and many, many more! Thank you for two years' worth of fun challenges! This week's challenge is brought to us by uber-designer and my dear friend, Karen. She has chosen a sketch for us, which I took very literally:

The leaves and die are "Fall Leaf Trio" by Memory Box. The background was made by scribbling my SU markers in the challenge colors onto my acrylic block, spritzing them with water, and then slapping that onto a glossy card. Before matting, the panel for the leaves and the card base were embossed with Sizzix "Distressed Stripes" e/f. The sediment stamp, outlined punch, and ribbon are all from SU.

This card is also for the "Thanksgiving/Thank You" challenge over at Simply Create Too.

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Next up is a DJKASE birthday card I made for me-and-the-Mister's one and only son's birthday today! Happy birthday to you, Daniel Jedediah, and many, many more!

Darnell's card

My card is a direct copy of this enchanting 12-Kit card made by my friend Kim of Cupcakes, Cards, and Kim:

Kim's card

Isn't that a great CAS design?! I held off getting that tip top die from PTI for quite a while, thinking, "How hard can it be to cut a piece of paper at an angle?", but it was beautiful cards like Kim's that made me change my mind and I'm glad I did. I think there are going to be lots of fun things I can make with this die (such as in my last post) and it comes with some great "happy" dies. Thank you for the inspiration, Kim!

For my card, I used always artichoke papers and ink from SU and a sediment, DSP, and vintage cream papers from PTI.

This card is being linked with the "Anything Goes Birthday" challenge at Seize the Birthday (where there are also toppings of "orange" if you like):

All the links in this post will take you to the featured challenges where you can find the details about rules, sponsors, and prizes! I hope you can join in!!

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It was so great meeting the kids and kidlets yesterday for a celebratory birthday lunch! It had been a couple of months and that is just too long when we live so close. Rachel took a quick pic of me with Adam and Henry to share with you:

You even get to see my new eyes. That's not eye shadow I'm wearing, but I must say the bruises do make for a lovely smokey look! It's early days, but I swear I can see better! 

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