Card Of The Week – Thinking Of You
Happy September to you, dear friends! It’s hard to believe that it’s been a month since I last ventured into my craft room to create a card – but sometimes, you find yourself in need of a little rest and TLC!
As we find ourselves on the precipice of Autumn, I find myself returning to this creative space listening to the rhythm of the new season – assessing which creative paths to explore and which creative opportunities to embrace.
My workspace is somewhat in shambles as I work on clearing out the old to make space for the new…
I did clear enough of a space to create today’s card – a beautiful Black and White Thank You Card whose monochromatic theme is jazzed up with a touch of silver glitter and pink bling sparkle! There’s also a touch of green iridescence along the edges of the sheer organza ribbon.
All in all, a rather sophisticated card for a friend!
This week, the Paper Girls and One Stitch At A Time Challenges asked us to share what we are most Thankful / Grateful for in our lives. I am thankful for my relationship with God – my loving husband who has stood by my side through thick and thin – my amazing cats – and for you, my online friends and readers!
You can meet Magellan – one of my fur babies – at this week’s Wordless Wednesday party!
Now it’s your turn to share your creations with us! What have you created or acquired this week? Whether you’re showing off your desk, sharing your latest acquisitions, or spotlighting your latest creation – be sure to share it with our creative community at our weekly parties as well!
Have an inspiring week and thanks for stopping by!
Creative Art Challenges
Need to jump-start your creativity? Wondering what inspired me this week? Check out this week’s list of Creative Art Challenges! They are organized alphabetically under Theme or Anything Goes!
Theme Challenges
- Allsorts Challenge #327 – Layers
- Card And Scrap Challenge #102 – Use Flowers
- Cards In Envy – Inspired By A Song Challenge (Thank You For Being A Friend – Andrew Gold)
- Cards And More Challenge #140 – Clean And Simple
- CCI Digi Creations #32 – Include A Sentiment
- Crafty Friends Challenge Blog – Use A Sentiment
- Deep Ocean Challenge #112 – Shabby Chic
- DL Art Thankful Thursday Challenge #163– Thank You
- Eclectic Ellapu Purple Team – Use Stash 6 Months Or Older (everything on card!)
- Fab N Funky Challenge #272 – Shabby Chic
- My Time To Craft #303 – Flowers
- Pink Saturday
- Simon Says STAMPTember – Use A Stamp
- The Paper Girls Challenge #87 –Grateful/Thankful
- The Paper Shelter #217 – Embossing Of Any Kind
- The Ribbon Girls – September Challenge – Add Flowers
- Try Something New at Try It On Tuesdays (Stamp On Ribbon)
- Where The Heart Is Challenge 1 – Add Some Text
- Whoopsi Daisy – Add Embellishments Challenge
Be Creative – Anything Goes Challenges
- 2 Creative Chicks Showcase #2 – Anything Goes
- 613 Avenue Create – Anything Goes Challenge #140
- Allsorts #327 – Lots Of Layers
- Art By Mirian Challenge #40 – Anything Goes
- Artistic Inspirations #139 – Anything Goes
- Clear It Out – Anything Goes
- Crafting From The Heart Challenge 76 – Anything Goes
- Crafting With An Attitude #7 – Anything Goes
- Crafting With Friends Challenge 5 – Anything Goes
- Crafts Galore Encore Challenge – Anything Goes In September
- Crafty Calendar Challenge – September Anything Goes
- Crafty Girls Creations Challenge #3 – Anything Goes
- Craft Your Passion Challenges #278 – Almost Anything Goes
- Creative Every Day – Anything Goes
- Creative Fingers Challenge #91 – Almost Anything Goes
- Creative Moments #76– Anything Goes/Use A Sentiment
- Crop Shop Linky Party #8 – Anything Goes
- Digi Stamps 4 Joy #116 – Anything Goes
- DL Art September Linky Challenge
- Eclectic Ellapu Pink Team – Anything Goes
- Fan-tastic Tuesday #102 – Anything Goes With A Twist (Make It Feminine)
- Glitter N Sparkle Challenge #153 – Anything Goes
- Going Grey With Scrap Creations – Anything Goes
- Images By CW – Saturday Linky Party
- Inspiration Destination #49 – Anything Goes
- Jo’s Scrap Shack #104 – Anything Goes
- Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends Challenge #17 – Anything Goes
- Not Just Cards Challenges #24 – August Anything Goes
- One Stitch At A Time #245 – Anything Goes With Gratitude
- PDE Linky Party – Anything Goes
- Petal Lu Challenge – Anything Goes
- Penny Black September Challenge – Anything Goes
- Pinspirational Challenge #148 (inspired by the black/white colors)
- Retarte #60 – Anything Goes
- Retro Rubber #22 – Anything Goes
- Scrapbook Blessings – Anything Goes
- Simply Papercrafts Challenge 12 – Anything Goes
- Sisters Of Craft – September Anything Goes Challenge
- Sparkle N Sprinkle September Challenge – Anything Goes
- Sweet Stamps – September Anything Goes
- That Craft Place – Anything Goes Mixed Media Challenge
- Through The Craftroom Door – Sept 8-14 – Anything Goes
- Tuesday Throwdown #261 – Anything Goes
- Wonderful Wednesday – Anything Goes
- Word Art Wednesday 200 – Anything Goes
- Your Scrapbook Place September Challenge – Anything Goes
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What a grand looking cat! Mersmerizing! Happy WOYWW! patsy
Gorgeous card. Thank you for playing along with our Challenge at CCC Digi Creations. We would love to see you again. Anet DT x
What a lovely card. Thanks for sharing,
Have a good week,
Lisca#17
Lovely card and furbaby.
Thankyou for joining us at Allsorts this week 🙂
Beautiful card. Love the monochromatic look.
Thanks for taking part in or challenge over at Where The HeArt Is.
Stacey xx
What a beautiful cat! Love your Thank you card! So pretty with those flowers and your song is a perfect inspiration for this card! Thank you for sharing with us at Cards in Envy!
I really like that bark looking paper on your card. It is rather sophisticated indeed! Judy #38
Great!
Thank you for joining us at TIOT’s!
oxo
Susi
Beautiful card – love the textured look of the background. I’ve been busy stash sorting too. Have a great week of crafting. Linda #42
Thank you for taking part in our art by miran challenge,
I very much enjoyed looking at your project and all
the time and detail you put into it, good luck hugs tracy
nice artwork and great card…I always wanted to make one myself but never really find some times to do so..
A lovely monochromatic card!! So glad you have joined in our celebration of 200 challenges at Word Art Wednesday. Thanks for playing along this week!!
Beautiful background and really great design! My girl beside me right now loves looking at your cat 🙂 I’m delighted to see your work entered in ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Please join us again next week. Happy creating 🙂
Hugs&Smiles,
Asmah
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Back with different dt hat 🙂 Have to come back to admire your card because it is so pretty…love the background. I’m so happy to have your creation entered in our challenge at Digistamps4Joy this month. Come join us again next month. Have nice moments always 🙂
Fondly,
Asmah
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You’ve created a lovely card!
Thank you for joining us at Scrapbook Blessings Club! :o)
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Your card is so pretty! And love the photo of your fur babies! =)
I’m working on some bookmarks, but I dont have any photos yet.
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Thank you so much Melissa! Look forward to seeing your bookmarks when they are completed!
A great card, love the background
Thank you for joining our challenge at
Digistamps4Joy this week and good luck.. Ursula Uphof DT member
what a wonderfThanks for join us at
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Karin
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Lovely card thank you for joining us at Whoopsi Daisy Challenge hugs Sue DT xx
very nice, thanks for playing along with Crafting With Friends
So glad you were able to get into the craft room and create. I find that it’s my stress relief and thus try to do it almost daily. I may not get a card made, but at least a portion of it such as coloring or a background. I am amazed that you can keep all those challenges straight. That is impressive. So glad you participated with us at Cards in Envy for our inspired by a Song.
Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at CCC Digi Creations, good luck!!! Amy DT
Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at Fan-Tastic Tuesday, good luck!!! Amy DT
An elegant and pretty monochrome card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Simply Papercraft this time around, good luck!
Jennifer, DT
Sweet card. Lovely flower stamp.
Thank you for joining us at Card and Scrap.
Jytte, DT 🙂
What a pretty card! Love that classic black and white palette, with that touch of pink and green. Thanks so much for joining us at Cards in Envy. 🙂
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Thanks Sybrina – cool way to spell your name!
A beautifully shabby creation and I love how you have pulled all the towers together. Thanks for joining us at Fab n Funky.
Sharon x
Lovely card, thanks for sharing it with us over at Crafty Friends
Hugs Julie x
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A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “use a sentiment” challenge over at Crafty Friends.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
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Such a great rustic card for Fall! I really love your choice of colors and layout. Thanks for playing along with Retro Rubber this week and hope you will play again soon!
Fabulous project. Thanks for entering Crafts Galore Encore Challenge ATG. Wendy (DT).xx
Pretty.
Thanks for linking up at PDE Linky Party.
~DT Janis
Very unusual and striking card! Love how the two focal images are not mirror images. Adding the additional colors gives this card a surprise for color against all the neutral tones. Thanks for including Retro Rubber “Anything Goes” in your stamping fun this week.
I love all the layers. Very pretty. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Inspiration Destination this week.
Very beautiful card! So glad you joined us at Retro Rubber!
Lovely card and the kitty is so sweet!
lovely thank you card. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafting From the Heart.
Mary
Lovely card Joy , the monochromatic is gorgeous. Thank you for joining us at Crafting with An Attitude. Helen DT. Do come back again. xx
Beautiful card, awesome layout and your furbie is gorgeous! Hugs, Lori m
Very beautiful card. Thanks for joining with us at Retarte.
Good luck.
Hugs.
Yaiza DT
Beautiful. Thanks for linking up over at 2 Creative Chicks
Have a creative day.
Nana
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Hermoso trabajo! Gracias por participar con nosotras en Retarte de Stampartpapel….Feliz semana! Paula, DT.
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De nada! 🙂
I love the pink and black together! If my hubby would not threaten to move out, I would decorate my master bedroom in those colours.
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I SO know what you mean – I love pink and black together!
Maybe you can infuse it into your wardrobe! 🙂
I love the monochrome and then the tiny splash of colour, as you say, very sophisticated.
This is Lovely! Thanks for joining us at FNF xx Jan DT
lovely card! Thanks for joining us at cards and more and good luck! Hugs,Beate
Wonderful work, thanks for joining us at TIOT, Valerie
So beautiful!! I love all the details you put into it! Thank you so much for taking part in our Art by MiRan Challenge ♥
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Very pretty creation! Love the DP. I love your cat pictures as well. They are adorable!
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Thanks so much for joining our Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge. We hope to see you again in the next challenge. Good luck in the challenge. Hugs, Gloria DT
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Thank you so much Gloria – so happy to connect with you!