Give Thanks

For this week's BBTB2 challenge the incredibly talented Donna asked us to use the phrase Give Thanks from the new Thanksgiving cartridge.  I don't have this cartridge but I did have the Give Thanks phrase on my Designer's Calendar cartridge, so that's what I used.  I decided to make a little home decor project to sit on my fireplace mantle.  I was real happy with how this turned out.  I used cardboard from empty cereal boxes to make this a little more sturdy.  Starting from my back layer I used Mini Monograms to cut a scalloped square at 8.5" from both black cardstock and the cardboard and adhered them together.  Then I added a layer of cream cardstock to place the sentiment on.  Over that I placed a brown frame I cut from kraft cardstock and the cardboard at 7.5" using Don Juan.  I used Doodlecharms for the leaves and acorns cutting two of each leaf for layering.  Then using two thicknesses (1/8" and 1/16") of Pop Dots I began placing the elements layering each leaf a little higher than the last ending with the acorns on two of the thickest Pop Dots.  My sentiment is cut at 3.75" from black and a burnt orange cardstock then I offset the black cardstock to give a shadowed effect.

Looking at this reminds me of all the bountiful things I have to be thankful for.  It's a wonderful time of year for reflections of all the blessings I have been given, most of all a wonderful family.  Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join our challenge at BBTB2 this week.  Don't forget if you don't have the Thanksgiving cartridge you can use any other cartridge with Thanks on it.