Operation Write Home Mid Week Challenge - Thanksgiving (For Waltzingmouse CASE Challenge Scroll Down)

Operation Write Home mid-week challenge was a Thanksgiving Card.  I'm new to OWH and have found it a litte difficult to keep my card size down - I'm used to a 6x6 or 5x7 card - but I am getting the hang of it!!  The second most difficult thing for me is the "no glitter" policy.  I am working around that by using paper with shimmer (like the red and gold solid paper) and foil accents (like the K&Co. leaf pattern paper in the background).  I'm still working on keeping things "low profile".  I wanted to put a bow on top, but cut back to a gold snap to keep my card flatter.

I have also set a goal to try to use material I already have on hand.  I know so many of us are "collectors" of beautiful paper, stamps and embellishments, and a new project is always a great excuse to go and buy more, but I'm really trying to be more frugal these days.  That explains the "snap" I used - if you don't have any of these in your old stash of supplies a  brad will do just as well.

Although I admit it was a little off at first to be thinking fall and Thanksgiving at the beginning of summer, it is a good way to "jump start" your holiday cards.  Fall will be here before you know it - it is nice to have a little inspiration and see what everybody is up to early this year!  I hope you like my card!

Products Used:

Patterned Paper:  K&Co.

Stamps:  Autumn Harvest by TPC Studio

Dots by Studio G

Die Cuts:  Tag:  Cuttlebug  Classic Ovals: Spellbinders

Embossing Plate:  Sizzix Lovely Flourish Textures

Ink:  Ranger/Tim Holtz Distress Scattered Straw  Momento:  Potter's Clay

Ribbon:  Harvest Home Collection Michaels Stores