Give Thanks

Happy Wednesday!  It's time for another challenge from The House That Stamps Built.  This week we have a fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge for you:

I have to say that I think these are my favorite types of challenge because there are so many options!  I used the middle column (autumn colors, stitching: faux, and buttons.  I also used leaves, twine and thanks)

I almost always use a sketch for my cards, but this one came together in my head and I really like how it turned out.  The ribbon, which is really more of an olive green though it looks kind of like gray, was what I started with as it was on my desk and I have had it for a really long time.  The kraft layer was cut out with a stitched die and then I stamped the leaf image repeatedly around the edge (as I knew the center would  be covered up.  On the focal panel, I stamped the music background with Creamy Caramel.  It didn't stamp evenly, but that kind of added to the more rustic look I was going for.  Then I inked the leaf with yellow and sponged orange around the edges before stamping it.  I inked the edges of the panel with the Creamy Caramel and distressed them with my scissors.  I die cute the "thanks" twice and layered them together.  Before I adhered them to the card, I stamped the word give and then adhered the "thanks".  I added the ribbon and then checked the tic-tac-toe board and realized I needed to add a button.  Luckily, I had a good place for it!  The torn mulberry paper adds a soft touch and finishes it all off.
I hope you will play along with us this week; I'm looking forward to seeing what you create using our board.

Supplies:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Falling Leaves", "Sheet Music", "Maple Leaf Sil." and "Thanks Cling Set"
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; Spellbinders "A2 Matting Basics A" rectangle; Simon Says Stamp "Painted Thanks"

Challenges:
Creative Craft Cottage #99--buttons and/or bows
Simon Says Stamp Monday--Thanks/thanksgiving
Crazy 4 Challenges #410--layer it up
Hiding In My Craft Room #325--fall colors
Cardz TV #20--anything goes
Creative Fingers #140--anything goes
A Bit More Time To Craft #55--anything goes
Crop Stop Challenge--anything goes
Dies R Us #84--anything Fall
Creative Sketchy #17--autumn
Divas That Cut--thankful
Creative with Stamps #261--thankful

Cards Galore #46--anything goes
Sugar Pea Designs #37--sketch or photo (I was inspired by the leaves and the fall colors)

Cuttlebug Mania--thanks