My Attitude of Gratitude

This week at Our Creative Corner, Wendy Jensen is our hostess and she has a yummy challenge for us - celebrate the season by making something featuring a pumpkin or using the color Pumpkin Pie.  It's no secret that the harvest season is my favorite time of year.  It seems like it has flashed by this year and I really haven't had much of an opportunity to celebrate by making seasonal projects.   The rich abundance of the harvest season is always a sharp reminder to me of all my blessings - my family, my health and the good health of all my family, the opportunities I have had in my life for an education and a good job, my husband's successful career.

As you can see, I am still pretty hooked on the corrugated cardboard.  The rugged feel of it just seems to fit with the earthiness of the fall season.  I wanted to do something with a totally rustic feel to it and the corrugated cardboard and ripped paper seemed the way to go.  And of course, I had to play a little bit more with that cool new burlap mesh I just added to my Etsy boutique.

I was able to find a dictionary page with the definition of gratitude on it and overlaid the sweet vintage graphic. I used an old Spellbinders die to cut the tag.   To get me started, I followed this week's Mojo Monday sketch, added a bit of distressing and my obligatory crinoline flower with a small resin flower in the center and I was good to go with this one.  

I hope you will stop by Our Creative Corner to see the other wonderful samples.  Plus this week, we welcome back Silke Ledlow as our guest designer with a gorgeous sample to inspire you.