Starting the New Year with Thanksgiving

I received several gifts from families in the program at which I work, so now is the time to create my thank you cards and send them out. What a lovely way to start the New Year but with reminders of the people who thought of me this holiday season. I am gifted with so many caring and generous people - those with whom I work, teachers who volunteer their time, and families whose children come to learn their faith. My own faith is strengthened by the job at which I work!
Today I created this lovely Thank You card using a digital image from Sandi Samples, who is sponsoring the Outlawz Progressive Freebie challenge blog's first challenge of the year. The challenge is always anything goes, runs monthly, and rewards you with a free digi every time you create and link up a card or project using the image of the month. If you haven't started yet to play in this challenge, you can purchase the image at Sandi's Samples. It is called Cabbage Rose. Link your card by the end of January and the next month's image will be sent to you at no cost. Continue through the year and snag every image we get from our sponsors in 2016!!  I have never heard of a person who didn't like FREE! LOL
Continuing  with my promise to use up my stash and simplify my crafting needs,I found the dark blue embossed card front in a file drawer, and die-cut the leftover part of my cardstock to frame my image. I kept the embellishments simple,with a couple jewels  and a small spray ti give the card some shimmer. I have a few more Thank You cards to create. How about you? Did you get what you wished for this Christmas? My wish for you is a healthy and prosperous New Year.
And as always, crafters, have fun!

Outlawz Freebie Progressive Challenge #3

Another month, another challenge, at the Outlawz Freebie Progressive Challenge, starting today! As always, it is an ANYTHING GOES challenge, and our guest sponsor this month is Sandi Samples -

Sandi Samples has gifted the DT with this cute image called #89 Watering Can.  

I created an easel card, decorating the front with paper doilies, flowers, pearls and flourishes. Nobody could call this card CAS LOL I colored my image with Copics, adding distress ink to the edges, and stamped a simple Thanks in red ink.

Open, the card sits on a carpet of red hearts, a felt die-cut adhesive border. I have had that in my stash for ages and never thought I'd get to use it, so I am very happy to see it on my card. I love the look of easel cards-they make such a great presentation.
So, according to the rules of the Outlawz Progressive Freebie challenge, f you used your free image from last month and entered it into the challenge by January 31, you will receive this image free from Sandi Samples. Make sure to create and post a project to the Outlawz Freebie Progressive Challenges by February 28 so you can get another free image.
Did you miss out on starting the progressive challenge with us? Go to Sandi Samples and purchase this one image above, then post to the group, and as long as you continue to create and post with the freebie images, you will receive another free image each and every month! Did I mention we are offering a couple contests throughout the year, with more free goodies to random players?!
Hope to see you on the boards!!

Other Challenges I am Entering:

Brown Sugar Challenges - 3 Different Embellishments

Fairy Tale Challenges - Something with a Heart

Polkadoodles Challenges - Flowers

Simply Create Too - Valentines or Hearts

Sister Act challenges - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

Scrap & Craft - Anything Goes

Time Out Challenges - Valentines/Hearts
Hiding in My Craft Room - Freestyle
That Craft Place - Anything Goes