Very Thankful – en Francais

This is the second card that I have made with my accidental purchase.  Mind you, as this is the Stampin Up Ronald McDonald stamp set for this year, I'm not upset about having to buy the English version as well!  All in a very good cause.  I was in such a rush to get my order in on September 1, that I took down the incorrect number from the catalog for the Very Thankful set.  Imagine my surprise when I opened my box and found the French version – Reconnaissance!  However, I'm really pleased I made this mistake.

Tonight's card is my second for the MojoMonday 103 challenge and the palspaperarts challenge 10 – thankful.  It was a challenging layout for me – but once I got working with it, I really enjoyed it.  You can see the Christmas card I made using this layout with the Holiday Lineup set here.  A quick reminder what the sketch challenge looks like.  And here's what I was inspired to create.  I really wanted to use the new Night and Day Specialty paper and made use of my En Francais background stamp. I bought this background to go with my Chic Boutique stamp – and found that it was fantastic with the Reconnaissance, too.  

OK… many of my French speaking readers will know that this is a part of a famous poem by Rimbaud.  I had cut it and intended that the three panels actually read correctly from left to right (with a couple of gaps…)…. however…. when I glued it to the card stock…. I got the right and left pieces back to front.    AAAARRRGGGGHH!  It's times like this that you need removable glue!   Anyway, there you go!

I love the tuxedo feel about the card.  The pearl…. I really wanted to place pearls and pfaffed around with where I was going to put them… and then decided that all this tuxedo card needed, was a cufflink 🙂  So I placed the pearl in the middle of the bow.  Then I was happy.  Why is it that we can play around and then suddenly….. it just feels right?  I added two layers of ribbon – both the grosgrain black – against the white polka dot paper and then the grosgrain white, to lie against the black background.  

I was pleased it with.  It's a strong card – a statement card, but one that is good for both male and female recipients.  I made it because I wanted to send a thank you card to the owner and chef of our favorite restaurant – Sontes… no they aren't paying me for this ad… in fact they will never know I even mentioned them 🙂  But they are fantastic.  DH and I are both vegetarian (anyone who reads my blog regularly surprised by that fact?:-)) well…. most restaurants think its a pain to deal with us… But Tessa and Chef Justin always make us feel welcomed, special and just plain spoiled.  Tessa loves France – hence this card 🙂

On the personal front:  We are having a dry spell here and I think I'm going to have to go out and water the grass tomorrow.  I hate doing that, but being so late in the season… and the fact that I think we are in for a long winter – I think leaving the lawn a little stressed, might not give it a good start in spring.  

My DH comes home on Saturday – and I am really looking forward to that.  He's been gone for almost three weeks and even though I am used to his absences, they never seem to get any easier!

Tomorrow….. I'm hoping to show you a couple of pages I made with the new My Digital Studio.  I'm loving this product.  (It was the reason I was in such a rush to get my order in on September 1.)

As always, thank you for spending time in my little stamping space… your visit is always much appreciated.  If you have any questions on the card – or anything else on my blog – just send me an email – or leave a comment

Have a fabulous Thursday

Peace and hugs