A Close Call...TE Blast from the Past Blog Hop!...

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I love participating in the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past blog hops, mostly because it gets me to pull out my older sets that I may not have used in a while and I'm reminded again of why I loved them so much in the first place. But, for this month, the Fall/Thankful theme had me in a bit of a quandary. I realized that the sets I own that fall into that theme were on the "no-no" list! So, I had to put on my thinking cap and I decided to go funny!

I chose to use Garden Party Critters, adding my own "Turkey Farm" signage on the cute signpost image. Then, I used the sweet little bird and had him narrowly avoid the fate of many, many soon to be table-side turkeys. I employed a bit of masking for the background and drew in a relieved "whew!" for the lucky little avian who certainly needs to "Give Thanks" for at least one big thing this year!

BEAN NOTES

• Stamps: Garden Party Critters and A Year of Sweet Sentiments (Taylored Expressions)
• Cardstock: Saltillo, Lagoon (Bazzil); Choice Snow (TE); So Saffron (Stampin' Up!)
• Ink: Baja Breeze, Dusty Durango, and Pear Pizazz (SU!); Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
• Fibers: Dusty Durango Grosgrain Ribbon (SU!)
• Tools: Grass Border Punch (Martha Stewart Crafts)
• Dies: Inverted Circle and Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

HAPPY BEANS

• Coloring Medium: 0.2 Multiliner SP (Copic); Sketch Markers (Copic)

Happy Hopping!