'Enjoy the Little Things' Colonial Card

As a frequent traveler to the east coast and collector of antiques, I am drawn to the rustic, simple look of colonial objects.  When I spied the new sets of Whimsy stamps and papers I immediately knew that I had to buy some.  After flipping through the pad of plaid papers, I settled on this blue and brown one (hard choice..so many good ones).  I used my Crop-a-Dial (We R Memory Keepers) to clip the corners of the plaid paper and the brown kraft blank card.  At first I was planning to use regular twine around the plaid sheet but then 'discovered' a multi-colored twine in my stash of assorted yarns and ribbons.  The colors of the twine matched perfectly with the plaid paper....how lucky!  (I think you could dye your twine if you aren't happy with plain brown twine.)  It was simple to stamp the doll, house and saying on beige card stock.  I fussy cut out the images and used a Sizzix die to cut out the saying.  I rubbed on some ink to age the papers and used a reddish Copic pen to add some color.  The doll and house were adhered with foam adhesive dots.  I really agree with the saying on this card and feel that it has special meaning for this Thanksgiving season.  I hope all of you in blogland enjoy and appreciate all that you have even if it is not as grand as you hoped and imagined your life to be. Be grateful and generous to others!