Random Amusing Challenge #42 and some amuse bouche

Hey there... I am back from Malaysia. It was a good trip, loved the weather, had a great variety of food (Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, Indonesia, Japanese... mostly yummy, like the sour plum/lime juice, but I could have done without the cow spinal cord... although the curry it was in was fantastic), and had a long journey home. I was in the air for a good portion of 18 hours but had a 10 hour layover in Beijing on the way home (got to visit some friends when I was there) and was up for 18 hours before I even got on the flight. Was up for another 9 hours after I got home. So, in summary, probably slept for about 9 hours all together over the span of about 48 hours. No worries though... I don't usually get lag. Although, that said... I was awake Saturday night/Sunday at 3 a.m.... so I did some stamping!!!! Today's card is a result of my early morning activities.

Ok... enough babbling... today's card knocks two things off of my long "to do" list... this week's challenge and today's amuse-bouche (a.k.a A Muse sneak peak). You read correctly... it is amuse-bouche time again! The challenge this week to make a thank you card. This is in honour of Canadian Thanksgiving (happy day everyone!) and of the Stationery/Fall release for A Muse. The theme for the amuse-bouche today is autumn elegance. Loving this release, especially the new shimmer papers - it may be hard to see but the card base and the damask pattern papers are shimmery... oooooohhhh, aaaaaahhh. Spot the pearls? They are new too... I'm not usually a fan of pearls but after playing with them... they are getting a bit addictive, just like twinkle stickers. My friend Anne Ryan will be happy. Thanks to Armie, Kerry, Cheiron, and Victoria (owner of Crafty Capers - teaching there this weekend) for playing last week. If you upload to Splitcoast Stampers, use the keyword GRAC42. Use a little A Muse if you can... always appreciated but not required! Be sure to check the A Muse News as well as the Muse's blogs all this week for sneaks from the new release... in stores soon and online on Friday!

Hope you have a chance to play along with the challenge. I will have more amuse-bouche this week so keep checking back. Also, I'm teaching at Treasured Memories on Saturday and Crafty Capers on Sunday - check my class schedule for details! Hope to see you there.

Have a great week... fall has arrived here (where is my 30+ degrees C I had in Kuala Lumpur?) so it's time to bundle up. Which means socks... . Happily though, I have today off work!

Happy creating - Glenda.

Card details:
Stamps: A Muse Maple Leaf, Oak Leaf Flourish and Big Thanks
Papers: A Muse Espresso shimmer, Espresso Damask shimmer, Grass Damask shimmer, and white card stock
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Bamboo Leaves and Potter's Clay
Accessories: Sponge, A Muse Chocolate pearls