This month i have challenged my team to send 30 Thank You cards in 30 days. The idea is to thank people for being a part of your life. There are many people we come across each day, and we can take time to thank them and be an encouragement to them.
I cut 2 pieces of 12 x 12 designer series paper to 3 x 3 so I get 24 total squares. I then cut 3 1/2" x 3 1/4" Cajun Craze card stock to adhere the designer series paper to. The strip is 5 1/4 x 1 1/2." You can make a big stack of cards in no time at all.
Delicate Dahlias is free with a $100 order right now through the end of the month. I love the detail on it as well as the greetings. It is a 2 step stamp, so you use either a lighter pad first, and then a darker color for the more detailed stamp. You can also use the same pad, just stamp on a scrap piece first to get some of the color off, and then stamp on your card. For the detailed impression, don't stamp off first, just stamp directly on the card.
My friend Pat McGillicuddy designed this card as a possibility for my Stamps In The Mail. I loved it so we are making them this month. Our Basic Borders dies have a nice variety of borders, and the cloud is one of them. I like the stitching each of the dies has along the edge.
I used thick basic white card stock so the card base is thicker.
Fold Card in ½. Open up and die cut clouds towards the top.
Stamp Greeting on the top right.
On a ¼ sheet of white and sponge blue for the sky.
Stamp the branch coming from the right side. I used an aqua painter to color in the leaves.
On the piece that was cut off, stamp the birdhouse and birds. Color and then cut out.
Poke a hole at the top of the birdhouse so the twine can go through it.
Use white twine to tie the birdhouse to the tree. The video helps show this.
Use small dimensionals to attach the birds and birdhouses to the card.
The Suit and Tie dies are so fun to work with. I made a card for my husband and for my dad using them for Father's Day. Unfortunately the Well Suited designer series paper has sold out. There are many other designer series paper you can use, or you can make your own patterns with the stamps.
If you look closely you can see I added texture to the suit using our Tasteful Texture embossing folder. Also look at the detail to the buttons. I like how the die cuts 6 buttons at a time.
For the Inside, I used a greeting from Handsomely Suited Stamp Set. I also added a scrap of the designer series paper.
This next card is the one I made for my dad. I started with the same Night of Navy Card Stock embossed for the suit, and then die cut the shirt out of the designer series paper. For the tie I used the embossed Night of Navy card stock.
Next time I am going to make a gray suit. I could see making a White Coat too. Perfect for the doctors I know.
Today is our daughter's 20th birthday, which is her golden birthday. What better Designer Series Paper to use than Artistically Inked!
I love the gold that is in the paper. One side of each of the sheets had gold foil worked into it. Here is a closer picture that shows the gold a little better.
I cut apart the large die with leaves, and tucked it behind the flowers.
I am using retired number dies for this card. I keep very few dies once they retire, but these I have used a lot! The Mini Dimensionals are perfect for pieces like this.
The flowers in this bundle are fun and easy to use. The dies line up nicely to cut them out.
When I saw the cover of our new catalog, I knew I wanted the stamp set that was on the front. Artistically Inked and Artistic Dies are a fun addition to my stamp collection. This is the first card I have made with the bundle. The dies and the stamps make it easy to create cards with this set.
Card Base is 4 1/4 x 10 scored at 5 1/2"
White front piece is 4x 3 7/8
White inside piece is 4X 5 1/4"
I made a video showing how to make this card.
TIP: When using the large die from Artistic Dies, go through the big shot 2-3 times to make sure you get all the detail.
Once the die is cut, I lay it over the Whisper White piece and move it to where I want it. Choose the stamp you want to stamp under it, and lift the die cut piece so you can stamp under it. Repeat with the other images. This is shown in the video.
When stamping Happy Birthday, I wait to adhere the white piece until I like how the Happy Birthday looks. If you don't like how you stamped it, flip it over and stamp the other side.
I hope you have time to get creative this week! It always makes me happy once I have created a new card.
I love love love our Berry Delightful Designer Series Paper that comes free with the Berry Blessings Stamp set right now with a $100 order. Every sheet is so pretty! I love the blueberry image so I designed this card.
I used my favorite dies, Tasteful Labels dies. They come in handy for so many cards!
In the video below I show you all the sheets of designer series paper that comes in this pack along with how to color your pearls.
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