Thanks for the Wine Note Card
I found myself needing another wine-themed thank you note. For this one, I used some fun paper, a large thank you stamp, and puffy, shaker stickers. Can’t get much easier than that!
The paper is from the “Nostalgia” 6×6 paper pack by Love Nicole. The stamp is from the “So Very Much” set by Stampin’ Up, and the stickers are by Recollections. I stamped the greeting with Ranger Cool Graphite dye ink.
Thanks for checking out my card project!
Zebadiah Zebra Thank You Note
How cute is this zebra image?!
I was recently searching for a stamp (made by Paper Pretties) that was used on a card I had seen online and sadly discovered that the online store had closed. I contacted the owner who actually still had the stamp set, and I was able to purchase it from her. Yay!! While I had been looking for the stamp set, I had come across another card with this zebra image (same company) and asked about that as well. She told me it was a digital image, and she very kindly sent it to me as a gift. This is the thank you note, made with the gifted image, that I made for her. Thanks again, Heather!
The image is called “Zebadiah Zebra” from Paper Pretties. I colored him with a black copic marker. The greeting is from the “What I Love” set from Stampin’ Up and was stamped with versafine onyx black ink. The black and white striped paper is by Love Nicole from AC Moore. Black and white card stock was also used.
Thanks for checking out my card project!
Floral Thank You Note
Inspiration comes from many places. Even bathrooms! I recently visited a friend who just moved into a new home, and when I was getting the tour, I fell in love with the color combination and design of her shower curtain! (I took a photo of a portion of it.)
The floral image from the Stampin’ Up “Avant-Garden” set as well as the SU Mint Macaron ink that I recently purchased immediately came to mind, and I used those to create my card.
The flowers were first stamped with the Mint Macaron ink and then stamped again (slightly off-set) with Stampin’ Up Blackberry Bliss. To add the darker detail to the centers of each flower, I applied Gina K Edible Eggplant ink to the stamp by swiping the corner of the ink pad directly onto the stamp (as if I were drawing lines from the center and out a bit onto each petal.) I would have used a water-based marker to add the darker shade, but I didn’t have a color that worked. I used the Edible Eggplant for the stamen as well. I created a mask of the flower and then went on to stamp the stems and leaves.
For the stems and leaves, I used stamps from the Stampin’ Up “Terrific Tulips” set. (Of all the leaf stamps I have in my collection, I was surprised to find I had nothing similar to the ones on the shower curtain. I didn’t even see anything online so I went with what I had!) I inked up the stamps with the Mint Macaron ink and then randomly swiped my Spectrum Aqua “Moss” marker over parts of the inked stamp before stamping the images. Again, my water-based marker colors are limited, and in hindsight, I probably chose a color that is more green than the color I was going for. (It is really overpowering the mint color!)
The greeting is from the Stampin’ Up “What I Love” set and was stamped with GK Edible Eggplant ink. The card stock I used is “Soft Stone” from Papertrey Ink and “Edible Eggplant” from Gina K Designs.
Thanks for checking out my card project!
A Few Simple Notecards
I was almost embarrassed to post these cards since they are so simple. Each of these cards was made because I needed a card, and fast. And as I mentioned recently, I am trying to be “ok” with simple designs!
This super quick thank you note features Paper Pizazz/Hot Off the Press “Yellow Daisies” printed paper, Core’dinations “Dark Blue Large Dot” card stock, and a stamp from the “Think Big Favorites #5” set by Papertrey Ink stamped in Gina K Blue Denim ink. Recollections ivory card stock was used for the card base. I LOVED the soft colors of the daisy paper and the font of the stamp and wanted to feature both. Cut, stamp, done. This card practically made itself!
x
This next card features the “Volleyball” stamp by stampabilities and a greeting from the “Short and Sweet” set by Stampin’ Up. The images were stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink. I scored a line above the greeting and then partially embossed the panel above the score line with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder.
x
This card was made with card stock from both the “Christmas – Holiday Printed Paper” pack (2014) and “Shimmer Champagne” by Recollections. The greeting panel was cut with the EK Tools “Real Estate Sign” large punch and stamped with Gina K Kraft ink. I did not have a punch to create a border, so I used a copic marker (E84) to draw one. (Not really loving that, but I didn’t have time to do a “trace and cut” with the Silhouette since I needed to send this quickly.) The stamp is from the “Little Branches” set by Gina K Designs.
x
I think it took me longer to photograph these cards than it did to make them! 🙂
Thanks for checking out my card post!
This content uses referral links as described in the disclosure policy on my sidebar.
Quilled Flowers in Vase
(inside: May your birthday be filled with love, laughter and everything that makes you HAPPY)
I made this 5×7 card for a birthday, although with no greeting added to the front, this design could be used for a variety of occasions.
I thought I’d try the circle shaping tool from the Border Buddy set by Quilled Creations for this project. I started with 4 inch strips for the petals. The purple petals were made by wrapping the strips around the smallest step, and after the circle coils were removed from the tool, I pinched each one flat and then gently pushed on the ends to create the opening in the centers. The white petals were made with the second step and were barely pushed in on the sides to create ovals. The swirly stems and leaves were hand coiled with a basic slotted quilling tool. The loose yellow coils were made with the Quill Ease motorized quilling tool (which I talked about HERE).
The vase was made with the Spellbinders Shapeabilities Filigree Vase D-Lites Dies. Because the quilled flowers are 3mm thick and needed to be tucked behind the vase, I made a few quilled coils using the same size strips to put behind the vase to raise it up to the level of the flowers. It was like using foam squares but perfectly sized for this project.
The oval frame was cut with one of the Grand Ovals dies by Spellbinders and embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder.
The pre-cut paper strips were from a pack by Quilled Creations. The card stock used for the vase, card base and frame was Gina K Pure Pure White and Sweet Mango. The sentiment on the inside was from the “Happy Birthday to You” set by Gina K Designs.
Over at Die Cut Divas, the challenge this month is to make your project sentiment free. Dies and/or embossing folders must also be used.
The challenge over at The Paper Players is “Clean and Simple: flowers” where we are to use a flower on a CAS design.
Thanks for checking out my card project!
This content uses referral links as described in the disclosure policy on my sidebar.
