Unusual Daffodils ~ Thank you card idea

May 11, 2022April 29, 2022Leave a comment

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Last week I shared my technique for creating daffodils with the Daffodil Dies. As I explained in my video at the time I chose to use some ‘off the wall’ colors for my demo so that it would be easier for you to see how the different pieces went together.

As you know – I hate waste – and seeing those two ‘wild’ looking daffodils sitting on my work bench troubled me! so I pulled out some Basic Black card, did a touch of heat embossing and attached them to create this thank you card.

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Happy Hedgehog “so nice of you to be so nice’ Card Idea

April 25, 2022April 24, 2022Leave a comment

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The Happy Hedgehog Stamp Set has just the cutest little hedgehogs, blossom tree, birds, butterflies and a toadstool – perfect for making some spring time cards. I have used it to make a thank you card and chosen Garden Green and Flirty Flamingo for my colors.

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Thank you card using scraps of decorative paper and Layering Designs Vellum

April 5, 2022April 4, 2022Leave a comment

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Today I am combining a new product – Vellum Layering Designs with one about to retire, Expressions in Ink decorative paper. I had a bunch of scraps of the decorative paper and not one to waste anything as pretty as this decided I was going to create some thank you cards, featuring those scraps.

The Vellum Layering Designs is in the Spring Mini Catalog (pg 33), a set of pre-printed 12 x 12 vellum sheets that make a very interesting background for my panels.

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Flowing Flowers Thank You Card

March 17, 2022March 17, 2022Leave a comment

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Happy St Patrick’s Day !!

A pretty and very feminine Thank You card today, featuring the Flowing Flowers Stamp Set. The flower images are so delicate and detailed thanks to the DistINKtive design of each stamp, allowing depths of color by stamping just once. The set also has a great selection of greetings, perfect for making this a birthday or ‘Just Because’ type of card.

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Dragonfly Garden Thank You Card

March 14, 2022March 13, 2022Leave a comment

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I found some scraps of decorative paper, I know they are from a long retired pack but I could not bare to waste them! I know many of us have ‘old stuff’ waiting patiently to be used, waiting their turn after we have played with the ‘new stuff’ – so let us not waste them – pick out a few of the colors for your ink and card and turn them into a pretty thank you card.

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Sentimental Swirls ~ Cute Thank You Card Idea

February 3, 2022January 31, 20221 Comment

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As I explain in my video, today’s card color combination is inspired by one of my face masks, I think it works perfectly with the Sentimental Swirls Stamp Set which has lots of small images that allow you to build up different designs and introduce different colors to create your design.

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Color and Contour ~ Quick and Easy Thank You

January 28, 2022January 28, 20223 Comments

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Time to gather paper, ink and stamps to create some quick and elegant thank cards, with a little technique thrown in. Using the Color and Contour Stamp Set, which is a photopolymer set, making 2 – step stampin’ an absolute snap!

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Fun Fold Thank you

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022Leave a comment

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I was a bit taken aback when I came up with today’s color combination ~ Real Red and Coastal Cabana ~ I saw some scraps that had fallen on the floor and decided I was going to go for it!! Very striking and I think it works!

As the colors are so striking I decided to keep the card itself very simple, just using a very simple fun gatefold.

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Artistically Inked Thank You Card

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021Leave a comment

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With Christmas just a week away we are all going to need some ‘Thank You’ cards to send once the big day has passed. Today I have paired Basic Black with Real Red and a splash of Old Olive to create this card using the Artistically Inked Stamp Set. I love the bold combination with that big ‘splodgy’ flower!

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021Leave a comment

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Just wanted to hop on to wish all my readers a Happy Thanksgiving. Whether you live in the US and celebrate today or whether you live in other parts of the world I want to reach out to let you know I am thankful for your friendship and support.

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