Thank you cards

 Thank you cards

This week I have been making thank you cards for my daughter to send to those who kindly gave her wedding gifts recently. 

She asked for "something simple", so I decided to stamp swirl leaves, from Clarity Stamps directly onto the base card with Peeled Paint distress oxide ink.

I then punched a topper from Clarity Stencil card, using the Stamping Up punch. I then used the "thank you" stamp from the Clarity wedding set onto the topper using Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink and also shaded the edges before sticking onto the base card using 3d foam pads.

Pastle flower card

 

I made this card for my sister in law's birthday. 

I used Jo's flower stencil with pastel shades of Ranger Ink Oxides onto Clarity stencil card using my Clarity brushes. I then used a Clarity geometric stencil to fill in the corners of the card.

I finished off the topper by adding the greeting with word chain stamps, and personalised it with Clarity alphabet stamps. 

Before putting the topper on the 8 inch card, I again used the geometric stencil and brushed the corners with oxide ink to bring the two parts together. I also did this to the front of the envelope.

Autumn stamping

 Autumn is my favourite time of year.

I love watching the colours of the leaves change on the trees, the air become cooler, and darker evenings. Once the leaves fall from the trees, I love walking through crisp bundles of leaves and hearing them rustle at my feet.

When I saw the Simply Cards and Paper craft magazine (issue 208) at the supermarket, I decided that it would be ideal to create a set of turning into Autumn set of note cards.

To start off with I started by cutting a sheet of Clarity stencil card into 4 squares. I then chose my stamps from the set included in the magazine, the acorn bough, a couple of small leaves, and the sentiment.

I stamped the bough and sentiment with Archival jet black ink.

I then brushed the edges and corners with Oxide ink, before stamping the small leaves using the same colours to expand the bough. 

To complete the topper, using Faber Castel polycromos I coloured in the leaves and acorns, and added detail to the stamped leaves. 

I then mounted the topper onto a 5" card to complete the note card. I stamped some of the small leaves on the card. 

  I made a set of 6 which I will gift to a friend.