Thank You, Chau

Hi there! I've got so many cards to show you, but I've made so little time to actually post them on this blog. We'll here's a thank you card I made in June for my good friend, Chau.

I love this patterned paper from Crate Paper...love it! I cut the "thank you" with my Silhouette digital cutter. Have you heard that Silhouette is releasing a larger machine that cuts 12" paper called the Silhouette Cameo? It's set to start selling in October.

I added a button in the corner that is threaded with a tiny piece of cardstock. That's it...super simple.

Have a great day in your part of the world!

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You

I hope your day is going well. You're going to see a lot of thank you cards on my site. I made 18 of them a few weeks ago to thank the wonderful parents and staff who made my birthday celebration very special. Here is one of them.

The stamp is Technique Tuesday from the A Million and One by Ali Edwards. I love her handwriting! The gorgeous papers and ribbon are all from Stampin' Up. The pearls are from Want 2 Scrap.

The Little Guy is waiting for me. We are going to watch a movie before bedtime. I love Netflix! We are going to watch Free Willy. Good night!

Thank You

Hi there! Did you notice that I blogged every single day this week? That never happens, but I thought I would give it a shot. I did it!

I made this card last week for a very sweet teacher at school who left us a table of goodies on Valentine's Day in our Parent Involvement Center. We are spoiled at school; teachers and staff are very welcoming. I need to make more cards to have on hand to thank them for their acts of kindness.

This card is also for the Papertrey Ink Make It Mondays #2: Vellum Sentiment Strip challenge. I stamped the thank you sentiment on vellum and embossed it with white embossing powder. I wrapped the edges of the vellum around the pink patterned paper. With a craft knife, I cut tiny slits into the pink paper to add the ribbon. I added the pink layer to the card base with dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: white (Papertrey Ink), Dear Lizzy Enchanted paper (American Crafts), vellum (The Paper Palette)
Ink: VersaMark (Tsukineko)
Tools: heat tool, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Other: Whisper White ribbon (Stampin' Up), foam tape (3M), white embossing powder, vellum adhesive (Scotch)
Card Size: 5.5" square

Thanks - Made From Items Already on My Desk

I've been in a cleaning frenzy recently. I got tired of my desk being so overloaded with stuff. My actual work area was smaller than a sheet of paper. I've been sorting, purging, and discovering a lot of half-completed cards.

For the next week, I'll be posting cards that are literally made from scraps found on my desk. This cute little robot was already stamped, inked, and even had dimensional adhesive on the back! This card base is small (3x4 inches) and was already cut; same thing with the Cosmo Cricket paper and Papertrey Ink scraps. Even the tiny nut was on my desk; I'm telling you people, it's like an archaeological dig on my desk! The only newly-stamped piece was the cute little Thanks stamp from Lawn Fawn that was included as a little gift in my order. Thanks, Kelly Marie!


We are enjoying our visit with our friends from Austin, who used to live here. Today is their daughter's 7th birthday. We are having a party tomorrow with our closest friends. Have a great weekend!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Space Ships & Robots (My Cute Stamps), Thanks (Lawn Fawn)

Paper: SU!, Papertrey Ink, and Cosmo Cricket scraps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Baja Breeze (SU!)
Tools: none
Other: Tombow Mono Multi Medal Liquid Glue, foam tape (3M), nut

Muchas Gracias With Gift Card Holder

I made this masculine card and gift card holder for one of the hardest working people at school; our daytime custodian. 

He is a man of many talents. Anytime we need fruit cut for a fruit platter, he does it so well. He knows how to carve swans out of fruit! I've never tried doing that. Every Monday morning, he cooks a large pot of oatmeal for the staff to enjoy. For the awesome breakfast the school made us volunteers last month, he was the head chef making omelets-to-order. For the Latino Cultural Performance, he was one of the dancers. Any event the PTA organizes, he's there helping us. We couldn't do our job well without him.

I added a gift card holder to the inside of the card, similar to the one I posted yesterday. I gave him a gift card to Lowe's.


Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients (All Stampin' Up except where noted)

Stamps: Agradecimiento

Paper: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, To the Nines Speciality Designer Series Paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke

Tools: Crop-a-Dile, Word Window Punch

Other: brads (Michael's), Linen Thread, foam tape (3M)

Thank You With Gift Card Holder

Hi my dear paper-crafting friends! Thank you for all the sweet condolence message you sent me regarding my aunt. They were very much appreciated. The circle of life continues. One of our best friends gave birth to a baby girl this morning.

Today was K's last day of school. I made this card for his teacher. The "Thank you" was cut with my Silhouette machine. This card is the same basic design of this card from last Fall. I used my sewing machine to do the stitching on the border. Do you have a Sakura Quickie Glue pen? You should get one. It is perfect for glueing intricate designs.

On the upper inside flap of the card, I created a pocket for a gift card. Mrs. A loves Starbucks, so I thought that would be practical gift for her. She is such a nice lady. I really enjoyed helping at school.

She also gave me gifts today too; so sweet! Thanks for stopping by.

Card Ingredients (all Stampin' Up except where noted)

Stamps: none

Paper: So Saffron, Basic Black, Tea Party Designer Series Paper

Ink: none

Tools: sewing machine with black thread, Word Window Punch

Other: Sakura Quickie Glue pen, buttons (Papertrey Ink & Making Memories), Zots adhesive dots, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Thanks - Biggest Card I've Ever Made

This thank you card measures almost 8 inches in diameter! I made it large to allow for multiple signatures on the inside. I modified a Silhouette design by Karla Dudley. This is a card to thank everyone at K's school.

Yesterday, the staff and students organized a black and white themed reception to thank us for volunteering during the year. They provided childcare for us. We were asked to wear black and white. That's how I choose the color scheme for this card.

The reception was awesome! I have to brag. The tea sandwiches were made with dark and white bread. There were cheese and black olives on picks. They served a black bean and sour cream dip with white and blue corn tortillas chips. They served us root beer floats and at each table we had a mini fondue with goodies to dip into the chocolate. There was singing (and dancing performances by both teachers and students. We had heard that some teachers would be dancing. To surprise them, we used the Cricut machine in the volunteer room to make voting paddles "a la Dancing With the Stars". When the teachers took their bows, over a dozen of us held up our paddles with their score. That was fun!

A few weeks ago, they also made us the most amazing breakfast: omelets made to order, hash browns, blueberry pancakes, fruits, quiche, coffee cake, and one teacher hand painted on violet flower-shaped cookies. The tables were decorated with Mexican tapestries, vintage wooden art, pottery, and glassware. We are spoiled!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: none

Paper: Basic Black (SU!), vellum with swirls (from my stash)

Ink: none

Tools: Silhouette (with Circle Window Ribbon Card: thanks by Karla Dudley), Big Shot (to die cut small flower out of white fun foam)

Other: black button (misc), Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, white surgical thread, white gel pen (Sakura)

Thanks For Making Me Smile!

This card is late, but I wanted to participate in Kristina's Readers' Choice Color Inspiration No. 2. We were watching the Lady Gaga episode of Glee tonight on Hulu, and I lost track of time. Oh well! I can't get enough of both Lady Gaga and Glee.

The colors in the inspiration photo are beautiful. This card started with a die cut from my Silhouette. I backed the circle with a piece of vellum. The vellum already had the swirls in it. The rest of the card was easy to put together.

Have a great day!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Small Sayings (SU!)

Paper: Crushed Curry, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, patterned paper (SU!), vellum (an old piece from my stash)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant (SU!)

Tools: Silhouette with thanks circle card die cut, Word Window (SU!), Modern Label (SU!), Dotted Scallop punch (EK Success)

Other: white gel pen (Sakura), Zots, foam tape, Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue

Happy Secretary's Day - Two Cards

I made a couple of cards for the great women you meet when you walk into my son's school. Secretary's Day was last week, but we were on Spring Break, so we celebrated the day this week. I don't have any Happy Secretary's Day stamps, do you? But I wanted to tell them Thank You for all they do. Their job is definitely not easy.

Both cards use one of my favorite Papertrey Ink sets (Everyday Button Bits). I wanted the cards to be similar, so I chose to use Kraft cardstock (my favorite) for both. They also have the new Dotty Biscotti paper from Papertrey Ink.

Half the button are "threaded" with thin strips of Dotty Biscotti paper; the others with linen thread.  The "Soaring by to say" card has the Thank You sentiment stamped on the inside.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink except where noted)

Stamps: Everyday Button Bits, Big & Bold Wishes

Paper: Kraft (SU!), Dotty Biscotti

Ink: VersaMark, Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Embossed Curve punch (EK Success), embossing gun, Big Shot with Fillable Frame #3

Other: clear embossing powder, white gel pen (Sakura), Linen Thread (SU!), Zots, Lemon Tart ribbon, buttons, May Arts aqua ribbon (Practicing Creativity), Tim Holtz Paper Distresser, foam tape (3M)

Thank You - Love Welded Words!

I love Saturdays! We're off to IHOP for some yummy pancakes with our good friend that is here from Austin. I hope your Saturday is good too.

I made this card just for fun. The "thank you" was cut with my Silhouette; I love welded words! There was no stamping or ink used on this card. The black gems were a great deal at the CHA Super Show. The final card size is 6"x4". I threaded the button with cardstock.

Have a good one!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: none

Paper: White (Papertrey Ink), Black (SU!), designer papers (SU!)

Ink: none

Tools: Silhouette & thank you design, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: gem frame (Heidi Swapp), button (from my stash), Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, foam tape (3M)

Thank You - A Very Late Challenge Entry

I intended to submit this card for the last Everything But the Kitchen Sink Challenge, which was a sketch challenge based on Kelly Marie's headboard. I thought this design for the Silhouette looked a lot like her headboard. This card is a 4.25" square. The chocolate chip design is elevated on foam tape. The card is very basic. A sentiment and a button finish it off.

Life's been busier than usual. My son had a nasty intestinal virus for almost a week. I was "home schooling" for 3 days; not easy. Helping at school was also crazy busy. We were getting ready for a visit from a team that could recommend us for a California Distinguished School Award. We got their recommendation, so yay!

As always, thanks for the lovely comments and have a good one!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Butterfly Dreams (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: white (Papertrey Ink), Chocolate Chip (SU!)

Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)

Tools: Silhouette with design, 3/4" square punch

Other: button (Making Memories), linen thread (SU!), foam tape (3M)

Thank You - Using Embossed Resist

I haven't done the embossed resist technique for a very long time and it shows! Haha! I used the technique tonight and I'm not in love with what I made. I do love the new lace border I cut with my Silhouette. I created this card for Papertrey Ink's Day 5 Anniversary Celebration, where we had to use a form of embossed resist.

Thanks for stopping by and have a good one!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Damask Designs (PTI), Background Basics: Text Style II (PTI), Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU!)

Paper: white &  Lemon Tart (PTI)

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black (SU!), Lemon Tart & Sweet Blush (PTI), Memories Black

Tools: Silhouette, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Heat tool

Other: Whisper White ribbon (SU!), rhinestones (Michael's), clear embossing powder

Sending You Sincere, Heartfelt Thanks

Here's a simple card I love that I forgot to post. It's using the Hero Arts butterfly design for the Silhouette. It's the last time I'll use toothpicks behind this butterfly...I promise! See my other toothpick cards here and here.

I cut the butterfly from the a sheet of digi paper from Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs). To give it some shine, I used VersaMark ink on the entire butterfly and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Sorry, you can't see the shine in my photos. I also used the same ink and embossing powder on the "Sending You" part of the sentiment.

Speaking of Sweet Shoppe Designs, I stepped down from the Hybrid Babes Design Team. I didn't have enough time to devote to the SSD community. I'll continue doing hybrid projects. Thanks, Jen, for the awesome inspiration to even try doing hybrid cards!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: kraft (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs)

Ink: VersaMark, Rose Red (SU!)

Tools: Silhouette with butterfly design, Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Other: clear embossing powder, toothpicks, Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue, white gel pen (Sakura), foam tape (3M)

Double Thank You

Happy Wednesday, everyone! My morning didn't start out very well, but I had a nice afternoon. Feliz dia del los Reyes Magos to those of you who celebrate.

I'm back today with two more hybrid cards I made using the Cheery Glen by Misty Cato digi papers and my new Papertrey Ink set, Big & Bold Wishes.

I still have many more thank you cards to make. I used skinny strips of cardstock to thread the buttons. I love that technique!

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (PTI) Thanks, Courtney!
Paper: Basic Black (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)
Ink: Memories black
Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)
Other: buttons (Papertrey Ink & Making Memories), black ribbon (Target), Very Vanilla (SU!), white gel pen (Sakura), foam tape

Thank You a Hybrid Card

Hi everyone! I hope your January day is going well, whether you live a brutal cold climate or in the warmth of the southern hemisphere. I'm drinking some hot tea to take the chill away from this cooler California night.

Here's a hybrid card using some great digi papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs called Cheery Glen by Misty Cato.

These papers are awesome! I've got more cards to show you using this pack. It's a very versatile set with a variety of colors and patterns.

I also got to use some new Papertrey Ink goodies. The Thank You stamp is from the Big & Bold Wishes set by Papertrey Ink. I won this set from Courtney Baker for this card I created that incorporated toothpicks. That was a fun challenge. Thanks, Courtney!

Card Ingredients
(Edited to Add: forgot to mention what paper I used to print out the digi designs. It's HP Brochure Paper. Thanks for the question, Ashley!)

Stamps: Big & Bold Wishes (PTI)

Paper: Kraft (SU!), Cheery Glen by Misty Cato (Sweet Shoppe Designs), Matte Brochure Paper (HP)

Ink: Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink (ColorBox)

Other: rope (SU!), rhinestones (Michael's), foam tape

Thank You - Using Up Scraps

The weekend is over. I'm always a little sad about that. Tomorrow it's back to the regular routine of getting up early, making breakfast for the little guy, packing his lunch, and walking to school by 8:30AM. This week I'm focusing on making thank you cards for all our Christmas blessings. Family and friends have been so kind.

After creating my Christmas cards, I had a lot of strips of paper left over. You know, the strip of paper leftover when you use an edge punch, like the scalloped edge punch. I had already glued the strips down to this shape I cut with my Silhouette, when I saw Nichole mentioned her Scrap-tastic challenge for her senior design team.

I really like the card. I have other Scrap-tastic cards to finish up. Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Remember (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Kraft, Baja Breeze, & loads of strips of SU! designer papers

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Tools:  Silhouette, oval punch (SU!), eyelet setter (Making Memories)

Other: button (Papertrey Ink), mini eyelets (Making Memories), Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, linen thread (SU!), foam tape, Glue Dots, white gel pen (Sakura)

Gracias - Dia de los Muertos

It's already Monday night again! Time flies too quickly. My Sweetie and I attended an amazing party yesterday to celebrate El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead or All Souls' Day). Here's some info about the holiday. I've never celebrated this holiday before, but I look forward to next year's celebration. Here's a thank you card I made for our host.

Today, I found out one of my great uncles passed away yesterday in New Mexico. He had been living with bone cancer for over a year.

Card Ingredients

Stamps: skull (Imaginisce), Felicidades Siempre (SU!)

Paper: Old Olive, Cast-A-Spell Designer Series Paper (SU!), white paper (Papertrey Ink)

Ink: VersaMark, Basic Black

Tools: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), hole punch, tiny flower punch (Fiskars), stapler

Other: clear embossing powder, foam tape, silver brads (Making Memories), black stitched ribbon (American Crafts...I think)

Thanks! - Digi Papers By Fee Jardine

Hi everyone! This has been Fee Jardine day on my blog. The card front is digi pager from Fee Jardine called Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers from Sweet Shoppe Designs.

Of all the hybrid cards I'm posting today, this is my least favorite. The ribbon and the scalloped edge under the ribbon don't add anything to this card. I added glittered glue (Stickles) to the paper to give a cool detail and make a digi paper seem like embellished paper.

I again used the digital cutting kit from Jen Allyson called Project Cuts - Cut Out Card to cut the card front and insert using my QuicKutz Silhouette.

Thanks for looking!

Card Ingredients

Stamps: Many Thanks (SU!-retired)

Paper: chocolate chip (SU!), Fallin 4 You Mixed Up Papers (Sweet Shoppe Designs)

Ink: VersaMark

Tools: corner rounder (Fiskars), QuicKutz Silhouette, scalloped edge punch (SU!)

Other: white embossing powder, twine (Blackbird Studios), foam tape, Riding Hood Red ribbon (SU!), white gel pen (Sakura)

Gracias - A Moxie Fab Challenge

Hi everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. I have a few cards to post. Tonight, I'll make it quick with this one. The deadline is in a few minutes for Cath's Moxie Fab Gradient is Radient Challenge.

I've had the SU! butterfly die for a while. I "had to have it". Well, I obviously have been neglecting it. My goodness! I've got some stamp sets that I also had to have. I haven't used them. I really want the We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper. I would've used it on this card and the cards I was working on yesterday. That's definitely a need, not a want.

I used some glossy paper and some die inks to brayer on the color for the gradient color look.

Thanks for stopping by!

Card Ingredients
Stamps: Palabras Maravillosas (SU! - retired), Distressed Circles (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Paper: white glossy kromekote, Bermuda Bay textured (SU!), patterned paper (Urban Prairie- BasicGrey), Kraft Cardstock Stickers (Hambly Studios)
Ink: Kaleidacolor Caribbean Sea, Chestnut Roan & Creamy Brown chalk ink (ColorBox), VersaMark
Tools: Big Shot, butterfly die (SU!), corner rounder (Fiskars), brayer
Other: wire (Making Memories), clear embossing powder, foam tape

Thank You

Whew! My computer has been acting up. Thankfully, we have more than 1 computer in the house and a super techie sweetie for a husband.

This card was submitted to Embellish Magazine's first publication call. I'm very happy for Ashley and Mac in their new endeavor.

The color challenge involved the following colors:

I love kraft cardstock! I didn't want to miss this challenge. I had to have Jen Allyson's digital cutting kit after seeing Kristina use it on her Finally Friday video.


Supply List
Stamps: none
Ink: none
Cardstock: Stampin’ Up! – kraft + chocolate chip + riding hood red patterns designer series paper + pink flamingo designer series paper
Tools: Fiskars - corner rounder; QuicKutz Silhouette - Thank You & card front; Stampin' Up! - 3 heart punch + hole punch
Accessories: Jen Allyson's Project Cuts - Cut-Out card digital die cut kit; Stampin’ Up! – tempting turquoise button + chocolate chip brad; Sakura - white gelly roll pen; Black Bird Studios - twine; 3M - mounting tape; Tombow - glue

Instructions
1. Trim kraft cardstock into an A2 card.
2. Use QuicKutz Silhouette to cut out card front and the welded word Thank You (cut word 3 times).
3. Glue 3 copies of Thank You together.
4. Use the gel pen to add faux stitching to the welded word.
5. Wrap part of card front with twine.
6. Punch hole and add the chocolate chip brad.
7. Round corners of kraft cardstock.
8. Punch heart shapes 3 times out of kraft cardstock and glue together.
9. Punch heart shape from designer paper and glue to chipboard.
10. Use foam tape to adhere card front and welded word to card base.
11. Thread button with twine.
12. Adhere button and heart chipboard.