Thank You Cards

SUPPLIES:

Cardstock - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb

Stamps - Stampin' Up! PUN FUN & I {HEART} HEARTS

Markers - Copic, fine point black marker

Inks - Stampin' Up! various reds & pinks, Memento Tuxedo Black

Other - Gelly Roll white gel pen

TECHNIQUE:

1. Stamp image and sentiment in black ink on cardfront and color in with markers, highlighted by white gel pen.

2.  Use a blank slick surface to stamp image on again and then transfer to white cs scrap. Trim and color same as front image, filling in any fainter lines with black pen, and adhere to inside of card, covering up marker bleed from front image.

3. Stamp a row of hearts in various ink colors on scrap white cs, making sure edges touch. Fussy cut, keeping hearts all attached.Score at connection points and mount only back of each end heart to inside of card as shown. (Tip: Before cutting hearts out, score and fold accordian-style to make sure you will have the backs showing on top and bottom of stack where you will need to affix to the card base - you may need to add another heart. You can then tape/glue each end heart on the reverse and lay the stack on the inside of the card, fold the cover closed and they should line up nicely.)

Playing along with the LESS IS MORE Challenge #412, Less / Tiny and Few

This next card was a thank you for a beautiful table runner given to us at Christmas-time, made from coffee bean sacks.  As I was going to send the thank you out after the holiday season, I wanted to retain the same feeling, but without the dark greens and reds.  It's hard to see in the photo without expanding, but the stamped band on the card had light red and light green sponged onto the stamp image.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps - Stampin' Up! BEAUTIFUL BATIK, sentiment from See-D's AGING GRACEFULLY

Inks - Stampin' Up, brown is a Distress Oxide

Other - watercolors, Gelly Roll white gel pen, medical gauze, tissue paper

Paper - watercolor, Neenah white

TECHNIQUE:

1. Spread watercolor wash over watercolor paper. While still wet, lay gauze over it and allow to dry.  Remove gauze and tear edges. Mount to cardfront.

2. Ink border stamp by dabbing wadded up tissue paper on inkpads and then onto rubber.  (Tip: Use different scrap of tissue for each color, and try to work in random areas with just one color applied although some overlap is okay. Guard against muddying the colors as some inks are juicier than others.)

3. Stamp sentiment in brown over border and trim to size. Adhere to cardfront.

4. Using brown ink, stamp images on watercolored paper. Add white gel pen to images and some dots around them.

Thanks for stopping by!  

May you be blessed today, and may you be a blessing... 

Nancy