Easy Butterfly Thank You

After my daughter's birthday party with some 20 friends attending, I needed a quick and easy thank you card.   This did just the trick.

What made it even easier is that I used this Fiskars stamping tool. 

I put the butterfly and a thank you greeting on the stamping plate and inked up using liquid chalk.  I knew the liquid chalk would give me an easy application. 

Turn the stamping tool and align it with the card base.   I like to stamp on a foam pad. that's what that burgundy rectangle is at the bottom. 

The stamping tool lets me gently lower the stamps onto the card base for a crisp impression. 

Fold the card base and voila - the easiest thank you card I ever made.   And oh so pretty.   

Supplies: 

Stamps: Swallowtail, Curly Cute (Stampin' Up)

Ink: liquid chalk (Colorbox)

Paper: white (Hammermill)

Tools: stamping jig (Fiskars)

Christmas Tag Card - Take 3

Here's another variation of the tag card I posted earlier.  Hope you're not bored by these.   I did have to pick some cards that I could make fairly easily and make multiples without getting bored.   We sent out over 90 Christmas cards this year....   Making the cards in batches and repeating a design I like is the key to be able to get 90+ hand made cards done.  Last year I made multiples of the same card and waited until late in the year to make the cards.   Lesson learned.   This year's card making endeavors were a lot more fun since I worked on a larger variety of cards.  Plus, I worked on some of these earlier during the year.   

So the design does vary some from the previous versions.  I used different papers, a different border punch, and different stamps on the background paper.   I grabbed snow flakes from two different Basic Grey acrylic stamp sets.   The greeting is from a Hero Arts background stamp that I cut apart and am using the greetings individually.   

I almost forgot to mention the most interesting technique on this card.   It's that little bit of shimmer behind the cut out on the tag.   I cut the tag with my Wishblade using a free ttf dingbat font.  I then ran a scrap of cardstock through the Xyron and adhered it, with the adhesive side up onto the card.   Coat the exposed adhesive with glitter and voila.

 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Hero Arts (Background stamp cut into individual greetings), Basic Grey acrylic stamps

Ink: Stampin' Up, Colorbox Liquid Chalk

Paper: Basic Grey, Misc cardstock

Tools: WishBlade, Hole punch, Martha Stewart Border Punch, EK Success (label punch), Stampin' Up (large circle)

Accessories: Glitter, Ribbon

Misc.: Xyron

Basic Grey Holiday Tag Card - Take 2

More Tag Cards.  I really enjoyed the tag cuts and it made for a simple and flexible card design that still had a lot of oomph.  The tags were cut from Basic Grey paper with my WishBlade.   I took a scrap of paper and ran it through the Xyron and placed it behind the cut out area, then applied glitter.   I used Basic Grey stamps on the brown background and some Basic Grey printed paper for the band in the middle.   

The greeting is cut from a Hero Arts background stamp that is a medley of greetings. I cut all of those greetings apart and am using them individually.  

 

Supplies: 

Stamps: Hero Arts (Background stamp cut into individual greetings), Baskic Grey acrylic stamps

Ink: Colorbox Liquid Chalk

Paper: Basic Grey, Misc cardstock

Tools: WishBlade, Hole punch, EK Success Border Punch

Accessories: Glitter, Ribbon

Oh Deary Deer

If you've been checking in on my blog, then this paper set looks familiar to you.  I put it to use with a few card designs this year.  I really love the red cream and black color scheme.  it's just classic and very rich.   And with any luck, you might not be bored of this paper pack just yet.   

Supplies:

Stamp: Stampabilities

Ink: Gold pigment ink, Colorbox liquid chalk

Paper: Paper Studio

Tools: Spellbinders, Quickutz

Accents: Ribbon, Gold bling stickers

Misc.: Gold embossing powder.

Scroll of a Tree

Supplies: 

Paper: PaperStudio, Misc Cardstock

Stamps: Stampabilities

Inks: Gold pigment ink, Colorbox Liquid Chalk

Tools Spellbinder Dies

Misc: Ribbon, Bling, Gold Embossing powder

Wonderful Snowflake Medley

Supplies: 

Stamps: Acrylic stamps - may be Inkadinkadoo, but not sure

Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Liquid Chalk, Copic Markers

Paper: Paper Studio, gold mirrored cardstock from the art dept.

Tools: Stamin Up Top Notes die, Martha Steward snowflake punch, Paper Shapers layered snowflake punch, Fiskars snowflake punch

Accessories: Ribbon, Gold adhesive beads

Ornamental Dove

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Studio

Ink: Stampin Up Craft Ink, Colorbox liquid chalk

Paper: Paper Studio; Misc Cream Cardstock, Gold mirrored cardstock from the art department

Tools: Stampin Up Ornament Punch

Accessories: Gold thread, clear embossing powder, red felt ribbon.

Christmas Ornament Cards

These are some cards that I multiples of.

 

Here's another version of the above card.

Supplies: 

Stamps: Stampin Up (Tags til Christmas)

Paper: Paper Studio, Gold paper from the art department

Tools: Martha Steward Border punch, Stampin Up Ornament Punch, Spellbinder dies

Ink: Colorbox Liquid Chalk Ink, Gold pigment ink

Accessories: Gold embossing powder, Stampin Up Elasti-cord, Bling