Scrapload of Thank You

Happy Friday!

I have a free day today! I had convinced myself the only stamping I would do until further notice would be Christmas cards. I like seeing all the different Christmas cards out there, so I had plans to do my part. Well, that didn't happen! I decided to make mini thank you cards instead. You see lately I have been selling quite a bit of my auction finds on Ebay and I like to include a written thank you to encourage the buyer to leave feedback. Perfect excuse to make some cards! Here's what I came up with!
Plus, it's a great way to use up scraps. You know how much I love to use my scraps. So, I had a blast making these. All done this morning! In fact, I made so many I didn't get 3 of them in the picture.

It took me a card or two to get the mojo flowin'. The first ones I made were just so-so. With every card came lots more ideas. I'd fall in love with a layout and then make several, changing them ever so slightly....to use up more scraps!

The dimensions of most of the cards are 2 3/4" x 4 1/4", one quarter of a sheet of cardstock.
This floral from Pocket Silhouettes was already stamped and in the scrap file!

Same goes for this brocade from Friends 24-7. The only thing I stamped was the sentiment.

Just enough to accommodate a few lines of thanks.

So, the day is only half over and NOW I'm ready to work on some Christmas cards. I hope to be back soon!

Scrapload of Cards! Again!

I have another scrapload of cards to share with you today! I had hopes of posting this earlier in the weekend, but time got away from me again. Why do the weekends go so fast? Saturday I had LOADS of fun at a local auction. It's not often my hubby goes with me, but this day he did. I know he regretted it. We closed the place down. There from to start to finish. Plus, our vehicle was completely full. I even had boxes on my lap! Lots of goodies. My biggest purchases: a dresser for our son and a primitive table. I bought lots of box lots. I'm hoping to post the treasures on my other blog: Made Or Found sometime on Monday, if you want to check it out!
I'm still on my endless quest to use my scraps. So, these cards, like the last bunch, came from my scrap file. I had lots of this DSP in So Saffron because I had cut a bunch for a class, then changed my mind about using them! They are just about gone!I really like this image from Friends 24-7. I challenged myself to use it because I thought it would be the neglected image in the set. I love the bird from this set, but now I really appreciate this one, too.I also like stamping them on the DSP. I didn't feel the need to color them! Couldn't be easier!
This last one isn't inked on DSP but I did use the Stitched background on the Very Vanilla cardstock. It's pretty subtle. (Click on it to get a closer look.) I used Blush Blossom because everything else I tried was just too dark. The piercing came about when I took out the brown thread I had stitched into the card. It was just too much. This is better, I think.

So, I hope to do more challenges this week! The big obstacle will be my daughter's Halloween costume. I haven't even started! So, if you hear from me, you know I either finished it quickly or became totally frustrated! We'll just see....

Scrapload of Cards!

Well, maybe "scrapload" isn't totally accurate, but that's what I'm calling this post. All of them did come from scraps because not a single full sheet was cut into (except for the card bases of course!) I HAD to use scraps since my scrap file was BUSTING at the seams....literally! I just love this new set from the mini catalog, Autumn Spendor. I sat on the fence with this set for weeks before I broke down and bought it. I am so glad I did. It's gorgeous inked up!


This was the first card I came up with.....far from a winner. But I really liked the leaves stamped on the retired Au Chocolate DSP. I only used More Mustard and Really Rust ink. I kept on going.....










Now this is card I can claim! I really like this one. I added the Old Olive ink and the third leaf image since the Au Chocolate paper I was working with was larger. I just acquired the background stamp En Francais and was busting to use it too. Since I made a horizontal card the background wasn't wide enough to cover the card front. I needed a place to put some ribbon anyway! I used a simple bow that lays more flat so it will travel in the mail much better. Anybody else have problems with that?



My third try I decided to stamp directly on the Kraft cardstock. I like this look too. Although, I'm not sure I am lovin' the ribbon AND the floss tag together, but after I had already added the ribbon I was stumped on where to put my sentiment. It's OK. I really love the Kraft paper and Autumn Spendor together! I love Kraft anytime, but it seems especially fitting in Fall.

On a side note, Fall may not last too much longer here in Iowa. We've had temps WAY below normal and the last 10 days have been gray and gloomy. Thankfully it's sunny today and it allowed me to get some decent pictures! My last post told of my photography woes! Today I took my pictures in the kitchen on my hoosier cabinet. It works well when the sun it out! Hope you are enjoying sunny, warm Fall days! Until next time....

I Have Something to Share....Finally!

Boy, it felt good to make a card today! I wish I could have stayed in my crafting room all day, but no such luck! My hubby was in need of a thank you card to send to a colleague that did us a big favor last weekend. See, we spent the 4th of July weekend in Colorado, primarily for my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary. Saturday, we spent up in the Rocky Mountains. Sunday, we went to the Rockies baseball game. We had made arrangements through this person to have their anniversary announcement on the Jumbo-tron. Hubby and dear son even made it on the big screen! I think it had to do with dear son waving his foam finger frantically! They were tickled and it was a lot of fun despite the Rockies losing that day.

So, this is my masculine thank you card. I used Thank You Kindly and Lovely As A Tree with my Rough Texture wheel. My cardstocks are Kraft, Very Vanilla and the new In-Color Soft Suede!

See you before too long! I promise!!

Kristina's Color Inspiration #19

Hi once again. Day three, three days in a row and it's time for another card to catch up on Kristina's Color Inspiration challenges. Today is number 19, first posted on August 24th 2008. A challenge where we were able to choose a color to add to the inspiration colors. I love Pumpkin Pie so that was my choice. I will admit this card has done double duty. Last weekend on Splitcoaststampers' Virtual Stamping Night, this was one of the challenges. A card with both a positive and a negative. This stamp set, Pick a Petal seemed to be the best choice of the stamps I own. The sentiment on the side is from Thank You Kindly. I find I can never have enough thank you stamps. I made use of the flower brad in the center but chose to use a Pumpkin Pie brad instead of the silver that comes with them. A pretty straight forward card, simple but striking. Thanks for stopping by again today. See you tomorrow!