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!

Kristina's Color Inspiration #16

Today is day two of catching up on Kristina's challenges. If I post everyday it will take me 26 days to get caught up! I'm not making any promises here, because I haven't made all the cards. However, I do have a few stockpiled ahead, so it is POSSIBLE. I wanted to use If The Halo Fits again because I think it's only seen ink ONCE! That would be my very first post on my blog. I also used the retired Stampin' Around wheel Daisy Field. All was well until I decided to add the little heart from Merci in the background. Whoa! I think I overdid it! Wish I could take that back! Ever had that feeling? Anyway, it's a pretty color combo and I had fun doing it. Happy stamping until tomorrow!

Thank You Notes Day 2

Here's today's thank you note. I did use a retired stamp set, Merci. I create to please myself first, so I am not afraid to use retired ones. I watercolored the image and added a brad to the center of my flower. More paper piercing! I love paper piercing! I think I've used this technique in my last three posts. There's really not much else to say about it.

On a personal note, we've had snow flurries the past two days! It's been great. I do love seeing the snow....at least through December!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!

Now that I've talked with my mom and know that they got it, I can go ahead and post their card. Today is their 42nd anniversary! Love you Mom & Dad! I had a lot of fun with this one. I had cut the tag shape out probably two months ago, not knowing what it would be. When it was time to start their card I thought this would work well. I think I used a personal record of 6 different stamp sets on this card! But I like the idea of creating my own sentiments with combinations from other sets. The paper is a retired one, Spring Flowers. I'll have to use this layout again. I really like it!

Upsy Daisy

Here are two cards I used using the new set Upsy Daisy. I do like this set, I just love my flowers! Plus, it's on sale to boot! Until September 30th, that is. I'm also partial to the colors Pale Plum and Perfect Plum. Then, add Kraft paper, which seems to go great with EVERYTHING! See how I used the shadowing technique? I think it's technically called faux dry embossing. The one on the top was my first attempt. You really only need to move the stamp ever-so-slightly. The card on the bottom looks better I think. Stampin Up! has another great sale coming up next month, all to celebrate their 20th birthday (hint, hint!) Stay posted....I'll let you know all about it!