Thanks A Bunch Card

This card is made with items that are on the retiring products lists. It is a cheery springtime Thank You card.

I used the Occasions 4 You stamp set, which I have totally under-utilized this year. It is a nice bold set, which can overwhelm some card layouts. This card layout is a Mojo Monday sketch from 2010. I like to use Mojo Monday sketches, but they aren't always the current sketch. Mojo Monday keeps an archive of their sketches and it's easy to browse them, or even print them off. I stamped the sentiment with Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' ink.

Your may wonder what designer paper I used on the card base. Did you notice that the Spring Occasions catalog had an extra cover this year? It was advertising the Sale-A-Bration. I took the cover off and used the inside as Designer Series Paper for this card base (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!).

I used the 2013-2015 Designer Series Paper stack for the next layer. The scalloped paper is Calypso Coral card stock. The next layer is Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper. On top of that is Crisp Cantaloupe card stock then the top layer is Whisper White.

I used the large scallop edgelit for the bottom of the Calypso Coral layer. I used the Scallop border punch on the left edge of the Crisp Cantaloupe and then used the 1/8" circle punch to punch the little holes along the scallops. I used Boho Blossom for the flowers and Pistachio Pudding Thick twine for the ribbon and bow. Finish it off with a little glitz of rhinestones.

Have a blessed day,
Trude

Patriotic Thinking of You Card

I'm finally back! I have been having too much fun with my grandson.
First it was time to try selfies with Nana's phone...

then it was time to go to the playground....

Then it was time to feed the fish...

Yes, his mama is hanging onto him so he won't go for a swim with the fish.

Then is was time to find out how many batteries were in the remote...

We had more adventures and I will miss seeing him until the summer, God willing.

So here's the project share for today:

This paper is free (with purchase) through the end of March and it is very fun to play with. It is called Irresistibly Yours and you can stamp on it, spritz color on it, sponge it, and watercolor it. The white areas are embossed and will resist whatever color you put on them.
I used the striped paper and sponged it with Real Red and I used the star paper and sponged it with Night of Navy.

I used Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper and Silver Foil paper for the stars. The ribbon looks gold in spots because of the flash, but it is actually silver ribbon. The sentiment is from the Occasions 4 You stamp set.

Thanks for not giving up on me while I was away playing with my grandson!
Have a blessed day,
Trude