Thank You Cards

Cards for Teachers by Erum

May 31, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Back To School Cards, Cards, Other, Thank You Cards

Hi there everyone! Erum here. I have a fun colourful card set to share with you today. I actually made these for my nephew to give to his teachers on his last day of his current class.

I have actually “copied” one of my previous card designs and replicated the background but switched the stamps.

I started by adhering the die cut panel out of the Halftone Dots Cover Die to a plain cardstock panel of the same size. After the glue was dry, I applied watercolour to the panel and left it overnight to dry and straighten under heavy books.

I used the stamps from Kobi Loves School and used a mixed of watercolour and marker colouring to colour the images. I also added glossy accents to the balloons and the apple that Kobi’s holding.

Had so much fun making these cards and because giving these sort of handmade cards is still not as common here where I live, these were a hit among everyone!

I hope you like them too!

Thank you for stopping by.

SUPPLIES

Kobi Loves School

Halftone Dots Cover Die

Purple Peonies with Emily

May 24, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Thank You Cards

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today to share some inspiration using the gorgeous Blooming Bunch stamp set! I have been experimenting with watercoloring with Distress Oxide inks, and I love the results. They create a wonderful creamy texture that is so fun to play with! Let’s get started with the details!

I began by stamping the gorgeous Blooming Bunch on some watercolor paper and heat embossing it with silver embossing powder. I then used Spun Sugar, Milled Lavender, Seedless Preserves, Spiced Marmalade, Stormy Sky, Lucky Clover, and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide reinkers to watercolor the beautiful flowers in a pretty magenta, lavender, and pale pink color scheme.

Next, I used the largest Dotted Patterns 3 die to die cut the watercolored panel. I love the little detail that the dots add to the edge of the watercolor panel! I mounted it on a panel of lavender shimmer card stock.

For the greeting, I die cut the Thank You once from glitter card stock and twice more from white card stock, adhering them together to create a dimensional die cut. For a little sparkle, I added some June Crystals using some liquid adhesive.

Well that’s all for me today! I encourage you to try watercoloring with your Distress Oxide inks. It’s such an interesting effect and so fun to try something new with supplies that you already have! Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a marvelous weekend!

Emily

SUPPLIES:

BLOOMING BUNCH

DOTTED PATTERNS SET 3

THANK YOU SO MUCH DIES

JUNE CRYSTALS

GLUE

Thanks a Bunch with Isha Gupta

May 4, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, CAS, New Release, Thank You Cards

Hello everyone! Isha here sharing a CAS card using no-line pencil coloring along with stencil and various stamps.

I started by creating a white mat layer. Now, I sponged some distress inks through the stencil and apply a little perfect pearl in gold. I then stamped the circle from the Brush Strokes stamp set in gold ink. I also stamped the splatter using light mint ink. I flicked some black ink to the panel and let it dry.

I then stamped the potted flower using a very light ink and colored it using pencil colors. This image was so much fun to color 🙂 Die-cut using the coordinating die. Stamp the sentiment to a white stripe and cut it diagonally. Adhere the plant pot to this stripe. Adhere this to the mat layer and then the layer to the card base.

To finish, I adhered some gems.

Supplies

Gold Sparkle Crystals

Triangle Tray

Studio Katia Glue

March Release Card Ideas with Liliuska

May 2, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Birthday Cards, Floral Cards, Shaker Cards, Thank You Cards

Hello Everyone!

Since today is Thursday, and many crafters often do throwback Thursdays, I thought I’ll revisit you some of the cards I made for the March Release Full Release Video.

First card uses fun Studio Katia European Window die. I love that it has a dotted frame and has a very elegant look. You can use it as is, but I wanted to make it into a shaker using acetate sheets, colour matches perfectly. To keep sequins and confetti in different spots of the shaker, I placed foam tape strip in the middle of the window as well. I think it works much better than.

I coloured the images with alcohol markers and adhered them onto the window, popping the cacti image onto a piece of foam tape. I stamped the sentiment on a separate strip which I foam mounted on top of another strip of paper with cut out “fish tales”.

My next card I made using GRID COVER die and ALOHA stamp set. I coloured the image with alcohol markers. For the shaker background I used white woodgrain cardstock and filled the shaker with lots of different sequins and confetti, playing with the colours I used on flowers. I used BLUE SKY, SPARKLING SEA CONFETTI, MAJESTIC CONFETTI and SILVER FOIL STARS.

In order for the sequins to be present on both sides of the flower image, I’ve added a strip of foam tape, hiding it under the image. This way I will always have sequins on both sides of the shaker. I wanted to add a sentiment that wouldn’t stand out too much, that’s why I used 30lb vellum and heat embossed a Thank you sentiment using white embossing powder.

For my next card I used beautiful SHAKER HEART die. I used the middle heart as a template to pop in all the small pieces and added a heart shaped frame around it. I like the look I achieved this way.

I made this into a thank you card by adding a Thank you for kindness sentiment. I didn’t want a sentiment to stand out and take away from the die cut heart, so I used clear glitter embossing powder for the word kindness, I stamped the words ‘thank you for your’ with embossing ink and covered them with golden perfect pearls. It adds very fun look to the card. I wish it was possible to take a better picture of this.

My last two cards I made using SCALLOP HEARTS die, making one into a shaker.

Similarly to the previous two shaker cards I used foam tape strips here, to separate all heart windows and have crystals and sequins move in them separately instead of running all over the card and hiding under the paper. I added thin sentiments, stamping them with the ink that was slightly darker shade of my cardstock, as I wanted them to be visible, but not take away from the shaker windows.

For this card I dry embossed the hearts using the die from SCALLOP HEARTS die set. I embellished the card with die cut heart frames I had left over from the previous card. I stamped xoxo in some of the hears and covered pink heart in the middle with glitter pen.

For the inside I used a negative die cut from SHAKER HEART die and lightly ink blended the middle of it. I stamped Happy Birthday with the same blue ink.

Hope you like all different tips and ideas I shared with you today!

Have a wonderful and inspiring day!

SUPPLIES:

DOTTED PATTERNS SET 1

BLUE SKY

SPARKLING SEA CONFETTI

MAJESTIC CONFETTI

SILVER FOIL STARS

BUTTERFLIES GLITTER

CUPID’S KISS CRYSTALS

Sweet Peas and Polka Dots!

April 19, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Thank You Cards

Hi there! Emily Midgett here with you today sharing a pretty in pink card with lots of texture and color. It finally feels like spring here in the Midwest, so I thought I’d celebrate with some pretty pink flowers! Let’s get started with the details.

I began by stamping and die cutting the blooms from You’re So Sweet using Copic-friendly black ink onto some white card stock, then colored it with my Copic markers and die cut them.

On the white A2 card base, I used the Large Polka Stencil and some pretty pink ink to add a bit of pattern on the background. I die cut a vellum oval using the Nested Ovals dies, as well as a black Thank You die cut using the Mini Thank You dies. I arranged the flowers over the oval, then adhered them to the oval and added some foam adhesive behind them, hiding the adhesive behind the die cuts.

After I’d added all of the die cuts to the card front, I added some beautiful Cupid’s Kiss Crystals to add some sparkle, and a bit of Glossy Accents to the die cut sentiment to make it stand out even more.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’re having an awesome week. Thanks for stopping by!

Floral Wreath Shaker Card with Liliuska

April 12, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Shaker Cards, Thank You Cards

Hello Everyone! Liliuska here and today I’d have a shaker card to share with you. I made it using gorgeous FLORAL WREATH stamp set.

I started with stamping the wreath image with a very light ink, as I wanted to avoid black lines for this card. I coloured the image with coloured pencils and fussy cut it with scissors.

I die cut out a panel out of white cardstock using largest die from DARLING RIBBON & FRAMES and ran it through my die cutting machine making with an embossing mat and a BRUSH STROKE WAVES STENCIL to do dry embossing. I like that it added just a little bit of texture to my card and didn’t overwhelm the background, as I wanted to keep the focus on the coloured image.

To make a shaker I needed to cut out a window in the wreath image and was pleased to discover that a circle die from DOTTED PATTERNS SET 1 matches perfectly!

Next, I used Studio Katia GLUE to adhere acetate to the back of the wreath image. I have been using it for shakers lately and love how well it adheres acetate to the paper. I filled the shaker with GOLD FOIL CONFETTI and GOLD CRYSTALS. I used GOLD FOIL CONFETTI to embellished my card a little as well.

All I needed now was a sentiment. I die cut it out of white and gold glitter cardstock and glued together a little off so that the white was visible under the gold and would give the word thanks a little bit of a shadow. I adhered the sentiment on top of the shaker window using Studio Katia GLUE, it is my favourite liquid glue!

Hope you enjoyed my card today. Have a wonderful weekend!

Supplies:

FLORAL WREATH

DOTTED PATTERNS SET 1

DARLING RIBBON & FRAMES

A CUP OF THANKS DIES

BRUSH STROKE WAVES STENCIL

Sunset Colored Peony… with Emily

April 3, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Shaker Cards, Thank You Cards

Hi there! Emily Midgett back with you today to share a project combining some old and some new products from the Studio Katia lineup. Now, if you’ve ever visited my blog, you’ll notice something…. flowers and coloring are my jam. I can’t get enough of pretty blooms (which Studio Katia luckily has in spades), nor can I get enough of numerous coloring mediums. I am fortunate to own many different watercoloring mediums, including the Ph Martins Liquid Watercolors, which I’ve used on today’s project. I painted this peony during the latest Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge, and couldn’t wait to use it on a project! Let’s get started with the details.

I began by stamping and clear embossing the main peony image from Japanese Peony onto some Arches cold press watercolor paper. I then used my Ph Martins liquid watercolors to add shades of coral, pink, and fuchsia purple to the peony, first by wetting the peony completely with clean water, then dropping in very diluted color for my first “layer” of color. (I am all about layers!) After the first layer had dried, I then went back in with more concentrated watercolor to add shading and shadows. Having that first layer of multiple mottled colors helps to add some variety and uniqueness to the image.

Next, I worked on my background. I began by blending two A2 sized panels using bright fuchsia, hot pink, and deep coral inks (trying to match the colors used on the flower itself). I die cut one of the blended panels using the new Grid Cover die, backing it with some acetate and foam tape to create a shaker. I then filled my shaker with Luminous Lavender Flowers, Iridescent Dust Seed Beads, Luminous Lavender Fusion sequins, and adhered it to the other blended panel.

After my shaker had been completed, it was time to add the flower and a greeting to the front. I added the Japanese Peony to the bottom of the card front, trimming off some of the foliage that hung over the edge and placing it around the top of the peony (waste not, want not!), then white embossed a greeting from Cup of Thanks onto some strips of black card stock and added them to the card front using liquid adhesive.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you enjoyed a bit of summer in my post today…. I’m so enjoying these longer days with more sunlight!! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Supplies:

Japanese Peony Stamp Set

Cup of Thanks Stamp Set

Grid Cover Die

Iridescent Dust Seed Beads

Luminous Lavender Fusion

Creating Hawaiian Pattern with Galina

March 25, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Thank You Cards

Hello everyone! It’s Galina with you today and I am in a summer mood already! 🙂 So I have a bright pattern on the card. I was inspired by Hawaiian shirts when I was creating this card. Let’s take a look.

For this car I combined few stamps from new release. For the sentiment I used die from previous release, I love that font very much. So I started with stamping and coloring bunch of flowers, leaves and surfing boards. I colored all images with Copic markers and I use dark red pencil on flowers to add more details.

I made few clusters with those images and adhered them into blue card panel using 3d foam tape. Also I cut a black stripe and die cut a sentiment from glitter cardstock and attached them over the pattern.

With white gel pen and light blue copic markers I add accents on my pattern and my card is done!

Hope you like it! Have a great day!

Supplies:

ROUND STAMPING BLOCK | ESSENTIALS

GLUE

A Cup Of Thanks

February 20, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Cards, Floral Cards, Thank You Cards

Hey lovelies, Tracy with you today sharing a card I recently created using the A Cup Of Thanks stamp set.

I used the sentiment thanks a latte as the mug I use for my latte is actually really similar to this one so it seemed kinda fitting.

I started off stamping the image into some Neenah Solar white cardstock and then coloring it with Spectrum Noir Triblend Markers. Once it was done I used the matching die to cut the piece out.

I trimmed down some Neenah and added a very light area of pink ink to the centre and stamped the sentiment. I also added some white gel pen detailing to the flowers for added extra.

I picked out some colored card and patterned paper from my stash and trimmed them all down so that they would leave borders around the edges.

I then set about assembling the card and added some Majestic sequins to finish it card off and add some sparkle.

This is a beautiful stamp to color and I love how it turned out.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a great day.

Happy crafting.

Supplies used –

A Cup Of Thanks Stamp set & Die Set

Majestic Sequins

One Layer Floral Card with Erum

February 12, 2019 / CATEGORIES - Floral Cards, Thank You Cards

Hi everyone!
Erum here today with a one layer floral card!

For my card today, I have used the Lovely Blooms Stamp Set. And today I used alcohol markers to colour my image.

I started by stamping the image with alcohol marker proof ink and I also did a bit of masking to add more leaves. This made the image a lot more fuller.

Next, I coloured the images and after that, I drew a black border to show as if it was behind the floral bouquet. I do this a lot just to ground my florals.

To add a bit more interest, I used a graphite pencil, a normal writing pencil to add a bit of shadow to the floral image and then blended it out with a blending stump.

To finish off, I stamped the sentiment from A Cup of Thanks Stamp Set.

That is all for today. I hope you liked my card.

SUPPLIES:

Lovely Blooms Stamp Set

A Cup of Thanks Stamp Set