Two weeks ago I went to visit my friend DellaRae (she recently lost her husband of 50+ years). Her home was filled with gorgeous bouquets of flowers, her refrigerator was filled with food that people had brought over, and she had lots of people stopping by her house to check on her. When I asked if there was anything I could do for her, she said she needed some thank you cards to send to everybody who has helped her and brought things over for her.
I decided to use this card (I posted this last week) as my inspiration for the thank you cards.
I made 30 cards--ten each of three different colors.
Instead of watercoloring and cutting out 90 flowers, I decided to use my 5-petal Flower punch to save time. I ended up punching out 180 flowers, but it was still quicker than cutting out 90 flowers by hand.
I punched out Bayou Blue flowers and Soft Sky flowers and offset them on top of each other. The Soft Sky flowers were difficult to see against the background, so I sponged around all of the edges with Blue Bayou ink to help them stand out.
I used More Mustard and So Saffron for this set of cards. Unlike my sample card, I didn't stamp a sentiment on the front of the cards. If she has any cards leftover she'll be able to use them for whatever occasion she likes.
This last set of cards uses Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose. As you know, I love dimensionals. I restrained myself and didn't use them on these cards even though I wanted to. I also didn't tie a bow with the ribbon. I was trying to keep these cards flat so that she didn't have to pay extra postage to mail them.
I had a lot of fun making these cards and seeing what the same layout looks like in different colors. As always, thanks for stopping by. I'll see you tomorrow! ~Dannie
Blue Card
Stamps: Little Pieces
Paper: Soft Sky, Blue Bayou, Soft Sky Prints DSP
Ink: Blue Bayou
Accessories: Blue Bayou Double-stitched Ribbon, Sponge, 5-petal Flower Punch
Yellow Card
Stamps: Little Pieces
Paper: So Saffron, More Mustard, So Saffron Prints DSP
Ink: More Mustard
Accessories: More Mustard Grosgrain Ribbon, Sponge, 5-petal Flower Punch
Pink Card
Stamps: Little Pieces
Paper: Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Pretty in Pink Prints DSP (level 1 hostess set), Spring Fling DSP
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Rose Grosgrain Ribbon (retired), Sponge, 5-petal Flower Punch
