Grateful for Someone Like You

I have wonderful friends, and I love to design cards to thank them. I created this simple card with a mix of old and new stamps to let one of my friends know how much I appreciate her. My simple card pairs a sentiment from Country Home (from Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Holiday Catalog) with a large flourish from Falling Flowers (from Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Annual Catalog). Here’s my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Country Home. I was IMMEDIATELY won over by the sentiments in the Country Home stamp set, but it took me a short while to buy into the flowers, jug and pitcher. After a couple of great samples with these images, I’m on the Country Home train! These sentiments are perfect for the Fall months, especially Thanksgiving, as are the images – so many ways to showcase these beauties:  If you’d like to see all of the products that coordinate with this set in the Country Lane suite, click on the image below:
• Inspired by the Catalog. The sentiment on my card was inspired by the framed artwork on page 42 of the Holiday Catalog – I love the way the artist lightly stamped the flowers at the base of the long “Simply thankful for all the good things ” panel (you can click on the picture below for a closer look). Here’s a look at the artwork on this page: Here’s how I translated that idea to the sentiment on my card: I stamped the flowers on Thick Whisper White (after stamping off once on scrap paper) and cropped it with a 2″ Circle Punch. I then stamped the sentiment in the center of the circle. Such a great look!
• Pair it with the Envelope. I love the simplicity of this card – the face of the card is very simple – but I wanted something to spruce it up a bit. I thought about adding pearls or spritzing texture into the background, but I didn’t really want to change my design – I’m stubborn like that some times. I decided I could accomplish “that little something extra” by adding a Coastal Cabana flap to the envelope with Brights 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper – easy accessory.

Stamp Sets: Country Home, Falling Flowers  Papers: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Thick Whisper White, Brights 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper  Inks: Coastal Cabana, Basic Black  Accessories: 2″ Circle Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Country Home Photopolymer Stamp Set – 147678

Price: $21.00

Falling Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 139556

Price: $20.00

2″ (5.1 Cm) Circle Punch – 133782

Price: $18.00

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147097

Price: $7.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 120953

Price: $8.50

Coastal Cabana 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131297

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

Brights 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 146964

Price: $11.00

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Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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