Thank You with Beautiful Friendship

A lot of my cards this week have featured sentiments of sympathy and compassion. I’m flipped a page today, though, to showcase a bright-and-beautiful card with a big-bold “thank you.” Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• A Beautiful Blend. My card may have more flowers than the CAS(E) This Sketch layout, but the inspiration is there. The oversized floral print gives a wonderful foundation for this bold “thank you.” This set can build beautiful, watercolored images that can go soft or bold. Here’s a look at the Beautiful Friendship stamp set: This Thank You Die is brilliant – one cut, and you have everything to say what you need to say (as long as you need to say “thank you). 🙂 Here’s a look at the Thank You Die: This die coordinates with the A Big Thank you stamp set but works wonderfully on its own.
• Color Combination. I just love the bright beauty of Flirty Flamingo on these watercolored flowers. The others colors on this card are a beautiful accent to the bold flowers:If you like this beautiful mix of Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather and Flirty Flamingo, please save this:
• Neutral Ground. I tried all three colors featured on the floral images as bases for my card – Flirty Flamingo and Granny Apple Green were too bold, while Highland Heather fell a little flat. With all of those beautiful colors behind the bold sentiment on a 3-4/5″ x 5″ piece of Whisper White, I needed to make sure that the base of my card didn’t take away from the stamped images. Smoky Slate gave me the perfect color – a little gray, a little silver. It’s just a base for the beautiful colors – just what I needed.

Stamp Sets: Beautiful Friendship  Papers: Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White  Inks: Flirty Flamingo, Granny Apple Green, Highland Heather  Accessories: Thank You Die, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Beautiful Friendship Photopolymer Stamp Set – 149252

Price: $22.00

Thank You Die – 146832

Price: $18.00

Smoky Slate 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 131202

Price: $8.75

Basic Black 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 121045

Price: $8.75

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730

Price: $9.75

Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147052

Price: $7.50

Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Pad – 147095

Price: $7.50

Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147103

Price: $7.50

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the CAS(E) This Sketch site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

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