Simple Thank You Cards

It's the time of year where I feel like I need about 400 thank you cards. If end of the school year has you in the same boat, check out these simple thank you cards that are easy to make assembly line style.
 

In reality, I mad about a dozen of these. All you need is a die that says thankful or thank you and a stamp that goes with it. The die I used was My Favorite Things Words of Gratitude, and the stamps I used were from Hero Arts Thanks stamp and die set. This is also a great set of cards for using up scraps of patterned paper.

 I stuck with white card stock, but this works equally as well on colored or kraft card stock.

This time of year always feels like a crazy sprint to the finish, so when ever possible I keep it simple!

Striped Birthday Card

Today I have a striped birthday card to share. It's a great way to use up your scraps, too!

This card went to one of my nephews. I always find it a bit tough to make cards for tween/teenage boys. I played around with a few color combos before I came up with this one. 

While I'm using this card for a birthday, I think it would make a neat graduation or congratulations card, too. I chose the "hooray!" stamp from SRM's Birthday Plans Stamp Set. I used a oval from My Favorite Things Dienamics Wonky Oval dies to create the base for the "hooray!" I decided it needed a bit more color, so I stamped a few stars (also from Birthday Plans) and colored them in.

This striped birthday card is a fun way to wish someone a very happy birthday!

I wrote this post while participating on the SRM design team.

Paradise Found Birthday Card

Last week was my sister's birthday. For her card I decided to mix in some bright summery paper to create this paradise found birthday card.

My sister has always liked flamingos. There are lots of super fun flamingos as part of Paper House's Paradise Found collection, so I decided to use it for my sister's birthday card. There are 3 parts to the Paradise Found collection; Florida, Cruise, and Beach. Everything I used for this card can be found in the Paradise Found Beach collection.

Since the paper is pretty bright on its own, I kept y layers simple. I uses My Favorite Things Die-namics Wonky Stitched Ovals Dies to cut the layers for my "happy birthday." After I added my greeting, I felt like the card needed a little something extra, so I added a flower puffy sticker from Paradise Found. I'm pretty sure Paper House's puffy stickers are my very favorite new thing. They're so much fun and add that extra touch to cards and layout.

I think this paradise found birthday card turned out bright and fun and shows that a beach themed collection can be great for birthday cards too!

Marbled Die Cut

Last week I shared a tutorial on how to make a marbled background with Yupo paper and Copic markers. Today I wanted to show that you can also die cut the marbled paper and make pretty marbled die cuts from Yupo paper as well.

 
I created the simple marbling with 3 Copic Markers on Yupo paper. Then I ran it through my Evolution Advanced Diecut machine. I find it's best to use a metal shim plate with the Yupo paper. Since it's a plastic paper you get a cleaner cut if you use a metal shim to cut against.

I used my die cut as the centerpiece for my card, since the marbling is just so pretty. I added a stamped sentiment from Altenew's Halftone Happy set. I added a little extra interest by scoring a frame around the die cut and layering it up on a pop of colored card stock. Since Yupo is a slick paper, I used some Micro Glue Dots® to attach my diecut to the card. Some Pop Up Glue Dots® between paper layers help add some dimension to the card.

Have you tried out this technique yet? I'd love to hear how you used you Copics with Yupo Paper.

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Moxxie Springtime Thank You Card

Today I have a Moxxie Springtime thank you card.  I need a lot of thank you cards at the end of the school year, so I thought it would be great to get a head start and have some fun playing with Moxxie's new release, Springtime.

I went for a really clean card, making use of a lot of white space.

Most of my paper came from the little UPC strips at the bottom of the 12 x 12 sheet.  I love that Moxxie adds in a pattern to those little strips.  Using them here on this card makes me feel like I'm not wasting any part of this fun new collection!

 For my greeting on this card, I used My Favorite things Polka Dot Greetings. Stamping "Thank You" in white ink made the greeting pop against the plum paper. 

One card down, about a dozen left to go!  Have a great weekend.
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Not so Mini Album

Today I have what could loosely be called a mini album. It's 6" x 6", so it falls into the mini album category, but I stuffed it so full of photos, that it's a little larger than mini. The whole thing is made from My Mind's Eye's Miss Caroline Dilly Dally Adventures collection. I fell in love with the colors and patterns in this line immediately, and since I had to have almost everything in the collection, I figured it would be put to best use in a large mini album.

I made the covers out of chip board, just to make it a bit sturdier. The blue star piece behind the title is actually an unfinished wood piece that is part of the Miss Caroline line. I used Tim Holtz Broken China Distressed Ink to stain it.

I love when mini albums are interactive, so the photo on the right hand side of the bottom page opens up to show 2 more photos underneath.

 The photo on the top right side flips up to reveal another photo and journaling about the trip.

 My favorite interactive page is the bottom left page. I made little pockets behind the main photo, and one photo pull out from each side (by pulling on the ribbon). The photo on the bottom right spins up around the brad in the right hand corner to reveal another photo underneath.

The journaling/title tags that go with Miss Caroline were perfect for my album, and really helped make everything come together quite quickly. I raided my leftovers from all different projects to scrounge up a few unexpected touches like the layered giraffe sticker on one of my pages, and some fun word stickers to sprinkle throughout the album. It was a great way to use leftovers and enhance the album!

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Gasp!

I realized it's 1/2 way through June and I've totally neglected to mention who the featured manufacturers are over at my favorite scrap store, A Walk Down Memory Lane. For the month of June you can shop Pink Paislee and My Favorite Things on-line and in the Brick and Mortar store at 25% off. Here's a little something I made for the store to show off what can be done with this month's featured manufacturers. Enjoy!


Our Simply Wonderful Summer Mini Album by Samantha Taylor
Book: Fancy Pants Artist Edition Chipboard Banners
Paper: Pink Paislee Hometown Summer (Sunnyside Lane, Heat Wave, Summer Fun, Neighborhood Pool), Jillibean Soup Staples
Stamps: My Favorite Things Polka Dot Greetings
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Pink Paislee Hometown Summer Border Stickers, Pink Paislee Hometown Summer Rubber Charms, Pink Paislee Soiree Twine, American Craft Zing Clear Embossing Zing Powder, American Craft Aqua Zing Embossing Powder, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alpahs, The Twinery Twine, Jenni Bowlin Malted Milk Paint, Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard Soup Cardstock Stickers, Jillibean Soup Spotted Owl Soup Cardstock Stickers, Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphas, Pebbles Inc. Candy Dots, Fancy Pants It’s Your Day Buttons, Doodlebug Boutique Buttons, Making Memories Journaling Pad, Echo Park For the Record Alpha Stickers, Jillibean Soup Bean Blossoms
Tools: Fiskar’s Uppercrest Border Punch, Fiskar’s Scalloped Sentiments Border Punch

Featured Manufacturers

It's May, which hopefully means more time outdoors AND 2 new featured manufacturers at A Walk Down Memory Lane. For the month of May you can enjoy Fancy Pants and Fiskars for 25% off.

Today I have 2 layouts featuring Fancy Pants:

Mullet Bay
Paper: Fancy Pants It’s the Little Things (Headed South, Pecking Order, Honeysuckle)
Stamps: My Favorite Things Polka Dot Greetings
Accessories: Tim Holtz Tissue Tape, Fancy Pants It’s the Little Things Chipboard Stickers, Jenni Bowlin Stick Pin, Webster’s Pages Flat Backed Scalloped Buttons, Jillibean Soup Mini Kraft Alphas Brown

Pool Fun
Paper: Fancy Pants Beach Bum (6 x 6 paper pad)
Accessories: American Crafts Day in the Sun Heat Wave Flair, The Girl's Paperie Tinsel & Twig Sticker Book