Quick Thank You Notes

Now that Christmas is over, I'll bet you have a few thank you notes that need to be sent.  I know we do!  I wanted to whip up some quick cards for the kids to use and found the "thank you" flower stamp from the Flower Greetings set would be perfect for this project. 

The simplest card uses white cardstock, ink and a stamp.  Easy peasy, right?  My secret is the acrylic block with a grid line that helps me line up the stamp image to create a background pattern.  I placed the stamp on the block, lining up the image with the cross hair on the block (see photos below).
Now stamp in the lower right corner with an accent color.  The placement of this image doesn't have to be exact, you'll line up all the others around this one. 
 
Pick another color for the background and begin stamping around your accent image. 

Move to the left and use the grid to line up the bottom edge with the image on your right.  Complete that row and then move up to the next row. 

I used the grid line to line up the image with the top of the row beneath and vertical line in between each image, so my two rows would be evenly off-set. 

Don't forget to put a masking paper on the folding edge of your card if you don't want your stamp image to continue on the back of the card.  

Super easy card, one you can make multiples of quickly once you have the format set up. 

But what if that is just a bit too plain?  Here's a couple of variations with the same stamp set.

Grab an embroidery needle, embroidery thread, some ribbon and a butterfly punch.  Use your paper piercer to create the holes for some hand embroidery on the card.  Don't forget to put a piece of foam behind your card as you are poking the holes. 

Punch holes from the butterfly with a curving trail like the butterfly has just taken flight. 

Use the embroidery thread to do a running stitch.  Add some coordinating ribbon and the punched butterfly.  I punched the butterfly in two colors (the pink and orange) and layered them.  Only took a few minutes to do the embroidery, but adds a nice handmade touch to the card. 

Here's another version with some paper layers with the ribbon. 

I like to cut out stamp images, then layer with pop-dots.  This takes a bit more time and patience, but makes a great bouquet of "Thank You" flowers on this card. 

Use two different thicknesses of the pop-dots (or stack two together) to created the layers for the flowers.

One stamp set, and a few simple supplies = Quick and easy thank you notes. 

 

Comments

[scrappy jessi]

Hey Doll
"Happy New Year!"
Have a Fab 2011!
oxoxo,
Jessi

[Nancy Grant]

Absolutely cute and clever! What an awesome card set!

:-)