Thank You Cards

It's winter, but some times I find it important to shake off those winter blahs and throw a little color into the craft projects.  These cards are so colorful and fun they just make me think happy thoughts and sunshine!

I used a cream card stock base and then the same purple paper for all of the cards.  I changed up the pattern paper, using a stack from my stash. I'm not sure why, but I have become really fond of rounding opposite corners and leaving 2 corners normal.  I really like the look of that.

The sentiment stamp is from CTMH and it's one that coordinates with the Artiste cartridge.  I cut a page full of the bubbles (cut at 1 1/2" per the stamp sheet) and then stamped them while they were still on the Cricut mat.

CTMH and Cricut teaming up together on these cartridges (Artiste and Art Philosophy) are a GREAT thing for crafters, if you ask me!  I love both of the cartridges and how they coordinate perfectly with the stamps.

Once I had all of my paper cut and sentiments stamped it was assembly time!  The set of 6 similar cards went together really quickly.  I added twine for a little extra color and called it a day.

Now I need to get busy and use these beautiful cards up and send out "thank you" cards for Christmas!  I've let that get away from me and I need to get on it!

Do something crafty today!

Note Card Set

This year I decided to make a personalized note card set for my niece.  I decided to use my Cricut Imagine for this project.  I did a print and cut to get several "K's" for her first name, Katie.  This "K" comes from the Teresa Collins Baby Boutique cartridge.  I then used the Imagine to print the pink paper to use as a background paper.

I used a plain black card stock that I had on hand and then cut the printed pink background paper slightly smaller than the black piece.  I then added some twine.  I used adhesive dots to offset the initial.  Once I had made 6 cards I added envelopes and made a box to present the gift in.  I used Kraft card stock for the box and glued an acetate square to the front so that you can see into the box.

The box was made from a cut in Tags, Bags, Boxes and More that I had resized using my Gypsy until I had it just right for a note card box.  If you'd like the exact measurements just leave a comment telling me what you need!

I liked how it looked but still felt like it needed a little something extra to finish it all off, so I tied the box with black hemp that I had in my supplies.

I really liked how this project turned out.  I think it makes a nice gift for someone and can see myself making more of these in the future.

Again, if you have questions or want specific measurements please just let me know in the comments section and I'll get that information for you.

Lori