Are you ready for Thanksgiving? I know I am not. I haven't even bought a turkey yet!! I cook every year and really do enjoy it. I just feel so unprepared this year. I finally sat down yesterday and went through my recipes to put the menu together. I guess that now I will just need to put the grocery list together and get to the store. I also need to put the guest list together and invite everyone to come. I don't know about you but sometimes the "to do" list seems endless to me. There are not enough hours in the day. That's when I have to remind myself that the holidays are to be enjoyed and not a chore. I need to modify my list and just do the basics - the things I love and the traditions that are so important to me. Well that's my holiday advice. Sure hope I follow it.
Today I wanted to share a simple thank you card with you that I made for a bride recently. She wanted a basic design to send to those who gave her and her new husband a wedding gift. So I came up with the following card.
I started with a 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Old Olive card and scored it at 4 1/4". I added only one layer to this. It is a 4" x 5 1/4" Night of Navy piece of card stock. I ran this through my big shot using the retired Lacy Brocade impression folder. I attached it to the base card using runner adhesive.
For the center focal point, I used a retired stamp set called Ain't Love Grand. I stamped the little car using Basic Black ink onto Whisper White card stock. I used my color pencils to color it in. Now there is a greeting that stamped with the car image too but when I punched out the car I deliberately did not include the greeting. I just did not want to use it. I punched the car out using the wide oval punch and layered it onto an Old Olive oval which was cut using the oval framelits set and the big shot. The ovals are attached together using runner adhesive and the final oval is attached to the card using dimensionals. I them added a pearl to the top and bottom of the oval for added decor.
The greeting I chose to use is from the stamp set (retired also I think) called Curly Cute. I stamped it using Old Olive ink and punched it out with the modern label punch. I then punched out an Old Olive modern label and layered the greeting onto it using runner adhesive. The completed greeting is attached to the card with dimensionals.
Once the card had had plenty of time to sit so the ink was dried completely, I sprayed the entire front with champagne shimmer spray. For the inside, I put a blank 4" x 5 1/4" piece of Whisper White card stock which allowed the bride plenty of room to write her notes.
Remember that cards do not have to be complicated to be elegant. At this busy time of year the last thing you need to do is stress yourself out trying to do really intricate holiday cards. Just do a design that you are comfortable with and your family and friends will love it.
Thanks for dropping by today to visit. I will return again with another card to share with you. See you all later.
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