Christmas Thanks

 

After the Christmas festivities have been completed, there was a need to create some 'Thank-You' cards. Well, this year it was made easy for me, as I had purchased the 'Garden of Thanks' kit! WOW! Such an amazing kit. It gave instructions to create 3 different cards... and enough material to make 3 of each card. Or, as I had done in a previous post, create a totally original card using the material within the kit. 

I do have to say, that just creating the designs that were in the kit was a breeze. AND.... everything is included (well, except scissors to cut the twine!). Thanks so much Stampin' Up! Now all my Thank-you's are complete!

Supplies Used- 'Garden of Thanks' kit, scissors

Corner Home

 

My cousin and her husband just purchased their first home! Congratulations for this huge step after their marriage! I chose the 'Coming Home' stamp set and paired it with the 'Corner in Bloom' stamp set. these stamps really do create a good 'anchor' for the stamps that need 'grounding'.

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Stamp sets - Corner in Bloom, Coming Home, Sweet Conversations, Special Moments

Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Stampin' Blends (Crumb Cake, Boho Blue, Pebbled Path, Gray Granite, Daffodil Delight, Soft Sea Foam)

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Home Together dies, dimensionals, Wink of Stella

Forever You

 

My brother and his wife's wedding colors were red/white and gold... I chose to make an anniversary card using the colors red/white and black. As their anniversary date is in December.... the perfect embossing folders were used as the background and square pieces.

The sentiment is from the 'Celebrating You' stamp set.

I used Wink of Stella to make the red blooms shine.

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Stamp sets- Forever Fern, Celebrating You

Ink - Memento, Real Red

Paper - Basic White, Basic Black, Real Red

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Snowflake Sky Embossing Folder, Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, Layering Squares dies, Forever Flourishing dies, Wink of Stella, dimensionals

Wintry Cheer

 

I created this Christmassy Thank You card for my brother and his wife. They do so much for our big family by hosting all the holiday parties at their home. Its a huge undertaking... and for me, it doesn't go unappreciated!

I chose to pair the sentiment in 'Heart Shaped' (and its coordinating die) with the 'Words of Cheer' stamp set (and Christmas Cheer dies). The background is the 'Wintry 3D' embossing folder along with 'Peaceful Prints' DSP (Designer Series Paper).

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Stamp sets - Words of Cheer, Heart Shaped

Ink - Early Espresso, (Stampin' Blends - Real Red, Shaded Spruce, Granny Apple Green, Pretty in Pink)

Paper - Real Red, Crumb Cake, Garden Green, Peaceful Prints DSP, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Heart Shaped dies, Christmas Cheer dies, Wintry 3D Embossing Folder, Wink of Stella, dimensionals, glue dots

Poinsettia Christmas

 

Another card I designed as a Christmas card this year. I used the 'Star of Light' Stamp set for the sentiment. I used the 'Rustic Crate' stamp set for the poinsettia image and its coordinating die to cut it out. The background is the 'Snowflake Sky' 3D embossing folder. I used the Rectangled Stitched dies to cut out the pieces (except for the mat).

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Stamp set - Rustic Crate, Star of Light

Ink - Memento, Real Red (Stampin' Blends - Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Shaded Spruce)

Paper - Basic White, Real Red

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine. Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder, dimensionals. Wink of Stella, Rectangle Stitched dies, Gold Twine, stylus

Evergreen Christmas

 

One of the Christmas cards I designed this year. I wanted simple yet elegant and I think I succeeded. lol

I used the 'Forever Forest' stamp set with its coordinating dies. I used the 'Star of Light' stamp set for the sentiment. I used the 'Evergreen Forest' embossing folder for the background. The Designer Series Paper is from the 'Peaceful Prints' DSP.

I added a Wink of Stella' to the trees to make them shine.

I used Rectangle Stitched dies for most of the pieces (except for the mat of the Evergreen Forest background).

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Stamp set - Forever Forest, Star of Light

Ink - Garden Green 

Paper - Basic White, Garden Green, Peaceful Prints DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Evergreen Forest 3D Embossing folder, Rectangle Stitched dies, Square Stitched dies (non-SU), Wink of Stella, dimensionals

Scripted Tools

 

I love this set... its so perfect for all the men in my life (and for some of the women in my life too!).

I wanted to make all the tools to match, so I used a Stampin' Blends marker (Pecan Pie) to color on top of the Gray Granite cardstock to create the two-tone tools you see here.

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Stamp sets - Trusty Tools, Sweetly Scripted

Ink - Memento, Stampin' Blends (Gray Granite, Pecan Pie)

Paper - Lost Lagoon, Basic Black, Basic White, Trusty Toolbox DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stone Embossing Folder, Trusty Tools dies

Masquerade Keyboard

 

Looking through Pinterest for a musical birthday card, I came across a design using candles for the black keys on a piano/keyboard. Such a cute idea and great for my brother-in-law's birthday card.

I designed this within My Memories Suite digital software. Using lines from the 'Happiness Is' Project Life Stamp Brush Set. The Candles and Notes are from the MM8 Embellishments - 'Totally Awesome Day Musical Notes' and 'Masquerade Candle Melting'. The sentiment is made from the Word Art function within the software.

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My Memories Suite digital software

Embellishments - Totally Awesome Day Musical Notes (notes - MM8); Happiness Is (lines - Project Life SU); Masquerade Candle Melting (candles - MM8)

Word Art - sentiment

Garden of Hugs

 

What a cute kit from Stampin' Up!® ! This is an online exclusive set called the 'Garden of Thanks kit'. It comes with everything you need to create several different Thank You cards. I chose to use the sentiment from the 'Hearts and Hugs' stamp set.

The background is an envelope within the kit. I, however, cut it down to use as a background piece on top of my Bubble Bath cardstock.

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Stamp set - Hearts & Hugs

Ink - Misty Moonlight

Paper - Garden of Thanks kit, Bubble Bath

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, glue dots, dimensionals

Tasteful Dinos

 

I really loved Mikaela Titheridge's dinosaur card using the 'Dino Days' stamp set and its coordinating 'Dino' dies. I chose a different background as its a winter birthday, and changed the color of the dinosaurs to make something my niece will love (she loves orange).

Such a cute design.... thanks Mikaela for your inspiration!

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Stamp set - Dino Days

Ink - Granny Apple Green, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral

Paper - Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Pool Party, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, My Memories Suite digital software (to create the sentiment), Wink of Stella (to make the dinosaurs shine), stylus, Snowflake Sky 3D embossing folder, Dino dies

Journeys Gone

Such lovely cards made by Alejandra Gomez! I just knew I had to make one for myself to give to my Dad's wife who is recovering from surgery.

I chose to use the 'Go To Greetings' stamp set for the sentiment. The background is embossed with the 'Layered Leaves' folder. The papers are from the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper.

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Stamp set - Go To Greetings

Ink - Blackberry Bliss

Paper - Petunia Pop, Blackberry Bliss, Basic White, Thoughtful Journey DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Layered Leaves Embossing Folder

 

Thoughtful Moments

 

I loved the layout from the Stampin' Up! card class using the 'Countryside Rose' DSP (Designer Series Paper)... so I used the layout with different DSP.

The strips of DSP measure: 2 - 2"x1" and 1 - 3"x1".

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Stamp sets - Peaceful Moments

Ink - Night of Navy

Paper - Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Basic White, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Thoughtful Wishes dies, Tasteful Labels dies, Wink of Stella, Layered Florals Embossing Folder

Thanksgiving 2024

 

I fell in love with the 'All About Autumn' Designer Series Paper (DSP). I used it last year and wanted to get some use out of the other papers within the pack. I found this card from Donna Ross on Pinterest. Such a great layout... So, I created something similar with the papers that I had. I needed to make 20, so one pattern wasn't going to work. I love how all of them came out. Thanks for your inspiration Donna!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Stamp set - Autumn Leaves

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Very Vanilla, Copper Clay, Moody Mauve, Old Olive, Wild Wheat, Early Espresso, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Autumn Leaves Dies, Old Olive Ornate Garden Ribbon, Moody Mauve Textured Ribbon, Copper Clay Textured Ribbon, Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue dots, Dimensionals

Veterans Day 2024

 

I went with a "simple" design for this Veterans Day card! Although... there was nothing simple about cutting out all the "stripes" and stars and trying to get them straight. LOL! 

I used the Designer Series Paper from 'Twinkle, Twinkle' DSP.

The sentiment is from the 'Changing Leaves' stamp set.

All the paper was die-cut using the 'Rectangle Stitched' dies. Although, the stars were from the 'Stitched Stars' set (non-SU).

Thanks to all the Veterans who served this wonderful country.

Stamp set - Changing Leaves

Ink - Night of Navy

Paper - Night of Navy, Real Red, Basic White, Twinkle Twinkle DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Stitched Stars dies, Rectangle Stitched dies,

Bubble Brew

 

I really liked how Karen Farquhar used the 'Bubble Over' stamp set in her card! I thought it would be a great card for my nephew who just turned 21!

I chose the colors Shaded Spruce and Pecan Pie as they resembled the color of the beer/cooler bottles out today. (I guess I'm wrong, as wine cooler bottle are clear! ha... I guess these are all beer bottles then!)

Gold Foil paper is used for the caps and mat.

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Stamp set - Bubble Over

Ink - Wild Wheat, Shaded Spruce, Pecan Pie

Paper - Shaded Spruce, Gold Foil, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bottles & Bubbles dies, scissors

Unbounded Oceanfront

 

I've seen many of these layouts for the 'Oceanfront' stamp set... and loved everyone of them! So, I needed to create one for myself for my nephew.

I chose to use the colors - Lost Lagoon for the water, Pool Party for the sky, Crumb Cake for the sand and Early Espresso for the plant.

The stamp for the sky didn't stamp all the way in the center, BUT... I was okay with it, as I could use that as a sun (or moon) peeking out within the clouds. Perfect!

I added  Wink of Stella to the ocean to make it sparkle.

The sentiment is from the 'Unbounded Love' stamp set and it's stamped in Night of Navy.

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Stamp sets - Unbounded Love, Oceanfront

Ink - Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Early Espresso

Paper - Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Basic White

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Wink of Stella

Autumn Party

 

Sometimes it's hard to create masculine looking cards, but with the 'All About Autumn' Designer Series Paper it was relatively easy. I great FALL card too!

The sentiment is from the 'Punch Party' stamp set.

The sentiment die is from the 'Changing Leaves' dies.

The leaves are from the 'Autumn Leaves' dies.

I used the Deckled Rectangles dies on the square dies.

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Stamp set - Punch Party

Ink - Early Espresso

Paper - Wild Wheat, Early Espresso, Copper Clay, Very Vanilla, All About Autumn DSP

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Deckled Rectangles dies, Autumn Leaves dies, Changing Leaves dies, stylus, Woodland Textured Embossing Folder

About Bones

 

My niece is into dinosaurs (who isn't! lol), so I thought I'd pair the 'Bag of Bones' stamp set with the 'No Bones About It' stamp set. I wish the 'No Bones About It' dinosaur stamps had a coordinating die-cut set, so I could use an embossing folder on the background, but the background looks fine plain too.

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Stamp sets - No Bones About It, Bag of Bones

Ink - Memento, Versamark

Paper - Pumpkin Pie, Basic White, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bag of Bones dies, Seasonal Labels dies, Tasteful Labels dies, stylus, Wink of Stella, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder, glue dots

Twinkle Bones

 

I loved the idea of dancing skeletons like Tami White created with her card. I chose to create a similar card with the products that I had! Thanks Tami for your inspiration!

I chose the 'Twinkle Twinkle' DSP (Designer Series Paper) for the background.

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Stamp set - Bag of Bones

Ink - Memento, Versamark

Paper - Night of Navy, Highland Heather, Twinkle Twinkle DSP, Basic Black

Accessories - Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Cut and Emboss Machine, Bag of Bones dies, dimensionals, Fine-tip Glue pen, Metallic Enamels (stars), Seasonal Labels dies, Heat Tool, White Emboss Powder