Inky Expressions: Thank You

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Bereavement Gift

This last week has been a long one. I had a friend that lost her 44 year old husband unexpectedly. His passing was quite a shock to everyone. I wanted to do something for her so I started thinking about what I could take over to the house.

I was surfing the web looking for recipes but nothing caught my eye. Then I stumbled upon a forum where people talked about items delivered during their time of need. Things like bottled water, disposable plates, cups, and paper products. All the stuff you run out of quickly when your house is full of visitors. I thought this was a great idea.

I decided to make up a gift bag with 4 or 5 boxes of Kleenex, an 8 pack of pocket Kleenex, and a set of Thank You cards. I figured the tissues won't spoil and she will have lots of Thank You's to send.

Here is a picture of the three designs I came up with. Now, I know these are a bit colorful for the occasion but he was a colorful guy. The obituary said to be casual and wear your brightest colors in his honor so I thought these would be a good fit.

The stripe paper is from Jillibean Watermelon Gazpacho Soup Sprig of Mint. Whew that was a mouthful!! The sentiment is from PTI Think Big #4.

The heart on this card is punched from a piece of PTI cork sheet. I used a copper nail head in the center for a little something extra. The sentiment is from PTI Botanical Silhouettes.

For this heart I chose to punch two small holes and wrap then with button twine. This sentiment was from PTI Round and Round.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

Water Color Wonder

Today I have some cards to share that are made from the newly release PTI Watercolor Wonder. I have fallen in love with this set! You can make one layer cards that pack a lot of punch.

This weekend I needed Thank You cards for the band teachers so I whipped these up in our school colors. I used Amuse Ink. The above card has Winter Sky and Blueberry stamped twice. Below is Winter Sky, Blueberry and Navy. I think I like the effect of the top card the best.

In the next card I was going for an abstract sunrise.

I wasn't happy with the way the orange color stamped. I felt like I smeared it so I decided to embellish the mistake away.

I created a three layer vellum butterfly adorned with rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

PTI 6th Anniversary Sketch Challenge

Papertrey Ink is in the process of celebrating their 6th Anniversary. They are offering a chance to win a $60 gift certificate. You can participate in a contest and put your name in the hat by leaving a comment at Capture the Moment.

Now, on to today's contest which is all about sketches. PTI presented everyone with five possible sketches to play with. You can download a copy here or here. I chose to use sketch #5 below.

I stamped with PTI Dot Spot, Delightful Doilies, and Think Big #3 using A.muse Studio ink in Lime, Grapefruit, Papaya, and Ocean. The clear gem on the I in Merci is from Hero Arts.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

A Heartfelt Thanks

I know I have been absent in blog land but we have been very busy with life throwing us some unexpected curve balls. About five weeks ago my husband wasn't feeling so well and went to the doctor. Long story short, within 36 hrs he had quintuple bypass surgery! Talk about a shock. He is doing great. We are moving forward with his recovery and believe he will feel better than ever once his rehab is complete.

Once I found a little time, I decided to make some Thank You cards for the amazing Dr., surgical team, and nurses that cared for him. The pic aren't great but the cards turned out cute.

I used Waltzingmouse Frame It paired with the heart from SU Sketch an Event. On the inside I used PTI's Movers and Shakers Poppers die.

I know this was a quick post but I had to squeeze it in before heading to a softball tourney.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

CPS 267

School is out - Yeah!! I have been looking forward to summer for a while now and today was the last day. This also means a ton of graduation parties to attend. I decided to play along with the CPS 267 Sketch and make some cards for all those kids heading off to college.

I made the card using our school colors. The graduation cap came from a retired Stampin' Up set Sketch an Event. It has always been one of my favorite sets.

I shortened up the background from the original sketch so I could add the encouraging sentiment from PTI's Simply You set.

As part of my gift, I decided to make a box set of Thank You cards. In doing so, I found my new favorite stamp set ... Waltzingmouse Frame-It. I will be putting this on the top of my next order.

I love these cards. They are CAS and were easy to mass produce.

Thanks for stopping by ~

Rebecca

A Big Thank You

Good Morning. I hope everyone had a great weekend. The weather was beautiful here so we played outside but I did manage to squeeze in some crafting. I played along with two challenges - CR84FN50 color challenge and Freshly Made #26 Sketch.

I didn't get this posted in time to enter but c'est la vie!

This card is a Big Thank You to June (Stamper for Fun in the PTI Forum). Papertrey sent a surprise thank you set out to some customers a while back. I didn't order that month but June had an extra and graciously mailed it to me. Wasn't that thoughtful!!

These colors were fun to work with. I love the playful ribbon with the swiss dots. I selectively inked the stamp image so I could incorporate the flower. For the inside, I used the new Movers and Shakers pop up die.

Thanks for stopping by~

Rebecca

Supplies:

Paper Stampin' Up

PTI Beautiful Blooms II #3 Die	PTI Buttoned Up #1 Die	PTI Mat Stack 4 Die	PTI Movers & Shakers	PTI Mat Stack 1 Die	PTI Tin Type	PTI Signature Greetings
PTI With Sympathy	Provo Craft Swiss Dots	Hero Arts	My Minds Eye Lime Twist	Inkadindado Stamping Marker	Versamark	Darice Ribbon

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CR84FN Color Challenge & Less is More

I've never used this combo before but I love these colors together! This card ended up being made from all scrap which qualified it for the Less is More challenge. (Gotta love that too!)

I think the yellow and plaid double ended banners are Martha Stewart scraps. The polka dot is Papertrey Ink. And the light gray strip and dark gray behind the label well...your guess is as good as mine! The inks are random, unlabeled cubes I bought when I first started stamping. I wish I knew the name of them because they are great inks.

Now for a little about the layout. As I was hopping around blog land today, I saw this layout used somewhere. Of course, I didn't bookmark it so I couldn't find it again - lol. If anyone recognizes it, please, let me know where it came from.

Edit: Thanks to Sanketi @ The Storyteller I can now share with you the where I cased this card! Lime Doodle