Blue and White Card

Hello!

Today I am posting a Thank You Card.

I have used only two colours: Blue and White.

Blue and white Card

As a base I have used White Ivory card stock after rounding off the corners with a punch.

Blue and white Card

Then added the blue card stock and printed paper.  After that I stamped the sentiment on a square white card stock piece glued it to the die cut with dimensional dots and then added the entire thing to the card with dimensional dots. 

Blue and White Card Insert

Inside I have added a blue insert with rounded of corners and white insert with  punched the border (slightly smaller size).

This card has plain white envelope.

I wanted it to be simple and easy to make. That's why I have used only two colours. Hope you like this card.

Please do leave your comments and suggestions on my work.

Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!

Materials Used:

• White Ivory Card stock A4 size
• Blue Card Stock
• JAGS Printed Paper W&M A5 size
• Spellbinders Nestabilites Timeless Rectangle Dies
• Sentiment Stamp
• Blue Ink
• Glue and Dimensional Dots
• Blue and White paper for inserts
• Medium Border Punch
• Corner rounder punch

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A Big Thank You Card

Hello Friends!

Still raining continuously. Its all damp and temperatures have fallen quite considerably. Its like in mid winter. 

Weather forecast indicates heavy rans for next two three days. 

That means, we can't step out of houses. 

I was planning to go shopping for some essentials and completing some pending works as Corona cases have gone down considerably. Before the third wave strikes I have to complete certain must do works. But with this rain it is not possible. I hope it clears at least next week.

Well here is a card I made for my niece. I still remember the day. We just returned from the outing all exhausted after a long day. It was 10 pm. I was busy cooking dinner. Just then my niece got a call from school that she has to bring a big thank you card for a guest visiting her school.

This is no  surprise. Kids seem to remember their projects or other school work late in the night, which they have to submit it the next day. So parents have to toil and help them. It always happens like that. None of the reprimands or punishments work. Next time it is same again. Parents do keep stock of stationery and other such things at home to avoid shopping at that time. But still something is always missing. 

My niece asked me to help her make it. At that time of the day on Sunday no shop would be open for purchasing any material. But luckily as a crafter I have stash of lots of things. 

So both of us managed to make this card by digging out some material from my stash. 

Big Thank You Card

The base is a White Ivory Card A3 size folded in half (Portrait) and trimmed it a bit. Then glued Printed paper from JAGs. 

I then added the die cut Fancy Lattice. This die cut was already there in my stash (I had pre cut some dies for testing newly bought ones). I wanted to trim it but my niece just wanted as it was.

Then I added the sentiment stamped die cut using Timeless Rectangle dies. This was also cut and stamped previously. I always keep a bunch of sentiments ready in my stash just in case I need them suddenly.

We added some fancy buttons and floral stickers.

For insert I had to paste two A4 size white sheets one on either side and masked it with blue Plaid Tape. I did not have A3 size papers for insert.

We added some floral stickers on the insert. 

All in all my niece was happy. Next day she and her class mates added messages and presented it to the guest. Everyone liked the card. 

The card was done in a hurry and we were also tired. We could have done better had we had some time to prepare it. 

Please leave your comments and suggestions if any. They motivate me to create more.

Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!

Materials Used 

• White Ivory Card Stock A3 size
• JAGs W and M Paperpack A4 size
• Spellbinders Fancy Lattice Die
• Spellbinders Timeless Rectangle Dies
• 3D Stickers and plain Stickers
• Buttons
• Plaid Paper Tape Blue
• Thank you stamp and Red Ink
• Glue
• White Insert A4 size 

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Thank You Card

Hello There! Hope you are doing great!

Here it is still raining on and off. But today we have some sunshine. That's a great blessing. But it will soon rain again. 

I don't mind rains. In fact without monsoons we will not have water for drinking or for our agriculture. It is great for my garden too. But continuous heavy downpour is really difficult to manage.

Well here is another card. Again a thank you card. I have used three colours, white as base and purple and orange combo for the touch of colour. One of the ways to reduce my scrap stash.

I have lots of scraps of various sizes, colours and textures lying around. I have stuffed them into polythene bags. There is a lot of dust here in India and we have to keep everything in covered boxes or bags. 

In India we don't get much storage or organising items for craft materials. Even if we get the cost is too high. So we  are forced to manage with whatever is available.

Thank You Card

This card has plain white insert and a plain white envelope.

Hope you like this one.

Thanks a lot for spreading love and joy by visiting my blog and commenting. It means a lot to me. In these difficult times mostly locked down (self imposed) in our homes and fearing to hear about loss of your kith and kin, it is quite depressive and sad. It has been like that for the past one and half year. The future too seems uncertain. But we can only pray and leave everything to HIM.

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Materials Used:

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 size
• Purple Card Stock Scrap
• Orange Card Stock Scrap
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 23
• Memory Box Bloomington Border
• Sizzix Thinlits Winged Beauties
• Sentiment Stamp
• Purple Ink
• Glue

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Red And White Card

Hello Friends!

Its been raining here for the past few days. Sometimes it is quite a heavy rain. Sometimes it is a drizzle. On the whole it is highly overcast and damp for the past one week or so. Because of heavy rains and winds, there are frequent power outages. With high levels of humidity it is really unbearable when there is no power.

Most of our daily schedule is disrupted because of power cuts. So it is irritating sometimes.

Well here is a birthday card with minimum colours. I have used white and red combination as background and a little bit of black in sentiment and embellishment. 

Red and White Card

I have folded the Ivory card stock into half and glued the die cuts. I then added the sentiment and butterfly sticker.

Red and White Card

Sometimes I hate to touch the stamping materials. It is so messy. And then the stickers I bought in a sale along with other crafts materials were overflowing my storage bins. So I had to use them.

This card has plain white insert and a plain white envelope.

I think the colours are too bold. But I thought white and red is a good combination. Can red coloured be paired with any other colour? Any suggestions please. I have so much of red card stock with me 

Materilas Used:

• White Ivory Card Stock A4 size
• Red Card Stock
• Tattered Lace Decorative Rectangles Dies
• Glue
• Happy Birthday Sticker
• Butterfly Sticker

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Warm Wishes

Hi there. Today I am posting another card which is simple and easy to make. 

As base I have used A4 size white Ivory stock card folded in half. I used strips of baby pink card and purple colour polka dots printed paper to add some colour. I love polka dots. Do you?

The scalloped ovals were die cut from pink and white coloured card stock to match the design. I stamped the sentiment on the white oval with black ink and added a small 3D sticker. 

I have used double sided foam tape to give a little dimension to the oval die cuts.

Warm Wishes Card

Warm Wishes Card

For the insert, I have punched border on three sides of pink paper using border punch. This card has plain white envelope. 

Insert Border using Punch

Insert

Sorry for the bad quality of images. Here it is all overcast and raining continuously for the past few days. 

Hope you all got vaccinated. Please follow all the precautions for protecting yourself and others from Covid 19. 

Stay Safe! Stay Healthy!

Materials Used :

• A4 size White Ivory Card Stock
• Baby Pink Card Stock
• JAGS Paper Pack -Spring Back -A5 Size
• Scalloped Oval Dies
• Sentiment Stamp
• Rangers Archive Ink-Jet Black
• 3D Sticker
• Glue and double sided foam tape
• Pink coloured paper for insert
• Border Punch

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A Blue Thank You Card

Here is a Thank You card. I make a lot of them as there is lot of demand for thank you cards on various occasions.

Thank You Card

Thank You Card

Base of my card is white Ivory card stock. I have used dark blue card stock and printed paper from JAGS. All the material is listed below.

I love the Blushing Flower die from Memory Box and the Deckled Rectangles dies from Spellbinders. The Border Dies from Spellbinders are also one of my favorite.

Thank You Card

For inserts I have used white and dark blue colour papers. I have punched out the borders in the corner using border punch.

Materials Used:

• A4 size Ivory Card Stock
• A4 size Dark Blue Card Stock
• White Card Stock scraps
• A4 size JAGS printed paper pack W&M CPPS15
• Spellbinders  Nestabilities A2 Bracket Borders One Etched Dies S5-181
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Deckled Rectangles LG Etched Dies
• Memory Box Blushing Flower Branch Dies
• Sentiment Stamp
• Blue Ink
• Glue and double sided foam tape
• White  and dark blue coloured A4 size coloured paper for insert
• Border punch

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Simple Book Mark

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing one of my bookmarks made in craft workshop conducted for kids. This is simple and easy to make with minimal craft materials. 

The workshop was for children aged 5 years and above. I had tough time controlling them. Most of them were boys and they were not interested in crafts. 

One of the child brought his sister (who was just 3years old) along with him and insisted that she be with him. She was constantly crying. I made her sit on my lap and asked her to help me. She did a good job but was sobbing all the while. Slowly she got engrossed in the work and stopped crying.

It was an experience I can never forget. I do love children. But controlling children from different age groups is really difficult especially when most of them are boys. 

I supplied the craft materials. So I took along with me lots of material as there lot of kids who joined in the last moment.

I had lot of Craft paper Scraps with me. This one is hand made paper with basket weave texture. The colour was a mixture of pink with orange and glittery. That's why the colour is different in the images.

We took a long piece of paper folded width wise  as shown below.

Then punched a hole either on one side or in the middle  on the top side. Then we glued the folds together.

The children choose from the various stickers-butterflies, cartoon images, flowers among many other things.

Boys chose the stickers of cartoons, super heroes or cars and airplanes. Girls mostly chose flowers, butterflies of cartoon characters.

Here I glued the  Kittie and cup cake sticker as the little ones choice. We the tied the blue glittery string and added a wooden bead.

At the end of the class every one was happy and beaming. They proudly carried their craft work to give to their moms/dads.

The little one proudly displayed her creation in the class and was happy when everyone clapped for her.

As I gave a free hand to older kids they did create some very good pieces. Alas I could not take photos of them as I was trying to pacify and control the younger kids.

It was an enriching experience for me and I learnt a lot from the children.

Stay Safe Stay Healthy.

Materials:

• Handmade Paper with Basket weave
• Puncher
• Glittery String
• Wooden Bead
• Glue
• Self Adhesive Stickers

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Thank You Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

I am posting after a long long time. With Corona and lock downs life has changed a lot. We are still very careful, going out only when absolutely necessary and taking all precutions.

Here is a card I made some time back. A simple Thank you Card. This card was made in one of my classes for demonstration.

The base of the card is plain white ivory card stock. I have used sunny yellow hand made paper with square grid and red card stock for butterflies.

For the insert, I have used two different shades of  paper. The top layer is off-white coloured and underneath yellow coloured paper strips. I have punched out all the four corners of the top insert using butterfly border punch. 

Insert 

This card has a plain white envelope.

Hope you like this card. Watch out for more...

Materials Used:

• A4 size  White Ivory Card Stock
• White Card Stock scrap for stamping
• Sunny Yellow square grid handmade paper 
• Spellbinders Nestability-Scalloped Labels One dies
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies-Winged Beauties
• Sentiment Stamp
• Red Ink
• Glue, dimensional Dots
• Off white A4 size paper for insert
• Sunny yellow coloured paper strips for the four corners for insert
• Corner Punch Butterfly design

Stay  Safe. Stay Healthy.

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A Simple Thank You Card

Hi Friends!

How are you all doing? Its quite cloudy here today. We may have heavy rains in a day or two due to low pressure.

Today I am sharing a simple Thank You Card. This card was made in one of my classes for demonstration. I usually prefer easy to make simple cards.

The base of the card is a very light pastel coloured card stock. I have used floral printed paper from JAGS 

I love this light coloured floral printed paper.But only thing is the size of print is big and can only be used for bigger sized cards.At least that is what I feel. 

For the insert, I have used two different shades of green coloured paper. Actually the colour of the top layer of the insert matches the floral printed paper. But here in the photo it looks a different shade.

This card has a plain white envelope.

Hope you like this card. Watch out for more...

Materials Used:

• A4 size light yellowish green pastel coloured Card Stock
• White Card Stock scrap
• A4 size JAGS printed paper pack W&M CPPS15
• Sizzix Framelits Circles and Labels Stitched Dies
• Sentiment Stamp
• Black Ink
• Light Green Ink
• Glue, dimensional Dots
• Light Green papers of two different shades for insert
• Corner Punch Flower design

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Paisley Print Card

Hi Friends!

Hope you are all doing well.

Here we have had some showers and the day temperatures are less but humidity is still unbearable. These showers were a blessing to my garden and all the residents therein.

I am back to my daily schedule with the starting of new academic year. 

Today I am sharing with you a simple Thank You card. 

I have used paisley printed paper as the back ground. This is from JAGS A4 size pack. I love JAGS packs as they are affordable and when you buy them in a sale you can save a lot.

I have lots of papers of different kinds, some I bought while some were gifted to me by my friends.

I love this paisley print. 

This is the inside of the card. You can see the insert with punched border. This card has plain white envelope.

Hope you like this card. I would love to hear from you.

I have lots to share but am not able to take pictures of my work, edit them and then post because of net problems which are being sorted out by my brother.

Have a happy week end. Watch out for more...

Materials Used:

• A4 size White Card Stock
• Navy Blue, White Card Stock Scraps
• A4 size JAGS printed paper pack W&M CPPS15
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 20
• Corner Rounder Punch
• Sentiment Stamp
• Blue colored pigment ink
• White paper for insert
• Border punch medium size

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Easy Card

Hello !

Today I am sharing with you a simple and easy to make card. This was made in one of my craft classes.

It is one of those cards made when we need one urgently and don't have time.

This card has simple white insert and white envelope.

Watch out for more on my blog...

Materials Used:

• A4 size White card Stock + scraps
• Printed Tape
• 3D sticker
• Sentiment Stamp
• Black and Orange Pigment Inks
• Bracket Border Punch
• White Paper for insert
• Glue and dimensional dots

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Red and White Card

Today's card is another Red and White Card - a Thank You Card.

A4 size white card stock has been folded into half and used as base for this card. I have used one of the flower motif along with border punch. 

I have punched out flower motif on the insert as you can see from above. This one is different from the one I used on the front of the card.

This card has simple plain white envelope.

Materials Used:

• A4 size White Card Stock + scraps
• Red Card Stock
• Flower Motif 2 punches + Border Punch medium sized
• Sentiment Stamp
• Red pigment Ink
• Flat back self adhesive pearls
• A4 size red paper for insert
• Glue

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Red and White card

Hello Friends!

How are you all doing? 

Summer has ended. We have had some pre monsoon showers here. It is a bit cool and my plants are refreshed. I am yet to take stock of how many plants I lost because of the heat despite my care. 

Now that Monsoons are almost on our doorstep and schools will open next week, I have lots on my hands. I need to 

• revamp my closet with dresses suitable for rainy season 
• prepare for welcoming my fresh batch of students
• chalk out menu for the rainy season ahead
• work on my garden to revive my plants and seasonal work

OK gals, here is my card for this post

I have folded A4 size White Card stock into half such that the upper half is half inch smaller than the bottom one. I have glued the printed tape onto the edge of bottom half.

I have punched the flower design on the Red card stock and glued it. Actually, I had tough time in aligning the punched shapes. Even a slight error in placing the punch ruins the work. You can see I have added flat back self adhesive pearls in the center of the flower design.

The butterflies were die cut from White Card stock and dabbed with red pigment ink and added to the red layer with dimensional dots.

Then I stamped Hello sentiment using black pigment ink.

For insert I have used white paper and punched out tiny butterfly border on the edge. Then lightly dabbed the edge with red pigment ink.

This card has plain white envelope.

Hope you like it. Please do write in your comments and suggestions if any. I would love to hear from you.


Materials Used:

• A4 size White Card Stock + scraps for butterflies
• Red Card Stock
• Flower Pattern Punch
• Sizzix Thinlits Dies-Winged Beauties
• Sentiment Stamp
• Black and Red Pigment Inks
• Printed Tape
• Small flat bottomed self adhesive pearls
• Glue and Dimensional dots
• A4 size White Paper for insert
• Butterfly Border Punch Small

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Hello Card

Hello Friends!

Hope you are all having fun. Its quite hot here and temperatures are still on the rise. I am having tough time protecting my plants. Despite my precautions I had some causalities. 

Today I am sharing a very simple card with you.

I have used white as base and used bluish grey card stock and polka dots printed paper  as layers. I have cut the Bloominton Border flowers and Hello phrase from the bluish grey card stock using the dies mentioned below. Then assembled all of them as in the card above.

This is the inside of the card. The punched border is on both sides. The envelope for this card is plain white one.

Do you like this card? I would love to hear from you. 

Materials Used:

• A4 size White Ivory Card Stock
• Bluish Grey Card Stock
• A5 Polka Dot Printed Paper Pack From JAGS
• Memory Box Bloomington Border Die
• Spellbinders Shapeabilities Phrase Set Two
• Bluish grey paper A4 size for insert
• Flower and Leaves Border Punch Medium size
• Glue

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Red and Cream Card

Today it is one more Thank You Card.

I have used A4 size white card as base. Used a layer of red card stock and off white gold printed woolly paper. I have used Sizzix Winged beauties dies. You can see I have used the negative space as well as the die cuts.

This is the inside of the card. This card has a white envelope. 

Materials Used:

• A4 size White Card Stock
• Red  and Light Yellow Card Stock
• Cream and Gold printed Woolly sheat
• Sizzix Thinlits-Winged Beauties Dies
• Sizzix Framelits Scallop Circles Dies
• Thank You Sentiment
• Red pigment Ink
• A4 size Cream Coloured paper for insert
• Butterfly border punch small
• Glue, Double sided tape and Dimensional foam dots
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Thank You Card

Hi Friends!

Hope you are all doing well and having great time. Well is quite hot here. Summer is almost at its last leg and therefore temperatures are unbearable. 

I am also taking a break. But not at all doing much because of the heat and humidity.

Today I am going to share another Thank you card.

I have used punch craft as well as dies for this card. 

The base is A4 size cream coloured card stock folded into half. It has glittery surface. Both are hand made. I try to use hand made paper or other things produced locally (Indian made) to support our local artisans. They require our support or else we may loose so many of our arts and crafts and locally made items.

I have glued dark brown card stock with punched borders. Again the top layer is same cream coloured card stock with punched borders.

I have cut out the top two labels using the Spellbinders dies and stamped the sentiment using brown ink and glued both of them using dimensional foam dots to give it some elevation.

This is the inside of the card. I have used the border punch on the four corners. This card has a plain white envelope.

Hope you like this card. Please do drop in your comments and suggestions if any. I would love to read them.

Materials Used:

• Light Cream coloured glittery hand made card stock 
• Dark Brown hand made card stock
• Yellow and Light Cream card stocks
• Thank You sentiment
• Brown Pigment ink
• Spellbinders Nestability-Scalloped Labels One dies
• Border Punch Medium
• Light Brown and Cream coloured papers for insert
• Glue and Dimensional foam dots

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