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Woodblock Wednesday Thank You

It's time for another Woodblock Wednesday with Amy T.

 

 

What comes after Christmas Cards ... Thank you cards of course.  I used this week's Freshly Made Sketch together with FOUR different Woodblock Thank You stamps from (top to bottom on the card - the fourth one kept falling over when I tried to stack them) Stampabilities, Paper Source, Stampin' Up and Wordsworth by Rubber Soul.

 

 

I paired my stamps with four colors of Blue Versafine Clair Ink (I think it works best with woodblock stamps) and two Gelliarts Gel Press Prints.

 

Split Stencil Snowflake

Gina K. Designs December Monthly Mix Challenge is Split Stencil - use two TWO different background stencils to create a card.  Gina used her two stencils to create more of a landscape.  Of course, I had to stretch the rules a bit and try layering two stencils ... and I love how it turned out.

I started with Gina K. Designs light Carnation Ink and the Gina K. Designs Water Droplet Stencil.

 

 

Next, I positioned the Gina K. Designs Stellar Snowflake Stencil on top using her Medium Carnation Ink around the edges, and then the Dark Carnation Ink in the center.  I finished with my sentiment from Gina K. Designs It's All You MINI stamped in Dark Carnation Ink and positioned in the center with foam tape.

 

 

I'm also joining the Use Stencils Challenge at Inkspirational.

 

 

And my Big Snowflake had its inspiration at the Hand Stamped Sentiment Challenge.

Holiday Thanks

I made another Thank You card with holiday paper strips, this time covering the entire card front with Scrapbook.com Merry Papers and adding the Honey Bee Large Thanks Die Cut.

 

 

I'm linking-up at Crafting Happiness where the theme is Candy Canes.  If you look closely, you'll see that two of the papers I used have actual candy canes on them (dark pink & the red) as well as candy cane stripes on several other papers.

 

 

I also took inspiration from the photo at the Inspired by Challenge with the combination of Red & Pink and the fun candy cane stripes.

Giving Thanks for this Day

I still have pieces of the Pinkfresh Studio Whimsical Blooms Washi Tape (that I attached to vellum before die cutting), so I made another Thank You Card for the November Pinkfresh Studio Challenge.  I've really been trying to focus on things I have to be thankful for this week.

 

 

 

I used just the inside layer and frame of the Pinkfresh Studio Ornate Rectangles Frames cut from white glitter paper. 

 

 

 

I attached the frame to a purple shimmer paper card base and added a Pinkfresh Studio Sticker sentiment and a scattering of Pinkfresh Studio Blush Glitter Drops to finish the design.

I think this also qualifies for a Thinking of You card for the Simon Says Challenge (because it will be sent to someone who makes me grateful they are in my life this day).

Brightening My Day

The November Pinkfresh Studio Challenge is to create a Thank You Card.

 

 

I die cut the Whimsical Blooms Washi Tape that was attached to Vellum.  I layered the blooms on top of the Ornate Rectangles Frames Die Cuts and a piece of Pinkfresh Studio Just a Little Lovely designer paper.

 

 

I finished with a sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio Sweet Friend Floral and Pinkfresh Studio Blossom Glitter Dots.

I'm also joining A Place to Start Challenge which is Sentiments of Thanks.

 

 

I'm also joining the Give Thanks Challenge at The Paper Players.

Thank You Friend

The current Stay Crafty With A Blog Named Hero Challenge is Thanks for the Memories.

 

 

I started by stenciling the Hero Arts Stacked Circles Stencil on part of my card front.  Next I stamped the image from Hero Arts Succulent Bouquet in Black ink over the stenciled section on the cardstock.

 

 

I finished with the Thank You sentiment from the same set and some Hero Arts Enamel Dots.

 

I'm also linking-up at the Just Us Girls Stencil Challenge.

 

 

It's also a Stenciling Challenge at Just Add Ink.

Ghostie Boo!

My friend made me the most adorable little ghost, so I needed a ghostie thank you card.

 

 

I cut a strips of adorable ghosties from some designer paper, matted it with orange cardstock, and then attached it to some night sky paper.  I finished with a puffy Boo! Sticker.

Seriously, isn't that round little guy adorable.

Hero Arts Woodblock Owl

Amy at Woodblock Wednesday is hosting a hop featuring Hero Arts Woodblock Owl stamps.

I went into the archives and found these fun Hero Arts Owl Cards.  This one was for an Inspiration Challenge at SplitcoastStampers in October of 2012 using the Hero Arts Big Eyes Owl.  I added a Santa Hat and ornament to turn it into a favorite holiday card.

 

 

And for a bonus, here's one I made in February 2009 with a tiny Owl from Hero Arts Bird Greetings for a Kristina Werner Color Challenge (miss those).

 

 

And here's one more Hero Arts Small Owl from September 2008 Inspiration Challenge at SplitcoastStampers (loved this card).

 

 

Here was a close-up I took of that cute little owl.

 

 

I had so much fun revisiting my Hero Arts Owls ... thanks Amy T for the Woodblock Wednesday fun.

You Made My Day

I was thinking about how many of my cards are based on things I haven't put away on my studio table ... this would be another one.

 

 

I used the reverse side of this designer paper on another card, but when I saw the sketch at CAS Colours & Sketches, I thought these flowers would work well for the circles.  I die cut them and added a tiny bit of navy ink on the edges to give the overlapping circles a bit more contrast.  

 

 

I pulled the gold from one of the flowers for the banner and the light blue from the little dots for my sentiment (when I stamped it on white, it just got lost in the background).  Sentiment is from Picket Fence Studios Ways to Express Yourself (which had a pricing sticker from The Ink Pad on it, which is embarrassingly from more than a few years ago ... miss you Anna).  I added a few bits of tiny white bling in the centers of the darker blue flowers.

 

 

My golden banner looks just like the cupcakes at the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge where it's an Anything Goes Challenge.

Wicked Strong Coffee

The June Challenge at Jaded Blossom is to make a Masculine Card.

I started with the Jaded Blossom Coffee Stain Stencil using Walnut Stain Distress Ink on Kraft cardstock.  Next I stamped & detail cut two coffee cups from Jaded Blossom Gnome Brewed, coloring the cups dark teal.

 

 

Both sentiments are from Jaded Blossom Coffee Shop.  I finished by stamping a few clusters of coffee beans from Jaded Blossom Gnome Brewed.