Kind Thanks

This is another one of the samples from the 2012 Leadership Retreat with Stampin' Up!  I am happy to say that all but the Blushing Bride card base and the sentiment is sticking around for at least another year.  :) 

Blushing Bride was never one of my favorite pinks, but it coordinates with the Twitterpated DSP and so I used some of my stash with that.  Sadly, I am not hurt to see it retire this year.  I am sad that Pear Pizzazz is retiring....and that was part of the same In Color group as this pink.

This card uses some of the Tea Stain ink spot to make it a little more vintage on the edges.  Plus, I curled the edges so that it looked like the DSP was coming away from the card base like vintage photos do. 

Don't forget to make an easy banner end using one of the square punches.  The pennants are made from the Pennant Builder Punch.  Add some Baker's Twine in Lucky Limeade and a few staples from your average stapler and whalah!  Perfect card right?

Supplies Used:

• Stamps: Thank You Kindly (wood #111700)
• Ink: Poppy Parade, Tea Stain (#118762)
• Paper: Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla (#101650), Lucky Limeade (#122926), Baja Breeze (#111352), Daffodil Delight (#119683), Twitterpated DSP (#125406)
• Accessories: Lukcy Limeade Baker's Twine (#125572), staples
• Tools: Sponge (#101610), Pennant Builder Punch (#122361), SNAIL (#104332), 1" Square Punch (#124094)

All Supplies can be purchased in my online store 24/7 HERE.  If you would like to join my team you can do that easily online by clicking on the "join the fun" link on my online store.

Happy Stamping!

Martha

I {heart} this...

I just love a good clean simple card. You may have noticed that is kind of my style. Here are a couple made with GreenHouse Gala DSP that I liked.

I am so happy that the seam binding has carried over, because I also {heart} that stuff a lot. So much easier to work with than regular ribbon.

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Thank You for a Friend

I had a fellow deomonstrator post on our Stampin' Up! Demonstrator website that she needed help. All she needed was some people to send her some thank you cards for her brother. Long story short, he brother is dying of cancer and there is no further hope of recovery. They anticipate him leaving his Earthly life within a month. Her family, brother included, are writing thank you notes for all those who have helped the family out in the last while. How could you not send a few along to help out?? She did a bunch herself, but now she just wants to spend time with her family and her brother before he goes...leaving no time or energy to make thank you cards. Here are a couple that I made a dozen of and will send off in the mail to her tomorrow.

I hope that you guys like them....more importantly, I hope that she likes them and they serve the purpose intended. Giving back is something that I am trying to work on right now. I feel like the more I give, even though it is hard right now, the more in return I will recieve down the road when I really need it. Such a simple gesture on my part is certainly more than simple to this family.

Happy Stamping!

Martha

Supplies for the first card: River Rock, Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, and Whisper White Card stock; Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Always Artichoke, and Soft Suede Ink; Dimensionals; scallop oval and oval punches, Because I Care Stamp Set.

Supplies for the second card: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, and Whisper White cardstock; Wild Wasabi, Real Red, and Early Expresso Ink; Early Expresso ribbon; Scallop Edge Punch; Many Thanks Stamp.