Hi everyone,
Today I am sharing a Thank You Card that I made for my grown-up daughter to say thank you for all the baking that she has been doing for me. About 6 months ago, I had to make some dietary changes due to some newly discovered food intolerances. I am feeling so much better - but it has been a steep learning curve and quite frustrating (at times) to learn how to modify recipes to accommodate those intolerances. My daughter has always done alot of baking (which I instilled into her from a very young age because I have always baked just like my late Mother) and was up for the challenge - and she has been amazing at always making sure I have something yummy to eat. So, I wanted to acknowledge my appreciation with a card:
Challenges
I am entering my card in the following Challenges - click on the underlined link to take you to each Challenge:
- Splitcoaststampers - Free for All F4A820 - Food/Recipes/Cooking
- A Perfect Time to Craft - June - Open Challenge and Anything Goes
- Neglected Stuff Challenge - June - Using OLD supplies that you forgot about. Mine is the Card Topper which is more than 10 years old which I definitely forgot about it. I found it when I was looking for something else which was serendipitous because I had it in the back of my mind to make a thank you card for my daughter for all her baking.
The main image is a topper by Docrafts - Papermania - Lucy Cromwell called 'Home'. I bought this sheet of toppers years ago from a Craft Show so you probably can't get it anymore and I couldn't find this particular sheet in my online search. All the toppers have some glittery elements on them and are just so pretty. The image was just so perfect for what I needed.
I used to love going to Craft Shows and picking up the latest Docrafts range. They had such amazing collections and my all-time favourite was the Wellington Bear range because it was fantastic for masculine cards. I still use this collection because I stocked up and I am so glad that I did. I am not sure what happened to Docrafts and haven't seen anything by them for a REALLY long time. I think the whole cardmaking industry seems to be shrinking with many companies no longer around like My Favorite Things, Avery Elle and Impression Obsession to name a few: it's so sad 😞 Anyway, I am digressing.......back to my card........
All the designer papers are by Mintay - Elodie which were first released in February 2023. I love how well they matched the topper.
The bottom panel Pink Cardstock was punched using a Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge Punch. I still adore this punch as much as the day I bought it. It is so pretty and feminine.
The Silver-edged Pink Ribbon is from my stash. I attached it in two separate elements and glued the bow on using Helmar's Fabric Glue. I find it easier to do my ribbons that way because it isn't as fiddly and it looks alot neater.
The sentiment is by Crafter's Companion - Popcorn the Bear - Someone Special Stamp Set. This is another old set released in the early 2010s and was bare rubber. This is one of my favourites that I have used alot over the years. I stamped the sentiment using Stampin' Up Gray Granite Ink as I didn't want to use black ink because it was too stark - and the Gray Granite Ink matched the rest of the card much better.
I used my EK Success Arrows Border Punch to punch some tiny hearts from Blue and Pink Cardstock - they are the leftover punches that look like tiny hearts to me - then added some Uniquely Creative Clear Glitter Brush to them for some sparkle.
The sentiment was diecut from White Cardstock using my Big Shot and a Cuttlebug Tiny Tag Die but trimmed it down. These dies were first released in 2007 so very old now but one of my most-used dies. You can still pick them up second-hand in my searches online - mostly on EBay.
When I had finished my card front, I glued it to a Kaisercraft White Card Base using Tombow Mono Multi Glue.
Finished size is: 152 x 107mm or 6-1/8 x 4-1/4".
Thanks for visiting my blog today.
Jocelyn
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Crafter's Companion Popcorn the Bear - Someone Special PST-SPC
Ink: Stampin' Up Gray Granite
Designer Paper: Mintay Elodie 6" x 6" Pad
Accessories: Big Shot, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Helmar's Fabric Glue, Art Glitter Glue, Uniquely Creative Clear Sparkle Brush, Silver Edged Pink Ribbon 1/8"-3.5mm wide (stash), Docrafts Papermania Lucy Cromwell A4 Diecut Glitter Toppers - Home PMA157128, Kaisercraft White Card Base, Cardstock - Powder Blue, Pale Pink + White
Dies: Cuttlebug Tiny Tags 37-1222 (retired)
Punches: Martha Stewart Doily Lace Edge, EK Success Arrows Border
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