Note Card Set

Note card sets made with the specific recipient in mind are among my favorite card making projects.  I hadn't made one for quite some time when a friend asked me to replenish her supply that I made for her a couple of years ago.  

She told me to make whatever I wanted, she didn't have any special requests.  This couple is very active in their retirement community and attend lots of dinner parties, so I wanted to something with a dining theme and one more generic.

I used mostly Paper Source products for the two 4-bar size sets.  I have just a small amount of Paper Source Cement card stock left.  It's always been my favorite color for note card sets, but unfortunately it has been discontinued.  The fine handmade papers at Paper Source are beautiful for lining the envelopes, and I had just enough left of one that looks nice with the Cement card stock for this project.

Two Paper Source block stamps, a fork and thank you, were used for the dining notes.  I love how those turned out.  I made a similar set (slightly different color pallet) for my sister-in-law as that design suits her perfectly.

The feather stamp is from Papertrey Inks Feather Finery set.  I made score lines on the top and bottom of the Cement card stock for a bit of added detail.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look at my note card project.  Long live snail mail, especially for thank you notes, as who doesn't appreciate receiving a note of thanks in the mail?

Paper Source

Pure White and Cement (discontinued) card stock and envelopes

Fine Handmade Paper

Envelope Liner template

Fork and Thank You block stamps

Papertrey Ink

Feather Finery stamp

Altenew

 Painted Butterflies (thank you) stamp

MFT Stamps

Black Licorice card stock

Versafine Onyx Black ink

MFT Sketch 489 & Color 141 Challenges - Dashing By

Hello, and thanks for stopping by to take a closer look at my card for the current sketch and color challenges at MFT Stamps.

I've made another card for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts winter theme card drive.  Christina will be collecting the winter and holiday cards later this fall.  You can read about Christina's card drive here.

I used the Dashing By stamp, colored with Copic markers, for the focal point.  The bunny and bird are from the Dashing Deer set.  Dots were added to the scarf, hat and mittens with a white gel pen.

This was an easy sketch to work with, and making my card was quickly done.  All of the MFT supplies are listed below.

Have a great day!

 

 

MFT Supplies:

Dashing By stamps and die

Dashing Deer stamps and dies

Solid Birch Tree die

Hit the Slopes die

Rectangle STAX Set 2 die

Tiny Checks Brights 6x6 Paper Pack

 

MFT Sketch Challenge 488 - You Are A-maze-ing

I'm back with more cards for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts winter theme card drive.  I've   been wanting to make some winter/holiday theme maze cards for the hospitalized kids, and this week's MFT Sketch Challenge is a good layout for them.

I made three cards inspired by the sketch, but each layout a bit different.  I used unconventional colors for the little jumping Santa because who says Santa always has to be red? :-)  I typed the sentiment on my computer since the one included in the MFT You're Amazing stamp set has a font larger than I wanted for these cards.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below.

Thanks for stopping by, and have an amazing day! 

MFT Supplies:

Jingle All The Way stamp and die

English Brick Wall stencil

Circle Shaker Window die

Merry Christmas Circle Frame die

Maze Shape and Spheres

2" Circle Shaker Pouch

Black and White Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack

Steel Gray and Cornflower Blue card stock

MFT Sketch Challenge 487 - Season's Greetings

Hello,  I'm back with another card for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts winter theme card drive.  This is the 25th winter theme card I've made for Christina since the end of January.  Christina will be asking for the cards later this fall, and in the meantime I'll keep making more.  So far I've used the MFT Sketch or Color Challenges as my jumping point for all of them.  You can read all about Christina's card drive here.

I love the Dashing Deer stamp set.  The little images are so sweet and are easy to color with Copic markers.  I used triangles instead of circles on my card.  I realized after I was done that the bottom circle is flush and partially cut-off at the bottom of the card base on the sketch, but my triangles are not.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below.  I always do my best to use the challenge sponsor's products, and again did here with the exception of the white card stock.  I used Neenah Solar White as I like how bright it is.

Thanks for stopping by, and take a moment today to let someone in your life know that they are deerly loved!

 

MFT Supplies:

Deerly Loves stamps and dies

Tag Builder Blueprint 4 sentiment strip die

Triangle STAX die

Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pack

Black Licorice card stock

MFT Sketch Challenge 486 - 'Tis the Season to be Jolly

Hello, and thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card for the current MFT Sketch Challenge.

Once again, I've made a card to donate later this fall to Christina Hor's winter theme Cards for Little Hearts drive.  You can read about Christina's card drives here.

I found this sketch really hard, but I guess that's the point of a challenge!  I got hung-up on the three sided frame in the sketch and just couldn't come up with anything that I liked.  After a few attempts, my final version is below, and as you can see, I made my frame four sided.

A note about the sentiment.  I cut apart the sentiment stamp a while back, and in the process damaged the n.  So I typed "tis the season to be" on the computer and then stamped jolly next to it so it would match the fa la la la la font.

The "fa la la la la" was repeat stamped with MFT Cherry Crisp ink, super easy with my MISTI.  The cute PI Perfect Harmony girl is colored with Copic markers.  Since it's winter, of course, I added long sleeves and striped tights to her outfit.

The card is pretty busy with patterns, so I used a thin strip of green card stock die cut with a pattern instead of a scalloped edge to separate the top and bottom panels.  The tail of the left side "f" hanging below the green strip bothers me a bit, but I didn't have time to go back and redo the card again.  I doubt the young heart patient that receives the card will mind.

All of the MFT supplies are listed below.  Have a jolly day!

MFT Supplies:

Perfect Harmony stamp and die

Trim the Tree sentiment stamp

Elegant Rectangles STAX dies

Stars in the Sky Vertical die

Homespun Stitched Lines die

Slanted Sentiment Strips die

Cherry Crisp ink

Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pack

Cherry Crisp, Field Green and Silver Shine card stock

First Anniversary Slimline Card

Today I have an anniversary card that I made for my godson and his wife's first wedding anniversary.

The Alexandra Renke Butterfly Paper made a pretty background for the card.  The two small butterflies were die cut out of the same Butterfly Paper. 

I used Altenew's Bold Alphabet dies for the "happy" and added "first" with MFT Stitched Banner Letters dies.  I do this often, especially on graduation cards.  It's an easy way to personalize each card with the graduate's school name or initials, and the year too.

The "anniversary" was typed on my computer as I didn't have a stamp with the font or size I wanted.

All the panels were cut with Trinity Stamps Stitched Slimline dies.  The card stock is by MFT Stamps. 

Thanks very much for stopping by, and have a great day.

Supplies:

Alexandra Renke Butterfly Paper

Trinity Stamps Stitched Slimline dies and Rock Candy Confetti

Altenew Bold Alphabet dies

MFT Stitched Banner Letters dies

MFT Whip Cream and Gravel Gray card stock

MFT Slanted Sentiment Labels die

Hero Arts Nested Butterfly die

 

MFT Sketch Challenge 485 - Happy Holidays

Hello.  I'm back with another MFT Sketch Challenge card for Christina Hor's Cards for Little Hearts winter card drive.  You can read about Christina's card collection efforts here.

For the back panel I cut a 3 1/2" wide piece of card stock and used a die from the MFT Stitched Basic Edges set to make a fish tail edge at the bottom of it.  Dusty Concord and Chipped Sapphire Distress inks were blended on the panel with a brush, splattered with water, and blotted off.  

MFT Hit the Slopes dies were used to make the curved piece of "snow" that the deer is standing on.  I thought the side edges of the fishtail panel looked unfinished without a matching stitched edge detail, so I added MFT Solid Birch Trees to the sides for some added interest.

A die cut deer from the MFT Deer Love set provides a simple focal piece.  The moon was made by die cutting a circle, shifting the die to the right and die cutting it again for a simple crescent shape.  The moon has a light coat of Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide ink splattered with water.

Christina collects winter theme cards for young children to young adult heart patients.  I think this card will be nice for a young adult male.

Thanks again for stopping by, and have a great day.

MFT Supplies:

Deer Love dies

Solid Birch Trees die

Stitched Basic Edges die

Hit the Slopes die

Beach Scene Builder die (sun)

Snow Globe Sentiments stamp

Chocolate Brown and Black Licorice card stock

MFT Sketch Challenge 484 - Happiest of Holidays

Hello, and thanks for stopping by to take a look at my card for the current MFT Sketch Challenge.

I'm still working on cards for Christina Hor's winter theme Cards for Little Hearts drive.  You can read about it here.  For the rest of April, I'll make cards for Christina that have more of a Christmas theme with elves and Santa's.

I used one of the first MFT Christmas stamp sets that I bought a few years ago, Santa's Elves.  The elf is colored with Copic markers.  I added a few details that are hard to see in the photo. The bell and buttons are coated with Glossy Accents, the white fur and stars are coated with clear Wink of Stella, and the ribbon on the little gift is lined with a clear glitter Gel pen.  Instead of a heart as shown in the sketch, I used a triangle.  I made a second elf card similar to the sketch layout as shown below.

Thanks again for stopping by, and have a great day.

 

MFT Supplies:

Santa's Elves stamps and die

Triangle STAX die

Slanted Sentiment Strips die

Black Licorice card stock

Black & White Stripes 6x6 paper pack

And a second card to donate