Friday, March 22, 2019

Creative Confetti - Thank You

I don't know where Julie gets her ideas for these challenges, but they are very inspiring for me. Some more than others.  Like this one. For this week, we are to create a thank you card that can be mass produced.  I could have gone with an easier design, but that is not my style. If I am going to send out a card, it has to be right.  I have my standards.  Lol

I thought that I would look for a stamp set that I had the matching die so that I could just color and die cut the image and that is how these cards started.  I picked out the Natural Beauties Stamp and matching die. I die cut the image first out of leftover cardstock.  I used that as a template. After stamping my images I placed the template over them and insert the die.  That makes it quick and easy to get a near perfect die cut.  Next, I picked out several different cardstock colors and design papers.  I got them all ready to put together. 
Now the fun comes in. I love to color and so for me, it is relaxing and the special touch that I like to add to my cards.  Ok, enough talking, here is what I did.

I mass produced four thank you cards in one afternoon.  
My goal was to try to make them look different. 

 For this card, I added a die called Fishtail banner from Cheery Lyn Dies. 

 This image looks like there is a lot of coloring, but the flowers are little and color up quickly.  I only used two or three copics markers in the same color family.  To make things go faster, I did all of the same colors on each of the borders at the same time. You know, all of the yellows, greens etc.
 For this one, I really changed it up as I was inspired by the design paper that I used and so I only used browns and got a more vintage look. 

This stamp lends itself to a horizontal view, but it can be used for portrait view too. Here they are all together.  This was a fun challenge and now I have a nice stash of Thank You cards. 

Thanks for stopping by each week as I post, and taking time to leave a comment.  
Please know that I do appreciate them. 

                                                                               

8 comments:

  1. Wow! You achieved your purpose. Everyone is different and striking. Love how you showed portrait and landscape too. Very creative.

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  2. You did a great job coloring this image and came up with great ways to present them. I particularly love the vintage/sepia look. So pretty!

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  3. These are all so fabulous!!! Your coloring is always so meticulous and spot on. I love the brown one, how fun. You did pick a design that was not simple, but looks like you were able to mass produce it anyway. Really, really pretty.....all of them. LOVE every one!!!!

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  4. Wow! Those are so gorgeous! I love the floral garden design. And all are colored beautifully too. If it were me I would have been the one making the CAS designs.

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  5. They are all beautiful. Love the pretty flowers and your coloring. The brown one really caught my eye. TFS
    Have a great weekend.

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  6. Oh wow! How beautiful, an entire garden of thank you cards! I love the floral images...and your monochromatic card looks AHmazing! They are all stunners! What a wonderful afternoon you had!

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  7. Four beautiful thank you cards. Love your colorful garden of posies! Your coloring is amazing!

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