Saturday 15 November 2014

Simple Thanks

*Proud to be a Top Pick for the Stampin' Royalty challenge this week!*
*Proud to be a Top Pick for Make My Monday this week!*

It's a wonderful feeling to be thankful.  Just as wonderful is the feeling one gets when one receives thanks---for a job well done, for a gift, or simply for being there.  Thank you cards are a big deal.

I like to keep things simple most of the time.  I like having one definite focal point and not overcrowd things.  Oh, I have my occasional fancy day, but overall my creativity leans towards the simple.  That's not to say it's simple to make my card since I am the uncrowned Queen of Fussy-cutting, but the final look is usually simple.

Todlay's "thank you" card certainly looks simple.  I like that about it.  My base cardstock is Crumb Cake and then I've added a layer of Very Vanilla.  I kept that simple and unadorned except for the sentiment and a few hand-drawn lines.

Part of my focal point is another piece of Very Vanilla which I've first stamped with the foliage and berries from the An Open Heart stamp set and coloured using my Blendabilities.  After that I embossed it using my Woodgrain embossing folder and then sponged the perimeter with Crumb Cake ink.  After attaching it to my card, I added a touch of Crystal Effects to each berry.

The "star" of my focal point is the bird from the An Open Heart stamp set which I've stamped onto a piece of Very Vanilla, cut out meticulously (including those tiny claws) and then coloured using my Stampin' Markers.  After colouring it, I attached it to the foliage using tiny cut pieces of Dimensionals and then added a touch of Crystal Effects to the eye.

And that is my card.  I hope its simplicity pleases the recipient as much as it pleases me.


For more cards that follow this sketch, check out Addicted to CAS.

For more cards that feature berries and foliage, check out Make My Monday.

For more cards that feature being thankful, check out the Stampin' Royalty Challenge.

14 comments:

  1. Beautiful thank you card! Great use of our sketch!! Thanks so much for playing along at ATCAS xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you, Kylie. I love this stamp set and am so happy to have had another chance to use it.

      Delete
  2. I like it. Good job!
    and if you're the queen of fussy cutting then you shall fussy cut a crown for yourself. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks so much, Ter. If I find a crown that makes me wish to fussy-cut it, I may just do that.

      Delete
  3. Love your card - simple and elegant!!! (I share your view of keeping my artwork simple). Thanks for joining us at Make My Monday, Joan dt

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you very much, Joan. I really enjoyed the challenge.

      Delete
  4. Lovely card Heidi - simple and elegant!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Lovely card ... thank you for joining us at MMM
    Suzi B x

    ReplyDelete
  6. This is absolutely beautiful Heidi. Love the design and the colouring is gorgeous.
    Thanks for joining in with our MMM berries and foliage challlenge.
    Fliss DT x

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thanks so much, Fliss. I stayed within the neutrals for the rest of the card so that the foliage and berries would "pop".

      Delete
  7. Very pretty seasonal thank you card! I really like how you did the woodgrain background behind your birdie and branch. Really makes them pop! Thanks for sharing with us at ATCAS. :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Thank you very much, Shana. It was a great sketch to work from.

      Delete

GDPR (for my EU visitors)

In line with new Data Protection legislation (GDPR) coming to the EU, please note that in commenting you do so with the knowledge that your name & comment are visible to all who visit this blog and thereby consent to the use of that personal information for that specific purpose, only. I do not collect information stored on my blog. If you have left a comment and prefer that it not be seen, please delete it. Followers: If you follow my blog (thank you!) you do so in the knowledge that my followers list is open to anyone who visits my blog. Your photo, name and links will appear and can be seen by anyone. If you don't want this data shared, please remove your name from my followers list.