Bordering Blooms Hello Card

Today's card is a vision of Crumb Cake and Soft Suede goodness.  I love this color story.  The linen thread and tiny punched flowers add some texture and bling at the same time.

Tip:
Lay your tiny punched flowers on a piercing mat and push down on the center with the smooth end of a piercing tool or a pencil eraser.  It instantly curls the petals to give them dimension.

I used the same border punch on the front of the card, the inside of the card and the envelope.

I've had many people ask me what is in the background of cards that look like the one below.  It's my secret weapon for getting a photo of cards on a windy day.  It's an old ladder on my porch that I use decoratively.  I actually can hang a card on a rung of the ladder and get a great shot without losing my card in the wind.

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A Little Hello

Here's a cute little card all ready to send a cheery 'hello' to a special someone.  I've used Tangelo Twist for my card base and a Project Life Journaling Card for the top layer.  The little flower is from our Nature's Perfection stamp set.  I stamped it twice and cut one out to attach on dimensionals, for added texture.  I stamped a few flowers onto the envelope, as well. 

My color story is Tangelo Twist, Mossy Meadow and Whisper White ... clean, crisp, and fun.  This is a pretty easy card to make and it doesn't take a lot of time, either.  However, for the lucky someone who gets it in the mail, it will pack a big surprise. 

I happened to be standing by the door as our Sanctuary Choir passed by on their way into the sanctuary last Sunday.  Three choir members stopped to give me a hug and thank me for a card they'd received in the mail this last week.  This made my day, for sure!  Snail mail is worth the time it takes to make and send a card.  It makes the sender and the recipient happy!  Have you sent any snail mail lately?  Please be sure you do.  It is always a perfect way to make someone's day.  Send some joy in the mail today.

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Nature's Perfection in Black and Crushed Curry

As promised, here's another card using the delicious Crushed Curry / Basic Black color story.  This one has a little special sparkle to it.

Instead of sponging Crushed Curry onto a white CS, I embossed directly onto a Crushed Curry piece of CS for the top layer of my card.  I added sponging and embossing to coordinate the envelope.  See the sparkle on the flower focal piece?  I used my 2-Way Glue Pen and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

I used one of the special ribbon techniques from my Ribbon Techniques Album for this card.

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