Two Weddings and a Thank You

My husband and I had two weddings to attend this month. I also had 31 thank you cards to make for a couple of events. I really like the Day and Night Designer Series Paper in the current mini catalog, and I knew I wanted to use it for the cards. I started with the wedding card. The designs in the paper are so elegant I didn't want to over shadow it with a lot of stuff. So I kept the card clean and simple, with just a small bow to set it off.

You can't tell in the picture, but the white part of the card is what opens. The black piece is just a mat. I could have made a black card base and written with the white gel pen, but this just made it a bit different.

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Basic Black and Whisper White Card Stock, Day and Night Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch

I used the same layout for my Thank You cards, but wanted to punch it up with some color in lieu of the black ribbon. I made this flower using the 5 Petal Punch and Trio Flower Punch, along with the Little Leaves Sizzlet Die.

Stamps: Thank You Kindly
Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink,Green Galore and Summer Sun Card Stock, Day and Night Designer Series Paper
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 5 Petal Punch, Flower Punch, Little Leaves Sizzlet Die, Silver Brad

The middle layer of the flower was made with the 5 Petal Punch. Punch the flower and attach it to a piece of scrap paper with Dotto. Then punch the flower again but turn it so the petals are cut in two (see picture below). Now you have another type of flower to play with. You can do the same thing with the Trio Flower punch. Try it - you'll like it!
Until next time!