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Thanks a Bunch By Lisa Spangler

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Send a note of thanks with this fun card!

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Hero Materials:

  • CH177 Summer Felt Flowers
  • CH180 Neutral Felt Buttons
  • K5191 Kanji Poem
  • AF101 Black Ink Pad
  • AF146 Soft Pool Shadow Ink
  • PS525 Crimson Notecards with Envelopes
  • PS534 Spring Mixed Notecards with Envelopes

Additional Materials:

  • Red permanent marker (Bic)
  • Pop Dots

Instructions:

  1. Stamp Kanji Poem with Soft Pool ink on a pool rectangle. Layer to hyacinth and then a crimson notecard.
  2. Cut stems and leaves from a hyacinth notecard and glue in place.
  3. Trim two petals from a red Summer Felt Flower and adhere in place.
  4. Add a white Neutral Felt Button. Color two Smooth Gemstones red with a red permanant marker and add to the white Neutral Felt Button.
  5. Stamp doll with black ink on a white cardstock scrap, color with pencils and cut out. Curve the doll around your finger to add dimension, then adhere with a pop dot. Add a gem.
  6. Stamp sentiment.

Tip:

Trim felt flowers with scissors to create new shapes.

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Doll Faces By Jennifer McGuire

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Make a friend smile with a sweet thank you message.

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Hero Materials:

  • CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones
  • K5191 Kanji Poem
  • S5213 Dots and Flowers
  • CL351 ClearDesign: Friends
  • AF101 Black Ink Pad
  • AF120 ArtPrint Brown Dye Ink
  • AF147 Soft Blossom Shadow Ink
  • LP155 DesignAccents: Faces of Friendship

Additional Materials:

  • 1 1/4″ and 1″ circle punches (EK Success)
  • Cardstock
  • Sewing Machine
  • Colored Pencils

Instructions:

  1. Stamp faces on white cardstock with black ink. Add coloring with pencils.
  2. Punch circles around the faces. Mat with dark brown circles.
  3. On light brown piece, stamp background with brown ink. Add a large mat with dark brown piece. Add sewing.
  4. Stamp background with Soft Blossom Ink on pink notecard.
  5. Adhere assembled stamped piece on notecard.
  6. Stamp greeting with brown ink.
  7. Add gems to faces, coloring with a yellow permanent marker, if desired.
  8. If desired, add a bit to the mouths of the faces, make a bit of a smile, with a black pen.

Variation:

This style card can be used with any color combination!

Tip:

You can easily alter stamped images with a black pen. Here, I made the faces smile by adding to their mouths.

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Arigato Girl By Sally Traidman

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Let your kids try making some of their own cards with these “kid” stamps.

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Hero Materials:

  • CH140 Sparkle Gems Small Blossoms
  • K5191 Kanji Poem
  • CG106 Friends
  • CG107 Floral Garden
  • CL341 ClearDesign: Thank You Sayings
  • AF101 Black Ink Pad
  • MS205 Colorbox Chalk Queue – Primary Elements
  • PS526 Lime Notecards with Envelopes
  • PS544 Blush Notecards with Envelopes
  • PS547 Spring Blossom Papers

Instructions:

  1. Stamp girl in black on white and cut out. Stamp again in pink and green. Cut out clothes portions and adhere.
  2. Stamp floral garden in pastels on white. Stamp Asian writing in black over flowers. Cut and trim and stamp words on side. Stamp flowers.
  3. Glue strip of Washi paper on bottom. Mount all onto pink and trim. Mount onto green card. Add gems.
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Birthday Boy By Sally Traidman

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Make this little boy’s birthday card in a snap!

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Hero Materials:

  • CH139 Black Gemstones
  • K5191 Kanji Poem
  • S5264 Antique Flower Background
  • CG106 Friends
  • CL340 CBirthday Sayings
  • AF101 Black Ink Pad
  • AF152 Memories Ink Pad – Dahlia
  • PS530 Wisteria Notecards with Envelopes
  • PS535 Neutral Mixed Notecards with Envelopes

Additional Materials:

  • Chalks

Instructions:

  1. Stamp boy in black on white cardstock. Cut out. Stamp again on wisteria and cut out clothes portion. Ink flower background in dahlia and stamp onto clothes. Adhere to boy.
  2. Stamp writing on white cardstock with black ink. Stamp words. Add chalk in a golden color. Adhere to brown card.
  3. Mount boy to cardfront. Stamp package and cut out and mount. Add cheek color with chalk. Add gems.

Tip:

Many stamp images make great patterns for clothing!