More Thank Yous

About six cards of one style is most often my max. Then I get bored. There were a lot of people to thank during my brother-in-law's ordeal, so I made several styles! Here are a few more for you to enjoy.

The Least I Can Do Is Thank You

My brother-in-law was very suddenly diagnosed with brain cancer in February. The diagnosis resulted in emergency surgery. We were able to be with the family that day and again on the weekend. But when we returned home, I felt very helpless in bearing my in-laws burden.
The out-pouring of love, support and help from friends and family was amazing. And so it wasn't long until I realized there was one tiny thing I could do from a distance. While my in-laws held bed-side vigils and later spent countless miles traveling back and forth to the rehab facility, I was home making thank you cards. I asked my mother-in-law to send me names along with a short description of what I was to thank them for, as they came to mind.

Here are samples of the first batch I made:

(please excuse the green tint to these photos and the black smudge that must have been on the lens)

Controlling the Scrap - Version 1.2

Last (for now) but not least is another card lift that I liked b/c it not only used scraps but it also had the ability to show off some of the busy papers that I tend not to use from my 6x6 pads. Their print is usually too busy or large to see the detail when I add all the other layers. With the large mat and no competing image or die cut, you can see it well in this sketch.

These took a little more planning for two reasons. #1 I don't have a variety of colored stamp pads-which would have made the sentiment less time consuming. Instead I pulled out my Spectrum Noir markers and used those to coordinate the sentiment. #2 I had to do a few trial and error cuts from my Cricut for the label. It probably doesn't help that I'm a bit picky and refuse to just go with the first one that fits =) Even then I put these five cards together fairly quickly.

Card dimensions: 4.5" x 6.25"

Mat: 5.5" x 2.5"

Bookmark style strips: 1.25" x 4" and 1.25" x 3.5"

Label (from Gypsy Wanderings): 3.2" x 1.4" (unlock ratio)

 You will notice a little extra detail on the floral patterned cards below. I felt that the sentiment I had stamped for the others was a little too mod so I went with a scripty sentiment on these. It looked a bit boring with the very white card base and brown ink, so I punched a scalloped border from the center almost to each edge. I then adhered a coordinating strip of cardstock underneath.

Thanks so much for joining me on my "lose the scrap" journey. My scrap pile feels a bit more under control now and my stash is ready for the next spur of the moment event we are invited to =)

Flowers to Cheer You!

Card size: 4.5" x 6.25"

Image: Thanks! by Mo's Digital Pencil

Supplies:
markers, Spectrum Noir
paper, October Afternoon Woodland Park
doily (behind image), lace and cardstock, misc