Thank You Card - PageMaps

I {heart} http://www.pagemaps.com/. Becky Fleck has great LO ideas for scrapping and card making and I look forward to the beginning of each month for new ideas.

I used CardsMap from June 2007 for this Thank You card.




All supplies are by Close To My Heart
Paper Garden Paper Pack
Cottage Floral Edge Anchors (the green flower on the buttercup CS)
Cottage Floral Stamp Set
Spot-On Backgrounds Stamp Set
Say It In Style May SOTM

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Wedding Card

Did you know that 35% of weddings occur during the summer and that June is the most popular summer month, followed by August? Even though I missed posting my wedding card in the most popular month, it's still considered wedding "season" so here is one for all the newlyweds and those celebrating their anniversaries. If you like trivia and have a few minutes, I found some interesting wedding statistics on this site.



You'll recognize this paper from my Teacher Appreciation Gift post below. This is one of my favorite paper packs from Close To My Heart. A touch of color to this paper adds a lot to a card or layout or is simply elegant just as it is.

I love so many things about acrylic stamps. My "Always & Forever" is actually an all in one horizontal stamp. I often take pieces of one stamp and move them around as needed to fit in certain spaces. For this, I inked "Always" first, cleaned the stamp, then inked the "&", cleaned the stamp, and finally inked the "Forever". I love to be able to see through the block for placement. Also, before stamping to paper, I always check to see if the other words/symbols that I don't want have any ink that needs wiping first.

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Adding Dimension

It's hot, hot, hot! These colors are so summery and bright that I thought I'd share this card with you today.

I made this card for a swap I was in. I hadn't used these colors together before but I like how cheery they are.

Here is the card at a different angle. I have used more pop-dots on my projects lately than I have in the last few years! I love the way they add dimension to a card or LO. It's a quick and simple way to give your project that extra something that it needs sometimes. I also cut out the purple and bright pink flowers and adhered them to the card front instead of stamping them directly on the card as I did the yellow flower. Although cutting out stamped images isn't always quick, it also gives a certain pop to your project.

Stamp Sets (All CTMH): Cottage Floral, Spot-On Backgrounds, Just Because, and Playful Flourishes

Stay cool and thanks for stopping by!