Thank you's x Three!

Hubby sent me an e-mail on Friday

saying that one of his co-workers was wondering

if I could make her some thank you cards.

I said of course.

I do not know this person

so I have no clue as to her likes, dislikes,

personality.

All she told me was

they were for girlfriends and a professional

"butterflies? Something girly.

So I went to work.

Here are her choices:

First up...

This is a Cricut cut card from the Close to My Heart

Artiste cartridge.

The dp is unknown origin (it is a softer version of Chantilly-

been in my stash FOREV-AH!)

The solids are blush and lagoon CTMH paper

The blush is embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot die

and sanded-

the nice part of CMTH paper-two for one--

solid--and yet you can expose the white core

for added dimension/distressing.

I added doilies

and some cut dragonflies 

(the Art Philosophy cartridge and I ware having issues-

but I cut these out after numerous attempts...)

The inside is lined so she can add her note.

I like that this card cuts a little "tab" at the top

to keep it closed

and that THANKS can go across the top

or along the side...

So when I couldn't sleep last night...at 10:30--

here's what I came up with for Choice # 2...

I cased this card from Dawn at Dawn's Stamping Studio

It's cut using Stampin' Ups Framelets

and I love the fact that that whole center panel actually rotates!

Papers are CTMH--

the shell stamp is from Inkadinkadoo

and the Thank You sentiment is from CTMH as well.

It is, of course, fussy cut and popped up.

I've had the shell stamp forevah---

and I think last night was the first time

it touched ink.

It is soooo beautiful and for a larger stamp 

stamps crisp and clean.

Ok.

So today

I was avoiding housework and laundry

wanted to add one more choice.

Here's what I came up with for it:

Again using the Framelets

and the Apothecary Art stamp set

coupled with the CTMH "Thank You" again

along with our dyeable/inkable seam binding

that I chose to use as is...

I colored the flowers and leaves

with my Copics

and again embossed the background paper.

There is a small stamped flower and greenery image 

on the inside.

Following my mentor's mantra

of
"no naked mail"

all the enveys got stamped as well.

So--there you have it.

Which would YOU choose?!

She asked for 5

and is getting 6

I always like to do a little extra something

AND

more often than not

after all is done and put away

I've had customers say

"Oh-I forgot-I need another card for so-and so"

and I am hard pressed

to recreate what I just did!

Time for some Popsicles

(hubby and I just took a ride on our bicycle built for 2--

it's hot and humid outside-

threatening rain)

and to sit and blog hop a bit.

Tomorrow

it's back to my real job

and it's going to be a busy, crazy week.

Until next time,

happy stamping and scrapping!
Blessings,