Tuesday, May 20, 2014

thanks notecard gift set

'thanks' notecard gift set
I love this flower stamp from Hero Arts, which is both graphic and yet pretty .... in this series of 3 cards, I had white-embossed the flower prints in different positions, then coloured the background for each of the cards with Distress Inks - barn door red, mowed lawn green and vintage photo brown, and finally stamped the flower print again but this time in Versafine vintage sepia.

The sentiment 'thanks' was gold-embossed onto vellum and affixed to the card front. A couple of pearls affixed to the centre of some of the flowers was the finishing touch.

I wanted to use this series of cards as part of a gift note-card set... so I created a holder for the cards, the note-paper and envelopes.
'thanks' notecard gift set
The same flower stamp was used for the card-holder but this time, stamped in Versafine toffee (brown) and spanish moss (green). On the inside of the holder, a little pouch was created to hold the cards, note paper and envelopes.
'thanks' notecard gift set
This was such a fun project ... I am tempted to do a couple more of such gift sets for Christmas!

The colour scheme for these cards was inspired by Just Add Ink Challenge #215 - colour combination

7 comments:

  1. What a lovely set of cards! The embossing really pops out off your distressing.

    Thanks for playing at Just Add Ink this week.

    Trish
    JAI Design Team

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  2. I love your creative way of using these colours together, Catherine! Your cards are gorgeous. Thanks for joining in the fun at Just Add Ink. :)

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  3. Catherine - I just love how each card is a unique mix of the sponged colours, embossing and stamped flowers. The pearls top the flowers off beautifully. Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink.

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  4. What a beautiful gift set Catherine. Love the white embossing, it really helps the ink colours pop. Thanks for joining the challenge fun at Just Add Ink this week.

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  5. This is a beautiful gift card set - I love the softness of the outer folders against the bolder cards. Chantell JAI

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  6. Gorgeous! I just love the project you've created! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week!

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  7. I love this little set and gold embossing so in at the moment, you have really made it look effective. Thanks for playing along at Just Add Ink this week. Louise xo

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