Thanks so much

Hi friends! Happy Friday! The weekends sure seem to be coming around quickly these days! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the new Thanks stamp set and coordinating Thanks die set! I created a mini slimline employing the raised inlaid die cut technique which I think always turns out so cool! These are amazing stamps and dies, and the large sentiment works perfectly for this technique and for a mini slimline card!

I cut a 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock. I then cut a layering panel from a fabric print in the Keep It Simple Farmhouse Fall Collection Pack, die cut the large sentiment from the Thanks die set into the center of the panel, and adhered it to the card front on double-sided foam strips.

I stamped the Thanks sentiment in Memento Cottage Ivy ink on a piece of Basis Natural cardstock and colored it with alcohol markers. I die cut it with the coordinating Thanks die and adhered it into the negative space of the panel on the card front. I stamped the remainder of the sentiment on a Basis Natural scrap, trimmed it and adhered it beneath the sentiment. The finishing touch was stamping the dragonfly on a Basis Natural scrap in Memento Tuxedo Black ink which I colored, die cut and adhered to the upper left of the sentiment.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: September #9-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: September 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional All That Glitters
3. Classic Design Challenge: September #9 – Anything Goes
4. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #555 – Anything Goes with Paper

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Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Thanks stamp set
Thanks die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock, Keep It Simple Farmhouse Fall 6×9 Collection Pack
INK: Memento Cottage Ivy and Tuxedo Black inks; Arteza alcohol markers- BR47, B17
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double sided foam strip

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Thanks so much

Hey peeps! It’s a nice crisp 30 degrees here this morning and we haven’t had any more snow since the other day when we had some that didn’t stick. The snowflakes were huge, though! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I have a card to share this morning for the new Festive Fridays Challenge that started yesterday over at The Outlawz Challenges. SheepSki Designs is sponsoring this month and the themes this time are Christmas, Anything Goes, Thank You and Winter/Snowy. This thank you card is perfect for the challenge and was so much fun to create using Perfect Pearls in Blue Smoke, Forever Green, Forever Red, Forever Violet, Kiwi and Perfect Pearl and the smooshing technique on black glossy cardstock.

I cut a standard A2 size landscape top-folding card base from CutCardStock Basis Black cardstock along with layering panels from Marcos Black Gloss cardstock and Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I created the background on the black gloss cardstock panel by smooshing it into Blue Smoke, Forever Green, Forever Red, Forever Violet, Kiwi and Perfect Pearl powders (individually) that I spritzed with water in the Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer. I cut the large bold portion of the sentiment from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock using the Waffle Flower Bold Alpha dies, and then added the smaller portion stamped with the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set in black ink and cut with the coordinating Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions die set.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip trimmed from the front panel along with a narrow strip of CutCardStock Basis Black cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set in black ink and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! It’s a very versatile background that could fit any theme whatsoever! AND not to mention it’s a super fun technique!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. Addicted To Stamps & More: #419 – Any Occasion
2. Classic Design Challenge: #11 – Anything Goes
3. Crafty Gals Corner: #225 – Thank You, Thankful
4. Creative Moments: #227 – Anything Goes
5. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #170 – Anything Goes
6. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis Black cardstock, Marcos Black Gloss cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
Stamps: Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Waffle Flower Bold Alpha dies, Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Ranger Perfect Pearls- Blue Smoke, Forever Green, Forever Red, Forever Violet, Kiwi and Perfect Pearl; Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come over and join in all the fun at The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig