Elegant Thank you cards feat. STAMPlorations

If there is any one type that you always should have on hand, it is a Thank You card. There are so many times when I want to send a quick thank you and I don't have a card on hand. Yes, as a card maker I find it hard to believe as well, but it is true.

I have been on a foil sheet kick recently. They make such elegant additions to my cards. If you want to see how I made these, be sure to pop over to my You Tube channel to see my quick tutorial.

So I have made a point to create several Thank you cards that I will be keeping in my personal stash to use. I won't be selling them, I won't be giving them to family, they are all for me...and for someone I need to thank in the future.

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I create these cards to play along over at STAMPlorations CAS "GOLD" card challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies

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Quick and Easy cards with Resist Paper

Hello today I wanted to share with you two fast and easy cards using resist paper. This paper is easily becoming one of my favorite paper stacks. 

To see how I created this card, please visit my You Tube channel by clicking the image below.

This 12 x 12 Paper stack not only has some wonderful backgrounds, but it has some great sentiments as well.

Resist Paper Pad

To create these two cards, I used three different Distress inks, Faded jeans, Worn Lipstick and Shaded Lilac.  I also used some fun foil sheets to one of the cards to add a shinny foil sentiment.

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Imagine...Believe...Achieve!

Hey everyone!  I have been using rub Ons for a while now. I first got started using the Tim Holtz remnant rubs, then progressed on to others. 

So when Suzy started carrying the Prima Adhesive Rub-Ons I was very excited. I didn't really understand how the Deco Foil came into play, but I was loving some of the cards I was seeing using it.

Now, I tend to be a "fly by the seat of my pants" kinda crafter. And I have to admit sometimes it works for me, but sometimes I fumble as well. I had never seen the Deco Foil demonstrated, so I wasn't quite sure how to use it. I knew you had to rub it onto the adhesive Rub-Ons, so how difficult could that be right?

Well, honestly, it is NOT difficult at all, as long as you rub it with the color side up and not face down. I don't usually share my fumbles, but wanted to share with you that even the best of us do fumble. Once I realized what I was doing wrong (Thanks You-Tube), there was no stopping me.

The new stamp Imagine  works so well with many of the Adhesive Rub-Ons and I really wanted to have the sentiment overlay the foil.  I wasn't sure if you could stamp over the Deco Foil, but I wanted to give it a shot. It worked great!

After I stamped it several times using my MISTI, I did add some clear embossing powder. This made the sentiment more glossy, like the foil, and ensured the words stood out. I also pulled out some of my other remnant rubs and added little quotes to each of my cards. They are small, but you can see them around the edges if you look closely.

I often tell people there are no rules in creating. It has taken me a while to get to that point, but as I get more confident in my abilities, I do get bolder. I used to think to myself, "what if I mess up." Now I think to myself..."this is going to be awesome." And you know what? If it is not, I throw it away and start over, but many times it truly is awesome!

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