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Friday, February 10, 2012

Birdie on a Branch Thank You Cards with Lined Envelopes

I can't believe how much has been going on since my last post!  I've finished my first quarter of library school (with a 3.7!), moved positions at work, moved into a new apartment (same building, just up a floor) missed three days of work because of icy roads and bridges in Seattle, joined a gym with a friend and tried a spinning class, been knitting, reading, sleeping (some), eating, and went snowboarding for my first time!

Curtis & me before my snowboarding lesson at Summit West!
There's a video of me coming down a bunny slope on Curtis's phone that we're struggling to remove and post in various, public, and embarrassing places.  If we ever figure it out, I'll include it here as well.  I must say, for my first time I think I did pretty well.

I took a card making class not too long ago as well and, not surprisingly, came home with a whole set of new crafting supplies!  Pretty paper, a stamp, clear ink pad, paper cutter punchers, and a sticker maker all now call my office home.  Embossing was one of the techniques I learned at the class and I tried it out on my first attempt at home as well.  Check out my first set of cards...

Birdie on a Branch Thank You Cards (Set of Four)
I made these 5"x7" cards using paper, adhesive, an exacto knife, a stamp, and embossing powder.  Rather than drawing the tree on or layer paper on top of my base, using a stencil I made out of a paper plate, I cut a silhouette of the tree, leaves, and bird out of a white piece of heavy paper.  I then layered the green and blue paper behind it and the brown is the base of the card.  The pink heart is raised up from the page.

The "thank you" is embossed in gold embossing powder. I used a stamp and clear ink and then sprinkled the gold powder on top and heated it up using a Zap! heating tool I got at PaperSource in Bellevue.  Easy-peasy and didn't even make a mess.

The envelopes are lined too. :-)

These cards are available for my store at PeasblossomCreations.etsy.com or click here to view the listing.  If you don't see them for sale and you're interested in a set of these or something similar, send me an email at knittinsmitten@gmail.com.