Thank You!

 Something that seems to have been lost in life is the “Thank You” Card.  We’ve become such an “on demand” society where we just expect the world on a platter that we've forgotten to appreciate the people in our lives.  Sure we might say a verbal “thanks” now and then or send a text message “thanx”, and it is nice that we’re not totally neglectful of others;  but, how much nicer is it to give a “Thank You” card, to show that you've put a little bit extra of yourself into it because that person or their gesture were worth it.  Anyways, I’ll get off my soap box now and show you a couple cards.


This one was so quick to make.  First I just border punched the one edge and inked it white to stand out against the back side of the card.  Then I lightly inked the other edges of the card too;  gives it a more aged look and sort of frames the card.  Then I cut a paper strip and a ribbon strip and glued them to the card.  I stamped the “Thank You” Sentiment and embossed it in clear and then inked the piece of cardstock around the edges.  I then glued my accordion flower on top (click here to see the tutorial for it).  Voila!  A joyous note of appreciation.


This card was also pretty quick to make.  It’s just layers of patterned cardstock, a silky ribbon, a stamped and embossed sentiment, paper flowers.  The image is printed out in black and white and then softly shaded in by me.  I then cut out a blue cardstock frame which I stamped and embossed as well.  I made this card as a thank you to a dinner invitation.
I used mini clothes hangers to attach this card to the front of a basket that I had filled with homemade muffins.  A cute idea for a hostess gift. 
 
I hope you’ve been inspired to appreciate the loved ones in your life!
Happy Scrapping!