Thank You, Thank You

This past year my Brother and I became Power of Attorney over my Father, which let me tell you is a very big undertaking.  If it was just my Father that we was dealing with it might not be so bad but we are dealing with his new wife and her family as well.

We have had to also take Dad's car away on him and this has therefore put us in the driver's seat so to speak to get him around.  There have been several people that have helped us out over the past few months out of the goodness of their hearts and have asked for nothing in return.  As a simple token of our appreciation I have made these Thank You cards for them.

The first one needed to hold four gift cards so I decided to make a wallet.

The next one only needed to hold 1 card so I decided to make one of the new gift cards that are all the rage on other sites.  I must admit though once it was made I really was not all that impressed with it but it works.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST #92

It's Tuesday again so time to take part in the Try Stampin on Tuesday challenge.  This week CherylAnn has given us not only a sketch to work with but to add the colour Red into the card somehow.  So with that in mind I searched out Dynamic Duos and their challenge was to use the colours Sahara Sand and Cherry Cobbler. Perfect!

I actually started out using a different stamp set, until I realized that Paula Reid from our group had used the same one, so off to the drawing board to find another alternative.  I know I probably could have used the same set, but I really felt that the cards looked too much alike.  Clockworks to the rescue.  

 

Even though this card has a little bit of ribbon on it I really do think that it could be used as either a masculine or feminine card.  What do you think?

Hope you like what I have come up with.  Now it's your turn.  Hope on over to Try Stampin on Tuesday and lets see what you come up with.  Don't forget your RED!

Nancy

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TST #84

It's Tuesday again and time for another Try Stampin on Tuesday.  I don't know about you but as soon as I saw this sketch I thought double duty.  First as a card and secondly as a book marker, so with that in mind I decided to do both.

I started with my DSP and then found out that it wasn't as easy to plan the card as I thought.  The colours just didn't work on the book marker like I wanted them to.  So changed the book marker to the same CS as the card base.  Still not what I wanted but I was determined to make it work.  Lightly stamped the words from French Foliage in More Mustard and the again with the ink spots.  Using Word Play and Soft Suede I stamped the "Laughter" definition and the postage marks.  Sponged around the edges and now I was getting somewhere.  Then I needed an anchor for the book mark. Two step bird punch to the rescue. The bird is elevated slightly with a Dimensional and the one leaf on the left is adhered to the card front.  Now the marker will sit easily inside the twine and is held in place.

Once the book mark is removed the same sentiment is stamped on the card front. Now you not only have a card, but a gift along with the card.  This would make a great gift for anyone that reads.  Give them a book or gift card for a bookstore and they are off to the races.

Now it's your turn.  Create your card and post it on the Try Stampin website for all of us to see.  Don't forget to head on over to the Try Stampin site for more inspiration from our other great designers.

Thanks for stoping by.

Nancy

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