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Mon 16

Just a Little Thanks
by Anne

May is a month when I need a lot of thank you cards for my mom to send out--it's the month when we celebrate my mother's birthday (87 this year!), Mother's Day, and May Baskets.  Thanks must be sent for the birthday cake baked by a neighbor, flowers that were shipped from her grandson and his wife in California, pansies to plant from her Secret Pal, and a May Basket overflowing with goodies from her church.   I'll show you a couple of cards that will go out in the mail this week.

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I wanted to use a stencil to create a watercolor background and chose the MODERN POSTAGE SET stencil no. 88605 because it has four distinct panels.  I loosely secured the stencil to my work table with blue tape and brushed on paints from my Kuretake watercolor set.  

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SUMMERVILLE LANDSCAPE die no. 99466 takes center stage cut from Key Lime Distressed Dots paper.  I used Violet Distressed Dots paper for the LITTLE THANKS die no. 98575 and added a little bird from the BIRDS OF A FEATHER die set no. 30045 cut from the Key Lime Distressed Dots paper.  I finished the card by tying on some turquoise sheer ribbon.  

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The second card was constructed in the same manner, but I used the POSTAGE ASSEMBLAGE  stencil no. 88606 to make the watercolored background.

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I've had so many new dies to try out that I've been neglecting my stencil collection.  So I decided to play with my stencils a lot this past week, adding details to pages in an altered book.   Those pages have given me lots of inspiration to use stencils again in a variety of ways on the cards I make.  

Happy Crafting!

Anne Signature

 

Comments

love your backgrounds in these cards

I love these die cuts and I love how you used them on your beautiful card! Stunning!

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