Another thank you card

With more flamingos!

I don’t seem to be able to leave my flamingo die in the box.

Thank you time

As my regular readers know, DH and I are keen Ballroom and Latin dancers.  At the end of the dance season I make thank you cards for our dance teacher and the assistants.  This years cards were flower baskets.

The flowers were made using the Sizzix Thinlits flower scallop die #661788

That time of year again

My regular readers know that DH and I are keen dancers (ballroom and Latin) and that the dance season finishes sometime in May, followed by the dance exam. I normally make a thank you card for our dance teacher and his assistant and this year was no exception.

The greeting was computer generated

and the heart was outlined using punched

flowers.

 

 

 

 

By the way. . . . . .

we passed our dance exam!

Thank you

It’s always nice to say thank you and nicer to say it with a card.

I carefully measured my card blank and then cut 5 pieces of heavy metallic paper, which I them mounted onto thin card (just to keep the strips together).  I then embossed it using the Cuttlebug folder thanks (#37-1134) and added a computer generated greeting.

Thank you time again – part 2

    
I made 2 of these dancing shoes.  The shoe was a Christmas decoration but it is sparkly enough to be a dancing shoe.  The flowers are made from vellum using the following Sizzix Thinlits:  Fuchsia (#658858), Rose & Rose Bud (#658411).
The lion was made from a kit, the mug & hat were shop bought.  The letters on the lion’s paws were cut from felt using a Joy Crafts die – alphabet & numbers (#6002/0139)

Thank you time again – part 1

Every year I make thank you cards & gifts for our dance teachers and their assistants.  This year I have had extra to do as we took an extra dance course.

                                                             
These two cards were made using the Sizzix Sizzlits Sewing Machine & Bobbins die (#658461) and the embossing folder Sewing & Measuring Tape Set (#657671).  The sewing machines were coloured with Promarkers and the greeting was computer generated.  The greeting was edged with my fake stitching tool.

The rosette was made using various size circles, die cut from gauze paper using the Sizzix Framelits Circles (#657551).  The frill was cut with the Sizzix decorative strip die – pleated ruffle, 3d (658974).  The stamp is from Docrafts mini clear stamp; Forever Friends “Fabulous” (#FFS907120).  The bear was coloured with Promarkers.

Thank you’s

At the end of the dance year, I always make thank you cards for our dance teacher and the lovely lady that helps him.

I always try and fit a Union Jack in the design somewhere, as we are his only English students, and this has become a bit of a standing joke.

Both cards had a “gold” theme, as it had been our gold star exam year.

Dies & embossing folders used:

Sizzix Bigz Union Jack - 658296  Sizzix Framelits Frames, Decorative #3  - 657939    Sizzix Framelits Hearts #2 – 657574 Cuttlebug A2 embossing folder Thanks – 37-1134.  The stamp is a Dutch one – Dirk & Dientje (coloured with Copics)

Thank you

DS had a lovely lot of presents and we thought it only right that he should send a lovely thank you note.

He asked me to make him some thank you notes and I used it as a golden opportunity to use one of my new stamps.

I stamped the image onto some nice bright white card, coloured it with my Copics, then cut it out.

The words were printed using the computer and then I mounted the image onto the card using foam blocks – sweet eh?

Last dance

This week we had our last dancing lesson for the season.  As it was the last lesson, we were all asked to take along some food.  I decided to make some muffins.



We had a lovely evening and we are already looking forward to when we start again in September, as third years.  That’s not to say that we won’t be dancing before then – we have our exam (soon), various dance cafés during July & August, free dancing evenings in June, technique lessons in June and the opening ball in September.  So really, we don’t stop dancing at all!

I also decided to make a card for our lovely dancing teacher – he has to put up with a lot from us (or should I say me), so I thought it would be nice to say thanks.



Based on the Union Jack (long standing joke as we’re the only Brits in the class!), I made my flag base from unusual colours.  I then embossed it using the Cuttlebug folder – “thanks”.  The letters were cut from purple card using my Sizzix alphabet decorative strip – “Wingo Zingo”.

Well, best get on as I have an engagement, anniversary card and 2 birthday cards to make, plus I want to use my craft robo oh, and I’ve just remembered that I need to make a father’s day card, as well as making new stock for the shop – what fun!

In the meantime  - happy crafting!

Thank you’s

I needed two thank you cards – one for my MIL to thank her for having us during our recent stay and the second for a kind lady who helped make a wish come true.



This is the one I made for my MIL.  I embossed a piece of black linen card using my Cuttlebug Folder – Thanks.  To make the embossing stand out a little more, I wiped the top part of the folder with a white ink pad.  To finish off I added various coloured punched flowers with gem centres.

Now the second card has a story behind it.  As you know, DH and I are having ballroom and Latin American dance lessons and we have just started our 2nd year of lessons.  My MIL had wanted to see us dance so DH contacted a dance school close to where my in-laws live to see if it would be possible for us to join one of their classes so that his parents could see us dance.  Well, the lady said yes.  During his communications with the lady who runs the classes, DH discovered that a) she was Dutch and b) she had danced at our dance school here in NL.

We decided to take the dancing teacher back a little “taste of home” – kruidnoten, Sint & Piet speculaars, stroopwafels and a chocolate letter A.  All meaningless items to the average Brit!!  I also made her a Dutch themed thank you card (bedankt meaning thank you).


Once again I used my Cuttlebug Folders – this time D’vine swirls, the letters were cut using the Night & Day alphabet and the pictures are from some Dutch gift wrap, mounted on blue circles of card.

paul said...

We love what you have achived with the ink and embossing folder Lesley, stunning effect.

7 November 2010 19:22

Thank you card

As promised, here is one of the thank you card's that I made last Friday. I actually made two of these, so for those of you that read yesterday's post - this makes 5.

I made these for our neighbours, to thank them for all the kindness and support they gave to us during the chimney fire and in the days since. I wanted them to know just how much we appreciated their help and that it hadn't gone unnoticed, nor had it been taken for granted.

So there we are - five cards in one day - challenge complete!

Thank You's

As DS received some lovely presents for his birthday, I made some "Thank You" cards for him to send. He isn't a great one for writing, prefering to do everything, where possible, on the computer. We have tried to bring him up, as we were, to always thank people for their gifts - if people were kind enough to think of you then you should be kind enough to say thank you.

The added bonus is - I get to make more cards!!

I kept the design simple - using two different coloured ink pads to stamp the background, my Sizzix to cut the flower and the word "thanks". I finished off by hand drawing some tiny flowers, to compliment (hopefully) the bigger paper flower. DS thought they were good and he soon got on with the job of writing them. . . . . now where did I put those stamps so that I can post them - oh well, they must be here somewhere!!