Yellow butterfly thank you card

Finally getting around to posting one of the other "end of the year" thank you notes I made. This one was for my daughter's babysitter. She likes yellow. Totally not a color I usually reach for unless it's super bright, but I liked this butter yellow cardstock and I think it came together nicely with the piece of flowered patterned paper that happened to be on my desk. The yellow in the patterned paper is actually closer to the color of the cardstock in person that in this photo. The butterflies are stamped, cut out, raised up with pop dots and finished with jewels. Overall a cute and easy card to put together.

Bat Mitzvah Photo Book

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OK so normally I wouldn't share something like this but when Shutterfly offered me the ability to post to my blog the photo book I made for my niece's Bat Mitzvah, something possessed me to click yes. I guess I'm kind of proud of it -- it took me a long time to put together, both due to my own fault and Shutterfly's. Yes I know it is a little weird that some of the layouts are sideways, but I didn't realize that they don't offer an 8.5 by 11 PORTAIT option (so annoying!). I had already created the layouts (with some modifications in journaling) for my regular scrapbooks and ran out of time to adjust them all so they work landscape. Still., I think it looks pretty good and I am excited to see the printed book, especially since this is my first all digital bound book.

 

Bold Ballerina thank you card

It's the end of the school year. It's thank you season. Teachers, coaches, babysitters, you name it, whatever your child is moving on from, you need to give a thank you. I didn't want to spend a ton on thanks yous this year so I decided to include a handmade card. I made the outsides and my daughter scribbled all over decorated the insides.

First up was a card for my daughter's dance teacher. I wanted to create a special card because she was so patient with my hesitant daughter, even buying her special stickers to entice her to go on stage at the recital and holding her her entire time they were backstage. I decided to make something that reflected their recital costume.

 

I made the leotard by freehand cutting the shape out of yellow cardstock and running it through my Texture Boutique to emboss the swirls. Then I experimented with a few different ways to make the tutu (folding a doily, overlapping scalloped circles cut from vellum) and then I remembered I had crepe paper left from my daughter's birthday party. It took a few minutes to pleat and gather the tops to form a half circle but I think the effect really works. I used glue dots to adhere. Dressed it up with some gems, a strip of glittery patterned paper, a yellow border made with the EK Success Moroccan Lace border punch and pink gingham ribbon tied in a knot. Stamped the sentiment (which was harder that I expected because it's a wood mount stamp and I have gotten so used to using clear stamps) and it was ready to go.