Rainy Days

Well, at our house we have card days. Usually, a rainy day that has inspired nothing good or productive, like chocolate chip cookies! mmmmm..... chocolate chip cookies.... no, focus now. The girls and I sit around the table with all our assorted scraps and make thank you cards or open ended cards for occassions which haven't arisen yet: you never know when you will get invited to a birthday party or need to encourage a neighbour with prayer. So here are a few of our creations to jump start your imagination.

Ok, I admit it. This one was made with a certain intention.

Just some paper and ribbon and stamps. Instead of colouring all your images you can always colour the stamp using Stampin' Up markers for a different effect. If your stamp dries too much while colouring just huff on it like you were going to clean your glasses. That will bring the moisture back and make the image crisp.

The thing about these cards is that the whole idea is to mass produce simple, but cute, cards quickly. I don't usually make any two the same, but may use the same papers for a similar feel, like the above and below cards.

I used the same blue cardstock and patterned papers and while on one I used the punched images on the inside, on the other I used the negative image from the same punch. So, not only did I save paper, but I also used the beauty that each provided on their own.

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One of my all-time favourite punches. My girls love it too and many, many cards end up with at least one of these cute birds on it. I only added the stamped "Kind Thanks" to the background paper in varying degrees of ink so that it would tie-in better with the inside. However, it also broke up the polka dots a little too.

Well, that should give you a start. I have many of these little cards and you will notice that not only are they not alike, but they aren't even the same size. When I say I use scraps, that is all I use. I have a hard time cutting up a big sheet of 12x12 to make a card, so I don't. It's okay, you can call me cheap, but frugal has a nice ring to it too. =)