A small thank you

I've been wanting to make some thank you cards lately, one for a previous Stampin' Up customer of mine, one for the photographer we're going to be meeting up w/ this weekend who will be taking the pictures of my husband Ryan and I's 10 yr vow renewal in October and one for my loan officer for my car - it's finally paid off and my loan officer has been great, I can't believe how helpful he's been over the past 3 yrs. He really is just an awesome person.

Anyways, I wound up only getting two done today. I'm just starting out as a card maker - I've been scrapbooking for over 10 yrs - and I've just started using Project Life to fill in some of the pages missing in my kids' scrapbooks and our main family book. I'm not 100% sold on Project Life yet - I'll never give my regular scrapping, but I have to admit it's been great getting done some of the pictures I've been stuck on....you know those pictures where you have the perfect picture in your head, but no matter how much you pull papers, mat pictures, and try and find the right embellishment, it never seems to look as good on the desk as it does in your head. That's where the Project Life has saved the day more than once for me. There's just some pics that look better in the sleeves, like the 8 pics of my daughter that I want to use but I can't figure out how to get them all on one page. I don't make 2 page layouts often. The other great thing about Project Life is getting the pictures and events done that I really have no drive to actually scrapbook. I can just slap some pics in the sleeves, journal a little and it's done and I can move on to the next project.

So, I finished 2 cards using the Petite Petals Clear Stamps (red rubber stamps that you use w/ a clear stamp block), Stampin' Dimensions foam adhesive, Petite Petals punch, Whisper White cardstock, the Stampin' Up trimmer, Strawberry Slush ink pad, Pacific Point ink pad, Daffodil Delight ink pad, Wisteria Wonder ink pad, and Garden Green ink pad - all from Stampin' Up. The blue cardstock I think is either from We R Memory Keepers or Core'dinations, I'm not 100% sure. I just matted, stamped the flowers, punched them out, made the mats and card base and put everything together.....it sounds really easy, right? Not for this novice! The matting on the inside of the cards is crooked (It never bothered me in my scrapbooking because I can never cut in a straight line - but that slant on the card is driving me nuts!!) There's a small smudge on the big card and the "u" in "Thank you" on the smaller card isn't as bright as I'd like it. But, I am happy overall with how they've turned out and I hope the people I send them to will like them. I think in the end that's all that really matters!

For me, card making is a continuous process...One I'm not 100% familiar with yet, but it's been a lot of fun learning so far. Thanks for stopping by, have a great night!