After Christmas Thank You Notes

I know I'm not the only one who got inspiration from the beautiful card on page 26 of the SU! Holiday Mini Catalog (9/1/09 to 1/4/10). I knew that the snowflake motif would work well for thank you notes after Christmas. I looked up the supply list on the SU! website, printed it off, pulled out all the supplies, and came up with my own interpretation of the card. The thing I really liked about it was the color combination. I wanted to add just a little shimmer, so I used Lumiere for the smallest snowflakes in place of the white rub-ons that were seen in the catty. I shook up the Lumiere, took off the lid, and used a sponge dauber to "ink" the little snowflake stamp. The shimmer doesn't show up very well in the photograph, but in real life it is quite pretty. You may want to click on the picture to get a closer look. CARD STOCK AND PAPER: Kraft, Bella Bleu DSP, Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White. INK AND PAINT: Versa Mark, Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Lumiere (Light Body Acrylic in 568 Pearl White, pictured with card). STAMPS: The Snowflake Spot, Warmest Regards. PUNCHES: Large Oval, Scallop Oval, Scallop Edge, Corner Rounder (Creative Memories). OTHER: Chocolate Chip Ribbon.

One Sheet Wonder Tote & Cards Gift Set

This is a set of cards I made for my mom. The ginkgo leaf image was one from a a four-leaf stamp set that my mom and dad brought back as a souvenir for me. A "One Sheet Wonder" (OSW) is something you can make using just one sheet of 12x12 patterned paper. In this case, I made my own patterned paper using ivory card stock, the ginkgo leaf stamp, and two different colors of ink. The Tote & Cards OSW was designed by SU! demonstrator, Stephanie Carroll. I found it on SplitCoastStampers.com. If you aren't familiar with that website it is definitely one you want to at least check out! Tutorials, member galleries, and an awesome weekly newsletter called The Weekly Inkling that they'll deliver to your e-mail address! CARD STOCK: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla. STAMPS: Sincere Salutations, Real Leaves (Hero Arts). INK: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke. OTHER: Small and Large Tag Punches, Ticket Corner Punch, Mellow Moss Gingham Ribbon, Mini-Brads, Round Paperclips (not SU!), Brass Paperclips (not SU!). Now, I'm not sure if this link will get YOU to the right page, because you may not have access to it unless you set up a user account at SplitCoastStampers, BUT . . . here is a link to the page that has an attached file with the instructions for the OSW Tote and Cards Set. The title of the file is "Au Chocolat Tote and Cards OSW".
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=243314