Thursday, December 30

Getting my craft on!

It seems like it has been forever since I sat down and made cards... Christmas is over, I am done making cookies and wrapping presents, and shopping, and cleaning up, and entertaining family, and eating cookies (okay, well, I am not done eating cookies, yet!)... so I spent some time today cleaning up my cardmaking table, and then I searched for some challenging on the internet to give me some ideas, and then I stamped, and stamped, and stamped... I have 2 cards that I want to share, and link to the challenges that gave me some inspiration!!  I made another card (which actually ended up being my favorite), but it didn't fit one of the challenges, so I will share it another day!

Mostly I wanted to make Thank yous... because you can never have too many Thank yous after Christmas, so here goes!!  both of these cards are applicable to these challenges/themes:
Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 145--Thank you!
Papertake Weekly: Thank You
Found another thank you challenge to join in at Phindy's Place

For One Layer Wednesday, I used one image stamp... from Close To My Heart, repeated in red.  Then of course, the Thank You, so I can use it to thank one of the wonderful people who loved on me this Christmas.



And for Mojo Monday, a SQUARE card... this was new for me, but I like it, also used CTMH, so that I could enter into the Heart 2 Heart Challenge of a holiday card using CTMH... red/green, Christmas thankyou!


So, I just have to know, what are your thoughts regarding matching envelopes?  is it worth the time/effort?  do you notice it when you receive a card with a matching envelope? 
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10 comments:

  1. Deborah FringsDecember 31, 2010 at 3:21 AM

    They are both great, but I love the diamonds in the OLW card!!

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  2. SusanDecember 31, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    I notice the envelopes, but don't really think most people (unless they're crafty) would appreciate it.

    Love the cards...very CAS but elegant too!

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  3. Brenda RDecember 31, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    I love the diamond one. For some of my cards, yes, it's worth it to go the extra mile and do a special envelope. It clues in the recipient to what's inside.

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  4. JanelleDecember 31, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Nice cards. Love the OLW one, especially that it's true to the challenge. And stamping on the envelopes is such a great idea, too. A little foretaste of the fun to come upon opening them! (By the way, I'm not done eating cookies yet either... but the end is in sight. :) And then it's back to the gym!)

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  5. Sharli SchaitbergerJanuary 1, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    COOL!! I love the argyle one - red and white are my favorites together anyway - your card is perfect!

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  6. AnneJanuary 5, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    Love your C&S cards. I think the envelopes are a great idea as long as one doesn't spend too long on something that is thrown away!

    Phindys Place has a Thank You challenge running too at the moment, do please pop by and enter:)
    Happy New Year
    Anne
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  7. Jennifer StylesJanuary 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    What a lovely and elegant Thank You card!

    Great job on the challenge and thanks for playing along with OLW34!

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  8. VanjaJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:38 PM

    Gorgeous card! Great layout.
    Thank you for joining us at CCT! :)

    Hugs, Vanja

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  9. Lynda NielsenJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    Ohhhh such pretty cards!!! Thanks so much for joining us this week for our Phindy's Place Challenge. We hope to see you back again next week.
    Hugs,
    Lynda

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  10. TammyJanuary 6, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    Both of these cards are beautiful!!

    Thank you for joining us at Phindy's Place this week and hope to see you again!!! :)

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