Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Easy Thank You Cards


My class gave me a generous gift card for Christmas, so I needed to make a lot of thank you cards.  I came up with two designs that were easy to mass produce.  This first one I made for each of the girls in my class.  I got a Silhouette for Christmas, and I used it to create my card base.  It's a 7" x 4 7/8" rectangle, scored at 3 1/2" (it fits an A1 size envelope).  I added the "Thank You" with a font from my computer.  The patterned strip is cut at 2" x 4 7/8", and the white is 1 3/4" x 4 7/8".  I stamped the cute shopping bags from My Creative Time's Keepin' It Classy stamp set.


I adhered a strip of pink paper on the inside of the card to make the letters stand out when the card is closed.


The card for my boys is an A2 size.  I used my Silhouette again to cut the "thank you" from fonts welded together on my computer.  They are cut from kraft cardstock and stamped with a Papertrey Ink Woodgrain stamp.  When I made my holiday cards, I accidentally die cut too many snowmen, but they found a good home on these cards!


Shopping Bag Card Recipe:

The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock
Patterned Paper from my Stash
Papertrey Ink Rustic White & Raspberry Fizz Cardstock
My Creative Time's "Keepin' It Classy" Stamp Set
Papertrey Ink Spring Moss, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, & Summer Sunrise Ink

Snoman Card Recipe:

Papertrey Ink True Black & Rustic White Cardstock
The Paper Studio "Little Boys & their Toys" Patterned Paper
The Paper Company Kraft Cardstock
Papertrey Ink "Made of Snow Mini" Stamp Set & Dies
Papertrey Ink "Background Basics:  Woodgrain" Stamp Set
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
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13 comments:

  1. Carolyn/MamaCJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    What fun and cute 'Thank You' cards! And easy, too...great!
    Carolyn
    http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com

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  2. GloraJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:39 AM

    These are both perfect! And I'm glad to see that your Silhouette machine is coming in handy. You will have to tell me how you like it :)! Hugs- Glora

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  3. Annette AllenJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    fun cards...love that snowman..

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  4. liz at liz's paper loftJanuary 3, 2012 at 7:46 AM

    very cute Katie!!! love how the thank you is cut out! be careful you Bug might be getting jealous! hehehe

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  5. chillin with QuillinJanuary 3, 2012 at 9:27 AM

    cute cards, love the snowman!!!
    Paula

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  6. JovanJanuary 3, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    Super cute cards!

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  7. Happymom2010January 3, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    Great cards Katie!!! Love the one with the "Thank You" cut out, so elegant. Hugs,

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  8. Got2BCraftingJanuary 3, 2012 at 12:49 PM

    Your cards look great Katie!! I have been wanting to get a Silhouette, but I think my DH would kill me if I told him I NEEDED another machine!! I do want to know how you like it tho!! :)
    Happy New Year!
    Lori

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  9. jannerJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:10 PM

    Really cute cards. I love the purses.

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  10. LindaJanuary 3, 2012 at 4:14 PM

    Love the thank you cards you made. Please let us know how it goes with your Silhouette. I have nothing but good about it. I'm still learing the Cricut.

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  11. Sandy C.January 3, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Oh Katie!! Can you PLEASE!!! do a video with your Silhouette? I really want one, don't need one, and I would love to see how they work. Thanks so much. Love all your cards. Sandy C.

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  12. Ruth GJanuary 3, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    Super cute! It's so inspirational to make great thank you's when you are so grateful for someone's generosity! TFS!

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  13. Hank hendricksSeptember 4, 2012 at 4:28 AM

    Your card is great...I need it for my Gift Card envelopes to use.

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