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Cherry Thanks

I needed several thank you cards next week for customers. I love making little 3″ x 3″ cards to put them in with their orders.

Can you believe I found little red love notes from when they first came out in my stamping stuff the other day? I couldn’t believe it. I knew I had to use those.

I really wanted to use my Summer Picnic Designer paper. I am such a sucker for Orange/Red color combos right now. I love the way it looks.

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I cut a 1 1/2″ x 2 7/8″ piece of designer paper, ticket corner punched the bottom two corners and adhered it to the bottom of my Love Note.

5/8″ wide Olive grosgrain ribbon was tied around it.

I inked up the cherries from All Through The Year first with Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive markers. Next I took my Real Red marker and covered most of the cherries, leaving only a highlight in Pumpkin. I also added darker shading to the stem and leaf with Garden Green. I misted the image and stamped it on Shimmery White cardstock. The image was punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch and then layered first on a 1 3/8″ Old Olive, then on a black scallop circle.

The sentiment is from Fundamental Phrases and is stamped in Black StazOn (I threw my Basic Black ink pad in the trash! I never use it. I didn’t like the purple color it had) on Shimmery White, punched out with the Window word punch leaving a bit of room on the right hand side. I cut that end straight, added a 1/4″ black circle there and topped it off with an Olive brad.

On a personal note: Rick got in allright. He was asleep on his feet. He had been up almost 48 hours straight. He came home, handed out gifts, ate, showered and fell asleep. He is still sleeping. It’s soooo good to have him back home. Tomorrow we are leaving early for our 8 hour trip to Tennessee! I hope to get some good shots of the Smoky’s to share with you!

Filed under : Stampin' Up!
By beate
On March 31, 2008
At 8:45 am
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35 Comments for this post

 
barb Says:

Cute card. Glad to hear your hubby made it home safely. Have a great trip! Barb J

 
 
Dawn E. Says:

Such a cute little card Beate! Glad to hear that Rick made it home safe and sound and is getting rested up! Enjoy all your family time!

 
 
Michelle Nadraszky Says:

Bright & cheery. Love the glitter on the cherries.

 
 
antje Says:

I love your small cards…3×3 and wonderful, fresh colors and like always, great details

 
 
Conniecrafter Says:

very cute thank you’s, glad he made it home safely, enjoy your trip, sounds lovely!

 
 
Andria Says:

What gorgeous note cards! I love the new summer picnic stuff….so refreshing!

 
 
Kenna Says:

Love your card! Also, so happy to hear Rick is back safely and you are going to have some family time. Enjoy the trip.

 
 
Sara J Says:

Great card and glad to hear that Rick got in ok. enjoy your time with him and your trip. I love Tenessee, haven’t been there in almost 10 years, but sure was a nice visit.

 
 
Lauren Says:

This card is super cute. Love the paper with the image of the cherries.

 
 
Sara Says:

Cute card!! have fun on your trip!

 
 
Corinne (aka Roxy) Says:

WHOOOOOPPPPPPEEEEEEEE !!!!! RICK IS HOME RICK IS HOME !!!!! I bet you even just stare at him while he sleeps. I’m so excited for you guys that I feel like I’m gonna burst !!!! Enjoy the mountains and each other !!!

Adorable card too….so summery !!!!

 
 
Crystal Birr Says:

I am loving those colors and the black scallop around the image makes it pop. Have a Happy and safe trip!

 
 
April Says:

Great little card, super cute. thanks for sharing.

 
 
Joan Jeffery Says:

Very nice. I like the little circle of paper under the brad…clever! Joan

 
 
Silli Says:

Very pretty! I love the little cards…! TFS:-)
Habt einen wunderschönen Tag!!!!!!
Liebe Grüße, Silke

 
 
Stampin' Heather Says:

What a sweet little thank you! I love it!

 
 
Charmaine Says:

Adorable card, Beate! Have a wonderful trip! Looking forward to the pictures!

 
 
Joan Hajek Says:

I love making little cards too! Why? Cause I can make them FASTER!

Welcome Home Rick!

 
 
Brandi Says:

Tart and tangy is one of my faves! I love 3×3 cards. Have a wonderful trip to Tennessee!

 
 
Beth Says:

That’s IT, I can’t stand it - T&T is on my next order! This card is too stinkin’ cute! Hmmm…to DSP or not to DSP…that is the question (and an easy one at that). Safe travels!

 
 
Pam Says:

You KNOW that I love everything you do. This little card is just adorable!

Glad your hubby is home safe and sound. Have fun in Tennessee!

Hugs,
Pam

 
 
Painter Girl Says:

adorable! and, WELCOME HOME RICK!!!! :)

 
 
lisa henke Says:

super cute and you are not alone. I still have a half a pack of those red love notes, I think I have pink ones too! Of course I love the red and orange combo-looks FAB!

 
 
Carolina Says:

Lovely card! I love the wide grosgrain ribbon on a 3×3…it adds such a punch!

 
 
jean Says:

so glad to hear your hubby is home and safe.
Have a fabulous trip to Tennessee.

TFS just a cute Thank you card

Jean

 
 
Alexandra Hobson Says:

Really cute card Beate!!! Glad to hear that Rick made it home safely - enjoy your family time!!

*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex

 
 
Colleen Benedetto Says:

Very pretty. I love how the cherries almost have a sparkle to them.

 
 
Julie Says:

Very nice card! Have a great trip! :)Julie

 
 
Beth Says:

Love this card! The cherries are so cute! So glad to hear that your husband arrived home safely! Can’t express how much I appreciate what he and the rest of your family are sacraficing for our country! Wishing you a fun, safe trip to Tennessee- I’m a bit jealous because I’m from Knoxville and really miss the Smokies since my hubby’s job moved us to Alabama- lol!

 
 
Deborah Golan Says:

3×3 cherries are the cutest Beate! Hugs, Deb

 
 
Karen Says:

That is so sweet that you make ‘thank you’ cards for your customers to put in with their orders. I’m a slacker demonstrator!!

 
 
Stacie Says:

This is a great card - I need to break out that set and start stamping.

 
 
Rose Ann Says:

This is such a pretty little card!! I love the colors and dp you used!

I’m glad to hear Rick got home safely! Have a fun and safe trip to to TN!!

 
 
amy g. Says:

Super cute and I love that color combo too!

 
 
Robin Goertz Says:

Beate, it is so wonderful to think of you family all together again. Makes me feel good, too! loved your cheery cherry thanks. i have the paper on order, too. also, wanted to tell you what SU did about my PURPLE black ink pad. i was a bit ashamed of it in a stamp camp I was having here in Haiti but had no other choice on hand as my black Staz-on was being used for another project. someone even said…”eeuuuww! why is this black purple…will mine do that, too?” oops. well, I emailed my wonderful demonstrator Ruth Murphy about the problem. we dedided to just order a reinker and see if that helped. no go. next she forwarded my email to SU and before too long I had a brand new pad in the mail INCLUDING a reinker bottle. wow! I was so pleased as I do think this is a product flaw. I have heard that not all SU pads seem to do that. anyway, just thought I would pass along the story to you.

Enjoy your family time!
Robin

 

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