To simply say Thank you...

When I need to say Thank You to friends and family... I really just like to do it very simply...

Stitched Shapes die-cut square... gold embossing of the Thankful Thoughts large greeting... mounted onto Gold Foil and finished off on a small square square card (10.5cm or 4 1/4" if using US Letter cardstock)

Says what I need them to say... in a perfect little way...

Petal Palette with Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes...

Time for another bright and cheerful creation to ward off the cold spell around here today... and to celebrate the final completion of the years accounts and tax return submission that has taken my attention for the past week! Phew...

So back to the Colour INKspiration first January CI25 colour challenge of Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy and Whisper White

Featuring the lovely flowers & leaves from Petal Palette... a fabulous stamp and die bundle...

On one of the lovely card blanks in the Sale A Bration Tutti Frutti Cards & Envelopes pack... (that can be yours for free) 

With a small piece of one of the Tutti Frutti papers... which have a fabulous range of colours on the "plain side". Great 6x6 pack to have in stock... even if you aren't a fruit fancier... 

Big greeting care of Thankful Thoughts..

Set on the largest Stitched Shapes square and a Night of Navy mat... 

And finished off with a bow using the lovely Silver 3/8" Metallic Edge Ribbon... which (as an aside) is another fantastic ribbon to colour with your Stampin Blends...

Simple, bright and cheery little card...

On Stage Wrapped Gift

 

So I was at On Stage Local in Solihull the other weekend... and had a blast with Stampin' Up! & fellow demonstrator friends old and new...

So ... a little share today for my Tuesday Tips.... of a simple way to gift wrap when you have a gift for a friend... but just a minute left before you need to leave the house!!

Grab a plain white bag... know you have lots of those somewhere... (if not I have a lot but with flat handles!) and a couple of pieces of paper from a 6" Square paper stack... Petal Garden used here...

Trim a piece of Old Olive card to 6 1/4" W x 7 1/2" H... and one piece of paper to 6" W x 2"H

Adhere all parts and trim the gap with Washi Tape - Basics Pack 1 in the pinks used here. Add a quick Thankful Thoughts stamped and a little stamped & Bunch of Banners die cut Soft Sayings card kit greeting - or two... and a few Rhinestones to finish...

Pop your gift in the bag... and tie a 1/4" Stitched Edge ribbon around the handles to close & seal...

And off you can go....

A deserving apron gift (and with such appropriate wording!) for a demo friend that continually inspires me and most of our team... thanks again Julie...

Delightful Daisy Double Z Joy Fold card

A special card for a very special lady... who inspires me all the time and that I am proud to call my friend!

For those of you that just want the card tutorial... click here...

So a card for a fellow Stampin' Up demonstrator, a fellow team mate in our Julies Jems team... the Midlands branch... and also called Julie... Julie Wade of Create Handmade Happiness....

So a couple of weeks ago... Julie and her large heart had an idea... an amazing idea... and an idea that had most of us in the Jems Stampin' Up! team stop in our tracks... and go and make something very worthwhile... something that would hopefully make a little difference to last Thursday for a lot of people...

As the Stampin' Up! Statement of the Heart says "in this we make a difference" and I hope that we in our way did

Pop over to Julie Wade's blog here to learn more... but between us we made 946 cards to say "thank you for all that you do" and posted them off to Manchester... to the 8 hospitals involved... the Police, Fire & Ambulance Services and the staff at the Manchester Arena. 

This was my parcel of 40 cards being sent off... which also had my local Post Office tears as I explained what we were doing...

Then I decided that one more Thank You card needed to be made and sent... so here you have it... a special card for a very special lady.... along with its twin that my ladies will be making in this month's classes! Once a demo... always a demo huh!!

And Julie... a laugh for you! I made a mistake... I couldn't fit your daisy on bottom left as intended... I would have covered up part of the message... oops!

And .... I have to point out the words that I used inside in Julie's card (though I did later admit that I never thought I would use this sentiment in the Thankful Thoughts stamp set) ...each and everyone of those words were what needed to be said to the lady that not only had the original idea... but rallied round finding the relevant contact points and addresses...  and got the whole Team organised... thank you again Julie! (are you crying again yet !!!)

And I also used... 

Delightful Daisy papers ... one to spot on my Favourite New Catalogue items...

Daisy Delight bundle ... also on my Favourite New Items List and be warned... stocks moving out fast...

Window Shopping stamps...

And Labeler Alphabet... the set that allows you to say anything!

Now very very sadly I have had to come back to this post and edit it to add... that we are again quickly launching into creative action and making more of these heart-felt cards to just say thanks for what you do... destined for London this time...

Floral Boutique Thank You cards

Dutch Map Fold explosion cards using the gorgeous Floral Boutique today...  Greetings from Thankful Thoughts. 

Directions here... Thank You!

Dutch Map Fold Explosion Card featuring Blooms & Bliss papers

More explosion cards for you today .... everyone has loved these cards in classes... and all left inspired & resolved to get their papers out of storage and get some cards made!

Here is a selection using the Blooms & Bliss  papers... as I found one piece of paper left over after all my makes... and very quickly made four cards...

Huge Thank You greeting inside care of the Sale A Bration So Very Much stamp set (see page 8. Free with a £45 order! ) and card front greeting care of Thankful Thoughts

Wonder what might be my customer thank you cards this month!!