A Note of Thanks

Today I have another thank you card. I always seem to need a thank you card and never have one on hand, and by the time I do make one, it's too late to send it out anyway. So for the next few card posts, it'll probably be thank you cards in some form or another.

I wanted to make this card bright and fun. I first chose the paper at the top and found colours to match it. I wanted to make sure that none of the patterns were repeated or too similar, so I chose from a variety of paperstacks.

I cut the bottom strip an inch shorter than all the rest so I could fit my sentiment on the bottom. You could trim all your strips to be the same length, or turn your card to sit horizontally and have a longer sentiment across the bottom.

I used crochet cotton instead of twine. All my twine limited me to one colour and white. I wanted it to be neutral so I used a simple white and tied it in a bow. If I'd had wider white ribbon, I might have used that instead, but I like that this ties it all together.

Of course we can't forget the side view. Everything on this card is attached to the card. Nothing sticks off except the string. I love how simple it was to make. It opens from the top and measures 3 3/4" x 5 1/2".

Just a note that starting Monday, the blog will have a new URL. I've changed everything, including my Facebook page to Alexandriarose Creations instead of Creations by COAL. The new blog URL will be alexandriarosecreations.blogspot.com My Instagram name has also changed for those of you who follow me there. It's now alexandriarosee_

Have a wonderful weekend!

-Alex

Yellow & Grey Thank You

After sitting in my craft room for a couple of hours trying to figure out what I was going to make, then finally deciding that I would simply do a card while I tried to figure out a way to organize the blog and what I would post every day.

At first, I assumed it would be a birthday card, but because I've made so many of those recently, I decided upon making it a thank you card. The great thing about my cards is that until I put a sentiment on it, most of them could be anything they wanted.

I decided that I wanted it to be bright and fun and I found this card on Pinterest that used polka dots on the top and stripes on the bottom, then had a series of flowers across the middle. I made my version of that here. I decided that instead of using a bunch of flowers, I would use one paper flower made using white cardstock and washitape in colours to match the card. The grey border between the two was made with grey washitape on a strip of white paper. And the thank you for your thoughtfulness sentiment has the left and right edge inked with yellow ink to match the stripes it sits on. 

Have a wonderful weekend. See you all on Monday!

-Alex