THE WINNER and THE QUICKEST CARDS IN THE WEST

HI EVERYONE !

I'm so sorry that I am a little late with this post. The day just got away from me with the new job and all ! 

So, without any further adieu...the winner of the 

Scrappy Moms Amusing Animals Stamp Set  is...

Brenda said...
Your card is absolutely adorable -- all those paper designs and they go together so well.Your blog candy is super and I would love a chance to win it. Thanks for offering it.

Congrats Brenda !  I will contact you asap to get your address and send you your prize :) !

NOW ON TO SOME CARD MAKING !!!

A lot of people did some very nice things for me over the last 2 months during my gallbladder fiasco, so I had a a lot of thank you cards to whip up.

Here's a quick trick I use when I want to make a lot of cards at once and utilize my scraps too.

1. I choose a very simple stamp that expresses what I want to say, like this very cute one from Stampin Up. It's exactly how I felt when someone brought me over some soup, a fruit basket or flowers after my surgery :)

2. Next I choose patterned paper and cut it down to 4 x 5.25 so it fits nicely over an A2 size base card.

3. Then I pull 2 colors from the patterned paper and make 2 mats to frame my stamped image.

4. Color in my stamp to coordinate.

5. And lastly use some simple buttons or ribbon to embellish. When using buttons or brads, a good rule of thumb is to use 3 and place them somewhere on the card to balance the main image.

AND WHA LA...

Several thank you cards, each with it's own unique look, that were quick to put together :)