A Little Thanks.

Welcome back :)

Usually when I make cards, I am left with odd lengths of card stock and little bits and pieces of paper that are just too pretty to put in the recycle bin. Sometimes I pack them up and give them to my friend's kiddies so they can make their own creations. And sometimes I put the pretty scraps to good use myself.
As you may have seen in my last post, I used Kaisercraft's Party Animals Collection for my son's birthday invitations. I decided I'd use the cute little leftover frogs to make some tiny Thank You cards. Very simple and great for getting a speedy craft fix :)

These little "Thanks" are about the size of a place card and are perfect for when you just need to say a few words of gratitude...place one next to a lovely cup of tea for your mum or friend, leave one on your colleague's desk if they helped your day be less stressful or even place one on your son or daughter's pillow if they have helped you with a few extra chores.

A little thanks goes a long way...

See you soon :)

Paper, Paper Everywhere...

I love paper. I love card. I love anything that can be cut out, stamped, peeled off and/or stuck onto paper or card. Some people just don't grow out of the childlike pleasure of cutting and pasting. I am one of those people and I make no apologies. There are many of us out there....if you aren't one yourself, you could be living next door to a craftie, or sitting next to one at work...the tall, dark and burly man from the office goes home and uses his special Fiskars paper scissors to cut out snowflakes...

I enjoy making cards mostly, but now and then I'll make a scrapbook, usually as a gift for a friend. I also like making invitations and have done a couple for birthdays and christenings.

For my son's first birthday, I used some fun papers from the Party Animals Collection by Kaisercraft. I wanted something cute, colourful and with a circus or carnival kind of theme. This collection was perfect.

The design was simple, yet effective, with the Tangerine card stock (also by Kaisercraft) being a perfect complement. I added a lime green rhinestone to each corner to give the invitation a little sparkle. The little lion came from a paper within the collection called "Yippee".Because this paper features many different animals, the invitations had great variety and only 2 or 3 sheets were required.

The "Yippee" paper...

Next time I'll show you what I've been doing with the leftover bits and pieces. Nothing goes to waste.

Until then...