Andrea, who has lived in several states over the years, recently started a new job with a company based in the Cities, and she happened to be in town for a short business trip. I swapped a shift at work, and the three of us spent the evening at Sarah's house enjoying a delicious grilled dinner with her family, sitting on the patio and catching up.
Since Sarah was making dinner and Andrea was visiting from out of town, I wanted to bring a little gift for each of them. I decided to make two sets of cards with a friendship theme.
Stamps: Let's Chat (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Whisper White noted cards and envelopes, Whisper White card stock, Groovy Guava and Soft Sky Designer Series Paper (DSP) Prints
Ink: Groovy Guava, Soft Sky, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Basic Black baker's twine, rhinestones, Stardust Gelly Roll pen (Sakura), 1/16" hole punch, Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, Dimensioanls
I bought this stamp set ages ago but haven't had a chance to use it yet. I knew it would be perfect for this occasion, though, so I designed a clean and simple layout and made eight cards: one set of four in Groovy Guava and the other four in Soft Sky.
I think most of the card design is self-explanatory, but here are a few tips:
- I stamped the frame image first and then used the Stamp-A-Ma-Jig tool to stamp the phone and sentiment inside the frame. I used a Gelly Roll pen to color in the dial on the phone and add a little sparkle.
- I hand-cut around the frame image.
- To add the baker's twine, I punched a 1/16" hole along the fold of the card, threaded the twine through the hole, wrapped it around the card front, and tied it in a bow on the right side of the card.
I'm so glad the three of us were able to spend some time together -- I hope it's not another ten years before we all see each other again. Thanks for stopping by!
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