Hi! How are you? I hope you are having a fantastic week! Have you seen the full moon? Wowza. The moon has been huge here, and the sky is very colorful...making for some very spooky nights, and very pretty mornings. Mornings aren't really my dealio, but since I'm up anyway it's nice to see the pretty sky! Anyhoo...on to a card! Remember a couple of weeks back when my work laptop died and had to be brought back to life by the (super) nice IT guy? Well, I wanted to make him a card to go with a big batch of cookies. He's a guy, and I don't really know him that well, so I wanted to keep it simple. Here's what I came up with:
The leaf was stamped in a pretty bamboo green pigment ink and then stamped off a second time underneath the first image. That's all! I matched it to some nice bazzill cardstock in a matching color.
The leaf stamp is from Impression Obsession and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. I mounted the focal point paper onto a kraft card base and added some twine. The sentiment is stamped in brown for a more earthy feeling.
Here's a neato trick for putting any kind of twine, thread or thin ribbon - make a tiny half circle with your punch and then it will stay put!
And...now...I would like to unveil Mr. Buddy's 2011 Fall Portrait! I think he's looking quite debonair in this photo...don't you?
Have a wonderful day everyone! And, as always, thank you so much for stopping by here!
What a beauty! Love the clean look! So lovely! Mr. Buddy is looking dashing as always too. Have a great day, my friend!
Hugs,
GG
Posted by: Rachel ♥ (Gingerbread Gal) | 09/13/2011 at 10:57 PM
Oh, what a lucky IT guy! Cookies AND that gorgeous card! Bet he'll be wishing your computer dies more often. ;)
Love, love your card, Wanda. Such a beautiful, clean design. Just some simple stamping, yet so eye-catching and graphic. Love your trick for keeping the twine in place, too. This is just fabulous, my friend!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 09/14/2011 at 05:44 AM
Perfect simple card :) and I love your trick about adding the twine, I am definitely going to try that!
and your Mr. Buddy's portrait is exquisite :)
Posted by: Nora Anne | 09/14/2011 at 06:32 AM
Thank you! Love this simple, clean card!
Posted by: Peggy | 09/14/2011 at 06:40 AM
What a great simple card for any occasion.
I love Buddy's new photo....so regal!!!
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 09/14/2011 at 08:29 AM
I so love this card! It's a great one for mass producing thank you cards to have on hand. I also love the punched half circle...functional for the twine yet adds a nice touch to the card as well. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: TeaDub! | 09/14/2011 at 08:55 AM
Love the card!And Buddy looks so super cute and proud with all the decoration..he always makes me smile!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 09/14/2011 at 10:31 AM
What a beautiful thank you card... very simple but very inviting! Tks also for the tip about the twine I will definitely try that on my next card.
Posted by: Ruby | 09/14/2011 at 06:03 PM
Oh Wanda that card is really beautiful! I think it's tough to make a simple card look so wonderful! Love Mr Buddy's portrait too!
Posted by: Jami | 09/14/2011 at 06:23 PM
I love that fall thank you card. It's perfect for a man. Also, thanks for the pointer about the twine and the cut out. I never knew you could do that. What a great idea. Oh and Mr. Buddy looks fabulous with his fall background. Great photo.
Posted by: Linda Monroe | 09/14/2011 at 07:14 PM
Love Mr. Buddy's portrait...my cat would be trying to eat those leaves! =P
Posted by: Mary M. | 09/14/2011 at 07:51 PM
Love the idea to nip the edge of the card to hook the string into. Great card, less is more...
Posted by: Belinda Basson | 09/14/2011 at 10:13 PM
Clean, simple and TOTALLY gorgeous! LOVE Buddy too...he is SO cute!
Posted by: Jodi Collins | 09/15/2011 at 06:32 AM
Me encanta tu gato, es hermoso.
Posted by: Nana | 09/15/2011 at 02:37 PM