Addicted to Cardmaking - July

The theme for the July Addicted to Cardmaking swap was Fall Colors. I saw this card in a magazine and new I had to try it! After making a couple of boo-boos when tracing the pattern, I finally got it right! I tweaked it a bit making the card smaller than the directions so it would fit into the envelope. I had a bunch of cards/envelopes that I bought as a set many moons ago, and thought the green was perfect for this card. I just had to trim the piece. So the envelope is bigger then the actual card, however, since it is still considered a standard envelope, no additional postage is required! (YEAH!!)Each piece was traced, cut and embossed. Then I put it all together like a puzzle, and did some faux stitching. I finished it off with some Raffia that I had (at least I think that is what it is called!) I couldn't decide if I liked the sentiment or not so I included one in each envelope so the receiver could decide.
I seem to be stuck on Sentiments in case you haven't noticed. I like to include one on cards, but I seem to be stuck in using the same ones each time. So to help me get unstuck, I am skipping the sentiments for a bit!

Thank you card

I needed to make a Thank you card for my 2009 addicted to card making for February. It is a little hard to be creative right now with all that is going on with my mom. (she fell in January and broke her leg. She is staying with us while she recovers). Anyway, I needed to find a design that was simple but still cute. So I used this paper I had it in my paper box, oh, for YEARS. I got it from one of the big boxes stores way back when. I stamped the “Thanks so Much” from the Sincere Salutations by Stampin Up. I added a ribbon that I tied in a simple knot (don’t ask me what that kind of knot is called, couldn’t tell you!). It’s a simple card yes, but I still think it turned out ok.