A Thank You Card - Papercraft Star

Well, it's Wednesday and that means another challenge has opened at Papercraft Star! This week the challenge is to create a thank you card. We have also been provided with this beautiful inspiration photo that is use if you choose.

I was really drawn to the glowing flames of the candles and the pumpkins in the photo.... 

Here is what I came up with.

The inspiration photo had a softness to it, so I really wanted to use vellum for the background rather than pattern paper. I dry embossed the vellum and added some color with Wild Honey Distress ink and stitched the piece on with my sewing machine. A simple banner is home to the sentiment.

I used the Romantic Lace digital sheet from The House Across The Bay and an oval punch to create my pumpkin base. I inked around the edges of the ovals with Wild Honey to achieve the look of the glow from the candles in the photo. For the stem/leaf I used the Halloween Backgrounds sheet and the boho blossoms punch by Stampin' Up!. I used some wire I cut from the little Prima rosettes and wrapped it around my paper piercer for a cute little vine. 

I was having so much fun with the vellum and layout that I ended up making a couple of other cards.

First, I made this beautiful yet simple Christmas card.

For this card I decided to put the sentiment behind the vellum for a soft snowy look. The snowflake was punched out of the Write Stuff Backgrounds digi sheet using the snowflake punch by Stampin' Up! Some Frost White all purpose ink adds a little shimmer to the vellum and snowflakes.

Then I thought, how cute would it be to add confetti behind the vellum....

I hope my post has inspired you to create something today. Stop by the Papercraft Star blog and play along with us! You have until 6:00am EST on Monday November 21st to link up your entries for our challenge this week. I look forward to seeing your projects.

Thank you for stopping by,

Regan

Thank You Card Supplies:

THATB: Romantic Lace 098 and Halloween Backgrounds 173

Card Stock: Kraft by The Paper Studio and Going Gray By Stampin' Up!

Inks: Walnut Stain and Wild Honey distress inks by Ranger

Stamps: Much Appreciated by Stampin' Up!

Tools: Big Kick, dashes texture plate by Sizzix, sewing machine, oval punch by Fiskars, boho blossoms punch by Stampin' Up!, Computer and Printer

Other: green wire "stem" from Prima rosette and Vellum by Stampin' Up!

Christmas Card Supplies:

THATB: Write Stuff Backgrounds 031 and/or Romantic Lace 098 (printed in Sepia)

Card Stock: Kraft by The Paper Studio and Going Gray By Stampin' Up!

Ink: Walnut Stain & Tea Dye distress inks by Ranger, Chocolate Chip by Stampin' Up!, and Frost White all purpose ink by TSUKIENEKO for Fantastix

Stamps: Four the Holidays by Stampin' Up!

Tools: Big Kick, polka dot daisies texture plate by Sizzix, snowflake punch by Stampin' Up!, sewing machine, computer and printer

Other: Vintage Button and Vellum paper by Stampin' Up!

Birthday Card Supplies:

Card Stock: Going Gray and Tempting Turquoise by Stampin' Up!

Pattern Paper: random from scrap box

Ink: Walnut Stain & Wild Honey distress inks by Ranger and Chocolate Chip by Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Birthday Whimsy by Stampin' Up!

Tools: Big Kick, dashes texture plate by Sizzix, sewing machine, standard hole punch (for confetti), computer and Printer

Other: General Birthday adhesive chipboard sticker by K&Company and Vellum paper by Stampin' Up!