Throwback Thursday: Watercolor Thank You

I'm really "throwing it back" with these cards.  The parchment style cardstock and rainbow ink pads are from years ago--been hoarding them for a looooonnnnnnnggggg time.  Stampin' Up! used to sell the ink pads when I first became a demonstrator.  Today, I dug out a bunch of supplies that have been sitting around literally collecting dust.  

The stamp is called Watercolor Thank You, and is sold all by itself.  

You can do this technique with any of our Classic Ink Pads.   

After stamping, drag an Aqua Painter (filled with water, of course) over the image.  Use enough water to "pull" the color, but not too much you turn the cardstock back into pulp, which is what I usually do because I squeeze the barrel of the aqua painter way too hard--hold my pencil to tight too!!!

On the autumn thank you, I added a dotted outline with a gold paint pen.  I added dots to the blue thank you with a white gel pen, but it's hard to see in the photo.  

To finish the card, I added ribbon, turned up one of the corners, and added a leaf die cut from the Autumn Accents Bigz die.  

Supplies used:

Watercolor Thank You Stamp

Aqua Painter

Big Shot with the Autumn Accents Bigz Die

White Gel Pen

Silver Glimmer Paper

DSP shown on the Autumn card--retired and name unknown

Non-Stampin' Up! supplies used:

Gold Paint Pen

Parchment Cardstock

Rainbow Ink Pads

Get those supplies out.  Try a new technique.  Happy Stamping!  Bye for now, Maria

Thank you so much!

I'm always in need of a thank you note and this thank you so much card is perfect!  The thank you stamp is from Lots of Stamps.  The stamps in this set are ALL thank yous.  Like "thank you for caring" or "thank you doesn't begin to say it all."  

Also used on this card:  Pacific Point Cardstock and Ink, Wild Wasabi Cardstock, Rhinestone Jewels, Flower Garden Embossing Folder, Perfect Pennant Die (scallop circle), Fabulous Florets stamp set and some retired DSP (don't know the name). 

Poppy Parade Thank You

Oh, Poppy Parade, how I miss you. Found some Poppy Parade DSP scraps (don't know the name, sorry). This thank you card is a mixture of old and new.  Thank you so much is from Lots of Thanks stamp set (annual catalog). The maple leaf is called Magnificent Maple is in the Holiday catalog (new). 

The maple leaf stamp is magnificent, isn't it?!

Also used:  Rhinestones, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Perfect Pennant Bigz L Die, Chocolate Chip Ink

Happy stamping!  Bye for now, Maria

Thank You

Speaking of intentions, here's another card I intended to share with you last year.  The inspiration for this card came from a card making magazine (don't remember which one or the creator--sorry).  While some of the product on this thank you card is retired (DSP and felt flowers), this card can still be easily created using similar embellishments. Baja Breeze cardstock and ink, scallop oval and large oval punches ARE still available!  Bye for now, Maria