Sunday, October 24, 2010

thank you mini-cards by Lauren Bergold

for someone who does not scrapbook, as such, i have bought A LOT of journaling tags; i use them quite often in card-making! these maya road kraft ones were instant favorites for their variety of designs and utterly practical size. at 3x3" they would hold just enough journaling on a layout, or they could be the base of some super-fun mini thank you cards! like this:
crowns are absolutely always fun, imo; here i've colored the miniature maya road chipboard ones with a silver inkpad, embossed them with my cuttlebug, and used them as a whimsical embellishment to diecut 3-part hearts in which i have mixed and matched scraps of patterned papers from the october pixie dust paperie kit. offcuts of the kit's cardstock from other projects formed my 3.25" cardbases, and all i needed to complete the set were a few staples, some dymo-label sentiments, and lots of wonky machine stitching for texture...and to hold everything securely on my cards!

i think i will be making more sets like this in future, as they are a brilliant way to "clean up" my scraps...and it's always useful to have some little thank you notes on hand, isn't it?! :)


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10 comments:

  1. So lovely, and cute, and adorable, and practical... too many reason to love this mini note card set!

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  2. Absolutely magical ... love the embossed texture on the hearts and your wonky stitching always warms my heart (or layered hearts in this case).

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  3. Lauren, you are always full with awesome ideas!! What a great way to use up the journaling tags. Thx for the inspiration :)

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  4. super cute, lauren! i love the embossed crowns! {hehe, sorry i enabled you to buy the TH texture fades, tee hee. aren't they awesome?} love the wonky stitching, i need to learn how to sew. thanks for sharing and have a great sunday! *hugs* steph :)

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  5. These mini thank yous are so fun! I love the heart and crown combination with those awesome journal spots!

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  6. Doesn't get much cuter and cooler than this:)

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  7. These are adorable little cards. Embossing the crowns was a perfect touch and of course, your wanky stitching!

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