Papertrey's June blog hop challenge was to use a "touch of gold." It really is one of the hot trends right now, and I had a variety of ideas. But, once again, time ran short, so I decided to go with a simple design and created a set of cards that I'll be able to pull out when needed. Another piece of inspiration came from Papercraft Magazines 350 Cards & Gifts issues which features a whole section of card sets. I made three birthday cards and three thank you notes. Let's start with the birthday cards.
I started by embossing a Nestability Classic Rectangle on the card front. I ended up using three pieces of Papertrey's new shimmer cardstock which I love, and three pieces of regular cardstock. The blue and black are shimmer cardstock, and the purple is Royal Velvet. Then I embossed the Boutique Borders: Birthday stamps in the middle of the embossed rectangle. Simple and elegant. Here's a closer look:
Here are the thank you notes.
I found several sentiments that fit between the beautiful boutique borders and tried three different ones. I kept the cardstock lighter and only the back card is a shimmer cardstock. The first card uses one of my all-time favorite "thank you" sentiments from Impress. I've had it for years. The others came from Papertrey's Round and Round and Autumn Abundance. I'm quite sure this Boutique Borders will become a go-to set. You can check out the loads of inspiration right here.
