When I need a card in a hurry, I often turn to the Papertrey Ink Mini-Market kits. They're typically a great value, including patterned papers, stencils, die cuts, and stamps. Thanks to a lovely gift certificate Sarah gave me for my birthday, I didn't hesitate to order the latest kit released in June. And it came just in time, to create two needed thank you cards.
This kit was a perfect match for a much older set, "Garden Variety," which I've always loved. I stamped and die cut the seed packet from "Garden Variety," and added two die cuts from the "Herb Garden" kit. Each of the herbs included in the set comes with a sentiment showcasing the herb's meaning. Finally, I stamped "Parsley" and adhered it to a piece of patterned paper from Echo Park cut with a stitched rectangle die and adhered to a white card base. On the first card I stamped the word with New Leaf ink, but decided True Black really looked better as it balanced the black of the die cut at the bottom of the seed packet.
I used some dimensional tape to add the parsley die cut to the seed packet. These cards went off to two college friends. We celebrated birthdays late this year.
There hasn't been a lot of time to create since we returned from vacation. I made these just before we left, and have another post from that session to put up soon. This week looks more promising, but you just never know what's going to pop up on the calendar.
