Wildflower Stems thank you cards

Hi everyone! It's been a long time since I've posted or crafted. Truth is I had to take a break as I was in a bit of a depression and had a very sad heart (2020 can suck it!). I finally found some inspiration to craft again after seeing many crafters sending Thank You cards to the janitorial staff at the DC Capitol for their heroic clean up the evening of January 6th. These cards are for them.

I absolutely LOVE this Tim Holtz Wildflower Stems 2. I bought these over the summer and was excited to take them out and finally use them!!

For my first card, I die cut the stems from Bristol Smooth cardstock and colored them with Zig Markers. I placed them over the fantastic cover plate called Geometric Circles from The Ton and a piece of faux canvas ribbon in Light Blue and used a few small sequins as accents. The sentiment is from the very versatile All Occasions Sentiments Set 2 from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

This next card is super simple. I die cut the stems in both white and gray cardstock and layered them for a subtle shadow effect. I used a piece of Craft Consortium's new papers called Ink Drops Dusk. These papers are GORGEOUS and an easy way for you to get that amazing reinker technique look without all the work and purchasing supplies! I tied a piece of 1/4" silk ribbon in Blue Grey around the bottom -as you can see in the picture, the color isn't really a Blue Grey, I would call it more of a light neutral gray. And lastly, again, I used the Thank You sentiment from All Occasions Sentiments Set 2 from Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

My last card has some fun layering with Cloud Whip paste and Ultra-fine glitter! I don't have any of the new glitter paste that's out, so I just sprinkled some glitter over the paste and scraped it over the stencil. It worked really well! This time, I die cut the stems from a piece of Craft Consortium's new papers called Ink Drops Vivid this pack has more vibrant and bold colors than the Dusk pad. I love how the stems turned out! With all the sparkle in the background I didn't embellish it with much more than a few sequins. The sentiment is from Typewritten Year Round Greetings by Stamp Simply Clear Stamps.

 

Supplies used on these cards:

 Tim Holtz Wildflower Stems 2

Typewritten Year Round Greetings stamp set

All Occasions Sentiments Set 2 stamp set

Ink Drops Vivid

Ink Drops Dusk

Zig Markers

Cloud Whip paste 

 Ultra-fine glitter

 

Thanks for stopping by and hanging in there with me. Here's to a better 2021 for everyone!!