I can't believe there are only 5 weeks until Christmas!  Todays project is one for after the holidays - a winter thank you card (or you can easily turn it into a winter birthday card).  Usually I am a bold color person, but I just love the combined hues of the soft purple, gray, white and blue.

 

I know a few of you have recently ordered the Life is Beautiful stamp set and I wanted to give you a card to copy.  You can certainly alter the season of this card by changing the colors and snow to leaves.

 

 

 

 Stamp Sets:  

Life is Beautiful 154871

Borders Abound 152627

Ink:  

Smoky Slate 147113

Pool Party 147107

Highland Heather 147103

Just Jade 153115

Paper:  

Purple Posy 150881

Whisper White Card Stock 100730

Smoky Slate 131202

Vellum 101856

Accessories: 

Stamparatus 146276

Sheer Pool Party Ribbon 152462

Glue Dots 103683

Rhinestones 144220

                                                                

Instruction

1. Stamp “thank you” from Borders Abound with Just Jade ink on 2-3/4” x 1-1/4” vellum.  Set aside to dry. 
2. Cut Purple Posy base 4-1/4” x 11”, score at 5-1/2”.  Stamp snowflake border along right edge with Highland Heather ink.
3. Stamp partial tree in Smoky Slate ink on 2-3/4” x 4-3/4” Whisper White card stock.  Stamp snowflakes on tree with Pool Party ink.
4. Adhere stamped tree to 3-1/4” x 5-1/4” Smoky Slate card stock.  Adhere this to left side of card with equal top, bottom and left side borders.
5. Tie Sheer Pool Party Ribbon around the front panel of card base (inside & outside) and tie double knot next to tree trunk.
6. Place glue dots on back side of stamped vellum - hide the glue dots by placing on top of a of “thank” and o of “you”.  Adhere on top of ribbon.
7. Place Rhinestones on tree.