Moroccan Nights Thank You Card

For June's monthly demonstrator's card swap, we were challenged to make a card using a new product from the 2016-2017 Annual Catalog. I made a thank you card featuring the new Moroccan Nights stamp set. The medallion image is gorgeous (and coordinates perfectly with the Moroccan Designer Series Paper (DSP))!

The inspiration for this card came from Simply Made by Wendy. I thought her design was simple and stunning! I kept the layout and measurements the same for my first attempt makering her card using Stampin' Up! products.

However, I felt that there was too much white space above and below the medallions. There was no place for the eye to rest. I also noticed that Wendy's medallion image was larger than the one in the Moroccan Nights stamp set.

For my second attempt, I reduced the width of the Whisper White cardstock. Decreasing the white space above and below the medallion image helped bring my focus into the center of the card. I'm much happier with the second attempt. I also used a thinlit for the sentiment instead of a stamp for a bit of whimsy.

The medallion image is a great way to show off your favorite colors! Here I used So Saffron, Pool Party, and Peekaboo Peach. As the weather gets warmer, I like more vibrant, cheery colors, but I bet this card would be great in deeper, jewel tone colors like Elegant Eggplant and Emerald Envy!

Check out what fantastic cards my group made. Which one is your favorite?



The new stamp sets and products used in this swap are Sitting Here, Painter's Palette, Jar of Love, Pop of Paradise, Moroccan Nights, Banners for You, Floral Affection Texturized Impressions Embossing Folder (TIEF), Flourish Thinlit Dies, and Bunch of Banners Framelits.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Moroccan Nights Thank You Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Moroccan Nights
Paper	Whisper White Pool Party
Ink	Pool Party ink pad Peekaboo Peach ink pad Island Indigo ink pad So Saffron ink pad
Embellishments
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Blocks A, C, and E Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat Paper Snips Hello You Thinlits Big Shot Machine Fine-Tipped Glue Pen SNAIL Adhesive
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Happy Summer!

The inspiration for this card came from a gorgeous sunset card by Cindy Elam. The layout comes from a weekly challenge sketch. However, I removed the palm tree stamp, the ribbon, and the label tag. I also changed some of the colors, the leaf stamp, the embossing folder, and the embellishment. I added the grouping of Flirty Flamingo flowers and Old Olive leaves to the lower right corner instead of the original tag.

When I saw her card, it reminded me not only of warm Summer days but of the times I spent with my grandmother sitting in Lynch Park watching the sun set over the water. There was something magical about watching the sun sink into the ocean. Every night the colors of the sky and water change. No two sunsets were alike. Some were more purple and some more pink and orange.

I highlighted a more pink and orange sunset for this card. The main colors are Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White, Peekaboo Peach, Early Espresso, and Old Olive.

I used an aquapainter on Shimmery White cardstock to watercolor the sunset scene. The sand is Crumb Cake. The water is Island Indigo and Tempting Turquoise. The sky is Peekaboo Peach, Flirty Flamingo, and Pool Party.

The inside is stamped with the border image in Old Olive ink. I made this card as a blank note card. However, a banner with a sentiment such as thank you, thinking of you, or happy retirement on the front tucked under the flowers would be really cute as well.

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Botanical Blooms Sunset Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Botanical Blooms
Paper	Whisper White Shimmery White Old Olive Peekaboo Peach Early Espresso Flirty Flamingo
Ink	Old Olive ink pad Early Espresso ink pad Pool Party ink pad Flirty Flamingo ink pad Peekaboo Peach ink pad Island Indigo ink pad Tempting Turquoise ink pad Crumb Cake ink pad
Embellishments
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Blocks A, B, and C Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat Paper Snips Botanical Builder Framelits Big Shot Machine Multipurpose Liquid Glue SNAIL Adhesive Seaside TIEF Aquapainter Sticky Notes (to use as a mask)
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Last Minute Extra Father's Day Card

I hope everyone had a wonderful Father's Day! I will not see my father-in-law until after Father's Day, so I thought I would sneak in one last minute card!

I have seen a lot of these types of cards lately and wanted to try it. This is a regular top-folding card with a piece cut out of the middle front. It is an interesting fun fold because it uses the negative space as a feature.

To make the base, cut a 4-1/4" by 11" piece of cardstock. Then place the base onto the trimmer and cut off two 2" sections.. Keep one of the 2" sections. This will be the bottom of the card front. Holding the card base horizontally on the score board, make a score mark at 5-1/2".

The two front mats are made from 1-3/4" x 4" rectangles of Old Olive cardstock and embossed with Little Stars TIEF.

The tags are made from the largest framelit from Lots of Labels Framelit set. I cut one tag from each Whisper White and Cajun Craze cardstock. I cut the Cajun Craze tag in half and glued it to each end of the Whisper White tag. I overlapped the tags to create a border effect.

The strong man image is stamped directly onto the center of the Whisper White tag and colored in with Stampin' Write Markers. The banner and the dad image are stamped on scrap Whisper White cardstock, cut out, and adhered with dimensionals. I trimmed the banner as close to the black outline as possible and then ran the brush tip of a Basic Black marker around the edge to cover any remaining white edges and to make the banner stand out even more. This is a great way to mask uneven trimming!

I duplicated the tag shape inside the card. I lined up the tag with the front tag, so you cannot see it from the front. I stamped Happy Father's Day in Basic Black Archival ink. I like to stamp sentiments slightly higher than center so I can write a personalized message underneath.

I let my husband pick out the colors for this card! How did he do?

I love the Guy Greetings stamp set. Guy Greetings is a great stamp set not just for Father's Day but for all-occasion masculine cards. This is one stamp set I am so happy carried over into the new annual catalog!

I also used Guy Greetings last year for Father's Day! I made cards with the shoe and hat images. I have some more ideas for the wrench and anchor images!

How do you use your Guy Greetings stamp set? I would love to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Guy Greetings Father’s Day Card Project Supply List
Stamps	Guy Greetings
Paper	Whisper White Pacific Point Cajun Craze Old Olive
Ink	Basic Black Archival ink pad Crushed Curry Stampin’ Write Marker Soft Suede Stampin’ Write Marker Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker Cajun Craze Stampin’ Write Marker Pacific Point Stampin’ Write Marker Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Blocks A, C, D, and H Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub Stampin’ Pierce Mat Paper Snips Little Stars TIEF Big Shot Machine Multipurpose Liquid Glue SNAIL Adhesive Lots of Labels Framelits
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