I’m keeping it simple today. It just takes a few minutes to make this thank you note card – or even a set of these. There is no cutting involved because I used our pre-cut and pre-scored note cards. There are twenty 5″x3 1/2″ cards and envelopes in the pack for $5.95 (Item 131527, p 162 AC). They are slightly thicker than Whisper White card stock, but have the same Whisper White smooth surface that we love.
The watercolored background is made by coloring with markers on an acrylic block. I used my size D block for this card.
Using the brush end of the marker, swipe color onto the block. I used Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals and Blushing Bride in this sample.
Lightly mist water onto the block – I have a cheap discount store spray bottle for this, and I use 3 sprays. You may need to experiment with the amount of water you like for this effect.
Press the block to the cardstock.
Allow to dry, and then stamp an image with StazOn. I masked the bottom of my background area with a Post-It note.
Click here to see more samples using this technique – it is really pretty with blues/greens and the So Very Grateful images, too. I used the tulips from Blessed Easter on this card.
Just a side note about the Blessed Easter single stamp… I knew I would like to have the tulips without the greeting, but I did not mount the stamp that way at first. The greeting is very close to the image, and I didn’t want to try to cut them apart. I regretted this as soon as I started using the stamp, and two weeks later, I decided to remedy the situation.
A customer taught me that you could put your stamp in the microwave for a few seconds to loosen the glue. I microwaved my stamp for about 10 seconds, and I was able to easily pull the rubber and foam away from the wood block. Once I had the rubber piece free, I carefully cut the greeting away from the tulips. The greeting is too big to mount on the end of the block, so I mounted it to another block.
You can see an outline from the original position of my stamp on the block. That portion of the block is still a bit sticky, but I am much happier to have my tulips separated! Next time I will go with my first instinct about how to mount the stamp, but it is nice to know there is a fix.
