Heal Your Heart Thank You Card

 I find I am always needing and using Thank You cards. My stock pile of Thank You cards always get depleted quite quickly. They are probably some of my best selling cards as well. I made this card with a special person in mind. She loves the outdoors and hunting, and I thought how can I feminize the deer head for her and this is the final result.

Supplies

1 - 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Basic White cardstock

1 - 5 1/4"x4" piece of Basic White cardstock

2 - Scrap pieces of Basic White cardstock

1 - Scrap piece of Brown cardstock

Heal Your Heart Stamp Set

A Touch of Ink Stamp Set

Birch Background Stamp

Sahara Sand Ink

Rococo Rose Ink

Chocolate Chip Ink

Deer Head Die Cut

Instructions

Take the 8 1/2"x11" sheet of Basic White cardstock cut it down to 8 1/2"x5 1/2" and scored that at 4 1/4" on the long side.

I then took the Birch Background, the Basic White layer and the Sahara Sand ink and stamped the background on the layer. If you have a Stamparatus that is a great tool to use for Background stamps. If you don't, the easiest way to use a background stamp would be to lay it flat on you work space with the stamp facing up. Then ink up the stamp, place the cardstock on top and then I like to use a scrap piece of paper over top just so that my hands do get inky. I then gently rub the cardstock to ensure a clear crisp image. Make sure you use consistent firm pressure so the the cardstock layer won't move.

I then adhered the layer to the front of the card. I absolutely love this deer head die. I cut this image on my Cricut, to my knowledge Stampin' Up doesn't have a deer head die unfortunately. But with that being said you don't have to use a silhouette. You could use the deer stamp from the Nature's Beauty stamp set instead and it would look just as amazing.

I then took the A Touch of Ink stamp set and stamped the floral image in Rococo Rose with a Chocolate Chip outline. Chocolate Chip is a retired color but Early Espresso would work well. Just make sure what ever color you choose, you use the same for the floral outline and the sentiment. I then stamped the sentiment from Heal You Heart in Chocolate Chip as well. I then fussy cut the images out and arranged them as desired.

I adhered the floral images to the back of the deer head and then adhered it to the front of the card. I wanted the sentiment to pop so I used mini Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere it to the card front.

This is my favorite background stamp, I use it a lot. I am so glad that they are carrying it over into the new annual catalogue. Background stamps are great if you often mass produce cards, because you can make as many sheets of diy dsp as you need and you don't have to worry about running out. You can check out the cling or the wood-mount version depending on your preference.

 

 

I think that the Nature's Beauty stamp set is a very versatile stamp set. It is perfect for Christmas, Fall and Masculine. With that being said though with the right DSP and embellishments it would make for great Birthday, Thank You and Sympathy cards all year round. You can find this beautiful set right here. 

 

Do you send a lot of Thank You Cards? Let me know below.

Happy Paper Crafting!  

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