Abstract Impressions Speedy Notecards

Welcome back to my blog for a slice of papercrafting heaven. It's Friday, and I'm looking forward to the weekend for time to catch up with friends and a large chunk of crafting time! I have ideas buzzing round my head to try. Sometimes, there is a need for a card in a hurry and these cards came about for just that reason.  They came together quickly but still manage to pack a punch.

The sentiment from the Abstract Impressions stamp set is one of my favourites and has been stamped many times since I first bought the set. These words are so important. Kindness changes everything. The flowers from the set are also stunning. It's a winning combination for me.

The flowers and leaves are two step stamps which, although it sounds complicated, are easy to put together.  The stamps are photopolymer, so you can see through them to place them where you want, and they are so cleverly designed that it doesn't seem to matter whether or not they are perfectly lined up.  They always look stunning.

 
I used Rich Razzleberry for the flowers and Old Olive for the leaves and sentiment. I positioned the darker flowers and leaves around the words before stamping the lighter layers. The two tone effect is created by stamping off onto scrap paper before stamping on the actual card to create a lighter shade of the same colour. I altered the second card by stamping the Handwritten words to soften the background.  

The cards are the same size as our regular notecards, but I cut them from Rich Razzleberry coloured card and the Sahara Sand layer for stamping on is slightly smaller than the card front. It is really easy to do:

• Cut the card 5" x 7" and score at 3 1/2" (card front is 5" x 3 1/2")
• The layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/4"

I usually work in metric measurements, but the size of the notecards lend themselves to imperial ones!  For those of you who prefer metric measurements they are:

• Cut the card base 12.7cm x 17.8cm and score at 12.7cm x 8.9cm (card front is 12.7cm x 8.9cm)
• the layer measures 12.1 cm x 8.3cm

Happy mail created speedily! Kindness changes everything. I wonder which version you prefer.  

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As always, happy crafting,

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