Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Make it Monday #134 Repeat + Lift

Good evening fellow crafters, or perhaps Good early morning! (It has just turned midnight here!) And it is now OCTOBER! Yet another month come and gone just like that. Absolutely crazy. Spent a few minutes watching my girls reading the other day after they finished their homework. It just breaks my heart to see how fast they are growing up. They know so much about who they are now, what they want, what they don't want...Just have to remember to cherish each and every moment of every single day that passes...



Moving on, I wanted to share with you the card set I made for this week's Make it Monday Challenge over at Papertrey Ink. I think this is the first time I have ever been able to actually make a project the same day the challenge came out. This week, Nichole shows us how she created her "Repeat + Lift" cards. It is a really fun technique, and there are so many ways we can put this to use! I saw the video real quick this morning before heading out to work and have been thinking of ideas all day about what I wanted to do for my cards. The kids' school has a Fall Carnival every year, and they allow Craft vendors to sell their items there. I am going to have a table, and I need some Teacher gifts, including some cards. So this is my first Teacher Thank you Card set.











I used Neenah White Cardstock for my card bases, and some patterned paper from Recollections Back to School paper pack. I used Papertrey Ink's Wonderful Words: Thank You Stamp Set and matching die, along with the Banner die. I stamped my "Thank You" in Stampin' Up Real Red and Basic Black, and popped up the "Thank You" die-cuts using foam dimensionals because I didn't have any foam tape. This was a challenge because I had to make sure the dimensionals were cut really thin. You can seem them a tiny bit up close, but it doesn't look bad at all. I like the way the set came out and I can't way to try a few more sets like this to include in the Craft Fair.

I have to work early in the morning, only going to get a few hours of sleep now, so I guess I should probably head off to bed! Should be resting anyway, I feel a cold coming on, my throat is killing me and I am already losing my voice! Thanks for stopping by, have a fabulous day!

11 comments:

Colleen said...

what a great set of teacher cards! How clever to make a whole set at one time! I like the design with the different pattern papers...and the "thank you" turned out perfect!

Carolanne said...

Ohhhhh these are so cute! Love the designs. Will certainly encourage a teacher greatly!

Nancy Penir said...

Great thank you card set! Love how you used those cute papers. Hope you feel better!

Joyce said...

What a super set of cards. I am eager to try this challenge, too.

Karen C. said...

Super idea to make a full set of cards. Love the variety of papers, but the use of the same layout and design features.

ColorMeCraftsy said...

Awesome cards! Great job!

Linda said...

These are so cute. Great teacher gifts.

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Simply delightful!

Gisela said...

Great idea, love the school paper.

A Crafty Person said...

Great card sets! You can never have enough Thank You cards. I like the background papers you used.

Sadie said...

Lovely cards!! The red and black are so striking!