Wednesday 14 December 2011

It is nice to say Thank You

I have always believed that it is important to thank people for their generosity and have tried to instil this value in my children. Now whenever they receive a Christmas or Birthday Present, they always send a message of thanks.  I wanted to make some thank you cards that would be appropriate for my teenage son to send this year - not too fussy or feminine in any way and this is the design I came up with.

























It is so simple to create, I stamped Penny Black's "Cityscape" 3883K onto an A6 card blank and then added the sentiment also by Penny Black "Bid Thanks" 00107D,  The buildings were coloured with Prisma Pencils; Parrot Green, Jade Green and Muted Turquoise and blended to give highlighted areas.

I then added two strips of "Forest Glen" 07-001 and 07-002 to the bottom after embossing them with Cuttlebug embossing borders and sanding the raised parts. For the finishing touch I added Crystal Stickles to the stars.

If you want more inspiration on Holiday thank you cards head on over to the Penny Black Blog here.

Thanks for visiting me today, enjoy the rest of your week.
Hugs Cathy
x

6 comments:

Barb said...

This is so perfect for your son, Cathy! I'll bet he approved! I totally agree with teaching your kids to send thank you notes. With all the technology today, it's become something most of them don't do anymore. Hugs to you! :)

Elizabeth Allan said...

Love your thoughts and comments about sending thank you notes Cathy! This design is perfect for your son's correspondence.

Paula (PEP) said...

It's so strange when one gives something & there is not even an acknowledgement of the deed - you wonder if they even got it so your thoughts are very refreshing to read. This is one of my favourite PB stamps & I love your colouring of it. The depth you created really makes those buildings come forward & recede. The touches of glitter & the gorgeous ribbon with the embossing really make this a very apt card for a young man to send.
Paula (PEP)

Phleurdillee said...

Love your leather bound journal and your different cards! Their all so adorable! TFS!

Phleurdillee said...

Love your leather bound journal and your different cards! Their all so adorable! TFS!

Phleurdillee said...

Love your leather bound journal and your different cards! Their all so adorable! TFS!