Thank You Berry Much!

Now that Christmas is over, it's time to start thinking about the thank you cards! I like to get my four-year-old daughter involved in "writing" her own cards for the gifts she received. I tell her who the card is for, what gift they gave her, and ask her what she'd like to say to that person about that gift. Then I write it in the card, verbatim, and she actually signs her name herself. I think it's important to teach kids gratitude at a young age, and I want her cards to come from the heart, as they should. And here is just one of the cards I've made for her to send:

Isn't that little strawberry adorable? That's from the Green Thumb set from Papertrey Ink. I rummaged through all my sets to find some thank you sentiments and had forgotten all about this one! I love the pop of red against the Kraft cardstock. And, once again, my Nestabilities really did the trick for the main image. I used my oval classic and scallop dies for this one.

And did you see that top of the card? I had embossed the card using my Swiss Dots embossing folder and Cuttlebug, but somehow messed it up, ran it through again and un-embossed a strip at the top. Instead of throwing it out, I simply stamped my sentiment across the top to fill in the space. Works for me...

Stamps: Green Thumb (PTI)
Ink: Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado and Dark Chocolate (PTI)
Cardstock: Kraft, Pure Poppy and SS White (PTI)
Tools: Cuttlebug (ProvoCraft), oval classic and scallop Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders), Swiss Dots embossing folder, Crop-a-Dile
Ribbon: Pure Poppy satin (PTI)
Other: eyelets