So Thankful for You...

Good morning!

I've been so eager to share some news with all of you!

This is my first post as a Design Team member for Great Impressions Stamps!  

I've been stamping with GI stamps for many years - they were among the first I owned!

I'll be posting a new GI post each Saturday - hope you will drop by and visit!

I've had this sweet image for a long time, and have used it often.  Yesterday, while debating on what to create, I decided to go with something 'thankful' for an after-Christmas greeting.

However, a single layer for easy mailing was also necessary, so here's what I did:

I used F08 Dress-Up Annie, and  B193 So Thankful for You.

The image and sentiment were stamped where I imagined a floor and wall to be.

After stamping the image, the 'floor', 'baseboard', and 'photo frame', were drawn lightly in pencil. All coloring on the focal panel was done prior to finishing the image.  The image was stamped on blue, tan, and white, colored, fussy cut, and adhered to image - lots of paper piecing took place.

Voila!  A one-layer card was born, that has a fun dimensional look.

Give it a try sometime!

Be sure to check out the Great Impressions Blog, for daily inspiration from the GI team!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs and blessings,

Patti J.

Other supplies used:
Tombow adhesives
Perfect Papercrafting Perfect Layers Mini Rulers (see sidebar for details)
Copic markers
White and black card stock