Today is “send a card to a friend” day.  When is the last time you sent a card to a friend?  Just to let them know that you are thinking about them will brighten their day.   They will also appreciate the “random act of kindness” because there was nothing to precipitate you sending a card except them.

Choose a friend you have not seen in a while. But certainly your other friends would be happy about a neat surprise in their snail mail box, too. A card is so much nicer to find in your mailbox than bills and advertisements. You don’t have to limit yourself to one person, because several people would enjoy the mail. How about sending a card to someone you have befriended in the past and lost contact with.

You can personally tailor your card with so many possibilities.  This stamp set is available as a Sale-a-Bration reward when you place an order that is a minimum $60 CDN.

Recipe For Send A Card

Stamps: Home To Roost.

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Shaded Spruce, Soft Suede.

Paper: Soft Suede, Shaded Spruce, Whisper White.

Accessories: Big Shot DIe Cutting Machine, Dot to Dot Embossing Folder, Layered CIrcles Die Cuts, Stitched Shapes DIe Cuts, 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Classic Label Punch, Chicken Wire Panel, Stampin’ Blends: Shaded Spruce Duo, Cajun Craze Duo, Stamparatus.

Details

• Use the Stamparatus along with the Hinge Technique to stamp the foliage on the Soft Suede cardstock.  Stamp the foliage in 2 steps, first across the top, remove the stamp, place further down the Stamparatus and stamp across again.
• To give this panel dimension, emboss the panel with the Dot to Dot Embossing Folder and Big Shot.
• Stamp the chicken in Tuxedo Black on Whisper White.  Color using various Stampin’ Blends, adding shading with the Color Lifter.
• Cut a scalloped circle using the Layered Circle Die Cuts, cut a circle with the chicken the focal point with the Stitched Shapes Die Cuts.  Choose the scalloped circle Die Cut that gives you a large border around the Whisper White circle.
• Wrap the Burlap ribbon around the embossed panel and attach to the Soft Suede card base.
• Attach the Whisper White circle to the Shaded Spruce, angle and adhere the chicken wire panel to the back of scalloped circle and attach all to the card front.
• Finally, stamp the “Just a Note” sentiment on a piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Punch with Classic Label Punch, punch another piece from Soft Suede cardstock.  Cut in half and attach to either end of the the Whisper White.

You can get your Sale-a-Bration reward by purchasing these suggested products on my ONLINE STORE.  So get your craft supplies out and create and send a card to a friend or friends