***FREE SHIPPING HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TODAY, JULY 24 because of internet problems yesterday! Yahoo! An extra day to get free shipping! They expect ordering to still be slow, though. Sorry!

I always forget to check the card sketches on page 22 in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog, but a lot of people like to use sketches to get ideas for making a card. This Perennial Lavender Thanks Card is like the third sketch on page 22. It’s really an easy card to make! I decided to choose a designer paper I hadn’t used in a while.

The card base is Highland Heather cardstock. The Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper is cut in strips 1 1/8″ x 5″. They are adhered to a 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Gorgeous Grape cardstock. It’s probably a good idea to glue down the center strip, centered on that cardstock, and then do the side strips. It’s not too difficult to space them apart by just eyeballing.

I used a stamp in the Spotlight On Nature Stamp Set in Highland Heather ink on Basic White cardstock for the greeting. It is cut out with the second to smallest Deckled Circles Die and then the next largest one to cut out the Highland Heather layer. You could use any shape for your greeting. I forgot to tie some ribbon around the layer with the designer paper strips so I just adhered the white ribbon back and forth behind the greeting. This is the white ribbon in the Petal Pink and White 1/4″ Diagonal Trim Combo Pack. It’s very pretty! When I do ribbon like this, I usually add some Stampin’ Seal on the back to hold the ribbon while I get it attached the way I like it. Then if I use Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up the whole thing, they help hold the ribbon on as well.

When I saw the butterfly in the stamp set, I decided to stamp and color that in also! I stamped it in Memento Ink and cut it out by hand. It is colored with Berry Burst, Fresh Freesia, and Highland Heather, all Stampin’ Blends Markers. For a little sparkle to brighten up this slightly dark paper, I added some Iridescent Faceted Gems randomly around on the card.

Because of the big internet glitch, ordering at Stampin’ Up! yesterday during the FREE SHIPPING DAY did not work very well for most people, including me. Therefore, Stampin’ Up! extended free shipping one more day, today, July 24!