In Color Thank you Card

Hi!  My name is Katherine and I am the final guest blogger for Claudia. I know she has had a fantastic time in UT and we can't wait for our fearless leader to return home... I just finished up our Vacation Bible School this past week and I made thank you notes for my teachers and helpers. This had to be a mass produced card so it isn't the fanciest but I hope it conveyed to my teachers how thankful I am to them! Our theme for the week was "Operation Overboard" so I was the "dive chief" all week. I decided to make the cards with an ocean theme. Here is the stage illustrating our theme:

I love the retired  SU stamp set Definitely Decorative Shells and decided to use it with some In Colors 2011-13:

I apologize for my photography! I used an old technique to make the background paper. I stamped an entire piece of 8.5x11 paper and then cut it into strips to have my own version of DSP. I added paper punched with the Scallop Border Trim punch and added an accent piece of paper on top behind my homemade DSP. I sponged around the Thanks a Million with Early Espresso to help soften the white and then popped the greeting up with dimensionals. Finally I stamped the Calypso cardstock in the same color with the sand dollar. Here is a closer picture to show the details better:

You may be able to see that I added Shimmer Spray - in honor of you Claudia!!! Thanks for reading and hope you have a wonderful week!

Supplies:

Definitely Decorative Shells (Retired)
Smooth White CS
Daffodil Delight Ink
Calypso Coral CS and Ink
Pool Party CS and Ink
Island Indigo CS and Ink
Early Espresso CS and Ink
Wisteria Wonder Ink
Scallop Trim Border Punch
Decorative Label Punch
Labels Collection Framelits
Calypso Coral Ribbon
Dimensionals
Shimmer Spray