Love & Thanks Postcard Style

Hey everybody! I hope your new year has started off on a nice note and it’s not too cold where you are. Leslie here, sharing a tutorial for making a love & thanks postcard. A postcard, you say? Well, we need to thank those who sent Christmas gifts, so I thought this would be a fun way to do it! I used Neenah Classic Crest Epic Black and Beetle Black paired with Savoy Brilliant White Cotton. Also used Silk Glitter Opulent Opal and 80# Solar White. I recently won these Thinlits in a giveaway and I really wanted to use them even though the Christmas season is over. 😉

Ink Background

Start by inking a piece of Savoy Brilliant White Cotton cardstock with a variety of Ranger distress inks. Punch a 1-3/4″ circle into masking paper and ink the moon with fossilized amber and vintage photo distress inks. Next, mask off the moon with the punched circle and ink the sky with stormy sky, prize ribbon and villainous potion.

Add Details to Background

Cut the inked panel with a stitched rectangle die. Afterwards, die cut the star trail directly into the inked panel and back it with a Silk Glitter Opulent Opal scrap. Finally, splatter some Copic opaque white paint over the panel.

Die Cut Elements for Love & Thanks Postcard

Using a postage edge rectangle die, cut the postcard base from Neenah Classic Crest 130# Epic Black.

Also, die cut three Santas with reindeer and a cityscape from Beetle Black.

Adhere Elements

Project assembly is always the most fun and I loved watching this one come to life. Adhere the cityscape, trim it and run the panel back through the Big Shot with the stitched rectangle die.

Stack the three Santas and reindeer for dimension and adhere them in the sky.

Add Stamping & Complete Love & Thanks Postcard

Lastly, stamp the sentiments on the front and back in black ink. This will complete your postcard.

Summing up, these are the other products I used:
STAMPS: Keep It Simple Thank You Sentiments stamp set
INK: Ranger distress inks- fossilized amber, vintage photo, stormy sky, prize ribbon, villainous potion; Copic Opaque White paint; Versafine Onyx Black ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Stampin’ Up 1-3/4″ circle punch, Pinkfresh Studio Postage Edge Nested Rectangles Dies, Love From Lizi Stitched Rectangle Nested Cutting Dies, Sizzix Dash Away All Thinlits, Memory Box Cityscape Nightline Die
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, mini MISTI, MISTI Sticky Mats, Ranger-Wendy Vecchi Make Art Stay-tion 12″, Big Shot, Rabbit Hole blending brush, Waffle Flower Shader 1+ blending brush

To conclude, I hope you’ve enjoyed this Love & Thanks postcard! Be sure to visit the CutCardStock Facebook Page for more DT inspiration! Also join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
Leslie