Sunday, May 1, 2011

Thank you card

My son's 1st birthday was yesterday.  (Click here for the post showing the invitations.)  Not only was it a party for him but a surprise 60th for my mother-in-law.  She loves the east shore of Maine so we did a lighthouse/beach theme for the party.
Here is her cake along with my son's.  My SIL got them from a local bakery.  Amazing! 


The whale was my inspiration for my thank you cards.  I made a whale tail out of paper and cut it out.  I held it in place with reposition tape then brushed dark blue chalk all around the edges.  When I was done I lifted the paper off giving this effect:

I stamped the waves and sentiment in blue ink and that was it.  Clean and simple!
I'm playing along in two challenges: GingerloftChallenge "Under the Sea" and Less is More has a themed challenge: thank you or congrats.  So this fits well!  Thanks for stopping by!
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13 comments:

  1. TamiMay 1, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    Thanks so much for playing at Gingerloft. Very inventive on making your own stencil.

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  2. LynnMay 1, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Great idea for a card! Love the shades of blue and the whale fin!
    Thanks so much for joining us at GingerLoft Challenges:)
    Huggs
    Lynn xx

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  3. ChrissieMay 1, 2011 at 11:00 PM

    I hope everyone had fun at the party... the cakes look amazing. What a great idea to take your inspiration from them!
    Thanks so much for joining us with this very effective card!
    Chrissie
    "Less is more"

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  4. Dolly DaydreamsMay 2, 2011 at 12:54 AM

    Fantastic card, love your blue tones, very dynamic.

    Marie

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  5. Lorraine AMay 2, 2011 at 1:48 AM

    Fabulous card ,, I love the idea of making a mask for the tail ,,, brilliant ! :-)

    luv
    Lols x x x

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  6. Stamps and PaperMay 2, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    A really effective card...and so different, lovely

    Anne

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  7. MandiMay 2, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    Great idea, so inventive
    Sure they will have great fun
    mandi
    Diva LIM
    Less is More

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  8. KathykMay 2, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Smashing card - the cakes look great too

    Kathyk

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  9. Vicky HayesMay 2, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    Those cakes are astonishing and I love your coordinating card!

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  10. SusanMay 2, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    What a great card! Very creative!

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  11. Art by Andy BauerMay 10, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    Very cute card! The stencil tale looks like water sprays! Good luck in the challenges!
    Andy

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  12. GaleMay 10, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Great inspiration! Very nice CAS card. Thanks for joining us at GingerLoft Challenges.
    :) Gale

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  13. Erum TasneemMay 15, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    WOWA! This is such an artistic card hun! I love it!

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