Center-step Thank You Card

Hello everyone!! I'm back with a center-step Thank You card. I made this card for friends of ours, a wonderful couple who helped us so much in getting settled here.

I wanted to try a center-step card for a long time and finally geared up the courage to try one :)

The side steps are pretty clean with just a few embossed lines, which I did with my scoring board.

They liked my first lattice window card (here). So I thought of adding a lattice for them, but instead of cutting out a window, I added it on the card. I added a few handmade flowers with punched out leaves and flourishes. The sentiment was taken the internet.

I added a butterfly. Couldn't stop myself from doing that. ;)

I added a small fence and a creeper with flowers on it.

Here's a view of the center step with the fence below.

A view from the sides.

Thanks for visiting and do leave your thoughts and comments.

Submitting this to:

• Bearlymine challenges - Flowers
• CAS-ual Fridays - CFC 131 - Three thirds 3 flowers in the center 1/3rd of the card
• Challenges 4 Everybody - Challenge #41 - Anything Goes
• Crafters Corner - Challenge 16 - Something Special
• Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge 81 - Anything goes
• Inspired by Stamping - April blog challenge
• Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes
• Love to Create Challenge - Challenge 114 - Say it with flowers
• Ribbon Girls - Flowers
• Word Art Wednesday - Challenge 131 - Anything goes
• Paper Crafter Anonymous - A Project a Day - Day - 1(Emboss it), 2(Add flowers) & 8(Thank you)
• All Sorts Challenge - Week 258 - Fancy Folds
• Cuts Crops Creativity - Iron Craft Challenge - Inspiration 3

CAS Spring!!

Hello all... I haven't posted in a long time. After the baby, we moved half way around the world to the US.. It took us some time to get settled here with the baby and now we have to look after the baby alone!! So now I get very very limited time to craft. It was very exciting to see snow for the first time and now I'm waiting to see Spring bloom.

Anyway, on to the card!!

I was inspired by the lattice cards that Indira had posted (check them here) and was determined to make one!! And now, especially with the time crunch I'm attracted to CAS cards!! (check my previous one here) So here is my card, inspired by the Spring flowers.

I made a Spring wreath around the round lattice window. I made the flowers using some new punches that I bought recently. I cut the leaves using punches. I couldn't stop myself from adding a cute butterfly, again to show off my newly bought punch :D

A closer look

A view from the side.

I have not added any sentiment. I'm planning to add it as required.

I love how this card has turned out!!

I'm planning to buy a die-cutting/embossing machine in the near future. Any suggestions/advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks in advance.

Do tell me your thoughts and comments. Hope to see you soon!

Submitting this to:

• Addicted to CAS - Challenge 35 - Wheels (Wreath is a flower wheel)
• A Creative Romance - Spring Flowers
• 3 Girl Jam - All things spring
• Bearly Mine - Spring
• BGC 49 - Grown with love - Flowers, leaves and butterfly
• Catchy Challenges- CSCC #2 - inspired by the colors
• One Stitch at a time - Challenge 206 - Anything goes
• Pinque Peacock Challenges - Challenge 4 - Flowers.html
• Word Art Wednesday - Challenge 126 - Anything goes
• Scribble and Scrap crafts - Challenge 15
• Case Study Challenge -185
• Just Keep on Creating - Anything goes