Hi Everyone! Welcome to your next stop on the Pinkfresh & My Sweet Petunia Co-Hop! You should have arrived here from Angelica’s post, Caly will be next and I’ll have links to both at the end of this article. And of course there is a giveaway involved, I’ll have details of that at the end too.
I decided to use my MISTI stamping platform to easily and quickly mass produce some thank you cards, it’s never a bad idea to have enough on hand. I started with seven pieces of Arches water color paper cut to 4 1/2 X 4 1/2. Then I went to my Pinkfresh ink pads and had some fun putting colors together, just picking colors that I thought might look good with each other. Keeping in mind that when I add water to the paper and stamp the colors will blend a little bit.
I spritzed the water color paper till it was just dampened and put it in the corner of the MISTI. I arranged the lovely wreath stamp, from Pinkfresh’s Floral Elements stamp set, face down on top of the paper and closed the lid of the MISTI to grab it.
Then I pulled out some finger daubers and my first combo of colors and started to randomly place ink down on the wreath stamp, not worrying at all about being careful. Now for the first 3-4 cards it remained random, after that I got the idea to put one color on the blooms and the other color on the leaves. And while I think I liked it better that way, I also think they all turned out pretty so I regret nothing.
When the color was down on the stamp, I very lightly spritzed a little on to the stamp to get the colors moving together, then pressed it down onto the damp paper. Now and again there would be an area that had stamped too cleanly, I just sprayed that area with a tiny bit more water to get the colors to spread out more. Then I cleaned the stamp and put another square of paper into the stamping platform and repeated the process till I had about seven stamped squares. (One of them just didn’t work out very well, so I ended up with six finalists.)
I left the stamp where it was in the MISTI and let the water colored cards dry, then they went back in so that I could heat emboss them with silver, gold or copper embossing powders. Then they were die cut and popped up with foam tape on to some circle die cut card stock, again just whatever color I thought worked best with each card. There was a lot of fun color mixing and matching going on!
I used a delicate thank you die to cut out a whole bunch of sentiments from various colored card stocks and all that was left was to add some fun bling! That’s always optional if you’re not a glittery/glimmer-y type of card maker.
I really hope that this has inspired you to make your own stack of quick and easy thank you cards, so that you feel ready to share a thank you at any time.
Pssst! Pinkfresh’s weekend sale gives the perfect excuse to pick up some fun colors to make this project with. Pinkfresh Studio is offering 15% off in-stock full size ink pads using the code INKPADS15. The code is valid from Friday, 8/7 at 7 am CST through Sunday, 8/9 at 11:59 pm CST.
The giveaway today will be $50 gift card! One from each company, chosen from comments left across the hop. The more comments left the better your chances of winning. The winners will be announced on Friday, August 14th, and will be posted on the MISTI blog, and on the Pinkfresh winners page.
Again, Angelica Conrad was just previous to me in the line up and Caly Person is next.
Thanks so much for coming by!!
Beautiful, delicate, feminine, too! I never would have thought to use a dauber to add color – brilliant!
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Thanks Michele!
Pretty cards!! I definitely need to mass produce some thank you cards soon! That and Happy Birthday cards lol!
You can never have enough thank you cards! Thanks so much!
Beautiful! I love the soft effect the water gives to the colors on the stamp, very pretty.
Thank you Jackie!
Wow what cool cards! Love the water color effects!
Thanks Sara!
Very unique and pretty card! I especially like the soft green and lavender version.
Oh, I love that mint card too, it get’s a little overrun by the bolder colors doesn’t it? Thanks for coming by Ann!
Hi Anne, I have never made a round card and now I am excited to give it a try after seeing all of your pretty cards. Thank you! ?
Hi Cherry! I’m on a bit of a circle card craze right now, oh well the creative mind wants what it wants. Thank you so much!
so delicate, really pretty card!
Thank you Renee!
Wow your cards are beautiful- and your color choices are amazing. I had no idea that I could use water with the PInk Fresh inks. Gorgeous.
Oh sure! I like to take some Pinkfresh ink pads, smoosh them down on the lid of my stamping platform, spritz a little water and paint with it too. Thanks for coming by Anneleise!
Oh wow, I have never thought to make a round card. VERY CLEVER
Sometimes you just want to work on something shaped a little differently, right? Thanks Sharon!
Beautiful thank you notes. Love all the colors and the round cards. Thank you.
Thanks Gail!
Wow, gorgeous! I love making round cards.
Oh good, me too! Thanks so much!
Beautiful and delicate cards. Love the artsy look!
Hi Carol, thank you so much!
Absolutely gorgeous! Wow! Just stunning!
Beautiful tags!
Thank you Avra!
What a great idea!!! All of these thank you cards are beautiful ❤️
Oh good! Thank you so much Linda!!
Now these are fun! I love the circles! So fun to see these on the hop – lovely wreath and all the different colors make a statement. Very art nouveau! TFS!
Yay! I’m so glad you liked them. Thank you Kelly!
I love these cards! So different, so beautiful, and the colors are amazing!!!
Wonderful! Thanks for coming by Mary!
Such a sweet variety of palettes used on these gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing this inspiration with these fun products.
Oh I had some fun with the colors! Thank you Andre!
georgeous!!!
Thanks Maria!
wow!!! These are just gorgeous. Those are such pretty colors and some amazing color combinations!
Excellent! I’m so glad you like them! Thanks!
Those thank you cards are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Barbara!
Such gorgeous cards! Love the colors and designs…
Thanks so much for sharing.
Thank you so much Jeanne!
These are SOOO BEAUTIFUL! I love the various colors and the elegance!
That’s so kind of you. Thanks Meghan!
Wow what a beautiful card and I love how it is a circle instead of the norm.
Thank you Carrie!
Your cards are absolutely beautiful! Thank you for sharing this technique and your creativity!!
Thank you so much Patricia!
Wow so gorgeous! Love this technique!!!
There’s no anxiety involved, no precision, you just smoosh the color down anywhere. I had fun with this. Thanks for coming by Angie!
I love how the MISTI lets you stamp again … the embossing really makes them pop
Thanks for coming by Stef!
These are just so beautiful…! Thanks for the inspiration !!
I’m glad you like them, thanks Anushree!
A beautiful way to showcase the power of the Misti when mass producing, while also demonstrating gorgeous the PFS ink colors as you varied them across the cards. You’ve inspired me to set aside time for my own play-date with a favorite stamp, fun color combos, and my misti! Thanks so much and stay safe!
That’s wonderful! Thank you Julie!!
I think your thank you cards are beautiful. I love the watercoloring combined with embossing. VERY inspirational!
Oh great! That’s the best, to feel inspired to create pretty stuff! Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment Dorothy!
I love the soft, delicate colours! I never would have thought to emboss after I stamped the colours but it makes sense if you want a watery feel. Beautiful!
Thank you so much Giselle!
I’ve never tried circle cards, but these have me running ti the craft room to give it a try!
That’s great! Thanks Allie!
What a lovely collection of cards. I so enjoy stamping wreath images, and you have used these in so many beautiful color combinations!
Love the idea of making the card shape different and it works really well having it as a circle with those floral wreaths. Gave me the impression of lace.
Beautiful. Love that wreath.
Oh yes. I think that wreath is lovely! Thanks for coming by Pam!
I like your array of thank you cards. It is fun to just try out different colour combinations when you are making multiple cards.
Thanks Debbie!
I love the idea of the round cards and beautifully colored! So inspiring!
I love the idea of the round cards! So exciting. Definitely want to give it a try!
Hi Alison! I’m so glad you like them!
What beautiful and unique cards – they really stand out!!
Oh! That’s great! Thank you Julie!!
What a wonderful set of cards, Anne! Gorgeous colour combinations!I love to see how different they look using different colour ways! They would make a wonderful gift!! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Take care! 🙂
Thank you so much Helen!
These are amazing!
I’m so glad you like them!
These round cards are so cute!
Thank you!
This is exactly why I’d love a misti! Your mass produced thank you cards are lovely. Leaving the stamp in your misti for a second layer of embossing was a nice final touch.
Great! Thanks Kaitlyn!
Your cards are so beautiful! And so creative with the circle cuts and vellum!
Thanks Carol!
very pretty, nice idea circle card
very pretty, nice idea circle card, i like different shapes
Thank you!
Amazing inspiration and gorgeous cards. Each color combination is amazing.
Thanks Cindy!
Wow, these are absolutely wonderful! Love your collection!
Thank you Mirella!
Beautiful! Thanks for showing so many different looks you can achieve with the same set
Thank you!
I love wreaths. I like how they all look different.
Thank you Beverly!
Anne – I think all the cards turned out beautiful!! I appreciate your describing how you achieved the results so that I might give this a go!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Valerie!
LOVE that you mass produced cards but each one just a bit different! Beautiful collection of very pretty cards!
Thank you!
Cute and different card -Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
These are so pretty. I love the idea of a round card
Thanks Alaine!
I love these beautiful unique cars!
Thank you Karen!
Really stunning cards! Thanks for going through your design process. I must try this technique and I also love the idea of circle cards. Thank you!
Wonderful! Thank you Vicki!
Beautiful cards. So many different colors ways
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Thank you!
Wreaths are another thing I love! These are so pretty!
These are so pretty. Love all the different designs.
I never think to make circular cards. Thanks for the reminder.
Wow, I love to have plenty of thank you cards on hand, beautiful job.. they are all so different.
Very pretty and gorgeous cards. I never thought of making a circular card especially since I like wreaths. I love your circular cards. Thank you very much for the great ideas and technique.
Love your card design! So much inspiration here…I wanna go play!
You are correct, can never have enough thank you cards
Great cards! Using the dauber is a great idea!
These cards look really amazing! I love the idea of combining water coloring with heat embossing. Looks really great.
Gorgeous cards! I love the beautiful yet playful feel of these cards. Thanks for sharing.
These are beautiful!! I love your watercoloring and colors…and that thank you die is perfection!
In love with these cards! The embossing is just gorgeous and I love the wreath. So pretty!
Shaped cards are always a refreshing change.
Lovely effect…Random looks good! Thanks for the inspiration.
Very nice
These are gorgeous. I often forget to make different sized and shaped cards. The MISTI is just made for mass producing too!
So lovely and feminine! What a great way to add color!
Beautiful thank you cards! Glorious details.
Pretty thank you cards! No I think I need that stamp set too! 🙂
Cute cards… I enjoyed seeing circle cards something different..
Nice delicate cards. Nice.
Beautiful cards, love how you used the daubers to apply the ink and then did wet on wet definitely need to try this!
Thank you Brenda!
These are just beautiful! So delicate and such pretty colors! Great use of the MISTI to make these sweet cards!
Thank you!
Just lovely!!!
Thank you Karen!
Love the idea of circle cards!
Thank you!
Those thank yous are just beautiful! Using the daubers was a great way the color up a bunch of the wreaths. They’re all so delicate and unique. Thank you for sharing your process
I’m so glad you like them, thanks Helen!
Oh that’s brilliant! They’re all so beautiful!
Thank you!
Your cards are beautiful! You’ve inspired me to create some round cards- love them!
Thanks Lauryne!
These are all gorgeous and enjoyed reading your process. Fun designs and great idea to mass produce.
Thanks Kathy!
I love your round cards! So delicate & pretty!
Thank you!
Very beautiful!
Thank you!
I love those cards. If I ever received a thank you card that beautiful, I’d want to send a thank you card in return!
Ha! That’s awesome! There’d be a never ending circle of “Oh no, thank YOU.” going on. Thanks Cyndi!
Gosh these are so pretty! I love that you made circle cards! Great reminder to try something different.
Thanks so much Michelle!
Your circle cards are wonderful and you are so creative. Thanks for the info on The process in using the Misti.
Thank you Stephanie!
Oooh, la-la! Beautiful fancy cards! Love that you stepped out of the rectangle box for your cards!
Thank you for the inspiration!
Oooo la-la! I love it! Thanks Kelly!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Sandra!
Mass producing unique and beautiful cards! Very inspirational.
Thank you!
Wow! What a thank you cards, quite unique! Love them!
Thank you!
Unique and beautiful thank you cards, love your work.
Thank you Jenny!
Love all of them but especially the Purple since it’s my favorite color.
Thanks for sharing, just beautiful!
Thanks Lori!
Creative thank yous! Color combos are endless!
Thank you!
Love this set of cards! Love that they are circular! TFS
Thank you!
Great cards, so delicate.
Thank you!
Wow! Who wouldn’t love to get any one of those beautiful thank you cards in their happy mail! Love your colorings.
Yay! Thanks so much Kathy!
Very pretty thank you cards. I like your idea of randomly coloring the wreath. I use realistic colors on my flowers, but think the random colors actually look better in this type of design.
Thank you Eva!
Awwwwwwe, soooooo pretty! They are way too delicate and dainty to have been sprayed, daubed and schmooshed. I thought how beautiful they would be for Christmas tags., gez’ the tag would be a gift also… I love these. That’s the perfect project for the Misti!!! Organic yet controlled! Beautiful!
Oh my gosh Carol, thank you so much! I’m so glad you like them, these were definitely so fun to make.
Wow these cards are so pretty and the detail is just amazing.
Thank you!
You created some lovely thank you cards! Thank YOU for sharing!
Hi Mary! You’re very kind, thank you.
Wow, these are so pretty! Amazing how different a card can look depending on the colors used!
Wonderful! Thanks for coming by Sue!
I love these delicate looking shape cards!
Love all of the colors!
Thank you so much Lucy!
You will have a unique tag for everyone, in their favorite color!
I love these hops. So many beautiful cards and helpful tips. I’m just getting started so appreciate seeing so many beautiful artists. Thank you