Think Spring: Fresh Cuts Notes

Fresh Cuts Notes (111882, $8.95 for 15 cards & envelopes) are one of my favorite springtime projects. In fact, I loved these little notes so much that they were featured in my Stamps in the Mail Club last year! The notes are die-cut so that the 5 petals punch out. You can layer colored cardstock behind them, plus you can save the punched petals for another card--check out my samples below.

Both of these cards feature the Fresh Cuts stamp set (111634, $21.95) and Lavender Lace ink and cardstock as well. On the top card, I punched out the petals from the Fresh Cut note, and placed a piece from the 5-Petal Flower Punch behind the card front, in the center. Then I layered another piece of Lavender Lace cardstock behind the whole card front.

Here's another trick--for the ribbon, I wanted a little bit of Lavender Lace, so I used my Lavender Lace Stampin' Write Marker to draw a stripe down the center of a piece of 1/4" White Grosgrain Ribbon. Gotta love those Stampin' Write Markers!!

For this card, I used the petal punch-outs from the original Fresh Cuts card, and attached them to a 3-3/4" x 7-1/2" piece of Lavender Lace cardstock, and layered it on a 4x4" square of Whisper White. This way I can get 2 cute flower cards from each of the cute Fresh Cuts die-cut notes!!