World Card Making Day?!?

Well, yes this is my second post in 2 days hehe but I had to say something about one "holiday" that I am going to make absolutely sure gets on my calendar every year...World Card Making Day!!! Yep, that's today and I only found that out from Facebook this afternoon. I was so thrilled to find out that there's a special day for all of us die hard card makers (and some non-scrapbookers) that I thought I'd post a card I made in honor of this special day.

This little card is a treat for me because I got to use my new Cuttlebug Quilling kit. I saw a demo online for that snazzy little gizmo and it definitely looked like a must have. And before you say it, I am NOT a hoarder hehehehe!! I am however a sucker for crafty innovations :) My thought was to create a cheery Thank You card that could be used for any time of year. The problem is... I love this card so much I know I'm going to have issues giving it away. Oh, and a quick note... if you try to mail the cards where you've affixed your quilled flowers, you will most likely need a padded envelope. This is to preserve the shape of the flowers when being processed at the post office.

So this card is a 6" x 6" square which opens from the bottom instead of from the right as the previous cards I've done. I used loose sheets of cardstock that I've acquired through the years. I mixed and matched the paper to create some texture but I wanted to make sure the color scheme stayed on the warm side. I cut a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" square of the polka dot paper and adhered it to the card base. I then cut a 5" x 5" square of plain yellow cardstock and lastly I cut a 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" square of that cute fruit printed paper and layered both on top of the polka dot printed paper. I cut the letters out using chocolate brown cardstock and my Making Memories Slice machine (basic shapes). I used my super cool sticky dots to secure the letters to the card.

Rummaging around for some cute details to make the card pop, I found some lacy trim in the bottom of my notions box. I thought that would add a country feel to the card. I used double sided tape and two awesome straight pins I had laying around, to secure the lacy trim to the top of the card. Adding my quilled (rose/carnation) flower from my Cuttlebug Quilling kit, and a small tag that I found in a Martha Stewart tag package I had on hand, were among the final touches. When I was done I thought to myself "ahhhh I need glitter!!!". Grabbing my trusty Stickles and a little daisy stamp, I created the finishing touches to this little gem. I'm working up the courage to give this card away... stay tuned to find out if I actually do LOL