So, the other day I made a thank you card.
The nice lady that I work with had made some fabulous rice pudding for my family, topped with a huge mound of whipped cream and cinnamon! She just brought it to work on Friday and gave it to me.
When I brought back her container (wrapped in a towel even to keep it warm) on Monday, I had forgotten the thank you card. I figured that I would just whip up something for her at work. I had no inks or stamps or anything, but I did find some nice sturdy paper and coloured markers. So I set to work...
I am completely inspired by Maggie Holmes' Crate Paper line lately. I love the bold, yet feminine colour scheme. And she has some super cute embellishments too! With this in mind, I set out to make my card. Each of the elements of this card I did by hand. I drew them all, coloured them with markers, and then cut them out.
Using layers, I tried to give the impression of depth and texture (since there was no chipboard or resin flowers around).
In the end, I like how it turned out. I can't say I'll be doing all my cards by hand like this, but it sure did the trick for the pinch I was in...

