Thank You Card

I was playing with some of the samples I got from the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) show and started with these simple 3-D layered roses (hard to see the layers in the photo, sorry). I wasn't too thrilled about the painterly appearance of the roses ( I like more realistic flowers.) but I did like the process of making the layers using foam between the die cut pieces.....so easy. Anyway, I needed a thank you card so I decided to incorporate this 3-D rose panel. I began by making a label and using rub-ons for the words. As sometimes happens, not all of the letters rubbed on perfectly. Since the roses sort of had the shabby chic look I tried rubbing on another set of letters (this time gold) over the white. By smudging white and gold ink around the words and on the edge of the label, I think the label really works well with the total shabby chic look of the card. I am telling you all this because I want you to know that sometimes it is possible to turn lemons into lemonade. (The label was made with a Sizzix die, the crocheted ribbon is from Hero Arts, and the card base is from a Studio G pack....$1.25 for a set of 6 envelopes and scalloped cards.) Thank you for being a visitor to this site. All of your comments are greatly appreciated and encourage me to do what I love....CRAFT!