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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

A Chinese Thank You!

I've had my eye on my Pagoda cartridge for a while now, and finally decided to use it for a Thank You card.

Xie Xie Ni is Chinese for Thank You. I printed the sentiment from my computer and cut it down to the ideal size, and used a round corner punch on it.

I used gold colored brads in the bottom right hand corner to embellish the card a little more.

I cut the bonsai tree from the Pagoda cart. I used a Cuddlebug embossing folder to emboss the shimmery red paper.

I googled Thank you quotes to find a profound and wise sentiment for the inside and found a Chinese Proverb. It says "When eating bamboo sprouts remember the man who planted them." I thought the proverb was quite appropriate for the card and rolled with it.










Then I used the Pagoda cart to cut the bamboo on the inside. I'm pretty happy with the overall turnout. It's "out of the box" for me...


I also decided to enclose a picture of the paper I used as a base for the front of the card, since I knew it wouldn't photograph well. It has a really cool Asian pattern, and is the reason for my choice of colors for the card.

8 comments:

  1. This is truly awesome. I love it!! Now I need this cartridge too? *grumble grumble* ;)

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  2. Oh my goodness!Gorgeous! I have this cart, love it! I wish I knew what all the characters mean. I need to get with a Chinese friend and write down the meanings in the book. Lol! You did a great job!

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  3. I love this cart:0) What a nice card :)

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  4. I have that cart on my wishlist too! Your card is amazing, makes me want it more! The paper you used is perfect! TFS!

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  5. I've never actually seen anything made with that card and I love it!

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  6. What a beautiful card! Love it! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a kind message. I'm also one of your new follers now. Here is the website that created my blog page http://theshabbyvanity.blogspot.com/ she is awesome and very reasonable. Tell her I sent you! Anita

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  7. Very cute card thanks for sharing!!!

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