HD Pearl Bouquet - Thanks a Bunch

Today's card is one of a set of five cards that I made using materials from Hunkydory's Pearl Bouquet Card Kit - from the set called Thanks a Bunch.  Here's what the set looked like - one die cut sheet, one AS (Adorable Scoreable card stock) sheet, and two "insert" sheets (which you'll see were only SOMETIMES used as inserts):

It's hard to photograph this set because the colors are soft and the pearlescent sheen creates a glare in the light.  Here's a closeup of the part in the lower right corner that has the glare on it:

And here are the 5 cards that I made with these materials (and a bit of stuff from my stash):

I made four 5x7 cards, and one slimline.  And now, a closeup of each

Card #1:

This was actually one of the last cards I made - using the last bit of the sheet of AS.  As you can see, I just had enough for a partial panel - but liked the look.  I combined it with the border strip (which I cut in half so it fit top and bottom) a focal die cut piece, and a sentiment piece - all from the set.

Inside:

Inside I simply glued a die cut frame from the set - and stamped a greeting from CCC (Crafter's Companion Compendium) sheet called Heartfelt.

Card #2:

When I was considering what to do with the focal oval you see on this card, I knew I wanted a white fancy die cut to surround it.  I looked for ovals but didn't have anything.  Then I looked at my 5x7 Spellbinders Card Creator dies - and this one (Heirloom Legacy) fit the oval shape PERFECTLY!  That is extremely uncommon for oval shapes, but I thought it looked so pretty with the AS background, the white die cut, and the oval focal from the set.  I added an oval sentiment from the set and my beautiful card front was done!

Inside:

While I could have gotten another card from the set if I had saved this for the outside of another card, I really liked it on the inside of this one.  The sentiment at the top, though it's hard to see in the picture, says "Lots of Love".

Card #3:

I'll admit that I'm not as happy with the way this one turned out - but I supposed it's not bad for using an "insert" paper to create the outside of my card.  I simply cut the paper a bit smaller than the card front & inked the edges.  Then added a circle border die cut from the set, an inked paper border from my stash, a greeting (made with my Mom's stamps & dies), and 3 flowers from my stash that were layered on top of each other.  I actually inked the center of the 3rd one, though it's hard to see in the picture.

Inside:

Another piece of the insert paper was cut to size for the inside - again with inked edges.  Then I stamped a message - again from CCC - this time the Birthday Female sheet.

Card #4:

I think this one is my favorite card - which is why you also see it at the top of this post.  This one started with a small embellishment die cut, but by the time I was done layering, it really works well for a focal.  The layers were all created using the same die set as card #2 - Heirloom Legacy 5 x 7 Card Creator by Spellbinders.  I had the oval pink AS which I had cut from the center of card #2 before gluing the white on top, but I wanted a pink background for the whole.  I went to my stash and found scraps from a HOTP paper that went great with it!  I actually had to piece the background because of the two pieces I had, neither was big enough - but you REALLY can't tell.  Obviously, most of the die cuts were from white card stock.  As a final touch to the card front, I added a ribbon and a stamped greeting (from my Mom's stamp and die greeting set).

Inside:

I used scraps from my stash to make borders top and bottom.  The die cut greeting I wanted to use on the inside really seemed to need white around it, so I die cut a piece from white card stock using a die from Spellbinders Tear Drop Circles dies.  The stamped message is again a stamp from CCC's Heartfelt.

Card #5:

The last card is actually the one I made first.  It started with a strip from the right-hand side of the AS.  It wasn't large enough to cover the whole thing, so I took part of the border of the same AS piece and glued it in place across the top - trimming a little off top and bottom so it fit the card front.  Then I took a piece of ribbon and used it to make it look like the die cut sentiment (from the set) was hanging from the top border.

Inside:

I used a portion of one of the insert papers, but a bit smaller than the card when opened.  I folded it in half lengthwise and glued just a narrow strip down the front right by the fold.  The rest of it is loose, but gluing it that way means the card opens well.  I plan to stamp a message on the inside when I know who it is going to and what I want it to say.

So, there you have it.  Five cards from this beautiful set.