A round thank you

I'm not much of a practical joker so there'll be no April Fools nonsense on my blog today although, come to think of it, I think my mind has been playing tricks on me! When I saw the challenge at Less is More this week, to use circles on your card, I certainly wasn't planning on going down this route. Maybe I was abducted by aliens? I don't know what happened, but when I'd finished crafting I ended up with this:

It reminds me of a powder compact but in fact it's a simple easel card! I used my Circles framelits to cut a round card base, folded the front in half and attached another circle to the half to make a new card front. The fabulous punchy 'thank you' from Simply Celebrate was stamped in the centre of the card front and embossed with clear embossing powder before it dried.

While I had the framelits out, I went a bit circle-tastic and made some frames! These beautiful flowers from So Very Grateful were stamped and coloured with markers before I attached the frame to the card front...

 ... and these were stamped and left uncoloured on the inside of the card, where you'd write your message. I wanted a CAS way of keeping the card propped open so I poked two holes with my piercing tool and joined them up with a couple of cuts of my craft knife to make a small slot.

The card folds flat for posting of course but nonetheless, I was well outside my comfort zone with this! Where is Craftingclare and what have you done with her?! *Twilight Zone music plays eerily*

I'll also be linking this card up with Crafty Cardmakers and More where the theme is You've Been Framed, and House of Cards where I was inspired colour-wise by this gorgeous photo:

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE THIS CARD
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Stamps: So Very Grateful wood or cling, Simply Celebrate wood or cling

Ink: Pacific Point classic ink, plus Subtles markers

Card stock: Whisper White smooth, Pistachio Pudding core'dinations

Other: Circles framelits, Big Shot, clear embossing powder, heat tool, stamp-a-majig

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I was probably put off practical jokes in primary school when one naughty boy daringly put a snowball on top of the door to fall off on our teacher when she came in. In fact when she opened the door the snowball stubbornly remained balanced on top of the door and there was an audible intake of breath from the class. When she closed the door, the snowball fell wetly onto her hand. She remained there, holding the door handle with the snowball on her hand for what seemed ages and when she turned to face us, she was rigid with anger. We were all punished for that boy's joke and although I can't remember the teacher's name or even her face, I have never forgotten the injustice. Could she really not share a joke with a group of small children? If not, could she not have used the situation as a chance to educate us sensibly about appropriate behaviour? What a poor role model she was!

See you tomorrow,