I don’t know about you, but for me a really clean and simple styled card is often just right for a man. Straight forward and to the point. Here is my take on Nature for The Male Room (#171) challenge for February. I decided to pair it with the February Orange color challenge from GiveContinue reading “Bamboo Sunset”
Category Archives: Clean and Simple
Wildflower Path – Get Well Card
Welcome back! Design team time for Hand Stamped Sentiments (#408) for a great color challenge. Sketch: Over at Stampin’ Up! Only (#320), the suggestion was to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) one of the card samples from page 5 of the Sale-a-bration Brochure and I chose the bottom card. CAS (Clean and Simple) Style CardsContinue reading “Wildflower Path – Get Well Card”
Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy
How about a real clean and simple, simple stamping card? Just Stamp, Ink and Paper! This month, Stampin’ Up! has challenged us with #Simplestamping using Sale-a-bration products. This time around I am using the Scenic Garden and Beautifully Happy stamp sets that can be earned for free until the end of February. Inspired by: CASContinue reading “Scenic Garden – Beautifully Happy”
Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!
Welcome back! Can you believe I have not yet had a chance to use the delightful Adorable Owls stamp set: a free Sale-a-bration selection? Well, today is the day as we celebrate your day! Happy Birthday. Challenges: TGIF (#408) Play with your Sale-a-bration goodies; Creative Colour (#76) for the Colors chosen; Tic Tac Toe (#197)Continue reading “Adorable Owls – Hooray, It’s Your Day!”
Best Day – Happy Birthday
Good Morning! A quick little Birthday card for you. Inspiration: Time Out (#232) celebrating their 9th Anniversary. I chose the sketch from TGIF (#407) and the colors suggested by the Global Design Project (#381) team. Congrats to Time Out and to many more challenges to come… Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” xContinue reading “Best Day – Happy Birthday”
Happy Hearts – Love
Well, the 14th has rolled around. Happy Valentine’s Day! Each card I have made my husband asks, “Is this for me?” Today, it is. He is not a terribly fussy kind of guy and I like how simple this card was to create. I picked the Inspired By (#224) theme, colors and general sketch andContinue reading “Happy Hearts – Love”
Beautifully Happy – Heirloom Oval
Can you believe it is the start of a new week? Where does the weekend go? Well, let’s get started… Today I am playing with the Just Add Ink (#639) color suggestion and I selected the sketch from Paper Craft Crew (#504) using the wonderful Shimmery White cardstock. It has such a pretty sparkly luster.Continue reading “Beautifully Happy – Heirloom Oval”
Let’s Set Sail – Adventure Awaits
Welcome back! Hope you are enjoying your Sunday… Taking a break from pink…how about some blue? That is the line-up at Color Dare (#535) and I paired it with the current Alphabet Challenge (Letter W) for Water. Bringing the two together, I chose the sketch from Freshly Made (#572). Here is the result: Steps: CaseContinue reading “Let’s Set Sail – Adventure Awaits”
Honeybee Blooms – My Cup of Tea
Squeaking in another card this afternoon. A very clean and simple take for the Atlantic Hearts (#511) Sketch and choosing the colors from the Color Hues (#57) challenge. Here is the result: Steps: Case Base: (8½” x 5½” scored at 4¼”) Soft Succulent cardstock. Left Side (1¾” x 5¼) Diagonally and Center (½” x 5¼”)Continue reading “Honeybee Blooms – My Cup of Tea”