Clean and Simple

Hello stampers – I have a card for you to help get us in the mood for spring! I know it is still over a month away, but we can all start dreaming for warmer weather

This was a quick and easy card to put together, but I cannot take credit for the design. I saw this overall design on Facebook and saved it to my phone, but the photo did not have the name of the cardmaker on it. I am hoping to find out who she is and give proper credit!

EDIT: I discovered the card that was my inspiration. It was a card by Rachel Duong – here is a look at it.

For my card I started with Neenah Desert Storm cardstock, cut out a stitched circle for the opening on the front panel. Then I lined up the front panel to the card itself and penciled around the opening so that I could stamp the image to fit inside the circle.

The image is an old one from Savvy Stamps and was colored with prisma pencils. The sentiment is from Papertrey.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

A few recent challenges

I’ve been able to participate in more of the challenges at SCS and I’d like to share with you these cards that were made specifically for the challenge.

First is a sketch challenge…this particular sketch provided an opportunity to dip into my stash of designer paper.  It’s a personal goal of mine to actually use my supplies and not hoard them and doing challenges is a great way to achieve this goal!!

Basic Grey was used for the background (Perhaps on the top, Indian Summer on the bottom).  The image (stamp francisco) was stamped in Palette Charcoal on Flourishes Classic White Cardstock.  A variety of markers, pens and inks were used to color the image, including Ancient Page, copics and SU.  The blossom of the flower was stamped and popped up to give a little more dimension.  Chocolate pearls were added at the corners and bottom.

Next is a card made for a “clean and simple” challenge, which required the use of brads or eyelets and I was able to use both!

The image (Savvy Stamps) was stamped in Palette Burnt Umber and colored with prisma pencils and odorless mineral spirits.  The eyelets are used as a way to “hange” the picture.  the background paper is from Basic Grey  – Urban Prairie and the sentiment is from Flourishes Summer Blossoms set.

Thanks for stopping by!