Less is More - Clean & Simple Thank You card

Hi!
I made this card for a fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator who is the main administrator for the Facebook group that I belong to ... ESAD.....it's for Stampin' Up! demonstrators to exchange ideas and support each other. In fact, one of the most wonderful parts of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the social networking side of it....it really is a lovely group of 'sisters'. :)

I won't put her name in yet as I want it to be a surprise....but come back in a week or so and I'll link her blog here. :)


This card was inspired by this week's challenge over at Less is More. I am a big fan of the 'clean & simple' design genre so I thought I'd give this a go. The theme this week is 'charms' and although I'm yet to acquire some Stampin' Up! charms....and believe me there are some gorgeous ones in the catalogue, I found these lovely pewter flowers in my stash that I thought would look perfect against a vanilla & grey background. So while they aren't exactly 'charms' I hope that it still fits in the guidelines for this challenge. :)

A couple of tips when designing a 'CAS' card:
a) lots of clean white space (or in this case, vanilla space)
b) if you do layer the cardstock...use narrow layers....1/16 inch border is perfect.
c) use some textured cardstock....it gives the card a more commercial & 'expensive' feel.

I hope you like my card....and I hope L.S likes it too. :)

Materials used:
Stamps - So Happy For You (retired Sale-A-Bration 2011)
Ink - Basic Gray
Cardstock - Very Vanilla (textured & non-textured), Basic Gray
Accessories - misc flower charms
Tools - Paper Cutter, Simply Scored, Bone Folder, SNAIL, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Dimensionals (for the textured CS layer).

Stampin' Up! Button Buddies - Inkspiration Challenge

Dear Everyone

I created this card for the Inkspiration Challenge #86 in which we had to use Real Red, Old Olive, Marina Mist & Whisper White.
I took the opportunity to play with the Stampin' Up! Button Buddies set again...this time with the cute little cherries!
A couple of fun details.....I used half of the Fancy Flower punch as a partial border behind the main panel and I used Crystal Effects on the cherries to make them all dewy & glossy! It came up great! :)

Materials used (all Stampin' Up!)
Stamps - Button Buddies, So Happy For You (retired)
Ink -Real Red, Old Olive
Cardstock - Whisper White (smooth + textured), Real Red DSP, Old Olive DSP, Marina Mist DSP, Old Olive (textured)
Tools - Fancy Flower punch, Crystal Effects, Scallop Edge Border Punch

CPS 209 - Top Note Birthday Card

I'm into making cards this week out of scrap pieces as a way to reduce my stash - especially since I keep buying new paper!!! :)
I saw this sketch at Card Positioning Systems Challenge #209 and immediately thought of a Top Note patchwork card - so good for using up scraps. The photo colours aren't really accurate - the 'reds' are more fuschia pink & vibrant.

Materials used:
Stamp - So Happy for You
Ink - Rose Red
Cardstock - Whisper White and miscellaneous scraps
Embellishments - misc green ribbon, Kaisercraft rhinestones
Tools - Top Note die, 2 3/8 scallop punch, 1 3/4 scallop punch

Inkspirations Challenge #55 - Boys 2nd Birthday card

I tried my hand at one of Makeesha Byl's Inkspirations Challenges.

My friend's little boy is turning 2 tomorrow and I wanted to create something using Stampin' Up's Fox & Friends and some of the 'In Colors'. Here's my creation!!

Stamps - Fox & Friends, Itty Bitty Bits (the star), So Happy for You (sentiment)
Cardstock - Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Patterned Paper - Island Oasis DSP
Accessories - 1 3/4 Scallop Punch & circle punch; misc non-SU ribbon; sponges

Thanks for reading my blog! xx