Card: Clean and Simple Flowers

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Today's card was inspired the "clean and simple" concept. I was happy that it inspired not just a card, but a whole card set.  The card theme of "clean and simple" really lends itself to being able to snap out some cards pretty quickly, so it was great to put this little set together.  I could keep these simple beauties in my stash or package them up as a sweet gift to a friend.  

And here is today's card...

And here is the set...

Step-by-step instructions

1.)  Start with a piece of Whisper White card stock cut to 3.5" x 4.87" as the card base. 

2.)  Crop a piece of Kraft card stock using the 3rd and 4th largest die cuts in the Rectangle Stitched Die cut set as the frame. 

3.)  Stamp the sentiment and the flower to the front of the card.  

4.)  Add a self-adhesive embellishment to the middle of the flower.  

                                                                                                                                            

I choose to highlight the following ink colors: Fresh Fig, Dapper Denim, Peekaboo Peach and Sweet Sugarplum with the embellishment offsetting the shades of the ink colors.  The flower stem is stamped in Garden Green.

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Mini Cards

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I am back today to share a project that I am loving at the moment! I recently went through my scrap bin and found some wonderful treasures that I decided to turn into some "mini" cards.  I made two sets of each card and I can't wait to find the perfect time to gift these cuties out.

The green cardstock card came out as my favorite because I thought the lovely sentiment just worked perfect on the background.  The telephone cardstock card was a close second because I thought that paper was just cute and fun.  

Each card measures 3.5" x 3.5".  For each layer, I took off  0.25" of cardstock to ensure even measurements on each side.  My new Sizzix Big Shot to the rescue to make the square cut, stamp one cute sentiment per card and presto...a quick mini card set.  

   

Each card features a different Stampin' Up ink: Dapper Denim, Powder Pink, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.  I did my best to match the card base to the ink to tie the colors together.

Playing along this week at...Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Use Something New

Keep Austin Crafty!