Showing posts with label Clean and Simple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clean and Simple. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Card: Clean and Simple Flirty Daisy

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Welcome to today's post! And welcome to ATXPaperHouse! I'm so glad you decided to join me today as I'm sure we are all in a little need of little break from today's news.  I hope that I am able to bring a little joy to your day and know that if I could send a card to all of my readers I would...this is me sending you a virtual greeting card saying "Every little thing is gonna be alright".

And now to today's project...


I joined two challenges today as The Paper Players are hosting a Clean and Simple Challenge that I always have fun with.  I think I used to be quite intimidated by the clean and simple concept because I wasn't sure how to create a beautiful card without adding and adding...and adding embellishments, die-cuts and ink, etc.  But as I create more and more cards, I find that I stick to clean and simple more often than not.  I also find that most of the stamp sets that I purchase are so beautiful on their own that it is easy to simply stamp a sentiment with a small design and you have created a beautiful card.

Today's card features the Daisy Lane and Sunshine Sayings sets.  The Daisy Lane set is so versatile and can be used with a variety of ink colors, so it is a real winner! The Daisy Lane Bundle is still available for purchase and features both the stamps and coordinating punch!  I had a few sheets of Flirty Flamingo cardstock left over from a recent Valentine's Day card class and remember thinking "what am I going to do with all of this Valentine's colored paper?!?"  Look no further than a Spring inspired card! The Flirty Flamingo is the perfect Spring pink, so if you're like me and have a few sheets left don't forget to use it for those cute Easter and Spring cards!


Card Details
Size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
Paper: Flirty Flamingo, Whisper White
Stamps: Daisy Lane, Sunshine Sayings
Ink:   Flirty Flamingo, Garden Green, Gray Granite
Tools: Daisy Lane Punch, Rectangle Stitched die-cuts, Beautiful Layers, Subtle Embossing folder
Accessories: From My Heart Faceted Gems

Today's project was inspired by the following challenges:

TGIF Challenges

The Paper Players



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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

It's #SimpleStamping Time!

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Welcome to today's post! We are back to school, back to work and back to our usual shenanigans as a family now that we have said goodbye to the Christmas holidays.  With all of those things going on, I am always thankful to have some time to reset for the week and enjoy some creative time.

That being said...sometimes I don't have THAT much time to create so welcome to my first edition of #simplestamping! I love the idea of the #simplestamping challenge because it helps to get back to basics while showcasing some beautiful stamps, satisfying that creative itch and just having fun with paper, ink and stamps! I took this opportunity to showcase the gorgeous Thoughtful Blooms set featured in the 2020 Sale-A-Bration catalog!

And here is today's project...



Talk about a simple and fun stamping project.  I love the clean, white background with the beautiful color of flowers.  It makes me think of spring and with this dreary, winter weather it's exactly what I need.

This card starts with a base of Crumb Cake layered with Whisper White and a popped strip of Neutrals 6" x 6" DSP.  The twine bow gives that look of simple, spring bouquet.  I pulled the ink colors from my stash of retired products, but they are still some of my favorites...Powder Pink, Fresh Fig and Garden Green.  The sentiment is stamped in Crumb Cake to coordinate with the base cardstock.  While my ink colors are on the older side, my stamp set is from the all new 2020 Sale-A-Brations catalog...Thoughtful Blooms.  You can get this set for free with a $50 Sale-A-Bration purchase.  For further details on all the fun with Sale-A-Bration, check out my post HERE.




Card Details
Size: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Paper: Crumb Cake Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Neutrals 6" x 6" DSP
Ink: Crumb Cake, Fresh Fig, Powder Pink, Garden Green
Stamp: Thoughtful Blooms
Tools: N/A
Accessories: Linen Twine

Today's card was inspired by the following challenges:

SUO Challenges -

SUO Challenge


Fusion Card Challenge


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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Card: Clean and Simple Flowering Desert

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Welcome to today’s post! I am back today to share a very simple card featuring the Flowering Desert stamp set.  This is the first time that I have inked this set up and I’m so glad I finally got the chance to play with it.  I really wanted to feature the stamp set, so I kept today's card pretty simple.  

And here is today’s card...


Clean and simple, right!? The beautiful greens and browns are featured up top with a splash of blue to tie into the sentiment below.  We are on the tail end of bluebonnet season here in Texas and while today's card features more of a cactus look, the colors remind me of the deep blues and greens we have been seeing all around Austin and into the Hill Country.  

Card Details 

Card Size: 4 1/14" x 5 1/2"
Paper: Whisper White, Night of Navy
Ink: Garden Green, Dapper Denim, Crumb Cake
Stamp Set: Flowering Desert, Work of Art
Tools: Rectangle Stitched Die Cut
Accessories: Linen twine


  
Today's card was inspired by the following challenges: 

SUO Challenge #221
Sketch Challenge


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