463 posts categorized "Clean and Simple"

02/16/2025

Sun 16

Greetings in Black and White
by Anne Thompson

I'm teaching a card class later this week with seniors in town who have asked for some simply stamped cards.  So we will be making a series of black and white cards that they can later color with the medium of their choice or embellish in some way if they choose to do so.  I actually quite like them in just black and white.  Below are two of them.

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These are the materials I used:

  • A2 white horizontal note cards, one with the fold on the side and the other with the fold at the top
  • white card stock
  • black card stock
  • BREEZY BOUQUET CLEAR STAMP SET CL5277
  • tiny black bows from my ribbons box
  • VersaFine Clair Nocturne (black) ink and clear acrylic stamping blocks

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to make these cards, let's look at the "wishing you a speedy recovery" card first

  • stamp the large floral image several times on white card stock
  • stamp the sentiments  "wishing you" and "a speedy recovery" from that clear stamp set several times on white card stock
  • trim the floral image to your desired size; I cut it 3 3/4 X 5  and mounted it on black card stock cut 4 X 5 1/4
  • trim the sentiment down and mount it on a scrap of black card stock and trim that for a narrow border
  • adhere the floral panel to the note card, fold at the top
  • add the sentiment panel
  • add a black bow

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You will pretty much do the same thing for the "thank you for being a friend" card.  Here I used the horizontal card with the fold at the side.  I used a smaller part of the floral image with a wider black border for the focal panel and the sentiment panel was more square.

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Easy peasy!  We'll be able to make quite a few of these in no time!  

Happy Crafting!

 Anne Signature

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02/06/2025

Thu 06

Love You Card
by Donna Sledzik

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Hello everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy all occasion card for you.

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I began by die cutting the largest heart from the Double Stitched Happy Heart die set from a pink cardstock panel. I inked around the edges of the panel with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and spattered it with gold ink.

Next, I placed a white cardstock panel into the Breezy Bouquet 3D embossing folder and ran it through my die cut machine.  I glued the pink cardstock panel onto the 3D embossed cardstock and used foam tape to adhere it to a white card base.

The leaves were die cut from vellum and glued to the card front.

The words Love You were die cut from gold foil cardstock and glued to a white cardstock shadow die cut.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

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To finish the card, I added some gold dots to add some interest.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great week!

Donnasignature

 

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12/19/2024

Thu 19

Merry Christmas Card
by Donna Sledzik

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Hello everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy Christmas card for you.

I used the Holly and Branches stencil to create a quick background for my card. 

Green and Red inks were used to stencil a white cardstock panel.  Next, I spattered the background with white inks and adhered it to a red cardstock mat.  This was glued to a white card base.

The sentiment was die cut from red and white cardstock and adhered to the card.

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To finish the card I added some clear Fairy Drops to add a little bling.

That's it for today!  I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

 

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11/25/2024

Mon 25

Snowy Wistful Sparrow
by Trina Pham

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Hello everyone.  With so many bird dies in the 2024 Winter Days collection, I have another “tweet” snowy scene bird Christmas card to share today.
 
All pieces were die cut from white and colored with distress inks (DI) using different techniques.  Ink blending was done for the sparrow; ink smooshing watercolor paper before die cutting out for the foliage (the Wreath Sprigs were split from the tips with scissors as described in this post); direct-to-paper for the window.  
 
DI used:
bird - Antique Linen, Lost Shadow, Black Soot, Spiced Marmalade (beak)
Wreath Sprigs - Rustic Wilderness 
Eucalyptus - Iced Spruce 
window - Gathered Twigs

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The Snowy Lantern snow piles were shaded with B000, BV000 and C1 Copic Sketc markers.  Stripes of Stormy Sky DI was watercolored across a piece of Bristol paper for a window reflection effect.  To give it even more authenticity, added acetate behind the window opening.  Assembled the focal image arrangement then splattered it with diluted white gouache paint and colored the sprigs with a white Posca pen for a snowy look.  Once dry, mounted it onto a white woodgrain panel and adhered the gold foil greetings white tab to finish.  

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And that does it for my card   Thank you for joining me today.  Have a wonderful day.


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10/21/2024

Mon 21

Sending Warmest Wishes
by Angie Cimbalo

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Hello and welcome, it's Angie here today with a fun watercolored, heat embossed card featuring the new Leaves and Berries stamp.  

To create my card I cut a piece of Festive Glitter paper for the background then heat embossed in gold, a stamped image from the new background stamp set.  This stamp has two parts and makes creating cards super fun!  I watercolored the image with a waterbrush, Zig clean color markers and Distress Inks.  Then I added white paint pen accents.

The  sentiment is from the Holiday Wishes stamp set heat embossing in white on black card stock.

Here's one last look:

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I hope you enjoyed my card for today and be sure to come back each day for more inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

AngiesignatureNEW

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10/19/2024

Sat 19

O Mushroom Tree
by Trina Pham

IMG_7690Hello everyone.   The “O Christmas  Tree” song inspired this CAS (clean and simple) unconventional Christmas card featuring the Mysterious Mushrooms die from the current 2024 Winter Days release.   Why limit mushrooms to fall, right? 😂   They are pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  It’s also heading over to the annual fundraiser for the Cure at Jingle Belles where $4 will be donated for every pink Christmas card linked to the gallery.  Check it out, if you would like to help, too.

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Started by die cutting the mushroom pieces from white cardstock and ink blending them with gradient pink or brown dye inks using blending brushes.  Added spots/spores to the mushroom caps with a white Posca pen.

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The mushrooms were then arranged and adhered onto a white woodgrain panel in the shape of a Christmas tree.  Every tree needs a topper, so the star from Snowman House Frame was die cut from gold mirror paper.  The Merry Christmas white foil banner finished off the card.

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I may have taken non-traditional Christmas cards too far 🤔, but it was fun. 😂  Anyway, that does it for today.  Thank you for joining me.  Have a wonderful weekend. 

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10/17/2024

Thu 17

Merry Christmas Card
by Donna Sledzik

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Happy Thursday everyone!  I have quick and easy Christmas card featuring new products from the 2024 Winter Days Release.

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I started by adhering a plaid cardstock panel to a white card base.

Next, I die cut the Globe from the Holiday Snowglobe set using white cardstock and the greenery from green cardstock.  The Merry Christmas was die cut from red cardstock, adhered to the center of the snowglobe and glued to the plaid card front.

The greens were glued to the top of the snowglobe.  

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To finish the card I tied some red bells together with twine and glued them to the top of the globe.

I hope you enjoyed today's card!  thanks for stopping by.

Donnasignature

 

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06/13/2024

Thu 13

Thank You Card
by Donna Sledzik

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Hello everyone!  Today's card is quick and easy which uses new products from the 2024 Fuchsia release.

I began by ink blending on a white cardstock panel, using Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks.  I spattered the panel with plain water and gold ink.

I used the shadow die from the "Thank You Breezy Script" die set, and die cut it in the middle of the inked panel.  Next, I die cut the Pinpoint Leaf Plate on a larger white cardstock panel, and used foam tape to adhere the inked background to it.

The words "Thank You" were die cut from gold metallic cardstock and glued to the card in the center of the shadow die cut.

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The butterfly was die cut from white cardstock and inked with Mustard Seed and Twisted Citron Distress inks.  The body was inked with a black marker.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

I added some clear fairy drops to add a little shine to the card.

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That's it for today!  I hope you have a great day!

Donnasignature

 

 

 

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06/03/2024

Mon 03

CAS Thank You Card
by Sara Cook

Hi everyone.  I have a Clean and Simple thank you card using the Foil Greeting Black Tabs and Anemone pattern paper.  CAS cards are difficult for me because of all the empty space but using some pattern paper that matches solid card stock can help distract from large empty spaced.  Memory Box has a lot of pattern and solid paper that coordinate along with the Foil Greeting Tabs that make it easy to create unique but simple designs.  

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Butterfly:

Die cut the side facing Exquisite Butterfly from heavy white card stock.  Rub some Marvy Marker, in sapphire, on a nonporous surface.  Use a water brush to pick up the ink and lightly color the butterfly, applying heavier ink to the top wing.  Ink blend the body with VersaFine Clare Nocturne. 

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Assembly:

Cut a strip of the light blue with anemone flower paper from the Anemone Grove pad to 1 3/4" x 5 1/2".  Adhere to a black strip of paper 5 1/2" x 2".  Adhere to left side of a A2 size coordinating blue paper from the Lagoon pad.  Adhere to a A2 size white card.  Adhere a Thank You Foil Greeting Black Tab to the lower portion of the card.  Adhere the butterfly on top.

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05/26/2024

Sun 26

Happy Birthday To You
by Donna Sledzik

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Hello everyone!  Today I have a quick and easy birthday card for you.

I began by die cutting several circles of different sizes from colored cardstock and adhering them to a white cardstock panel.  Once I was done with the circle arrangement, I trimmed off all the excess over hanging pieces of colored cardstock.

I glued the card panel to a black cardstock mat and adhered it to a white card base.

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Next, I white heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of black cardstock and glued it in place on the card.

I die cut the word "happy" from black cardstock and glued it to the white cardstock shadow die cut.  I used foam tape to adhere it to the card.

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To finish the card, I added some white epoxy embellishments.  

That's it for today!  Have a great day!

Donnasignature

 

 

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