The Spot Challenge #115 - Clean And Simple Wedding Card

Hi There!  Hope you are having a great day!  Today is my birthday so ... Yay me!  I honestly don't eat a lot of sweets now as I've been trying to take off a little weight but today I'm eating cake!    Well since it's Tuesday, it's time for another challenge over at The Spot Creative Challenge Blog.  This week's challenge is NOT easy for me because it's a Clean and Simple challenge.  CAS is not really my style although I absolutely LOVE when other Card Maker's create CAS Cards!

Of course the Clean part of CAS is always about leaving some white space.. why is that so hard?

I used the beautiful Floral Essence Stamp Set as my primary stamp set.  And because it is hard for me to stick with just one stamp set.. I added a few little stamped off splatters from the Forever Fern Stamp Set.  I'm so happy that this stamp set carried over to the new 2020 - 2021 Annual Catalog.  These floral images are so pretty and simple to create.  This is really a #simplestamping card as well since the only die I used was the stitched rectangle die which could easily been omitted with simple layering.  A list of the products used today will be listed below if interested.  Have a blessed day!  Tina

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The Spot Challenge #111 - Sketch Challenge with a Square Card

Hi There.  Hope you are doing well!  It's Tuesday so that means another challenge over at The Spot!  This week's sketch is a fun one to check out!

There is always a battle as to how literal I will take a sketch challenge.  This time I was not very literal!  I wanted to use some of the retiring DSP and to make a square card that is 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" and to add a circle didn't leave a lot of room for the beautiful DSP to show so I did it my way!  lol

I started off with an 4 1/4 x 8 1/2" piece of Smoky Slate Cardstock and scored the 8 1/2" side at 4 1/4" for a square top folding card base. I added a 4 x 4" piece of the gorgeous Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.  I love this paper but then again.. I love birds!  I used the back side of the same piece of Bird Ballad DSP and adhered it to a scrap strip of Smoky Slate to add my vertical strip as per the sketch.  I stamped my flower from the Floral Essence bundle onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock with Terracotta Tile Ink.   I added the flower center in with Daffodil Delight ink.  The leaves were stamped with Old Olive and cut out the soon to be retired Leaf Punch.  Can I just add that if you have this stamp set.. get that leaf punch.  I hate that it is retiring when this stamp set is carrying over to the next annual catalog.  I would NEVER fussy cut something that I can punch.  Would you?  I did fussy cut this flower image but I was not happy about it.. lol

I embossed a scrap of Whisper White cardstock with the Brick and Mortar 3D Embossing Folder and cut it out with a Circle Die from the Layering Circles Dies.  I added it over the strip with Multipurpose Adhesive and then added the fussy cut flower and punched leaves with mini dimensionals.  The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped in Terracotta Tile onto a scrap of Whisper White cardstock and cut out with my paper snips leaving just a little white around the edge.  The strip was adhered with Multipurpose Adhesive as well.  I used the dark Cajun Craze marker to color in three Glitter Enamel Dots and added those to my card front to finish it off.  The Cajun Craze is a very good match for the Terracotta Tile.  

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Blessings, Tina

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