Category Archives: Clean & Simple

Clean and Simple Sketch # 144

  • Patterned paper – Melissa Frances “Suzanne”
  • Border punch – “Abstract Flower Edger” by EK Success
  • Die cut – Spellbinders Nestabilities “Mega Ovals LG”
  • Stamp – Inkadinkado
  • Flower embellishments – Making Memories
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I made this card using the Clean and Simple sketch #144. Thank you for checking in.


Clean and Simple FTL 143

  • Stamps – “Tulips” by Stampington & Co. and “Flourish Birthday” by Penny Black
  • Patterned paper – KaiserCraft Chanteuse Collection “Vivo”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Border punch – EK Success
  • Silver ColorBox Chalk Ink used for edging

I made this card using the current sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping: FTL 143.


Clean and Simple Sketch #142

  • Sentiment stamp – Inkadinkadoo “Expressions” set
  • Chipboard flower/leaf – Sassafras “Garden bits – blues”
  • Trim – Multicraft Imports
  • Papers – BoBunny Back to Basics – Coral and Paprika Dots
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I made this using the current sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping – Sketch #142.


Clean and Simple #140

  • Stamp – Hero Arts “A very special birthday”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill and Worldwin
  • Butterfly – K&Company Brenda Walton Adhesive Chipboard
  • Border punch – EK Success Open Scallop Edger

This card is made using the sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping – #140.


Clean and Simple Sketch #139

  • Stamp – Inkadinkado0 – Happy Birthday Flourish Frame
  • Patterned paper – DCWV “Dragonfly Flower”
  • Cardstock – Bazzill
  • Ribbon – May Arts

Thanks for stopping by. This card was created based on the Clean and Simple Sketch #139.


OWH Sketch #66

  • Stamp – Magenta Limited Edition Cat of the Month Series “Blondie”
  • Patterned papers – Memory Box “Echo” collection
  • Flowers – Prima
  • Button (flower center) – Basic Grey stitched brads
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

This card is designed using the Operation Write Home Sketch #66. Because my flower was a little lumpy, my scan isn’t the best. This is a simple sketch that works well with a fairly large image. This kitty looks very much like the “outside” cat we feed. Thanks for checking-in.


Clean & Simple Sketch #137

  • Stamps – Memory Box “Leaf Canopy” and Inkadinkado “Expressions” clear set: Best Wishes
  • Patterned papers – Crate Paper – “Pink Plum Collection” (image is stamped on this) and My Mind’s Eye “Green Deco”
  • Button – Webster’s Pages Sparklers
  • Ribbon – American Crafts
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I based this card on the latest Clean and Simple sketch (#137). I used my new Memory Box leaf stamp for the first time on this–twice! Thanks for visiting.


Clean & Simple – Congratulations

This card is based on the current sketch at Clean and Simple Stamping, Fall to Layout #136.Very simple but lots of places for your eye to go, making it a nice design.

  • Stamp – Kodomo “Congratulations”
  • Patterned papers – Best Creations: “Surf’s Up” and “California”
  • Die-cut – Spellbinder’s Nestabilities “Labels Twenty”
  • Ink – Brilliance “Pearlescent Sky Blue”
  • Flower – used a Prima flower as the base and layered a K&Co. flower on top
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

I popped up the sentiment and the flower with pop dots for a little dimension. Thanks for checking-in!


Life is better when you laugh a little

 

This card is based on the Operation Write Home Sketch Challenge #64. This is an extremely simple card, but has plenty going on with the patterned papers and the scroll border punch.

  • Patterned papers – Basic Grey “Mellow” collection, “Cultured” (floral) and “Sapid” (green)
  • Border and corner punches – Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page “French Scroll” set
  • Flower – Petaloo
  • Stamp – Hero Arts “Live Life” set

Clean & Simple Sketch #135

  • Butterfly stamp – from Hero Arts “Papillons” set – “Ploris Photodice”
  • Sentiment stamp – “For You” by Northwoods
  • Patterned papers – “Butterfly Ballet” by Memory Box; “Waltzing Matilda” (floral strip) by Memory Box; “Denim Flourish” by BoBunny (flower die-cut)
  • Die cuts – Spellbinders Nestabilities – “Blossom Three” and “Labels Twenty”
  • Inked edges – ColorBox Chalk ink; Butterfly colored with Copic Markers
  • Cardstock – Bazzill

This sketch is the current fall-to layout at Clean and Simple Stamping (sketch #135). This will be a perfect card for Operation Write Home. Thanks for visiting.