Here's another pretty Spring card inspired by the cover of the new 2013-2014 Catalog.
Yep, these colors are featured on the catalog cover! Inspiration comes from places you lease expect. I was deciding on a project for this post and the catty was at the end of my table with my Floral Framelits on top. In no time at all, my card was born.
It'll usually take one or two little bits of prodding from either a product that I didn't put away, a color combination I see somewhere, or even a scrap of paper, to get me moving toward a completed project. It's always so much fun to create this way…the result is always a pleasant surprise.
Try it…Look around your stamping space, and pay attention to what catches your eye. Take that "inspiration" and start creating. You'll also be pleasantly surprised to see what evolves. If you do try this, let me know. I'd love to hear from you.
Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: Cardstock – Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Strawberry Slush and Quatrefancy Specialty DSP. Stamp Set – Really Good Greetings. Ink – Island Indigo. Tools – Stampin' Dimensionals, Floral Frames Framelits, Floral Fusion Sizzlits, Boho Blossom Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch. Embellishments – Designer Basic Pearls.
Really Good Greetings #130333
"And it's all really good!" proclaims one of the stamps in this 6-piece set–and it IS all really good! Fun, sassy expressions in fun, sassy fonts, for when you're feeling…fun and sassy! Clear-mount.
This stamp set is a definite "must have". The sentiments are spot on trend, and so versatile. You'll use them over and over again!
Quarefancy Specialty Designer Series Paper #130141
Bold and beautiful quatrefoil designs. Includes Whisper White quatrefoil print on specialty window sheet. Coordinating colors: Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Pumpkin Pie, Strawberry Slush, Whisper White.
Smile! It's another Pals Paper Arts Color Challenge. What beautiful Spring into Summer colors the Design Team chose! Primrose Petals, Gumball Green and Whisper White.
The color choices remind me of the Spring and Summer seasons. Primrose Petals is warm, just like those breezy Summer Days, and Gumball Green is cool, like our crisp Spring nights.
Taking you back a few posts to my "Card Design Posts", these colors are called "complementary colors" and are opposite each other on the color wheel. They say opposites attract… Primrose Petals and Gumball Green certainly do.
This design is another pretty "Clean and Simple", and I think the Wow! factor here is the "Smile" sentiment. This is from one of Stampin' Up!'s new stamp sets called "Happy Day".
Smile, it's a Happy Day!
Stampin Up Supplies Used: Cardstock – Whisper White. Ink – Primrose Petals. Stamp Sets – Secret Garden and Happy Day. Tools – 1" Circle Punch, Floral Frames Framelits. Stampin' Dimensionals and Paper Snips.
I had an entirely different post planned for you today, but got a little sidetracked by this very interesting design.
I was wandering through some paper crafters' sites and came across the design for this card. It was created by Sharon Harnist of Paperfections. I changed up the color scheme and added different style stamping, but the general design is the same.
Here I used a Very Vanilla card base with Stampin' Up's new Soho Subway Designer Series Paper. My sentiment is from the Vintage Verses stamp set and my stamped embellishment is from the Kindness Matters stamp set. Both are stamped with Early Espresso ink.
This card was very easy to create and lots of fun. If you like punch art and love to play with patterned paper, give this a try.
Here's the how to:
Punch 9 1 1/2" circles and score at 1/4" on all sides.
Fold the scored edges in toward the center.
This creates a 1" square.
Attach the squares to your card base to create a pattern you like.
My great niece, Riley, turned three this week and this was my card for her.
Quick & Easy cupcakes in Pretty In Pink! Stampin' Up!'s Cupcake Builder Punch, is the perfect tool for this very easy card. A few quick punches, some Pretty In Pink Sclloped Ribbon, a few layers and a "Sassy" sentiment from the Sassy Salutations stamp set. That's all there is to this adorable birthday wish.
In my past several posts, I've been showcasing lots of flowers. I do have a bit of a flower fetish, but it's more contained than my patterned paper fetish. Thank goodness, I'm not sure I could handle two full blown fetishes!
Today, I thought I would get a little graphic design going with no flowers or patterned paper. It's no secret that I've been learning a little more about "color" and sharing much of that with you here in my blog posts. I promise I'll continue to share as I become more expert. We can take our card designing journey together. I don't mind if you don't!
Today's card is my latest experiment with color. My inspiration for this card came from Laura Bassen. Of course, I switched the design up a bit. This is another Quick & Easy without a doubt. Just punch some squares, round all the corners or just two, and place your "art" wherever you please. It'll be beautiful, I promise! Give some color combinations a try…it's fun!
COLOR DESIGN TIP: Black is "the presence of all color" and white is the "absence of all color". Neutral colors are made up of whites, browns, greys, and blacks. When using blacks, whites, and neutrals, they can stand alone or you can add "color" and your color balance will be fine. The neutrals can accent, balance and/or ground your colors. In the case of my "Happy Birthday Graphic" card, the neutral is both balancing and grounding my colors. Cool, isn't it?…but my colors are warm. We'll talk about color Temperature next time.
Take a look at my card below from a past post. This card is quiet and sophisticated, and technically has no color!!!
Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: Cardstock – Basic Black, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette. Stamp Set – From My Heart. Ink – Jet Black Staz On. Tools – 1 3/8" square, 1" square, and 3/16" corner punches, Stampin' Dimensionals.
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