Clean and Simple Challenge:156

Stamps: 'Animal Stories' (Stampin' Up), generic 'celebrate' sentiment
Paper: Plain White card stock, plain blue and baby blue DSP
Ink: 'Marina Mist' (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Adhesive pearls, scalloped die set, polka-dot white ribbon and foam squares






A quick card based on this weeks Clean and Simple Challenge.  I made this one for a friend who recently found out that she is expecting a baby boy!

Yellow Giraffe welcomes baby !!

A quick baby card inspired by my new collection of stampin' up inks and new stamp set.

I used 'so saffron' to stamp out the giraffe from 'Animal Stories' on some plain white card.  I cut out the stamped image, tied a little yellow ribbon around the giraffes neck, and then mounted onto the die cut (and embossed) pale yellow scalloped circle.  I then framed the giraffe piece with another scalloped circle in a dark yellow colour.

I found some matching scrap-book paper (in my collection) to run across the centre of the card, and placed the stamped piece on the left hand side.

Clean and simple challenge: 149

Stamps: 'Punch Bunch' (Stampin' Up)

Paper: Plain White card stock, blueberry origami paper
Ink: VersaColour - Atlantic (68)
Accessories: Buttons and ribbon in 'Ice Cream Parlour' (Stampin' Up), adhesive foam square, 'Atyou Spica' clear glitter pen.

Another clean & simple challenge!!  I found this one a little tricky as it is not a style I would ever think of on my own, and the colours I ended up using are a huge departure from the earthy tones I am usually drawn to.

So, affter a lot of trial and error I decided to stick with a plain white card base.  I started by sticking four abutting rows of ribbon onto a strip of white paper, then trimmed to the width of my base card.  On another small piece of white paper, I stamped the 'welcome baby' stamp from the 'punch bunch collection' in 'Atlantic' blue, and then coloured over it with the clear glitter pen

I found some blueberry coloured origami paper in my paper box, and cut this to make the ribbon shape to run down the centre of the card.  In the same blueberry colour, I cut out a backing for my stamped image.  I then arranged the pieces over the white card base (using a foam square under the stamped image) and finished by adding three coloured buttons.