Sunday, July 26, 2009
Keep it Simple Sunday
Today's Tip: Don't stress!! OK, that's a reminder for me...Your tip is to forget the solid stamps, pick a pretty outline stamp and two coordinating ink colors to create your own patterned paper.
Let's look at what it took to create today's simple card...
Start stamping on Saturday afternoon
Check out some stamping magazines for inspiration
Find a fun layout and get to work
Use the Cuttlebug to cut six small circles, stamp an image on the circles, color image with Copics
Assemble card
Decide color is all wrong
Throw card in the trash
Resume stamping on Saturday evening
Decide to try first layout again but with different images
Get mildly excited at initial results
Attach all of those tiny circles to card base with dimensional tape
Add ribbon
Stick out tongue in disgust
Throw card in the trash
Decide to change direction
Pull out new PTI stamp set, Every Day Button Bits
Get very excited over darling bike image, stamped in brown ink on cream cardstock
Dig through 700 million buttons to find ones that work for the bike wheels
Color bike, add sentiment
Stare at finished piece
Throw card in the trash
Feel like giving up and never stamping again
Put head on desk and sigh deeply
Decide to forget the card and just play with my new PTI snow white ink and new SU! paper
Squeal when picking up stamp to see how beautiful PTI's snow white ink looks on dark paper
Have a light bulb moment
Grab the left over cream cardstock, misc. buttons lying on desk, and sentiment from PTI set
Create a scalloped strip of paper
Assemble card
Smile from ear to ear
Decide to stop stressing so much about creating and just Keep it Simple!!
May your card making this week be filled with less stress and more fun!
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3 comments:
Such a cute post! and so true....love the simple card!!
Hey Kim, I have been reading your blog since I met you at SNE but I have been a stalker, but todays post really cracked me up(not like others have not but this one in particular). You are hysterical and an awesome writer and I enjoy your blog in the morning with my coffee!! Just wanted to let you know!!!
HUGS,
Ann
This is stunning...just love what you did with that set!
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