Keep it Simple Sunday

Today's Tip: Utilize rub ons and some of those fancy Cuttlebug tools to

create a super quick card!

A few months ago I picked up a darling package of American Crafts rub ons from Wholly Scrap. They were on sale and I think I paid a whopping $2.00 for them...my kind of price! The package came complete with a bunch of darling rub ons; lady bugs, sweet sayings, birds...all in bright, cheery colors.

This card was so easy to make I'm not sure an explanation is necessary! I used the swiss dots embossing folder for the background and Nestibilities dies for the cut out frames. I submitted this card for publication, didn't get picked, but I thought it was kind of cute....humm....I guess my opinion isn't the one that counts when being published! LOL! Well I hope you, my little blog audience, enjoy it! Have a wonderful evening!!

Keep it Simple Sunday

Today's tip: Use ribbon instead of patterned paper to create a super quick and easy card! I did it, I did it! I managed to not only create but also post a Keep it Simple card...and even on time! It's a miracle! LOL! I've been having a hard time getting comfortable in my new stamping studio, which is wonderful, but I'm missing all my great storage that I had in the old place so quickly finding what I need is time consuming. I'm looking forward to creating a more organized space soon...Anyone have any tips for great storage solutions for small spaces? :-) I confess that the idea for this card came from a CARDS magazine from a few years ago but I thought the ribbon idea was brilliant! The card base is 5" x 5"...I then cut a 2.5" x 3.5" piece of cardstock and layered different ribbon around the card, securing the edges behind the cardstock. All of these ribbons were from a Stampin' Up! pack, that included all five designs. The ribbon covered square was attached to the cardbase and I then used American Crafts foam letters to spell out thanks. A few SU! flower brads added just a hint of color. Time to finish card? 10 minutes! Enjoy today's card and be sure to head over the the Stamping Around blog...Deadline to register for the CT event is this Tuesday!