Cindy Coutts Designs

Hi everybody. I've done a few hours of work today and then decided to have some fun. No challenge cards, nothing, just pure fun. I saw this card on Julie Ranae's blog and loved it so much I had to CASE it. Even though her card is in black and white, it really jumped out at me. With my card, I added some color, and a lot of it too. It still has the clean and simple look with a lot of white open space but just subtly colorful. Well, actually this was "work" in a sense that a local apartment complex asked me to design some welcome cards for their new tenants, but I had fun doing it because it was a CASE that I enjoyed adding my own touch to it.

I hope that you like it and thank you so much for stopping by to visit me today and God bless you. Now back to doing real work. Today's Treasure: Proverbs 18:24.

Stamps: Paper Smooches (Vogue Abode – outside), Paper Smooches (Boob Tubes, Sentiment Sampler, Word Salad – inside)

Card Stock: Papertrey Ink (Stamper's Select White), Stampin' Up! (Early Expresso)

Ink Pads: Stampin' Up! (Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Pear Pizzaz, Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede)

Size: 5-1/2 x 4-1/4

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Hi everybody and happy Monday! Today I've made a card for you using the Clean and Simple Stamping Blog, Fall to Layout 174 (FTL174) sketch challenge design team work. We always have a great sketch and this sketch is no different. I really got out of my box with his card with it's size, die-cutting, stamping, and making my own ribbon spool and wrapping ruler cotton fabric around it then securing it with 2 white glass head pins. I also drew around the stitched flowers in the background stamped in white with a gray marker for definition. I found a piece of die-cut black card stock in my stash and adhered it to the top of the Kraft card stock to ground the black for balance. I am very happy with how this card turned out and hope you are too and that it provides you with some inspiration. For my envelope, I used the same stamp that I used on the Kraft card stock and stamped it onto my envelope using Crumb Cake ink, which is very subtle and neutral, and the any writing for the return address and address to the recipient can easily be seen. It's very cool.

I also received a comment on this card from a challenge that's new to me called Word Art Wednesday and the only requirement is to use scripture or an encouraging sentiment on your card, so I think that this also falls under their challenge guidelines, so I'm submitting it, for Word Art Wednesday Challenge #12. I will have to email the blog owner for a keyword.

Here's my card that I'd like so share with you and I pray you have a very blessed day. Today's Treasured: Deuteronomy 4:29. I love that verse!