FTL229, PS Sparks Challenge, I’m Impressed

Hi friends. I wanted to share a quick Saturday morning card with you. You all know I don't do cute, but this is cute and whimsy, and Paper Smooches Stamps makes cute very easy for me. I'm using is as part of my design team work for the Clean and Simple Stamping Blog, Fall to Layout (FTL229) and the Paper Smooches Stamps Sparks Challenge using their cool shade color palette. Since I already have my sketch and colors laid out for me from the challenges listed above, it was just a matter of picking out the right stamp sets. Today I am using four newly released Paper Smooches stamp sets and one of their new banner die-cuts. As usual, I stayed true to my clean and simple style and this was very fun to make. I especially love the color that I stamped my sentiment in for the splash of color that it lends to an otherwise very masculine card.

As I wrote the Tips & Tricks below, there's about 10 other ways that I can make this card and if I had the time, I would do it. Lots of possibilities here. While I was cleaning up as I work, which is a first, I decided to add a fun argyle pattern to the shirt.

Remember that when you fussy cut out an image, be sure to run around the edges a non-alcohol-based marker to cover up any inconsistencies and to darken the edges. Alcohol-based markers will bleed depending on the type of card stock that you use. I always use a Stampin' Up! Basic Black marker to play it safe. I also made sure that I lined up my images on the banner first before I stamped the basket so that they would stay within the space of the banner. Do all stamping before adding dimension to any panel so that it doesn't end up all wonky on you.

I chose lighter brown shades to color my basket in with to compliment the color of the base of my card. I forgot how much fun it was to color browns since I haven't done that for a long time.

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit me today and God bless you!

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Ezekiel 18:21. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

 Add patterned paper for a more masculine card with a sophisticated look and buttons at the bottom of the banner to tie the image in. Lightly ink distress the banner or paper piece the shirt. I stamped a fun argyle pattern. Dry embossing the shirt with an argyle embossing folder or impression plate would be great and then coloring the shirt.

 Add patterned paper to send to a girlfriend for encouragement. To really brighten up the card, use Melon Mambo as your card base.

 Use a background stamp or images stamped in Versamark to fill out the card more. Since my card is clean and simple, I eliminated this step, although I really wanted to add one! If the background pattern you choose is subtle enough, it can be pulled off but I had my eye on the perfect busy pattern.

 Cut brown card stock to 4-1/4 x 11, score at the 5-1/2 mark, fold and burnish so that the crease is at the left side.

 Die-cut a banner with cream card stock and stamp the coordinating image to frame the banner using Kraft ink.

 Stamp on basket image with black ink and color in with markers. Stamp shirt image onto blue card stock with black ink and then stamp argyle pattern onto the shirt image and fussy cut. Adhere shirt image above the basket image with foam dots. Stamp sentiment to the right of the basket and shirt images with berry-colored ink.

 Adhere image panel to the brown card stock base.

 Ink dotted image with brown ink and stamp below the image panel.

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