Y'all know I love squares, but sometimes, I want to make something other than a grid with them. Here, I lined the squares up, popped them, and put them over ribbon. The kraft paper worked much better as a backdrop to these rich and warm colors than vintage cream or white would have done.
Simplicity Tip: Usually, I tie knots in ribbon by punching a hole in the cardstock and following LeAnne's directions HERE. But in this case, I needed the tails of the knot to lie vertically, which would mean a big, bulky double knot. Ick. So I attached the ribbon to the card flat, then took a smaller piece, slid it under the flat ribbon, and tied a knot. The folks at Hero Arts do this a lot.
A huge cyber-hug to whoever tweeted about me on Hero Arts' Twitter group. I got lots of hits from that, as well as few new subscribers, and I really do appreciate the nod!
Next week, I will post a few make-over cards to demonstrate how you can get clean-and-simple inspiration from totally over-the-top cards. This idea came to me as I flipped through the new Holiday Cards and More issue from PaperCrafts. The issue has plenty of CAS cards in it, but I figured I could really get my money's worth if I started actually looking at the highly embellished cards. Boy howdy, I was right!
Supplies
stamps: First Fruits (PTI)
paper: SU chocolate chip, pumpkin, ruby red; PTI kraft
ink: SU chocolate, pumpkin, ruby
accessories: ribbon, CM square punch, dimensionals
All I can say is - you're amazing! This is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors! I love the way you used the squares.
ReplyDelete*gasp!* You amaze me more with every post. Thanks for all the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI just love this! Beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteI love this one. The colors look awesome together, and the little squares make me very happy.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful Susan, I love it.
ReplyDeleteMy graphic designer hubby walked passed just now and said it's one of the best cards he's seen. He said, "An eye for design goes a lot further than a million buttons and ribbons!"
Beautiful! I bought this set solely for the wheat image. It's never seen ink (I'm way ahead of myself in buying - or way behind in making cards!) but I'm really inspired now! Thanks!
ReplyDeletebeautiful!
ReplyDeletelove the colors you've used. I love that wheat stamp...but haven't even used mine yet!! gotta get on that!! It's on my desk aching to be used!!
ReplyDeleteOne day I was looking at the cards in the SplitCoastStampers gallery and one of the cards that I took a closer look at was inspired by you. Of course I had too take a closer look at what you had to offer, boy am I glad I did! I admire your style and how you can make a little can say a lot. Your cards never cease to amaze me.
ReplyDeleteThank-you for sharing.
Oooooh, I LOVE this! And thank you so much for the (surprise) nod to my directions! I think I might just have to go make something like this VERY SOON.
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