HOC C&S Photo Inspiration

House of Cards has a great photo inspiration for you this week, and this week we are showcasing the Clean and Simple style.

 

I had a lot of hit and misses with this one.  I think I was just trying to think too much while trying to come up with an idea.  Making it too complicated for myself, which is not what Clean and Simple is all about.  Then it hit me.....

Voila!  Just use the colours given and pick what you see that inspires you.  I see the table as clutter, although it is a nice place setting.  The simple aspect is the branch of leaves.  

I started by using the Daffodil Delight and then adding the Real Red to the stamp.  Misted the stamp and then stamped it onto my cardstock.  Simple!  By misting the stamp you remove the hard lines that the red leaves and the two colours blend together.  Then taking my Old Olive I stamped the second of this two part stamp set and stamped the veins.  I wanted to focus on the leaf itself so using a Post-it I cut out a mask and placed it over the leaf.  Again using Old Olive I freehanded the border.  The sentiment was stamped in two sections using the So Happy for You set.  Finished it off with a twine bow and there you have it......

 

A Clean and Simple card.  The finished product took less than 5 minutes to make.  The thinking too much part took much, much longer.

Need more Clean and Simple inspiration then hop on over to House of Cards and see what the rest of the Clean and Simple Team have in store for you.  

The moral of this card is DO NOT OVER THINK!

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Nancy

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TST # 136

Yes it is the last Hoorah of the summer season here in Canada.  The leaves are starting to change and we have lots of birthday's at work.  So with that being said this week at Try Stampin on Tuesday I have used our sketch challenge and the theme of "Summer's Last Hoorah" to celebrate a co-workers birthday.

I really like this sketch because no matter what way you look at it portrait of landscape it works.  I decided to leave it as it was and go with a portrait card.

I used the same DSP for the two candles and broke up the fibres in the paper before rolling it up using a skewer.  Then I was able to insert the twine for the wick and glue the candle closed.  

 

This card was made for a fellow co-worker who is male and I think that the colours and DSP work very well for this occasion.  

Happy Birthday Bryce!  Even if you are just a young'n!

I hope you like what I have come up with, now it's your turn.  Hop on over to the TSOT site to see what the other great Designers have in store for you.  Don't forget to link your card to the site so that we can all see what you have come up with as well.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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HOC Clean & Simple Colour Challenge

This month at House of Cards, we have a colour challenge for you.  Pick any three colours from the colours given to create your project or card.

I decided to go with Rich Razzleberry, a light purple from Martha Stewart and Marina Mist, although the colour once I looked at it again was more on the blue purple side but the Marina Mist worked just as well.

I started with the Rich Razzleberry and a bit of an experiment.  I used drywall tape and inked it up then using a brayer I stamped it onto the CS.  This gave the grid appearance from the one saucer.  Then using the light purple I took a piece of masking tape and inked it up and stamped it to again accent the grid from the saucer.  My final stamp was to incorporate the flowers.  I decided to go with Fabulous Florets and stamped the middle flower first then masking it off I stamped the other two flowers using Marina Mist.  My final stamp was the "birthday wishes" from So Happy For You.  Now this card could be used in either the portrait or landscape style, but I chose to use the portrait.

I hope you like what I have come up with and I have had a sneak peek at the other great Designers and they have some fabulous ideas for you as well.  Make sure that you check out their take on the colour challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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TST #134 In Session...

That's right Class is in Session!  It's the most wonderful time of the year for Mothers everywhere.  Time to have you home back to yourself, for those who are stay at home Mom's and time to be able to finish that morning coffee.....before it gets cold!

We are into a new school year and something a little different at Try Stampin on Tuesday.  The Design Team has been split into two different Teams.  We will post on alternate weeks, although we can still make cards for the weeks that we are not scheduled.  We also have some new members to the group and I think that you will find their talent is amazing.

Today's sketch at Try Stampin on Tuesday is dedicated to Back to School with a little twist...the use of metal or metallic colour (silver, gold, bronze).

I decided to take a little different approach to the rainbow on the sketch and use it as separations in a binder.  

I managed to find some DSP that looked like notebook paper and used that as part of my background and then using a paper edge punch I created a notebook and then with the round tab punch I made the notebook look like it had subject tabs.

It's a bit of a stretch for the sketch, but I think it still works.  What do you think?

Need more inspiration?  Hop on over to the Try Stampin site and see what the others have in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by.

Nancy

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