I’m finally getting around to this month’s #simplestamping challenge from Stampin’ Up! This month there were no extras allowed. No punches, no Designer Series Paper, just stamps, ink and paper. And for this month we needed to create a #simplestamping birthday card. I’m usually pretty simple with my card designs, but keeping it to just stamps, ink and paper is still a challenge. And this month’s challenge is no exception!
For my design I also wanted to use one of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets; Approaching Perfection. The phrases are great and the images work well too. With this card though I actually just used the images from this set and went with a phrase from the Many Mates stamp set. I had an idea for a stepped up version using the Sale-a-bration Oh So Ombre DSP so that’s where I started for my colours.
I went with Bermuda Bay for both of my card bases. But for my #simplestamping card I paired it with Mint Macaron. I debated about a monochromatic look for both cards but decided not to. I framed the “Happy Birthday” with a little bit of Bermuda Bay cardstock and then decided to skip the Stampin’ Dimensionals.
For my stepped up version I used the same stamps but added some of the Oh So Ombre DSP. This is one of my favorites from the Sale-a-bration catalogue! I framed the images and phrase using one of the other designs from the same paper pack. There were a few debates with this card too. In this case it was Dimensionals, ribbon or rhinestones. In the end I decided to keep this card fairly simple too.
I hope you enjoyed my versions of a #simplestamping birthday card. I definitely enjoyed creating them. And I think I need to challenge myself to use just stamps, ink and paper more often.
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