This month Stampin’ Up! challenged us to do some #simplestamping for the upcoming holidays. So what that means is we’re only allowed to use stamps, ink and paper to create a holiday-themed card, plus for this month’s challenge we were also allowed to use a punch. It’s been a while since I’ve done a #simplestamping challenge and so I jumped at the chance to create something for this one.
The inkspiration for this card came from a Facebook post by another demonstrator. I loved the idea of using strips of cardstock on a card and thought that it would look really cool popping through a punched out image. The punch I used was the Pine Tree punch and so from there I decided to use Shaded Spruce and Granny Apple Green for my cardstock strips and Whisper White for my card base.
I used Shaded Spruce ink to stamp the “Merry Christmas” from the Snowman Season stamp set and since I couldn’t use Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up the phrase I stamped some ink splotches from the Beauty Abounds cling stamp set using Granny Apple Green ink to help it stand out.
While I love doing #simplestamping I find it hard to not add something as simple as dimensionals or one of my favourite go-tos like some Rhinestone Basic Jewels or Linen Thread sometimes. Even without any of that though I really like how this card turned out. Here it is…
To step this card up a notch or two I would definitely add some Stampin’ Dimensionals to pop up both the tree and the phrase. I would also use some strips from the Forever Greenery or Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper packs instead of cardstock. And last but definitely not least are a couple of Rhinestone Basic Jewels on either side of the “Merry Christmas”.
If you like this card check out some of my other #simplestamping creations… inkspirationcards/simplestamping-just-because, inkspirationcards.com/simplestamping-with-the2020-2022-incolours/ or inkspirationcards.com/simple-stamping-with-so-inviting/
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