This month Stampin’ Up!s #simplestamping challenge was to create a thank you card using only stamps, ink, paper and punches. When thinking of which stamp set to use for this challenge I decided to go with the Beauty Abounds cling stamp set. I love butterflies so I create with this stamp set whenever I can, but I also like this one because of the number of different images in this set and because it can create nice effects on your projects simply by stamping!
Colour wise I was initially thinking of doing something with purples and greens (a favourite colour combo of mine), but once I got to pulling out supplies my inkspiration was pulled towards Pool Party and Pretty Peacock (one of the newest In Colours).
For the card base I used Pretty Peacock cardstock and then Pool Party cardstock for the card mat. I stamped the phrase and images on Very Vanilla cardstock. For the “thanks” and smaller bubbles I used Pretty Peacock ink and for the butterflies and larger bubbles I used Pool Party ink.
Then to tie in with all the stamped bubbles I used the 2 1/4″ Circle Punch to punch out the phrase and butterflies as well as another piece of Pretty Peacock cardstock.
Things didn’t stop there though… I also created a more simple version without using a punch (just stamps, ink and paper, on the left) as well as a stepped up version (on the right).
To step up this card even more I used the Stitched Shapes dies to cut out the phrase as well as to create a Pretty Peacock border behind it. I popped these squares up using Stampin’ Dimensionals and then added a little bit of bling with a few Rhinestone Basic Jewels. I thought of also adding some Silver Metallic Thread, but I didn’t have any in my craft stash 🙁 (I will have to fix that asap!).