About as simple as it gets! This is for a class I am teaching at the library. Since we do 2 cards, I try to design one of them with very few steps in the interest of time.
This is a card made using the Joseph's Coat technique. I CASE'd it from a card I first saw on Stampin' Connection but I don't remember the ladies name. We actually made this at a workshop I held at Wildcat Pizza last night!
I used the FRENCH FOLIAGE and TEENY TINY WISHES sets. You take whisper white cardstock and sponge on a variety of colors - make them bright. Then you stamp the leaf image using a versamark pad and emboss with clear powder. Ink up a brayer or sponge in espresso ink and cover the entire card several times. Wipe off the excess ink from the embossed image. It's such a striking result :)
Misc: primrose petal ribbon; oval, scallop oval and circle punch, little leaves diecut; designer buttons; melon mambo, espresso cardstock..
assecories: designer SU button, tiwne; fancy fan, square lattice and chevron EFs; bitty banner framelits, word window punch; circle and lacey circle from nestabilities
This is one of those simple cards that look elegant, but are so easy. Used daffodil delight, real red, and whisper white cardstock; daffodil delight, real red and basic black ink; PAPILLON POTPOURRI, EVERYTHING ELEANOR, PETITE PAIRS & SINCERE SALUTATIONS stamp sets. Accessories: fancy fan EF; word window, circle, itty bitty shapes, elegant butterfly punches; labels framelits; cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon; pearls.
No matter what I did with the picture the background looks more bluish, but it is actually basic gray. I first stamped the LOVELY AS A TREE image in stazon black, masked the sun, then sponged in daffodil delight, calypso coral, melon mambo, rich razzleberry for the sky. Sponged lucky limeade, wild wasabi and always artichoke for the grass. The gray and lucky limeade backgrounds were stamped with the NETTING background stamp. Stamped the thinking of you from TEENY TINY WISHES and cut with bitty banners framelits. Added matting, small circle punches, and brads. No frills, just a peaceful and colorful scene :)
This card is for a friend's 13th birthday. The 4 wheeler is from the RIDE ON set (retired). I masked off the sun and bottom and brayered so saffron, calypso coral and rich razzleberry. Stamped tree tops from LOVELY AS A TREE. Sponged soft suede, basic black and espresso on the bottom. Stamped 4 wheeler and colored with sahara sand a basic gray, colored trees with moss, sponged a little yellow in the sun and added white highlights to the rider and trees.