A Simple Work of Art

I am such a sucker for fast, flat, simple cards! So guess what I have to share with you today? I used to have a feature on the blog called "Flat Tuesdays" where I'd share a completely flat card with you. Well, it IS Tuesday...

A few of my team members and I went to the Stampin' Up! 2014/15 Catalog Premier last night and got to get our own copy of it. We also got one of the BRAND NEW stamp sets called "Work of Art" and it is one of my new absolute favorite sets (even before I knew we were going to bring one home!)

It's got a little watercolor-y action going on and has greetings AND the background images. Everything stamped on this card is in the set. The background "swoosh" is stamped in Pistachio Pudding and the words on top are stamped in Baked Brown Sugar. The heart is stamped in Strawberry Slush. I used my spritzer tool and a Soft Suede Stampin' Write marker to spray some brown on it. Then I rounded the corners with the new Project Life corner rounder.

I love how quick and easy this card is - five minutes TOPS!
You'll be able to order from the new catalog on June 1st, if you'd like to get your hands on one before then just email me at holly@hollystamps.com and I'll get one to you.

40 Days of Cards - Day 8 - God is Love

During Lent we had the opportunity to have a student prayer partner and I got matched up with one of the sweetest second graders I know. I wanted to make her a simple card that was as sweet as she is - I hope she likes it!

40 Days of Cards - Day 5 - Yippee Skippee Card

I have a few days/cards to make up on! I let a friend borrow my camera and it's just a little hard to get pictures posted without one. ;)

I love little shaped cards. I wanted to try one today with the Deco Labels Collection Framelits so I used the biggest size in the collection. Then I started layering on the goodness.
Ribbon, sequins, washi tape, even pearls! And I finished it off with the "Yippee Skippee" stamp from the Yippee Skippee stamp set. And don't forget those fun little dots from the white Signo pen!

40 Days of Cards - Day 2 - Happy Hello

I love when things are easy and painless! That's why I absolutely love Stampin' Up!'s Simply Sent card kits.

This Happy Hello kit was one of my favorites because it was so stinkin' cute and easy. Plus it came with thick stickers AND jewels.

But then it retired. {insert sad face}

But THEN, Stampin' Up! added them to the clearance rack!!! So instead of having to pay $11.95 for the kit...

wait for it... (it's worth it, I promise!)

It's on clearance for $2.39!
Whooooo hooooo!
On this one I just jazzed it up a little bit with some ruffle ribbon sewn on making it another great card in under ten minutes.

40 Days of Cards - Day 1 - Love Ya

I'm spending each of the 40 days of Lent this year by sending a handmade card to a relative, a friend or someone who I might not know but could use a little pick-me-up. :)














Each day I'll be sharing the cards I make on the blog. Today's post is late (sorry!). But I still made my midnight deadline for posting it.

This one uses the new silver cardstock (love!) and the new banner punch available with Sale-a-Bration.

This was honestly such a quick little card, took me ten minutes, tops.

Celebrating World Card Making Day - MDS Style!

Happy World Card Making Day!
This is a super-quick card I made to celebrate today.

Have you seen the new postcard printing options yet for My Digital Studio? I am completely in love with this one - it's the Artisan shape.

I used one of my favorite kits (Hello There) to create a card in the new shape. As a teacher, I am ALWAYS in need of Thank You cards especially around the holidays so I'll be getting these printed ASAP. And the postcard will be fantastic because I'll just be able to hand write my note to the recipient on the backside.

To create a postcard using the new Artisan shape or the also new Scalloped shape just open My Digital Studio (you may need to check for an update if you haven't in the past week) and create a blank 5"x7" postcard then go to:

VIEW MENU --> BLEED AREA --> ARTISAN SHAPED POSTCARD

That will give you the shape guides so when you design your postcard you will see the highlighted area for your shape. Don't put anything important in the gray area, or it will be cut off when the card is printed.

Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy what's left of World Card Making Day!

You're Fantastic from Top Note Die

I love fast and easy cards! This one can be made in less than five minutes and is a very fun, colorful card for spring.

The base of the card is cut from the Top Note Sizzix Die, just fold your cardstock and cut the die a little lower than the top edge so your card fold will stay intact. Then build your stamped and punched flowers on top. Since the Top Note Die makes a smaller card base you can build your flowers over the top edge and some of the sides and it will still fit into an A2 envelope.

Thanks for stopping by today! :)



Supplies Used:

Top Note Sizzix Die	Big Shot Die-Cut Machine	Pearls	Whisper White Cardstock	Flower Fest	Fancy Flower Punch	Designer Series Paper Brights Patterns Stack
Basic Black Classic Ink

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Simple Saturday - Hello Hearts

What a day! My oldest turned 9 today and woke us up at the crack of dawn. Then we had Basketball games, and other Basketball games where the Birthday girl donned her cheerleading uniform. A busy Saturday is always a great day to do a simple card for the blog!

Luckily I seem to have gotten over my simple creative block that I suffered from earlier this year. At first, I thought this card may have been a little too simple. But that's what I love about it! Hope you love its simpleness as much as I do!

PS - the "You" comes from the "Thank You Kindly" set, I just inked the "You" and not the other part that I didn't want to use.

Have a great weekend!

Printed 2011 In Color Designer Brads	I {heart} Hearts Clear	Thank You Kindly	In Color Stampin' Write Markers	Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink	Whisper White Cardstock	Small Heart Punch
Basic Black Classic Ink	Daffodil Delight Cardstock

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Simple Saturday - Thanks Flowers

It's Simple Saturday!

Sometimes I struggle more with the simple cards. Like this one. I went through SIX different versions of this card before I got one I like enough to post here, and I'm still not 100% sure that I love it. :)

I bought the Button Buddies set *just* for this flower vase stamp, I love it so much, but haven't actually USED it yet (silly girl!). But it's perfect for the new Twitterpated Bitty Buttons in the Occassions Mini. I stamped my images first, ran it through the Big Shot with the embossing folder, then added my buttons and the rhinestones in the center of them. DONE! Simple (yeah, right). ;)

Do you struggle doing simple cards as much as I do?

Supplies Used:

Basic Gray Classic Ink	Whisper White Cardstock	Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents	Button Buddies - Clear Mount	Twitterpated Designer Buttons
Pear Pizzazz Classic Ink	Square Lattice Embossing Folder	Thank You Kindly

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January 10 - Flat Tuesday

This is going to be a *really* quick Flat Tuesday post - didn't get much sleep last night so I'm going to bed EARLY tonight!

To make a card similar to this, you'll want to pick out some patterned paper that is light and understated. No loud patterns or colors for your paper - that's what you're going to use your ink for!

Stamp your images directly on the patterned paper card, then use your black Stampin' Write marker to doodle around the petals with lines and dots. Easy peasy and FLAT! :)

Hope you had a wonderful Tuesday - I've been under the weather which is why I missed the Monday Blues yesterday, but I'm hoping I can kick this thing SOON! I hate not feeling well!

Basic Black Stampin' Write

In Color Stampin' Write Markers

Old Olive Classic Ink

Build A Blossom - Clear-Mount Stamp

First Edition Designer Series Paper - Digital Download

Daffodil Delight Ink

Melon Mambo Classic Ink

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