Hi friends! Today I am sharing a card I made for the current CASology challenge (#290):
The design I settled on involves masking off a shape to stamp inside, using small solid, or “fill in” stamps from a larger set (Beautiful Branches, in this case – see the supply list at the end), and minimizing the colors used. I thought I would go for a muted palette, so I grabbed a soft corally-red and a light gray, and used black for some detail and the bold sentiment.
I started by trimming some Whipped Cream cardstock down to 4.25 x 11″ and scoring it at 5.5″ to make a top-folding A2 sized card. Then I die cut a heart from some scrap paper and used the negative space as a mask to stamp inside. Stamping directly onto my card base, I used the small fill-in flower and berry stamps from the Beautiful Branches stamp set from Concord & 9th. I stamped the flowers in rouge ink and the berries in a light gray. Also used one of the small floral detail stamps to add some embellishment to the heart without adding layers. Clean clean clean.
Then I got stumped on what sentiment to use. I settled on the bold “You Are Here” from the stamp set of the same name from Concord & 9th. I played with the positioning a bit, but in the end put it right over the heart. I thought it might not play well with the image, but you know I really like it. It helps that I heat embossed it with clear powder to give it a bit of extra shine and punch. It definitely makes the sentiment stand out more.
At this point, I would start adding Nuvo drops or sequins or other doodads, but this is for a clean and simple challenge, so I…stopped. I might have smacked my own hand.
And there you have it, probably the CAS-iest card I’ve ever CAS’ed. Hope you like it. Thanks for stopping by!
Update:
My card was picked for an Honorable Mention at the CASology challenge blog! Thanks so much! See the other wonderful featured cards here.
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This is fantastic. I like how everything fits within the heart. Great double meaning. Thanks so much for playing along at CASology this week.
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Wonderful card! Love the heart background! Perfect card for the challenge cue. Thanks for playing along with us at CASology!
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So beautiful!! Love the design! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CASology! Anna xo
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