One of my absolute favorite stamp sets is the Secret Garden Set. I can’t believe how versatile this set is!!! For today, I wanted to share a very simple one layer card with no embellishments. I have many customers who are just beginning to stamp and purchase supplies. When you only have a handful of paper, inks and stamps, you might feel like you can’t create a lot with them. You really can make great one layer cards with just a couple of stamp sets, a couple of ink pads and a couple of pieces of card stock!
These two cards are made with Whisper White card stock, Melon Mambo and Island Indigo ink. I used the Secret Garden Stamp Set (#129144) and the sentiment is from the Perfectly Penned Set (#122892). They are simple cards. There are two secrets to creating a card like this:
- Leave some white space.
- Stamp some of the images off the edge of the card.
- Stamp odd numbers of images. In design, they call it the Rule of 3 when you design a card.
This card would actually be just as pretty with only one color of ink as well. You really can make a pretty card that pops with just a few fabulous stamps and ink colors!
Here is another one that I created. This one is truly clean and simple. It’s not my usual card making style, but every now and then you need to step out of your comfort zone and create a card that isn’t what you usually create. You need to stretch those design muscles of yours!
How simple is this? I used some linen thread (#104199), the Made for You stamp set (#126342) stamped in Island Indigo on Crumb Cake card stock. I also used a scrap piece of Print Poetry DSP (129312) punched with the star from the Merry Minis Punch Pack (#126882) with a rhinestone in the center (#119246). This did not require many supplies. One punch, card stock, one ink pad, one stamp set, linen thread and a rhinestone.
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