Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Clean and Simple

Here is my card for the Clean and Simple Challenge!

I used a Nellie Snellen die cut as a mask for the shape on the front and inked it with distress inks to produce the circular shape.

Stamped an image of a sunflower coloured with tombow inks. The sentiment is from a Hero Arts set of sentiments. Added ribbon to finish it off!




Things to remember when doing clean and simple cards:

1. Keep the colours to a minimum of 1 or 2.
2. Keep the design simple - only 1 image and sentiment.
3. Make sure stamping and embossing is clean - no fuzzy edges, no excess ink or embossing powder.
4. When cutting paper, use a sharp blade or scissors.
5. Make sure all your elements are placed on the base card straight! Use a ruler or a seam guide to check the edges.
6. Measure twice and cut or paste once!

Have fun!

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