I needed to make a few birthday cards for some close friends and colleagues and decided to grab a set I've owned for awhile but still haven't tried, and a new set I had to have the minute I saw it. I played around for a few minutes and tried something new that I found surprisingly helpful in my design process. I first found the papers and colors I wanted to use and then I took the clear stamps that I wanted to use and actually laid them on the card base so I could see how they would fit and flow with the design I had in mind. I don't know why I hadn't thought of this before, but being a very visual person, I found this really helped me actually "see" what my mind's eye was imagining. Try it next time you are playing with your stamps. It may just give you the creative confidence you need to make your own designs. Here are the cards I came up with.
This fun little set is Just Saying, with the Word Bubble thinlits. This is the set that I've had for awhile, but had yet to crack open. Once I finally did, along with the Typeset DSP I had been hoarding because it is so pretty, the design just made itself. I used a very vanilla card base with a square of Typeset DSP and a narrow strip of the backside of that sheet. Since this was a fun card, I added a sassy sentiment on the inside from the Age Awareness stamp set, just like the ladies I will be sending this card to.
I just love the intricate die cut butterfly that I can recreate in any quantity and color I want. I used a piece of scrap printed paper, matched it with some Baked Brown Sugar, Smokey Slate and Pistacio Pudding card stock. I stamped the honeycomb, Sentiment and the leaves in Hello Honey and Baked Brown Sugar on a Whisper White cardstock card base.
I just love how the card turned out. It is so pretty and elegant. Just like the ladies I'm sending a couple to this week.
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