10 Minute Tuesday
I LOVE Tuesdays — I have complete permission to do a super simple card!!! How fun!!!
And here we have it!!! I know I sound like a broken record sometimes, but WHAT makes this card a 10 minute, or simple, card? Well, many things:
- The use of coordinating Designer Paper. Once you choose your DP sheets, your cardstock colors are somewhat decided for you, so there’s not much thinking there! Also, your patterned paper adds SO much interest to the card, you can get away with little else. These Designer Papers are from Scarlet’s Letter by Basic Grey. A WONDERFUL pad of deep, rich and neutral tones in elegant patterns.
- Minimal stamping. Yes, minimal stamping — LOL!!! — and that’s OK!!! Here I stamped one solid image that could hold its own against the strong print of Scarlet’s Letter. I used the newly released Spring Ephemerals by Flourishes. I think the new Spring Ephemerals is just a perfect pairing with Scarlet’s Letter — love them together! I stamped this bleeding heart in black so it would have a silhouette effect and coordinate with the designer paper used.
- Simple sentiments. All the sentiments from this set, which are the flower’s name, fit just perfectly into the smallest of the dies in the Labels Trio by Spellbinders. Using dies to cut and and emboss your sentiments makes life super easy — just stamp your sentiment, with no need to worry about proper alignment, as you are going to cut it with the die. After it is cut and embossesd, just attach wherever you’d like — easy and quick!!!
- Add a little *pretty* with easy to use ribbon. Here I used both Black Sheer and Dark Red Sheer ribbon. I LOVE this light weight, wispy ribbon. It ties into these pretty fluffy little bows and it handles so well, being so soft, pliable and light weight. And being so light weight, even having 2 bows on your card doesn’t over power it.
To add a little interest to my red bow, I first attached an S shaped clip from SU’s Hodgepodge Hardware to the corner of my card with a glue dot in the center. Then I punched holes with the Cropadile where the centers of the S curves were. Then I just ran my ribbon trough and tied it into a bow — just for fun and to add a little something exrtra of interest up in that corner.
- Stamps: Spring Ephemerals by Flourishes
- Paper: SU Very Vanilla, Black. Prism Blush Red Dark. Basic Grey’s Scarlet Letter DP.
- Ink: Palette Noir Black
- Accessories: Black and Dark Red Sheer Ribbon, Label Trios by Spellbinders, SU Brass Hodgepodge Hardware, Mounting Squares
Thanks so much for stopping in for 10 Minute Tuesday!!! I truly appreciate it!!! Tomorrow is Wednesday, and that brings *May I Suggest…*, so if you’re interested, come to see what I’m suggesting tomorrow!!!
And the Blog Candy post is still open and receiving comments at Running With Scissors. Go and check it out if you haven’t already!!! Hope you are having a wonderful week!!!
Another stunner, Sharon, and fabulous, well thought-out tips for putting these 10 minute cards together. This is just glorious! Thank you!
Simple and stunning! Thanks for the close-up of the ribbon treatment. The clip really did add a bit of interest up there in the corner. Very pretty card, Sharon.
Simple and oh so elegant. You used some of my all time favorite DP!
Elegant, lovely
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This is such a beautiful card.
Beautiful!
Beautiful card Sharon! love the touch of red in the ribbon - great DP and silhouette stamping - wonderful colors!
Love how you did the ribbon - thanks for the tutorial on it. Going to have to try it. Great card and I just love 10 minute Tuesday
FABULOUS! Isn’t it just great when you can stamp an image in black and have it look just beautiful! Thanks for giving me another idea for those fabulous spring stamps! LOVE it!!!
My favorite type of card!! Simply gorgeous! You do this better than anyone, Sharon!!
Simply gorgeous… again, Sharon. Your middle name is ‘Elegant’!
Gorgeous!!
I just love the bow on this! Another great card!
Awesome card!