Jun 10 2009
Clean and Simple Summer
No ribbons, buttons or bows. Purely clean and simple for summer. Fresh and white.Last night I was at a gathering of stamping friends and Deb did a Copic demo and we all got to color — how fun! She brought some fun stamps and I chose this image by Cornish Heritage Farms. I thought it would be suited perfectlyfor a simple summer card.
My card is 5.25″ wide x 5.5″ high. My simple *Summer* sentiment was easily made using font by JustRite — Times New Roman, both Uppercase and Lowercase, used on a Harmony Rectangle Stamper. I love being able to create any sentiment I want, in any size! This sentiment is in 50 pt. font. And now that I’ve got *Summer* on my block, I think I’m just going to go ahead and stamp many of them on a sheet of white paper to have on hand for future projects. Both the floral image and sentiment were cut using Nestabilities, Classic Rectangle for the image andLong Rectangle for the sentiment.
Stamps: Image by Cornish Heritage Farms, Sentiment used Times New Roman Uppercase and Times New Roman Lowercase, both by JustRite, on the Harmony Rectangle Stamper
Paper: PTI White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (image) and Versa Fine Onyx Black (sentiment), Copics to color
Accessories: Classic Rectangle and Long Rectangle Nestabilities by Spellbinders, Foam Mounting Tape, SU Dimensionals
I’m so glad you stopped in today. I am so hoping to get back on a better schedule with more regular posts. I’ve so missed my time to create. We are having very cold weather, not the least bit summer-like, so I’m wishing for warmer days here soon; thus, the SUMMER card — LOL!!! Hope you are all having a good week and enjoying your summer!
Bow Easy Update: There are plenty in stock — no more waiting list — all caught up — YIPPEE!!! I do, however, have quite a list of people I could not reach for one reason or another — emails came back as failed, etc — if I missed you, it was certainly not intentional — just shoot me another email at ssj@up.net. All Bow Easy’s are now mailing out within 24 hours! Thanks! And I hope you are all having fun making pretty bows!
Sharon: Only you can take white cardstock and hardly anything else and make it stunning! You are an artistic genius! Thanks for sharing.
Sincerely,
Carol
Wonderfully fresh and crisp! This is so you, and so gorgeous!
This is so pretty. I love how the color pops against all the white.
hi sharon missed you love the card its so clean and happy we need summer i amsick of the cold
Love this clean and simple look. Thanks Sharon for the inspiration!
I LOVE this card…so perfectly clean and simple!
Wow– does this ever look fresh and pretty! You coloring is just gorgeous here!
Oh, this is beautiful, crisp and fresh!!! Wonderful summer card!! I hope you get some warm weather soon!
Another lovely card. So simple but elegant! I’ve missed you. Glad to see your post today.
Elegant simplicity - love it!
Goodness, Sharon!!!!! What an absolutely stunning, CAS, yet very elegant card!!!!!
Wow, this would be nice for a set to give as a gift. Girl, you’ve got my head spinning now :D:D:D. GORGEOUS!!!!! Hugs, Sabrina
Clean, fresh, and pretty, Sharon!
Love it Sharon!
We want some summer up here too!
Thanks for the beautiful bright card to give summer a hint.
What a beautiful, clean crisp card Sharon! TFS.
Sharon, I just discovered your blog but for sure I am going to stop by frequently ! I love your card, elegant , simple, just beautiful !!
This has to be one of the most stunning CAS cards that I’ve seen!!
Sometimes we get lost in over-doing or over-thinking something. Then along comes something crisp, clean and breathtaking. Well done.
So crisp & clean … gorgeous! I’m not very good at these “clean” cards but you have inspired me to give it a try! You know me … I tend to like vintage clutter on my creations, LOL! But I’ll try to follow your lead … because this is just SO PRETTY!!
I love the crisp simplicity of this card !. That is what I love about your cards. They are simple and yet elegant. This layout would fit many occasions simply by changing the message.
Beautiful! Simple and so elegant! Thanks for this inspiration, Sharon!
Wow - this is a stunning card, so simple and elegant.
So pretty!! The pink just looks so sweet against the white!!
smiles,Deena
Ahhhhhh, this is perfect! I’m so in love with this style lately, and you do it beautifully!
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