Keeping it Simple

I am playing along with Paper Pal Arts PPA30-KISS (Keep it Simple, Sweetie) challenge. My card is simple—trying to take a representative photo of the card was not. Let me just say my photo shoot and prop spot is limited so that in itself poses challenges for me.

Today's color scheme: Rich Razzleberry, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, an Razzleberry Lemonade DSP. Card base is Whisper White.

The card's completed dimension is 3 1/4" x 6" (6 1/2 x 6—folded in half). The Blossom Party BigZ die was used to create the flower. The Scallop Trim Border punch (Sale-A-Bration catalog – pg.9) was applied along the card's bottom front flap. A strip of 1" x 6" Rich Razzleberry was adhered to the card's inside to help emphasize the scallop trim border. A strip of Razzleberry Lemonade DSP was adhered just above the scalloped border. Truth be told—I had stamped the sentiment there and made a mess of it. OK—go with Plan B! I added Rich Razzleberry polka-dot ribbon to the card's front, assembled my flower (lots of flower choices with the Blossom Party BigZ die!!), added couple dimensionals to back of flower and stuck it to the card's front.

Now came another moment of truth. Did I feel brave enough to try stamping the sentiment from Of the Earth (Hostess stamp set) with Rich Razzleberry ink to the card's front? Downside—mess up and I get to start all over. I took the plunge and whew—it turned out OK.

Here's another photo of the same card except I added a butterfly made using my Beautiful Wings embosslits die. The little butterfly was a leftover from another stamping adventure and thought what the heck—let us see what the card looks like with the addition of the butterfly.