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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Simplicity

This past week Joanne was our hostess at Stampotique Designer's Challenge and she gave us the theme Clean and Simple (CAS). She is the queen of CAS and does such a fantastic job. What do we mean by CAS? Minimalistic designs, empty spaces. Some people find this style difficult (like I did), but it can be very cleansing artistically so give it a try.
 
This was my 3rd try at created a CAS card, my other 2 attempts had too many layers on them to be considered CAS. I decided I really needed to simplify my card and so I swiped my ink spots against my paper.  I kept is very simple on this card and I really liked how it turned out.



Join us over at Stampotique Designer's Challenge with your CAS card for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Stampotique store.

Card details:
Stamps: Large Butterfly 3047 and Simplify 9021 from Stampotique
Cardstock: Whisper White
Inks: Green with Envy, Coral Necklace, Perfect Little Black Dress, Party Teal Dawn

13 comments:

Willy said...

Simple and wonderful, Kim!

TenSGal said...

Lovely card,Kim...just love how you did the simple swipes for color for your background. VERY nice!

Susie said...

Very lovely. You may get your challenge kit today. I sent them on Monday.

Lisa Somerville said...

wonderful CAS card, love the splashes of color!

Maria Sabina R said...

aw how cute! i like the background!! i need to get some acrylic paint! love it

Anonymous said...

Now I think this is beautiful!! I could never get away with making mine look that good!! :)

Debbie Carriere said...

Ooh, this is a fabulous CAS card & one layer to boot!! Great idea with the ink spots!

Suzanne C said...

Wonderful background effect! Lovely CAS design!

Maria Matter said...

Simply BEAUTIFUL!!!
love this kim!
hugs

Monika/Buzsy said...

Simple, but fabulous! Love the colors Kim and that beautiful butterfly!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful card Kim, I love the colours and the quote is so perfect for this one!

Silvia(Barnie) said...

Wonderful card, love the background and the butterfly.

Lynne Phelps said...

LOVE this composition with the ink spot swipes! Fantastic!

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