Sharon’s Simply Stamped Challenge is to make a 10-minute card. One of the easiest ways for me to produce quick cards is to start with a sketch and a theme.
I decided to use Sketch #50 from Sketches! {by Tamara} and a theme of Christmas in June from the ladies at Daring Cardmakers (it’s never too soon to get one more Holiday card done for 2008).
I chose my large DeNami Hope stamp for my focal point. Rather than cut actual panels in my paper, I used my Snowflake Flurry from Stampendous to create the feel of three segments in my design (much quicker than measuring and cutting to keep within the 10-minute time limit).
One of the quickest ways to complete a card is to stamp directly on DP. I thought this Amy Butler paper from the Lotus mat stack looked a little like snowflakes.
All three images were stamped in ColorBox Dark Iris and embossed with Transcendence clear embossing powder (when stamping on DP, embossing gives the image a bit more definition against the pattern and adds a bit of elegance to a quick design).
I added a Martha Stewart snowflake punched from silver glitter paper to finish the design.
Very lovely cards! And lovely blog, too! Thanks for all the inspiration here! 😀
Wow…THAT is so cool!! =) LOVE everything about this Christmasy card!
What a fab card! I can’t believe that took 10 mins!
Beautiful card! YOu did great for a 10 minute challenge, don’t think I could do it! I seem to sit and stare blankly at my paper for at least 10 minutes! lol!
What a BEE utiful card. I love the simpleness of it and it’s gorgeous.
Misty
WOW! this is GORGEOUS!!!! 🙂
Stunning! I love the artistic simplicity of it! :0)
WOW! if you had just posted this as a card with no time limit…i would’ve been TOTALLY impressed! …but you made it in TN MINUTES…?!?!?!!! holy mackeral!!!
TEN minutes…not TENNESSEE minutes…oof…(i can’t even TYPE fast today!)
Gorgeous! Love it!