Minimalist Monday

Welcome to another edition of minimalist Monday - embracing the less is more philosophy.

My final design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges: Clean and Simple CAS cards for beginners #saturdaychallenge42 Winter

Almost Clean & Simple CAS cards #saturdaychallenge Silhouettes

Krafty Chicks Challenge - CAS is perfect for Minimalist Monday. 

INKspirational playing a second round for clean and simple. 

And the BYSHC Falling for the Holidays linky party! byshcffth2026lp

I’m getting inky with the Winter Adventures dies & Winter Dreams DSP with adhesive backed snowflakes and for my sentiment an ole favourite Many Merry Messages and the teeny tiny tag punch. 

Love the simple design and the monochrome elegance of the end result.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life

Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Clean & Simple Saturday - the continuous striving to master the clean & simple design principles.

 

Todays card design was inspired by playing along to a few fun challenges:  CAS ON Friday - Shades of Grey #CASF344

CAS Colours & Sketches #CASCS595 - fun sketch trio.

Addicted to CAS code word HAPPY - I used a Happy Holidays sentiment.

Clean & Simple CAS cards for beginners #saturdaychallenge40 - Windows and I used the window from the Christmas Mice dies.

Almost Clean & Simple CAS cards #saturdaychallenge16 Anything Goes but don’t use white or cream which pairs nicely with the Shades of Grey palette.

I’m getting inky with the Christmas Mice bundle, Everyday Arches dies, retired Snowflake Kisses, Silver Metallic DSP, Smoky Slate and Black Hybrid inks and  and rhinestones.

 

Another Happy Holidays card for the upcoming season and an example of having to try to fix a ‘ink where you don’t want it” blunder. I dropped my blending brush and it made a grey smudge on the corner of my card front after I had already glued down my window and other embellishments so had to try to make it look purposeful by adding blending around the other edges hopefully it doesn’t effect the clean & simple criteria 😜

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love 

Be Totallyawake4life 

Minimalist Monday

Welcome to another edition of Minimalist Monday - honing the less is more design philosophy.

My final design was inspired by playing along to a few fun challenges: Colour INKspirational challenge -  Real Red, Pecan Pie & Basic Black #CI218

Inspire.Create. Stamping challenge for a Clean & Simple design. #IC225

Clean & Simple CAS Cards for Beginners Sparkle & Shine #saturdachallenge39.

Almost Clean & Simple CAS cards Birds #saturdaychallenge15

AAA Cards challenge - Follow the Leader #AACC324 - I’ve chosen the things that fly inspiration and the circle focal cluster. 

 

Addicted to CAS - another round of the Code Word Circles #ATCAS317

Just Us Girls - Anything Goes stencils #JUG842 

Krafty Chicks Challenge - Masculine #KCC839

I’m getting inky with the Cutest Crew bundle, Circle Stencil, Earthen Tone metallic paper, Red Glitter Paper, Red Metallic paper, Triple Banner Punch, 1 7/8” circle punch, Black bakers twine, Wink of Stella. 

Love the minimalist look with lots of white space but still having lots of texture and dimension and sparkle & shine!  Little metallic birds are too adorable. 

Hard to capture on camera but I added Wink of Stella to the Pecan Pie stencilled circles for extra sparkle!  

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love 

Be Totallyawake4-life 

 

Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Clean & Simple Saturday - working on honing the less is more design philosophy. 

My final design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges:

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #AHSC699 

 

CAS Colours & Sketches challenge #594 pretty colour palette of Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather, Bubble Bath. 

Almost Clean & Simple CAS cards - #saturdaychallenge14 Trees

 

Krafty Chicks Challenge - share a CAS card 

Getting inky with Winter Adventures Dies, Soiree Salutations stamps, Snowflake Adhesive backed gems, Triple Banner punch & Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather and Bubble Bath inks with blending brushes. White Gel pel.

 

Final design came together so beautifully - the soft blended strip of Highland Heather & Bubble Bath blending into a wee bit of white for snowy ground, two trees die cut and blended with Peaceful Pine. Scatter of clear snowflakes around the trees and an ombré sentiment with one word in each colour of my palette. Couple score lines either side of blending to frame my night sky. 

   

Nothing like a a snowy night forest scene for spreading some peace. hope. joy. this season! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Clean & Simple Saturday

Welcome to another edition of Clean & Simple Saturday.

Today’s final design was inspired by playing along to a few challenges: 

CAS Colours & Sketches #593 

Sweet Stampin’  - CAS card 

Krafty Chicks Challenges #837 - Christmas  

Clean and Simple Cardmaking September White on White palette.

Clean and Simple CAS cards for Beginner’s #saturdaychallenge37 Christmas. 

Almost Clean and Simple CAS cards #saturdaychallenge13 Snow

I’m getting inky with Winter Adventures Dies, Soirée Salutation stamp set, retired Winter Snow embossing folder, Adhesive Backed Snowflakes and Basic Gray Ink.

Love the look of a crisp white on white design! I cut the Winter Adventure die so just the cluster of trees and popped them up on my Snowflake embossed strips and added a couple close embellishments. I chose the Holiday Wishes sentiment as it makes this Christmas card more versatile for friends on my Xmas Card list who might celebrate a different holiday in December. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Minimalistic Monday

Welcome to another edition of Minimalistic Monday here on the blog - trying to home the less is more philosophy behind clean & simple designs.

My final card design was inspired by playing along to several challenges to get the MOJO flowing:

Clean & Simple Cards for Beginners #saturdaychallenge34 Vases - opted to use the Artisan Sletched Garden DSP for the fun vases. 

Almost Clean & Simple Cards #saturdaychallenge10 Mostly Vellum - added some vellum spigs to behind my vase. 

Krafty Chicks has a CAS challenge this week so perfect for Minimalistic Monday design.

CAS on Friday challenge  Make a Round card #CASF341

CAS colours & sketches colour challenge Misty Moonlight, Pecan Pie & Berry Blast.

Addicted to CAS code word Anniversary - using a Happy Anniversary sentiment from Scenic Coast stamp set.

I’m getting inky with Artisan Sketched Garden DSP, Vellum, Sunset Coast stamp set and from my stash nesting circle dies and sprig punch, metallic gems, Misty Moonlight & Berry Blast blends and Pecan Pie ink with a blending brush.   

It has been a long time since I have tried a round card design - I fussy cut out the floral vase and coloured with Misty Moonlight & Berry Blast blends. I blended some Pecan Pie around the edge and behind the vase for some vintage vibes. Added some sprigs of vellum and a few gold metallic gems. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life