Here I go again!
I LOVE butterflies. I love whimsical. I love black. I love rhinstone stickers. I love dimension. I love 3D images. I love flower everything. I love when one color makes a card POP. I love paper piercing. I love single layers. I love simple. I love when it just falls together.
THAT being said I LOVE this card! I love Garden Whimsy. I love my stamps! LOL!
I love that despite the fact I can’t draw a stick figure that is recognizable, stamps can make me the artist my own skills won’t allow! Dont you love that too?
I use to not be able to do CLEAN. I use to have every little area covered in some image or with something. That was LONG ago-like first few months learning to stamp. As I got more comfortable with myself and developed MY STYLE (which Im not sure has a name or distinct look that fits a category, other that its MINE) this look became easier. Its not forced, or over thought. Now I like cleaner simpler looks. I have changed.
These clear “ghost shapes” by Heidi Swapp ROCK! I had them for OVER a year and am finally using them, and now cant stop. Its sad to think how long I have neglected such a cool item.
Its one of those purchases that I said “I dont know what to do with these but they are cool” Since that time my stamping has evolved (as it continues to do regularly-I think) and now I know HOW to make’em work.
I LOVE that the flowers are CLEAR and dont obstruct my beautiful butterflies. Although you can paint these or layer paper behind them- I love them being clear.
I love that everything isnt so PERFECTY aligned, and it goes off the card.
Sometimes you just LOVE it all. And it all just works.
I love the funky whimsical font from my accidental purchase- Absolutley Fabulous. I was determined to get some good use form a $22 mistake! And I am!
Well I hope you liked this one, and it inspires you in some way. Enjoy the day.
21 Responses for "Clearly Simple"
This card is sooooo cute! I love that clean style too, you do wonderful work, I just love your blog!
Beautifully simple Lauren! I love the black butterflies. I never think to stamp solid images in black, but it does give such a stunning look.
Wow! That is a beautiful layout. I love how the images are just on the edge of the card. The balance is perfect!
This is absolutely gorgeous..this has really awed me.
Thank you so much for sharing your creation. Hugs, Dee 8^)
I LOVE this. It IS clean and very elegant
Thanks for sharing. This one is brilliant! I’d never have thought of black butterflies, they are gorgous. Better go dig up the Heidi Swapp ghost shapes I bought over a year ago. Have a great day.
Hi Lauren – happy anniversary. Love this card – its wonderful. What a great idea with the ghost shapes – i have some of those too, from this HUGE Heidi Swapp kit I got at Costco last year (?) and I’ve barely touched it. Thanks for the inspiration to put those flower shapes to good use. This is a great card!! Thanks for sharing. Have a super day!
Beth (mommy to a busy 4-yr old)
Lauren, this is DARLING! Seriously! Love it! Which black ink did you use?
Spectacular!! This one is just awesome. Love those clear flowers.
Absolutely gorgeous! BTW I think Absolutly Gorgeous is one of my favourite stamp sets! I think everyone is absolutely gorgeous…LOL They really are..
Diana
lovely!
I ‘love it all’ too! What a fabulous creation Lauren! I just got some of these ghost flowers but haven’t used them yet…it was all Paulette’s fault, she put them on my b-day card 🙂
Thanks for sharing this, it’s terrific!
What a fabulous design! I love every single detail….simple and elegant! Very nice work!
BEautiful card. You better call this your LOVE post – I think you used it 22 times – lol.
so you’re making me think I need to purposely order Absolutely Fabulous! those words remind me of A*muse and they’re so pretty! love the clear flowers too – someone told me to use transparency sheets with your CB dies to make your own clear shapes – I thought that was a good idea. 🙂
Oooo, black and white is so stylish. I love it and the little bit of bling.
Sorry, I really don’t like this one – I absolutely LOVE it! You’re so talented! 🙂
Wow, this is STUNNING and yet so clean. LOVE it!
Jane
Pretty sure I hadn’t had a chance to comment on this yet. But I’ve been keeping it on my Google Reader so I’d be sure to let you know how much I LOVE it.
Really really beautiful! I love your style. And, Absolutely Fab is high on my wish list. This blog watching is so dangerous!!
Don’t you just love when you love a card? I love it too!
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