Libby's Craft Studio: Clean & Simple Card

CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #516.

Keeping cards clean and simple is certainly a challenge for me.... but this time I was all in and wanted to give this a serious go!

For my "Thinking of You" card, I used the Stampin' Up! Earthen Textures & By My Side Stamp Sets along with Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty Paper.

Keeping it simple, I used Basic White cardstock for my card base with another layer of Basic White which was adhered with Dimensionals.

The strip of DSP is from the Dry Brushed Metallic Specialty Paper.

It was difficult to not use any twine or embellishments, and I did kept reaching for them, but decided I really liked the card like this.

The die cut used is from the Nested Essentials Dies.

I stamped the image from the Earthen Textures Stamp Set, using Lost Lagoon ink.

The sentiment is from the By My Side Stamp Set, using Lost Lagoon ink as well. I stamped it on another scrap of Basic White, trimmed and cut at an angle on one end.

Finally, I adhered the die cut shape with dimenisonals.

The Specialty Paper was also added on the envelope flap.

Inside my card is the Specialty Paper layered with Basic White cardstock. I stamped the image off once onto scrap paper and then onto the cardstock for a slightly lighter image.

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