Very Vintage #simplestamping card

A quick share for you today ... of a very simple card... so #simplestamping as per the SU! challenge...  

But a card that is a real eye catcher on display...

Just a bit of stamping... a die cut aperture ... and a punch... 

Standard A6 card in Thick Whisper White... Granite Gray cardstock panel (10 x 14.3cm H) with a Stitched Rectangle die cut from the centre...

Overstamped randomly with Gray Granite Very Vintage (host stamp set) flower spray

Basic Black greeting (from Dandelion Wishes) stamped through aperture

And a punched butterfly from the Sale A Bration Botanical Butterfly papers added to finish...

And a tip for you.... I shape all my butterflies after punching... just using my trusty bone folder and fingers!! 

I tend to hold the butterfly body section/area in my fingers and then stretch the paper slightly from that centre axis using the bone folder so that it takes on a gradual curved shape out from the body... I then adjust my hold... and repeat from the other side...

And using a Stampin Pierce Mat... I then lay the punched part down ... face down... and apply light pressure along the body area/line to flatten it out...so that I then have a flat area to apply my glue... 

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Background Bits & Polished Stone Technique

Well today was different! I finally got time to craft! Been a long while!

But then I got so carried away I forgot to take any photos and it is way too dark now to photo without more shadow than light!

So in the meantime...here are some a much more me-colour-combination of some cards we made earlier in the year... but that I forgot to share at the time...

So Sahara Sand meets Pool Party, Dapper Denim & Tranquil Tide... using the Polished Stone Technique on Gloss card... and the hostess exclusive stamp set, Background Bits for those gorgeous flower silhouettes...

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Quick cards...simple cards... but so effective... and I have to admit that they have been high in the favourite class cards this year ... 

Tranquil Tulips for Tuesday!

Lovely little colourful trio for you today....

A Tranquil Tulips set we made at Julie's Monthly Training a few weeks back...

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First up... the super CAS card....

Second up... the stepped up card.... with added double -punched Pretty Label label and Fresh Fig ribbon... greeting from Happy Birthday Gorgeous...

And last but not least the accompanying gift bag... care of the Gift Bag Punch Board... so glad I had a refresher on using the board!! Quite timely now I am thinking of Christmas... it is just so good at what it is designed to do! Finished off with with a Gold Library Clip & Berry Burst ribbon

And here they are all together again... remember this stamp set can be yours for free...plus even more free... feel free to shop here...!