Clean and Simple

 

Clean and Simple has not always been one of my strong suits, but lately I have really enjoyed doing the clean and simple cards.  It must just be my foot healing and me not wanting to sit with it down for the time it takes to do a more involved card.  Whatever it is, I am thinking it is going to be one of my favorite cards to make from now on.  This one was inspired by  this weeks sketch over at Clean & Simple Stamping.  I had been wanting to use this wonderful paper, Comfort Cafe, and when I saw this sketch, I just knew it was time.  Also the new in-color for this year, Summer Starfruit, is so hard to use, but when you put it with the paper here, it just blends right in.

 

Here is a close up of the bird so you can see how it is popped up!

 

 

And the inside!  Love this paper!

 

 

All items used are Stampin' Up!

Stamp Sets: Language of Friendship, Word Play

Card Stock: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla, Summer Starfruit

Designer Series Paper: Comfort Cafe

Midnight Muse Ink

Two Step Bird Punch

 

Thanks for stopping by and hope the rest of your Sunday is blessed!

Double Gate Fold Card

Here is a card I did for a challenge over at Stampin' Fun and Friends.  I signed up for their 20 projects in 20 days and this is one of the cards I made from one of the projects.  I love the way she did the center of the card by using the framelits.  I had made this card before, but never used the framelits the way she did. I loved it.  So far we are on day 5 and I am loving what I see.  I would recommend it to everyone.

Here is a photo of the opened card!

Isn't that the greatest that the framelits hold it shut.  And I also used an inspiration photo for the colors, reason for the yellow bird.

And here it is closed fully!

Thanks so much for looking and hope you have a wonderful week!