I combined this week’s sketch for the Paper Players and color challenge from Can You Case It? to make a thank you card with What I Love, a Sale-a-Bration stamp set I’ve only used once. I’m so happy with how this turned out – the combination of LeAnne Pugliese’s layout and the CYCI colors gave me a modern, crisp, graphic card that appeals to my uber-clean style. Here’s my card:
And here are the banners for the challenge that inspired my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Time is Ticking. You might not think of What I Love in such a bold, graphic card, but it works here, don’t you think? This three-step stamping set allows you to build a gorgeous flower with different colors or intensities of color. The sentiments in the set, though, are perfectly wonderful for a non-flower card. Sale-a-Bration ends March 31 – if you don’t already have this set, what are you waiting for? It can be yours as your Sale-a-Bration selection with a $50 purchase. 🙂
What I Love, Stampin’ Up!
- Repetitive Edges. I love how the corners of the Tags & Labels Framelits mimic the corners of the band I used for my “banner” on the card. This band was cropped from the Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits. That small detail really builds a feeling of unity on this project, and unity is easy on the eyes.
Tags & Labels Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Up!
- When Circles and Stars Don’t Work. Speaking of “easy on the eyes,” my first idea was to add circles or a star in place of the Tags & Labels Framelits. Those images weren’t working with the striped paper – the stripes needed a hard edge to fall into, so the Tags & Labels Framelits worked perfectly. It took me a while to figure out that the stripes needed to have a “hard stop” on this card, but I was happy when I did.
Stamp Sets: What I Love Papers: Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack (Crumb Cake, Basic Gray), Regals Designer Series Paper Stack (Night of Navy), Whisper White, Basic Gray, Crumb Cake, Night of Navy Inks: Night of Navy Accessories: Tags & Labels Framelits, Project Life Cards & Labels Framelits, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to The Paper Players and to Can You Case This? to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
Contemporary card-clean and fresh!
Thanks, Lisa! This sketch and these colors handed me this modern look.
Very bold stripes – love the way you made the white stripe on all three colors match. It’s like sewing and matching the plaids or stripes. Very clean and crisp!
Thanks, Evelyn. It was fun to match them up – always a fun task for me. 🙂
This is so handsome . . . especially how you lined up each stripe perfectly with the next.
Thanks, Mary! I like the term “handsome”…describes it well.
Perfection!
<3 Thanks, Robin.
Love!!! Adore the strips!!!
Thanks, Jennifer!
Not only is this card clean and modern it is very masculine as well and that, my friend, is difficult for me to achieve. Fabulous card indeed.
Thanks so much, Grace! I always love to hear from you.
I think we can now call you “the stripemaster!” 🙂
Awww…thanks, Dawn! I love that term. 🙂
Great design and color combinations. You have created a sharp and handsome card that really nails these challenges.
Thanks so much, Sharon! Love the feedback!
Oooo….. love how the stripes progress from one shade to the next!
Thanks, Linda! Glad you like it. <3
Perfection, Brian, colors great and stripes are awesome! Another beauty!
Thanks, Di! <3
Wow… Brian! 🙂 Speechless!
🙂 Thanks, Eva! I’m always happy when you stop by.
Nothing like a Brian King card…love all the attention to detail you ALWAYS display in your cards…what a great layout!
Awww…thanks, Sandra! I really appreciate that.
Clean and bold. You have lined up those stripes like a master! xx
Love you, Louise! Thanks. <3
Brian, this is such a classic card! Love the way the stripes match up and the color combo is perfect! So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week! XX
Thanks so much for your kind words, Claire!
How much do I love this card? The perfectly aligned stripes, the perfectly mirrored framelits – all make for the perfect masculine CAS card. Awesome job Brian! Thanks for joining us over at The Paper Players this week!
Wow! Thanks so much, Joanne! I’m so happy you like it! <3
Wonderfully clean and classic, Brian! I don’t use my tags & labels dies enough, you’ve inspired me to get them out! It’s so fun seeing all the different takes on the sketch, too! Thanks for playing with it this week!
Thanks, Leanne! I love these dies – so many sizes for layers of any width. 🙂 Glad you like the card!
I love the simplicity of this card. It’s really eye-catching! Thanks for joining us at Can You Case It? –Elizabeth Jeanne (Happy Stamper)
Thanks, Elizabeth! Glad it caught your eye. 🙂 Appreciate you leaving a comment.
Cards executed with precision like this just make my heart so happy!
Awesome!
Thanks for joining the Paper Players!
Thanks so much, Hannelie! I love to spread happiness. 🙂
Brian beautiful card! Clean & Simple as I like. Thank you for joining us at CYCI !
Thanks, Audrey! Appreciate it.
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