Simple Stamped Card

Happy Sunday, everyone!

Today I am sharing with you a simple card that mainly focuses on repeated stamping. I used three of my favorite colors of American Crafts Pigment Ink- LEAF, GRAPEFRUIT, and CLAY. As far as inks go, I am still trying various brands out, but I seem to be liking these American Crafts ones. I used the LOVING YOU MORE EACH DAY stamp set from BasicGrey (it was out on  my desk from a previous card, as you know), and it seemed to fit virtually any occasion. Also, I created a matching envelope since the card wasn't a standard size, using my fabulous Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD.

So, here we go...

The cut and scored card base is made out of Bazzill ALMOND CREAM Cardstock and has the dimensions of a 4" square. On top of it is a 3.75" square, made with Bazzill COCONUT SWIRL Cardstock, where I stamped my images.

Tip: When stamping images in a straight line, take a ruler and draw a line on top where you want to stamp your images. If you have an acrylic block that has gridlines on it, align the gridlines with the line you drew.

After I did the stamping, I adhered the piece onto the card base, and tied some brown ribbon and a bow around it. I created the envelope, using Bazzill PALO VERDE Cardstock, for the card using the Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD and the envelope template that comes with it. At the end, I rounded the corner of the flap using my We R Memory Keepers CORNER CHOMPER.

Note: For 4x4 envelopes, you must start with a 6.5" square and score the diagonals at 2.5" gridlines.

Here's a video to guide you for making either 3x3 or 4x4 envelopes by babytweetums.

List of supplies:

• American Crafts Pigment Ink- LEAF
• American Crafts Pigment Ink- GRAPEFRUIT
• American Crafts Pigment Ink- CLAY
• BasicGrey LOVING YOU MORE EACH DAY stamp set
• Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD
• Bazzill ALMOND CREAM Cardstock
• Bazzill COCONUT SWIRL Cardstock
• Brown ribbon
• Bazzill PALO VERDE Cardstock
• We R Memory Keepers CORNER CHOMPER

- Daisy Parker