Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Merry Monday - Clean & Simple Red, White, Black

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I'm happy to report that summer has officially started here in the Clark household! We finished our standardized testing and I successfully homeschooled my 3rd and 6th graders into smart little graduates of Clarks Academy :) Now we get to spend the summer pursuing our interests. One will learn guitar and Java script, the other will be learning small engine repair (my 9 year old!), and I will be hopefully catching up on scrapbooking and revving up my crafty mojo with some new SU goodies. Soon! Oh, and gardening.

What's a sunny May day without a look ahead to Christmas? I used the Merry Monday sketch to create this clean and simple card.

I decided to go with only red, white and black. Simply using clean lines and dimensionals, I stamped one tree from Lovely As A Tree on one side of the rectangle, and hand cut a tiny cardinal and placed it on a branch. I used the snowy panel to stamp my sentiment, and mounted them on Real Red glimmer paper. Finally, I added (sparingly) Dazzling Diamonds glitter with Tombo multi glue and a fine paintbrush.


You should give the sketch a try! There's some great inspiration over at Lesley's blog.

Have a blessed and creative day! ~ Erika

SUPPLIES:
STAMPS: Lovely As A Tree, Many Merry Messages
PAPER: Whisper White, Real Red, Red Glimmer
INK: Black Staz On, Real Red
EMBELLISHMENTS: Dazzling Diamonds glitter

7 comments:

  1. Very pretty card, I love the simplicity of it.

    Laurie
    scrapsbysissy.blogspot.com

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  2. What a gorgeous card Erika. The glimmer paper is stunning with the simple design. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday.

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  3. Very attractive and elegant - thanks for sharing for Merry Monday 64 - Hazel, Guest Designer x

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  4. Oh, my! Erika, this is super gorgeous! Love all the sparkle and how you used my all time favorite tree! Thanks for sharing this with us at Merry Monday!

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  5. Love that tree image and the touch of sparkle is fabulous. Gorgeous card. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday this week.

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  6. Love. love, love the glitter and especially the glitter crusted snowbank!
    The red is so elegant together with your white, the tree and the glitter!

    Super Job!

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  7. Beautiful card, I love the touch of glitter. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

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