Clean and Simple Happy Day

Smile, today’s project uses the Happy Day stamp set!  I was in a clean and simple mood this morning.  Part of it must have been because I cleaned off my creative space and filed away all those pesky little scraps that we tend to accumulate.  The end result, a clean and simple card that leaves the recipient smiling. 

Creative Tips –

• I pulled out my color coach and the first color to catch my eye was the new In Color Strawberry Slush.  It’s not an Ingrid color, so I was surprised to be drawn to it.  I’m more of a Midnight Muse/Island Indigo kind of a gal.  

•   The top color combination was Strawberry Slush, Sahara Sand and Rich Razzleberry – I know, you’re saying huh?  Me too, but look at the end result – it totally works! (Just one reason I can’t live without my color coach!)
• I was going for simplicity with a little drama, not TOO simple.  So I decided to emboss my elements and pop up my panels.
• Tip – To emboss my medallions, I stamped my image in Versamark and then the color I needed.  I embossed each image in Clear Embossing Powder.  This particular image is super fine in design – you’ll want Stampin’ Up! embossing powder – they’re quite fine.
• The greeting Smile, I embossed in Black for some contrast.
• Each panel is popped up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and for the finishing touch, a medium sized Rhinestone was added to the center.

See, it’s a clean and simple card that will literally take you a few minutes, but the end result is striking.  The colors are really growing on me the more I look at them.

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Stamp Sets – Happy Day (130297c, 130294w) Ink – Versamark (102283), Strawberry Slush (131178), Rich Razzleberry (126950), Sahara Sand (126976) Paper – Whisper White (100730), Strawberry Slush (131295), Rich Razzleberry (115316), Sahara Sand (121043) Cool Tools –  Color Coach (130118) + In Color Cards (130120), Clear Embossing Powder (109130), Black Embossing Powder (109133) Finishing Touch –Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430),  Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246),