Can a card with inked edges be clean and simple? It all depends on your definition of clean. If you interpret “clean” as being clean-lined with no torn edges, today’s card is indeed clean. If clean means lots of “white space”, this card once again meets that criteria. But as you can see, I did ink the edges. However, I am going to roll with the non-distressed edges and “white space” and certify this card as “vintage clean and simple”! Which is a good thing, since today’s challenge at The Paper Players is a Clean and Simple Sketch Challenge hosted by the talented Jaydee. Remember…if it is clean and simple to you, it is clean and simple to us. So grab those stamps and inks and play along!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips: Vintage Clean and Simple
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.
- Go for the “Natural” look! Naturals Ivory card stock is my favorite choice for vintage-style cards. The slightly speckled appearance mimics the appearance of the Color Spritzer Tool. It is the perfect backdrop for the Early Espresso Ferris Wheel from Feeling Sentimental.
- Celebrate Sale-A-Bration! Feeling Sentimental, a set that you can select as a Sale-A-Bration perk (beginning January 22) with a $50 merchandise order, includes the versatile sentiment “Celebrate”. Just think of all of the things you can celebrate…birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and more!
I think today’s card is another candidate for a CAS-MAS card…clean and simple masculine, especially if the Vine Street Textured Impressions Embossing Folder is switched out for the Square Lattice folder. What do you think? Won’t you let me know in today’s comment? Your comments are very important to me, and I do read each and every one of them. By the time you read this post, I hopefully will be on my way home from a long weekend of dog shows with the girls. How wonderful it will be to finally be home for awhile! Between dog shows and Stampin’ Up!’s Leadership, I have been away from home for 14 days this January. Whew! I can’t wait to just stay home and stamp! Until next time…
Stamp Set: Feeling Sentimental (Sale-A-Bration), French Foliage; Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake; Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Early Espresso; Tools: Sponge Dauber, Brayer, Big Shot, Vine Street Textured Impressions Embossing Folder; Glitz and Glam: Basic Pearls
Fab CAS MAS card, Ann! I like the embossing folder, that vintage Ferris wheel and the single pearl in its center.
Lovely distressed goodness, right here! Very inspired to ink up this set after seeing your gorgeous card! 🙂
Ann, you are becoming the queen of CAS! I love the vine embossing folder, the horizontal lines follow the lines of the focal image and keep your eye moving around the card. I love the placement of the pearl and the inking gives it your distinctive vintage feel but the card is still CAS.
Hugs
Jaydee
Love this card Ann!
Fabulous – my most favorite SAB set…hope it carries over to our regular catalog, but I’m a hobby demo so will continue to use it if not. TFS!
Very nice card Ann. I give you a lot of credit for keeping your blog and card making up to date with you away for most of the month. Hugs to you!
Love it all….a wonderful image and a wonderful sentiment attached to it! It just wouldn’t be “you” without a little vintage added to it!
Just love this card, Ann. The ferris wheel is a great image and the embossing adds the perfect touch 🙂
Ann, this card has so many elements to like. Love this style It works great as a female or male card with the vine street EF.
Ann, this card has so many elements to like. Love this style It works great as a female or male card with the vine street EF.
Clean, simple, and classy! This is how I try to make most of my cards. Thanks for another example I can “copy”!
I always love your work Ann and this is no exception! One of my faves from Sake-A-Bration! 🙂
I have to be honest . . . I wasn’t thrilled with this set and I love vintage things. But since I’ve seen a few cards using this set, including yours, I’ve changed my mind! I love your vintage layout and colors!
You’ve created a perfect vintage CAS card! Hard to do, but you’ve done it with style, with the wonderfully ink-burnished embossed background and fabulous vintage image of a Ferris Wheel. Well done!
This is so beautiful, I love it!!!
The perfect stamp set for the perfect Ann vintage beauty! Love how the sponging makes the embossed vines pop and the ferris wheel is a strong statement when used on it’s own. Great job…hope the girls did well this weekend! ((hugs))
Ann, I just love this vintage, clean and simple masculine card. The embossed ivory creates the perfect background for the vintage look ferris wheel. The little curl on the sentiment piece adds an extra WOW.
What an interesting card! I couldn’t decide about the vine embossing folder but I really like this card with it on there. I love the colors you used and that cute little pearl! Great job as always!
Chris R. from Iowa
I love the Vine Street folder. Can’t wait to get it.
Love this nostalgic card and the way you turned the Vine Street element sideways. I have only seen it placed vertical. Hope you had a successful week-end with the girls. Enjoy being home! Hugs
Well I would call this beauty cas Ann-that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw your card. You always amaze me with your mastery of different styles
Love this! It’s a perfect “man” card! Even with the addition of the pearl. Well done my friend!
Very simple layout and you turned it into a wonderful card. Love the ferris wheel.
Love it! Need that embossing folder for sure.
Vintage CAS w/a signature pearl! Love your card and the neutral tones.
Forgot to mention . . . glad you’ll be home so you can relax and unwind. I bet your fur babies will be happy, too!
Simple, yet elegant, Ann! I love your finishing touches . . . sponging on the embossed background, sponging around the edge of the main image, and the wonderful curled edge on the Celebrate banner. Your cards always have that WOW factor.
Great nostalgic card and like it for masculine too. Was wondering how much space this set takes up on the card, not too many out there to see, so thanks for this great sample The tip for squares makes so much sense but I wouldn’t have thought of it! Hugs.
This is another great card. Brings back tons of memories.
Ann, I love your vintage clean and simple look! The Ferris Wheel also brings back lots of wonderful memories of going to our town’s carnival as a little girl, and is still held every year in July! And I absolutely love that new Vine EF, one of my favorites now!
Enjoy being home with your family now, I’m not much for being away from home for long periods anymore either, the older I get the more I want to be home with my family, dogs, and my stamps! Hope the girls did well at their shows!
This is such a wonderful vintage image and you showcased it beautifully – and even snuck a pearl in there 🙂 Hope you had a great weekend with the pups!
I really like these new stamps in the SAB set! So much potential and you captured the vintage feel of the set beautifully! PS How did the girls do?
Love it, Ann! Definitely clean and simple for me. Clean lines and not a lot of embellishments are what I consider CAS. It is my style of card. I am planning on using this set for my Feb. cards. Love what you have done with it.
Ann, This card is gorgeous! I love it. It has such an elegant charm about it. I love the use of the embossing folder here!
This is wonderful, Ann! I love the simplicity of the stamped image (what a fantastic stamp!!!) and the simple banner greeting. The chevron background is perfect. Wonderful! Enjoy being at home. I’m a bit of a Hobbit myself! Looking forward to seeing what is in the Sale A Bration catalog this time around. I’m finally through with my Hostess Club obligation, so I’m all yours now. LOL
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I love your vintage clean and simple style, Ann! I’ve yet to ink up this stamp set. I like the image stamped simply in black and the sponging definitely brings it back it time.
Wow. Let me try to explain what this card evoked in me. First the ferris wheel took me to a carnival (one of my favorites). Then the vine actually hit me as that pattern that’s on those manly steel tool boxes for trucks – probably the way it was partially covered, I only saw the pieces of it at first. Then the “smudges” made me think of a flyer, on the ground, at the carnival. Welcome to my crazy brain – it’s as weird as yours is creative. Love the card!! Hope the girls won.