When I saw this week’s Paper Players challenge, Three Spree…use three of something on your card…the Blessed Easter Tulips immediately came to mind. I snipped off the sentiment, leaving just the tulips, and decided to tackle a clean and simple, quick and easy card. Enjoy!
The Stampin’ Schach Design Tips
This finished card measures 4-1/4″ wide by 5-1/2″ long.
- Piece, baby! The Tulips were inked with Jet Black Stazon and stamped onto Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, and Old Olive Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper. I then snipped out the leaves from the Old Olive piece, and the blossoms from the other colors. The great thing about this is that I can quickly create two other cards simply by stamping the leaves again.
- Why, hello there! The “hello there” sentiment from Happy Days was inked in JetBlack StazOn and stamped onto Whisper White. A “V” was notched into one end with the Hexagon Punch, while an Old Olive Designer Button adorns the other.
Dog show season has started for the Schachs. Lexi and I are in Dekalb, IL this weekend. Hopefully she will return victorious. I will definitely keep you posted. She looked fabulous last week. Her weight is stabilizing at 55.5 pounds. Many of you emailed me, wondering how she did last Sunday. We are pleased to report that she WON…and was named Best of Winners! Woo hoo, Lexi Lou!
I hope you enjoyed today’s clean and simple card. Won’t you let me know in your comment today? Your comments are important to me. Of course, if you ever have a question about the cards I create or the techniques I use, I am only an email away. Until next time…
Stamp Set: Blessed Easter, Happy Days; Ink: Jet Black StazOn; Designer Series Paper: Polka Dot Parade; Card Stock: Whisper White, Daffodil Delight, Real Red; Tools: Paper Snips, Hexagon Punch; Glitz and Glam: Brights Designer Buttons, Brights Candy Dots, White Baker’s Twine
This was so powerful with the polka’s!
Ann, just want to say thanks so much for choosing my card in the Paper Players “Three Spree”!!!!!!
What a fun card to welcome the spring season, Ann! I love the pretty polka dots and how the bright colors just pop off the clean background. So pretty! 🙂
Love your cheerful springy card, Anne! And the show results are….? Successful I am sure! Looking forward to hearing the results! Hugs
Love your cheerful springy card, Anne! And the show results are….? Successful I am sure! Looking forward to hearing the results! Hugs
Ann this is gorgeous. I love the paper pieced tulips and I love all that wonderful white space which allows the flowers to be the focal point. Fabulous
hugs
jaydee
Love your clean & simple – so cheerful. Congrats to Lexi – quite the way to make a come back.
Love the tulips Ann. I am a huge fan of paper piecing. Your card is lovely…..it made me smile. 🙂
Mary
Tjis is just fabulous, Ann! I never would have thought to paper piece those tulips! They look so fresh bedecked in polka dots! Great card, my friend!
I love this, Ann! The tulips are absolutely adorable with polka dot DSP and I love all the clean white space.
Adorable! I love the stamping on such a bright, pretty pattern! It looks fantastic.
Very pretty polka dotted tulips with button…well done!
Ann this card is FAB!
Love polka dots… and the against the white space this just POPS! Love it! Hugs.
Love the paper piecing. This looks great with the tulips. Great card. Sounds like you are going to be busy with “the kids”. Yea on Lexi’s win!!! That is awesome. Hope you did well this weekend. I’m sending you a separate email with an amazing story. . .Hope you are well. . .safe travels. Hugs, Curt
Beautiful Spring looking card.
Congratulations to little Lexi as well
Love those bright tulips! They look so “fresh”! “Congratulations” to Lexi – may she keep up the good work!
Congrats on Lexi’s win!
Simply lovely card. The polka dot pieced tulips are adorable.
Love this Ann! It’s such a fun and whimsical look with the polka dots and just beautiful.
Congrats to Lexi Lou!! May she have many more this season.
Brilliant card! Congrats to Lexi!
First and foremost I want to send BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Lexi (and her handler)….fabulous recovery and she must be very proud…as are you and your family! Love your card…love the polka dots…not sure I am up to that much cutting out but the results are fabulous!
Ann, I love this technique, it is fun to make and loved that you used the polka dots, it is so beautiful, tfs Ann
Nicole
A perfect take on the three spree challenge, Ann! Love your three pretty tulips and how you added another three candy dots—perfect!
What a great stamp to use for piecing..especially for a novice watercolorer. I love the polka dots too. Best of luck Lexi!
Cynthia
Such a fun and fresh approach! I really like it! The three candy dots add to the freshness! I gotta try piecing more often, it is such a fun approach. I am sure Lexi will wow the judges again this weekend! She is a natural!
Chris R. from Iowa
I love this card…
I love this card too Ann
When I have an outline stamp it is easy to use DSP and make these designs so great. I cut the bottom of the Vivid Vases and I made some cool cards using DSP.
Diana
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I love the Blessed Easter Stamp Set and I love your card!! It’s different with the polka dots for the entire floral image but definitely an eye catcher!! 🙂
Beautiful job with interpreting this stamp in paper piecing. It is a technique I really enjoy. My Easter cards are not yet made and I think I see some paper piecing in my future. 🙂
I love the paper pieced look Ann and also the dimension achieved-hope your weekend away I with Lexi brings home another win
What a lovely bunch of tulips! I would never have thought of doing this, but it works so well. And I know that there’s nothing simple about creating a clean and simple card. It requires excellent design skills…and you’ve got them my friend!
What a great idea and what a great look! Now, why didn’t I think of That?
Brilliant card!
Jenny
I can’t even tell you how much I like this card!!