How does a clean and simple floral birthday card sound to you today? It’s Sunday, and time to play with The Paper Players!
Fifth Sundays are Tic-Tac-Toe weeks for us. What a fun Tic-Tac-Toe challenge our host, the talented Joanne, has for you! I opted to do the middle horizontal row: CAS, Flower, and Birthday. However, this card would also work for the diagonal: Birthday, Flower, Die Cut. I can’t wait to see what row YOU select!
Colors of the Day
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Clean and simple cards are always a challenge for me. Because white space is a hallmark of this type of card, I stayed with white card stock instead of using designer series paper. Texture was added using an embossing folder, while color was imparted by coloring the floral image. I used my favorite media for coloring, which are inks and blender pens. Of course, a little bling doesn’t hurt a thing!
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A Note from Nueve
I am so proud of my Uncle Jackie! Mom found out that out all of the Boxers in the ‘Nited States, Uncle Jackie ranked #15 in Rally last year. Rally is a type of obedience. That’s really good. BUT, if they ranked Boxers on how good they eat, Uncle Jackie would be #1! He licks his bowl clean every meal!
As for me, I’m a champion napper! I play hard and work harder, ’cause I’m “Good Boy Nueve”!
Have an amazing week, everyone. Be good and get lots of treats!
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In addition to being beautifully clean and simple, I would call this classic elegance! Always in style, Ann, especially with your artistic touch.
Beautiful Ann! Love the clean layout and that fabulous texture on the background. The oft shading stands out in the most perfect way!
It may be clean and simple but it is beautiful! Love the embossed layer and that flower is really pretty!
Congratulations to “Uncle Jackie”.
Such a beautiful card, Ann! I love the white textured background and your pretty pastel palette for the flower colors. This card is spring in paper form!
The card may be labeled “ clean and simple”, but it’s impact is great. Love the stamp set you used. Nueve, I think you’ve got a writing career ahead of you!
What a pretty embossed background Ann! Such a nice, subtle coloring of the flowers too! Congrats on the doggy too!
This embossed background is so beautiful! The flowers are so pretty and wow a CAS card at that. LOL! I know we both struggle with them, but this one is gorgeous! Nueve is a champ!
Great card. I have not used that EF in ages. Time to drag it out and use it! It really makes the card special.
Wow, another award for the fabulous boxers.
I am so surprised you chose to make a CAS card Ann – and you totally rocked it! I love that textured floral background and your soft and delicate flowers are fabulously feminine. Great job – you are right up there with Jackie today for sure!
This is just so pretty….CAS but not boring at all! Love the embossed background and your flowers are delightful! Love it all!
Love your card and your Spanish boxer!