FMS#649

While laying low during my last episode with covid (not fun), I found a few card examples that made me want to create. The first was this eye-popping card from Wanda Cullen that was made for FMS#644. I have a similar typewriter stamp and the design looked easy enough to CASE....but before I could actually make a card, I found a second card that had another cool color combination that I had to try. And, and as usual when I just try a technique on a scrap piece of paper, I end up not wanting to toss it....I truly hope I learned my lesson: whenever I'm going to 'just experiment', I am going to use a full-size piece of paper so that I don't have to spend so much time trying to figure out how to use a pretty 'scrap'! 

I combined the inspiration from these two cards along with another fabulous sketch (FMS#649) at Freshly Made Sketches, and ended up with three coordinated cards. It is so true that it is way more effecient to make multiple cards when you have all your coordinating supplies out. Instead of having only one card after crafting for say five hours, I just spent another hour to complete two more and now I had three for those six hours spent. 
I'm grateful again to Freshly Made Sketches for providing the inspiration for me to make a clean & simple card - still a challenge for me! Thanks for stopping by!

Inspiration Card by Wanda Cullen

Inspiration Card by Jen Shults

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Honey Bee: Just My Type; Altenew: Sentiments and Quotes; Crafter's Companion: Floral Note;

Ink: Catherine Pooler: Be Mine; Distress Oxide: Picked Raspberry; Derwent Drawing Pencil: Chinese White; Memento: Tuxedo Black;

Dies: Nestablities: Scalloped Circles; Sizzix Originals: Framed Circles; MFT: Stitched Circles STAX; Sunny Studio: Fancy Frame Rectangle and Fishtail Banners; 

Other: Echo Park: Polka Dots Stencil

Paper: MFT: Sweet Celebration Paper Pad