Get Started with White Plus One

If you are just getting started in stamping and don’t have many supplies, here is an easy way to create simple, yet lovely cards. Most stampers have white card stock and ribbon as basic starter supplies. Simply pick a contrasting color of cardstock and ink to use on your card.  This “How Much You Do” card uses the scallop square punch, white taffeta ribbon, a small flower and pearl from the Pretties Kit along with the Baroque standard wheel, rolled at an angle and a white square mounted on the inside stamped in Lavendar Lace with leaves from Pocket Silhouettes stamp set. The verse is from the Morning Glory set. So whether you are trimming your budget or just getting started, think white plus a color for creating beautiful, easy cards. Supplies available for purchase on my Stampin' Up! website at www.cwartz1.stampinup.net.

The KISS Method

Although the original KISS theory is meant to stand for Keep it Simple Stupid, I prefer for it to stand for Keep it Super Simple...and simple is just what these two cards are. You, your kids and even your husbands could create these designs!

But just because they are super simple, doesn't make them uninteresting. Just look at what rounding the corners, tearing a paper layer and tying a ribbon does to the Get Well Card. And on the Quickie Quacker card, I intentionally colored him in under 10 seconds to show you that you don't always have to pull out the aqua painter and color like an artist to have something look cute. Just think — you can do the stamping and your kids can do the coloring to send out this adorable Easter card. The set used is A Good Egg from Stampin’ Up! The Get Well Greeting features the Baroque wheel with pretty in pink ink, a verse from Sincere Salutations set and the outlined flower stem and leave stamps from the limited time only, Sale-A-Bration set named Botanical Blooms which you can earn FREE with any $50 purchase during Sale-A-Bration.