Fab & Simple

#stampinup   I really love the sketch on the Fab Friday challenge blog. It’s clean and simple and that suits my style (of-the-moment) just fine!

I just got a new Stampin’ Up order yesterday (woot!) and the new “Tin of Cards” stamp set was among the goodies. I thought one of the sentiments from that set would be perfect for this design. Then I chose one of my favorite color schemes–Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette.


I stared with a Soft Suede card base and added a Pink Pirouette mat that I embossed with the Lovely Lace Embossing Folder. Next, I cut a 2-5/8″ square of Soft Suede and a 2″ square of Pink Pirouette with the Squares Framelits Collection. I love how these framelits make square layers so easy!!!


I stamped the sentiment in Soft Suede onto the Pink Pirouette square–and since the set is photopolymer, there’s no guesswork–I could see the exact placement. Gotta love that! I layered the squares and adhered them to the card with Stampin’ Dimensionals.


Finally, I layered two Very Vintage Designer buttons on top of each other and tied them together with a length of Linen Thread. I attached the buttons with a couple of glue dots. I had tried each of the buttons alone, but accidentally stacked them and I really liked that look, so I kept it. And that’s it: fabulous and simple!

Glue Dots [103683] $5.25	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50	Very Vintage Designer Buttons [129327] $6.00
Lovely Lace Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133737] $7.50	Squares Collection Framelits Die [130921] $27.00	Pink Pirouette 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [111351] $7.00	Soft Suede 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock [115318] $7.00
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad [126978] $6.50	Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set [138946] $17.00