Lawnscaping Challenge #99: Clean and Simple

Today I’m sharing a trio of cards that I created with the newest Lawnscaping Challenge: Clean and Simple in mind…

I tend to struggle with CAS cards when I’m actively trying to create something clean and simple.  It comes more naturally when I’m just putting a card together…it’s a little odd, I know.  I was having problems visualizing what I wanted to create, so I randomly pulled out a couple Lawn Fawn stamp sets and took it from there.

This is what I came up with!

I think this is my favorite card!  The stamp set I pulled was Starry Backdrops.  I decided to use the large star stamp with masking.  I also grabbed the small bunny from the Hello Baby set as the focal image.  To start off, I stamped the bunny with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then I used masking paper to mask off the bunny and I also cut a curved line for the ground and masked that off under the bunny.  I prepped the paper with my powder tool and then stamped and heat embossed the stars.  Then I used a mini ink blending tool to blend Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean, and Tumbled Glass distress ink onto the sky.

I peeled off the ground and used the negative space from the masking paper to mask off the sky so I could blend Mowed Lawn distress ink onto the ground.  Finally I removed the masking paper from the bunny and colored him with copics.  To finish the card I adhered the card to Simon Says Stamp Fog Cardstock base, stamped the sentiment with Memento ink, and added a little clear wink of stella glitter to the bunny’s cheek and tail.

I was having fun with the Starry Backdrops set so I decided to make another card!  I used my M.I.S.T.I. to help line up the rainbow and stamped it in Simon Says Stamp and Hero Shadow inks.  I stamped the clouds with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, fussy cut them, and adhered them over the rainbow with foam mounting tape.  Then I used the M.I.S.T.I. again for the sentiment.  I stamped it several times removing the inks from various parts of the stamp with a baby wipe to create the rainbow effect.  Finally I added the little line of stars from the stamp set to highlight the sentiment.  I mounted the piece onto gold glitter paper before adding it to a top folding white card base.

The other stamp set I grabbed was Flutter By.  I knew I wanted to use the butterfly and flower but wanted different greenery.  I used the leaves from the Blissful Botanicals set.  I stamped and heat embossed the flower and leaves and then watercolored them.  Looking back I probably should have also used black ink and clear embossing powder for them.  I was originally planning to do more of a watercolor wash which is why I used the white powder.  I stamped the butterfly in Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I colored the images with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors.  The sentiment was also stamped in Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear powder.  I offset the card onto a purple card base and corner-chomped the right edges.

I may have to do more “grab a random set” creations…it was kinda fun to take the decision-making process away and leave it to chance!  Thanks for visiting!

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