Oct 12 2007
Stamp Simply Challenge No. 4 – Ribboned Simplicity
Challenge No.4 – Keyword SSnotime04 (stands for Stamp Simply notimetostamp No. 4) There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your card at Splitcoastand/or your Blog, anytime at all! You can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.
Challenge suggestions:
- For this challenge the idea is to use one simple image, one gorgeous ribbon, and leave white space, or empty space — it need not necessarily be white. A card CAN be simple, quick and lovely if you follow this recipe!!!
- You may add a sentiment if you wish. I enjoy the options of a card with no sentiment.
- Keepit simple and quick!!!Nothingelaborate — simplicity at its best!
- Use whatever stamps or designer papers you so wish.
- You can use any tool or embellisment you like, just remember, the overall theme is simple, quick, empty space.
- You are welcome to copy my layout or use your own the layout doesnt matter.
- My sample isshown below.
Thats it create away!!!
Remember when you upload to use the keyword above, followed by a comma.Please come back here to post (as a comment) that youve played, and provide a linkso I can check out your card right away. You can find all cards uploaded for this challenge by clicking Gallery Submissions Here.
Some wanting to play said they have never uploaded before. If thats you and you need help uploading, just go to my Challenge No. 1 and instructions are there.
This card is the ultimate in simplicity — and it’s quick and easy. It fits the open end envelopes by SU. I used 12 x 12 paper to cut the card base. It is one simple image, colored, double matted, and adorned with a gorgeous, wide wired ribbon. I just got this lovely hostess set and I do love it!!! I can see aquick and prettygift set of cards made from this set with its pretty floral images. It so reminds me of two old time favorites — Long Stemmed and Art of Life!!! I love the long, narrow stemmed flowers!!!
My flowers/berries and leaves are colored with reinkers and an aquapainter. I then did the little tips/stems of the berries with the small tip of a Chocolate Chip marker. I used the Old Olive marker’s narrow tip to color in the narrow stem. I added little highlight marks to the berries with the Signo White Gel Pen. Double matted the image, attached to card and tied on a ribbon — that’s it — done in no time!!! I must add, it was this type of a super simple image and card that I first loved to make when I began stamping 8 years ago; however, I didn’t have, and I guess maybe people weren’t using quite as much, all the pretty ribbons back then. Things change over time — and that’s the fun of it!!!
All products are by SU! except the ribbon, which is by Offray from Wal-Mart
- Stamps: Oh, So Lovely
- Paper: Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Old Olive
- Ink: Black Stazon. Reinkers in Ballet Blue and Old Olive. Markers in Old Olive and Chocolate Chip.
- Accessories: 1 1/2″ wide wired ribbon by Offray from Wal-Mart
- Measurements: Card is 3 1/4″ x 6″, top fold, cut from 12 x 12 paper. Main image panel is 2 1/4 x 4 3/4″.
Thanks much for looking — hope you can find time to play this weekend, or anytime!!!
27 responses so far
Oh my, oh my, how simply striking! WOW! That ribbon just ‘makes’ the card! BEAUTIFUL!!
Lovely!
Really stunning, Sharon! I’ll see what I can do today (hopefully!). Thanks!
Another great challenge.This could be done so many ways and goes so quickly. Here is my attempt. Even though it doesn’t qualify for the SC challenge I think that I am going to send it to a friend who is a cancer survivor. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/693822?cat=500&ppuser=133151 Thanks for the inspiration again this week!
Well, I actually posted this one yesterday on my Blog, but it meets all the criteria. I was inspired by a previous SS challenge, and Wallah! I hope this one counts… Enjoy! Have a great weekend! http://kaceyelliottallinadayswork.blogspot.com/2007/10/on-roll.html
Love your ribbon! Enjoying your challenges!
What a beautiful card!! Love it!
Another fun challenge. Hope to do another before I leave tomorrow. Here’s mine: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/693902?cat=500&ppuser=89981
Oh How beautifully simple, elegant and Lovely, which Sharon you do better than anyone…..I know, I have said that before, but it is true! TFS
Your card is wonderful. Great challenge because I love simple cards, but it was a real challenge. I am not only bow challenged, I am also knot challenged. Even with the instructions (with pictures) that I found on Splitcoast, it took about 30 minutes to make a good knot. Guess I need to take a bow making class. Hope you enjoy my card.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/694082?cat=500&ppuser=98803
Oh Sharon, I so, so love this beautiful, yet simple, card. Everything is so perfect! I want to make up a whole stack of these and stamp the sentiment on it as I mail out. I have a class tomorrow afternoon and, for the first time in my life, I’ve lost a stamp that I need for that class, I’m in a panic, I’ve searched everywhere. Today I’m going to have to redesign two of the projects and hope my customers are very understanding. Once I’m finished, I’m going to try to join in this challenge, I absolutely love it!
So pretty and the ribbon is so gorgeous-I love blue checks! I also like pink checks, red checks, black checks, etc. You can see where I am going with this. (grin)
So gorgeous!
What a fun challenge! This was a great reason to try out my Ribbon Originals that I haven’t really used. I love your sample – how inspiring!
Here’s my card with a big, honkin’ ribbon 😀
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/694569?cat=8950
Thanks for posting this challenge!
Your card is gorgeous Sharon. Love the simplicity of it, but it sure makes a statement!! This is the first chance I have had to play all week (just started working full time again, and boy does that get in the way, lol!!!!)
Anyhoo, another fab challenge, and this really took me no time at all. Thanks for hosting these wonderful challenges! Here is my card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/694693?cat=500&ppuser=110263
Great challenge Sharon!!! Very fast clean card! Here is mine:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/694703?cat=500&ppuser=83483
I am a huge fan of your work! I wanted to play and here are my submissions:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/694846?cat=500&ppuser=111793
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/694843?cat=500&ppuser=111793
Simply beautiful…and my favorite type of card! 😉 Love it Sharon!
Thanks for another fun challenge, Sharon. Here’s my card:
http://paperdelightz.blogspot.com/2007/10/challenges-anyone.html
Oh Sharon, leave it up to up to come up with a card that is so simple and stunning…Wonderful.
Fun challenge Sharon. It was hard at first to leave that empty space– wanted to use the Canvas bg or something. But, I really like how it turned out with it. Very fast card–Thanks for the fun challenge!!!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/695200?cat=500&ppuser=80680
I love your challenges (if I haven’t told you already) here is my card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/695253?cat=500&ppuser=55879
Here’s my ribboned simplicity creation:
http://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/2007/10/ribboned-simpli.html
Sharon:
You’ve come up with another great challenge. Thanks to you, I’ve conquered my fear of white space! Care to see my card?
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/695895?cat=11095
Have a terrific week. Regina
Oh, my gosh! Just look at all I’ve missed. This is truly gorgeous! I love the simplicity with this beautiful image–love this set–and the wonderful wide gingham ribbon. Simply fabulous!!
Here is my card Sharon. Sorry so late, my little ones are getting sick one at a time! Finally had time last night to make this with your challenge in mind. Thanks!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/708263?cat=7268
Nice challenge Sharon! I’ve been wanting to play since you posted, but tonight was the first opportunity. Here’s my card: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/708912?cat=500&ppuser=35700