Swirled Thank You Beginning Stamper & Stepped Up Cards

This project started as the above Sweetly Swirled beginner stamper card. I like the clean and simple style with lots of white space.

One way to make a simple card more interesting is to cut the card front down into a smaller shape and then attach it to a full size base. Another tip if you are limited on ink colors is to ink up your stamp, stamp it, then stamp it in another location again to get a much ligher version of it. This will give you more colors to use without having to buy more ink!

For the stepped up version, which I would classify as a casual stamper's card, I simply added three embellishments, gold pearls, some frayed linen thread in a knot and an antique brass leaf.

Libby and I spent this particular crafting day making beginning stamper cards and then we stepped them up. We enjoy the challenge of starting out with very simple cards which is a stretch for us. You would be surprised how hard it is to create with just paper and ink! Here's a link to Libby's Sweetly Swirled creations she made with me that day. https://papersunshineproject.blogspot.com/2019/09/simplestamping-with-sweetly-swirled.html

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