Club Scrap: Blog Hop for July, Office Space

Hello again.  Time for Club Scrap Blog Hop.  I am having a busy overwhelming hot summer, probably many more with similar experiences. This month I chose clean and simple.  No fancy backgrounds or techniques.  These are the perfect "stash Buster" projects, generic, simple and timeless.  In thinking about this months kit, I kept going back to the Superman and Batman comic strips.  Somehow the paper and fonts in this kit reminded of those simpler times, so that is what I did, simple.  Before we dive into the cards, lets take care of the travel plans.  You should have arrived from:  DEB.  If you need to start at the beginning:  Click Here!

The techniques are all the same.  I chose background papers to ground the image, stamped the image in a dark ink, either black or brown and heat embossed in clear and fussy cut.  Added an sentiment or saying, also stamped in a dark ink and heat embossed.  So lets look at each card and discuss the design elements.

Card 1:

Picked the square paper from the kit and cut out a mat for an A2 card.  I used the paper as background and oriented it towards the top.  Coffee cut was stamped in Potters Soil on white cardstock, as was the Sentiment.  I used a die from Spellbinders to cut the tag, added a few sequins and a bow out of leather.  This is the perfect card to give someone at work, an acquaintance and is easy to finish and have ready on a moments notice.  Substitute other images, but the focus here is the background paper, let them work for you.

Card 2:

This one is my favorite and makes me think of Batman and the 50's, maybe the 60's but definitely Batman.

Created the same as the first one.  Only difference was that I used copics to color the rollodex and fussy cut out the Happy Birthday.  If you look close, I used the angle of the letters to guide the cuts.  This adds interest and avoids all that white space.  Again a few sequins just to fill it and balance.  I hand lettered the saying on the Rolodex.  I think this is the perfect , opps forgot your birthday card, but again the formulae is simple and easy to create on a moments notice..


Card 3:

Another simple card, where the background is the focus.  Telephone was stamped in Black Onxy and heat embossed, fussy cut.  Same with the sentiment.  Added a Teal bow for color, finished.
I made all three cards in less than 1 hour after I had the design elements worked out.  All are A2 cards and while not my usual cards, are unique and clearly one of a kind.  Isn't that why we make them?

Hope you enjoyed this foray into simple.  Your next stop is: Jennifer.

Happy Crafting,
Until next week when it is time for Team Challenge,
Josette

Links:
http://clubscrap.com
Office Space: July 2016 Kit