playing with Certainly Celery

Well, since Stampin' Up! announced yesterday a little refreshing of the colors for the 2013-2014 Catalog, I thought it would be nice to play with some of the retiring colors a bit. Today I'm sharing two cards, both made with Certainly Celery for the card base.    

 This card was inspired by the scrapbook page I'm sharing at my class tomorrow. 

Don't you love this clean, simple design? I wanted the word SPRING to be the focus, so I kept the rest of the card rather monochromatic. A spritz from the Color Spritzer Tool adds just the right amount of "background."

I used markers (Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink, Early Espresso, and So Saffron) to color the letters from the Occasions Alphabet stamp set, and punched them out with the Petite Curly Label punch. If you didn't get the chance to earn a free one during Sale-A-Bration, they are available for purchase now - yay!!

And this card is a very simplified version of my sketch #11. 

A layer of Tea for Two DSP creates the background... 

... and three images from the Spring Sampler stamp set, punched out and layered over card stock circles, create the focal point.  

***** I also wanted to play around with some of the returning colors, so I created a fun freebie for you to print. You can find it on my Facebook page. Have a fabulous weekend!! ***** 

inspiration

Not only do I enjoy looking through a new catalog and finding tons of pretties that I must have, I love when I find project ideas that inspire me to create my own goodies! Today's card (and sketch- yay!) is inspired by the card sample on page 12 of the Spring Catalog. 

I made this card for tomorrow's class at the bakery, so I wanted to simplify some of the details. A layer of More Amore DSP creates a great background over the Very Vanilla card base, and there are so many cute patterns in this paper for me to choose from! My sentiment (Seasonal Sayings) is stamped in Primrose Petals ink, and the Real Red Taffeta ribbon adds a nice feminine touch. 

Using three hearts from the Hearts a Flutter stamp set, I stamped onto Very Vanilla and Primrose Petals card stock. These hearts and the bottom DSP heart are easily die-cut with a Hearts a Flutter Framelit. All four hearts are then adhered using Dimensionals. 

I like how cute and easy this card was to make. Here's the simple card sketch for you, so you can make your own... and many others.  Happy stamping!!  :}