Clear & Simple Stamps: August 2011 Release

Can you believe it's August all ready?  School will be starting in  just a few weeks for my kiddos.  Since it's the first of the month, you know what that means, a brand new set from Clear & Simple Stamps!!!  This set is called House Notes II (it coordinates with House Notes) and is my current obsession.  I am addicted to paper piecing that couch.  

This is the first card I made with House Notes II.  I chose patterned paper for the couch that actually looks like a design you would find on a couch.  I think that's my favorite part.  Before I paper pieced the couch, I stamped the image on kraft and outlined it with a gray copic marker.  It's hard to see but it really makes the image pop off the page.  With the sentiment "your couch awaits," I think this would be a great retirement card.

For the text strip on the side, I took one of the sentiment stamps and stamped it repeatedly moving it around a bit.  

Make sure you check out the Clear & Simple Stamps Blog to see all the Design Team creations.  They never disappoint.

Thanks so much for dropping by!  Have a fantastic day!!!

{Your Couch Awaits}

Stamps: House Notes II (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Perfect Little Black Dress, Kraft Like A RockStar (CSS)

Patterned Paper: Hattie (My Mind's Eye)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Accessories: Foam Dimensionals, Corner Rounder Punch, Stamping Sponge, 

Copic Markers: W3 (Warm Gray)