CSS Release in Review, Day 1...

Hello!  Today is the first day of Clear & Simple Stamps release in review.  Today I'm focusing on two new stamp sets that were released last month: Air Mail and Alpha Clear.

Since I made a Valentine's Day gift for my daughter, it's only fair I make one for my son as well.  I tried to keep it as masculine as I could but still use hearts for Valentine's Day.

The card uses a Pressed Greige Linen card stock base, one of my new favorite neutrals.  I used the arrows from Air Mail, the letters from Alpha Clear, the heart from Shapes: Hearts Combo, and the little heart that replaces the "o" in Colin's name is from Love Cupid.  

I used the Party Favor #3 die for the box in True Blue Fan card stock.  I trimmed a thin piece of Glamazon Green card stock for the handle.  Before I folded up the favor box I die cut a heart (from Shapes: Hearts Combo) and adhered a piece of clear acetate behind it.  The strip that says "colin" uses the same stamps as the card, with the colors switched up a bit.   

You won't want to miss the other projects from the design team:

• Elena Roussakis
• JJ Bolton <------- designer="" guest="" li="">
• Clear and Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Colin's Vday Card & Treat}

Stamps: Air Mail, Alpha Clear, Shapes: Hearts Combo, Love Cupid (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Pressed Greige Linen, True Blue Fan, Glamazon Green (CSS)

Ink: Glamazon Green, Dare to Be a Diva Red, True Blue Fan (CSS)

Dies: Party Favor #3, Shapes: Hearts Combo (CSS) 

Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch

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CSS Group Project-- Vday Tags

Hey friends!!!  I have such a fun project to share with you today.  The Clear & Simple Stamps Design Team and I are sharing our Valentine's Day tag creating.  I have to say, this was so much fun!  I ended up making 5 tags to put on some treat bags for Valentine's Day.

I started by getting out my Tags 1 dies.  I cut 5 large tags out from A Blanc Check card stock, and 5 small tags from Dare to Be a Diva Red card stock.  I stamped the tag outline from Trendy Tags in black.  Next, I put together the letter to spell "bee mine" from Alpha Clear.  "Bee" is stamped in black and filled in with a red sharpie marker, "Mine" was stamped using red ink and left as an outline.

The whimsical swirls come from Taglines: Critters, and so does the bee.  I stamped the bee image on the red tag first and then stamped on a piece of white card stock.  I colored the bee with a yellow copic marker (Y35). When I cut out the bee, I didn't cut out the antenna, and then glued it in place on the tag, over top of the stamped image, that way it uses the antenna from the first image.   I took the tiny heart from Taglines: Critters and stamped it in red right over top of the dot in the "i" in "mine".

I stacked the two tags and tied them to the bag of treats using red, shiny curling ribbon.

You won't want to miss the wide variety of tags the Design Team has created:

• Lori Tecler
• Audrey Tokach
• Elena Roussakis
• Tracy Schultz
• Laura Bassen
• Clear & Simple Stamps

Have a great day!

{Bee Mine Tags}

Stamps: Alpha Clear, Taglines: Critters, Trendy Tags (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Dare to Be a Diva Red (CSS)

Ink: Perfect Little Black Dress, Dare to Be a Diva Red (CSS)

Dies: Tags 1 (CSS) 

Accessories: Curling Ribbon, Red Sharpie

Copics: Y35 

 

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Group Project: Nature of Winter

Hey there!  I have a fun winter project to share with you today.  It's our first Clear & Simple Stamps group project of the year.  The first challenge was to make a card/project with the theme of Nature in Winter.  

I put together a wintery card using a twig from my yard, some liquid appliqué for the snowflakes and woodgrain stamp for the "tree".  

I colored the my little owl guy with copics, using a darker color to outline the scallops and ears.  I used an orange sharpie for the owl feet.

I stamped the letters for "wishes" using Alpha Clear and colored them in with a light blue copic marker, the same color as the owl's eyes.

I used a snowflake stamp from Taglines and liquid appliqué for the snowflakes, although you can't see the stamp.  I used it as a guide for the liquid appliqué.  If you've never used liquid appliqué, it goes on like puffy paint and then it puffs up when you heat it up with your heat gun.

I used Tombow Multi Glue to adhere the twig and it is staying on really well, much better than the glue dots I tried at first.  The glue dries completely clear.  

Check out the other group projects that are happening today with a Nature of Winter theme:

• Lori Tecler
• Jennifer Rzasa
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Winter Wishes}

Stamps: Alpha Clear, Icons Sentiments, Taglines, Taglines: Critters, Background Basics 1 (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, Cre'me de la Cream (CSS)

Ink: Espresso Your Style (CSS)

Accessories: Liquid Applique, Foam Dots, Twig, Orange Sharpie Marker

Copics: B93, W1, W3, W5 

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CSS Release Day W1...

Hello!  I'm so happy to be here, sharing the newest products being released by Clear & Simple Stamps. First, I'm sharing a really fun and versatile alphabet set, Alpha Clear.  I love that the letters are an outline and you can color them any color you like.  I didn't do that here because I love them as-is.  

You can also spot another new product on my card, did you see it?!  It's a new embossing plate with a houndstooth design, which is one of my favorite patterns!  It's called Imprints 5 and has an elegant design on the flip side of sheet music and pinecones.  

Lot's of fun laters on this card, which makes it perfect for my little guy's birthday.  It uses his favorite colors and it's personalized, I think he'll love it.  

Can't forget about the gift!  I made a coordinating gift tag using the same Alpha Clear set as the card and also using Imprints 5 for the houndstooth design.  

Next up is an addition to the Uppercase and Lowercase die cut alphabet sets, Symbols.  I have so many cards using emoticons pinned on Pinterest.  I'm so glad I was finally able to make a set.  

These cards were so simple.  I used Imprints 5 on all the card bases and Lowercase Alpha for all the words.  Here's the how the emoticons were created:

Laugh: Colon, Uppercase letter D 

Wink: Semi Colon, Dash, End Parenthesis

Smile: Equal Sign, End Parenthesis

My only dilemma was figuring out if I should leave the emoticons sideways like they would appear on a screen, like :) .  In the end I decided I wanted the emoticons to be obvious.

There are even more products being released today, you won't want to miss them!  Check them out at these following blogs:

• Stephany Zerbe
• Jennifer Rzasa
• Clear & Simple Stamps Blog

Have a great day!

{Happy 8th Birthday Colin}

Stamps: Alpha Clear, Number Blocks 

Card Stock: Cre'me de la Cream, Dare to Be a Diva Red, Orange You Fabulous 

Ink: Dare to Be a Diva Red, Orange You Fabulous, Cream

Dies:  Rounded Squares, Imprints 5, Tags 2

Accessories: Red/White Twine, Small and Large Circle Punch, Foam Dots, Corner Rounder Punch, White Gel Pen

{Emoticon Card Set}

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, Paint the Town Pink, Glamazon Green, Orange You Fabulous, True Blue Fan

Dies: Imprints 5, Lowercase Alpha, Uppercase Alpha, Symbols 

Accessories: Foam Dots

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