CSS Style Watch!

I have a super fun project to share with you today!  I'm sure you have an iPhone or knows somebody that does. Seems like everyone has one but me, but I'll be getting one shortly when the new one comes out.  What does do crafting and iPhones have in common you ask?  Well, CSS has created a template to design your own insert to go with those clear iPhone cases!!!  I love those trendy and fun cell phone covers, but they are so expensive!  This way, if you already have a clear case, you can change out your insert everyday using supplies you already own.  If you are having a hard time following me, here are some photos that may help.

Here's the template printed on regular copier paper.  I didn't want all of my inserts to use the same color card stock, but I also didn't want to be wasteful by printing the template out a bunch of times of different colored card stock.  You can see here that I planned ahead as to what color and design would be on each template.

I cut four pieces of card stock (from scraps) to fit right over each template and then adhered them with masking tape.  This worked really well and didn't get come apart in my printer. 

Here's what they looked like off once removed from the printer paper.

I would definitely recommend stamping your template and then cutting them, so much easier that way.  If you look closely, you can see the template under all that glorious stamping. 

Once I had the iPhone Cover Inserts made, I needed a cute way to give them to my friend.  Since these covers will reflect how cool, trendy and unique she is, I wanted a card to go with that theme.  

I created a little pocket on the inside of the card so that the inserts could slip right in.  

You can download the template by clicking HERE.  I was just thinking that it would be really cool to use the template on photos as well.  I would probably cut the template on card stock first and use it as a stencil on a photo.  I've seen custom photo covers and I'm sure they are pricey. 

Some of the other design team ladies are getting in on the actions!  You won't want to miss their awesome creations!

Stephany Zerbe

Jennifer Rzasa

Jaclyn Miller

Denise January

Lori Tecler

Clear and Simple Stamps

Have a great day!

{You Are an Original}

Stamps: Sunburst, Craft Room (Clear & Simple Stamps)

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

Ink: Dare to Be a Diva Red (CSS), White

Accessories: Foam Dots, Sticky Tape, Circle Punch

{iPhone Cover Inserts}

Stamps: Background Basics 1, Squares Plus, Designer Lines (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Kraft Like a Rockstar, A Blanc Check, Green With Envy (CSS)

Ink: Dare to Be a Diva Red, Dish All the Dirt Brown, Say Yellow to All Your Fans, Orange You Fabulous, Glamazon Green, Your Style Blue Me Away, Simply Blue-tiful, Purplicious (CSS)

Accessories: iPhone Cover Template

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CSS Release In Review: Day 4

Hello!  Today is Day 4 of Clear & Simple Stamps release review!!!  Today we are focusing on Shapes and Backgrounds.  I'm sharing a card that is probably my favorite of this release in review.  It was really simple to make and only used two stamps, but a lot of different colors of ink.  

I really love cards that use the colors the rainbow, in that order.  Thank goodness for ROY G BIV, or I would never remember the order of the colors.  Although if you look at my card, it's backwards.  That's because when I was figuring out where to put my sentiment, over the yellow was where it showed up the best, but wasn't in the best position.  So, I just flipped that panel upside down.  

I built the background of my card by using the solid square background building image from Squares Plus.  I simply stamped once with each color of the rainbow.  I chose a plain black base to really make the colors pop.

 Check out the other CSS DT ladies and their creations using Shapes & Backgrounds:

• Jaclyn Miller
• Amber Kemp-Gerstel
• Jennifer Rzasa
• Laura Bassen
• Laurie Willison
• Elena Roussakis
• Clear & Simple Stamps

Have a great day!

{You Color My World}

Stamps: Squares Plus, Craft Room (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: A Blanc Check, Perfect Little Black Dress (CSS)

Ink: Dare to Be a Diva Red, Orange You Fabulous, Say Yellow to All Your Fans, Glamazon Green, Your Style Blue Me Away, Simply Blue-tiful, Purplicious, Perfect Little Black Dress

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A {Happy Birthday} Card...

Hello there!  Today I'm sharing a fun birthday card with you, and it just happens to be my birthday.  For my card I used a really cool stamp for the background, it's from Squares Plus and is a Mondrian-inspired design.  I have since learned what Mondrian is and I actually saw the design in action on one of my favorite shows, HGTV's Design Star.  Did any of you see it?  I spent the last hour looking for a pic from the episode, but none really showed the whole design, but Hilari painted a rug with the design and it looked like this, but with different colors, you get the idea, right?

Cool, huh?  I can't wait to use that stamp again but with bright colors.

Here's a close up of the popped up panel.  I simply die cut a small square of True Blue Fan card stock using a Shapes: Squares die, lined up my Uppercase Alpha letter dies (H & B) and ran it though my machine.  You have to be careful not to lose the inside of the letter B.  I attached that panel to a piece of Glamazon Green card stock with foam dots, the green card stock had been stamped with even more squares using From an Anonymous Source watermark ink.   I applied the inside of the letter B with foam dots as well.  


Have a great day!

{HB}

Stamps: Squares Plus (Clear & Simple Stamps)

Card Stock: Trendsetter Blue, Glamazon Green, True Blue Fan (CSS)

Ink: Simply Blue-tiful, From an Anonymous Source (CSS)

Dies: Uppercase Alpha, Shapes: Squares (CSS) 

Accessories: Foam Dots

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