Sep 14 2008
We Three Kings
Last weekend I was spending some time cleaning up my stamping area. It seems like one of those never-ending jobs. Seriously…I must be the messiest stamper out there! One of my favorite things about cleaning up a huge mess is the scraps and embellishments I discover. Sometimes it’s just as easy to pair them up and create a quick card rather than put it all away. This is also a great way to come up with new ideas and put together fun cards.
O Come Let Us Adore Him
While this card is super simple…I’m loving the concept! With a lot of scraps from the Basic Grey 6×6 Figgy Pudding paper pad on my desk, I decide to create my own “paper” by adhering strips of them together over a piece of cardstock. To make it look like all one cohesive piece, I ran it through my die-cut machine using a scalloped rectangle Nestability Die. I didn’t want to cover up my scalloped layer so I decided to stamp my We Three Kings stamp on a Clear Card Sheet with Black Stazon. Simple…but fun and different too. 
Have a joyful day!
Supply List:
Stamps:
-We Three Kings by Cornish Heritage Farms
Ink:
Black STazon by Tsukineko
Paper:
Simply Smooth white cardstock by Prism
Figgy Pudding 6×6 paper pack by Basic Grey
Other:
-Clear Card Sheet by Cornish Heritage Farms
-nestabilities scalloped dies by Spellbinders
-brads
-rhinestone by MAMBI
love it
just beautiful! probably my ab fab fave paper company ever and you made it even better by combining!!! so smart! simple and elegant!
I love the figgy paper and the three kings is perfect on the clear acrylic.
I love it. I have a lot of those scraps myself. Never thought to pair them to make my own paper. Thanks for the idea.
Julia -
This is elegant simplicity at its finest! What a beautiful card! I never thought about combining the papers like that - and I have tons of Basic Grey!
TFS - Jen
If you are the messiest stamper, then I am the second messiest. Could it be a Canadian thing? I need to do major clean up every couple of weeks!
What a great idea to use up scraps - TFS
wow what a great idea! I love how you use the clear card sheet as a layer but that you can still see all the beautiful paper under it! great work
Wow—lovely card AND sentiment! I love it! I’ve been seeing A LOT of simple cards lately and they’re just great. I like how you paired the scraps together and put your image right on top–without covering up the pattern. I’ll keep this in mind!
DML
very cool, never would have thought about that, looks great!