Hello and happy Sunday to you!! I’m happy because Sunday means it time again for a fun challenge from The Paper Players!! Woot!!

I loved seeing all of your beautiful creations last week and I can’t wait to see more…so let’s get to it!!

Clean and Simple? Woo-hoo…sounds like fun!!

I love sentiments and love to come up with different ideas to showcase them. This sentiment is from the Make a Wish stamp set by Mama Elephant. It could actually be used for more than just birthdays so I emphasized the birthday theme through color and pattern.

I chose three different pattern papers, one with a fairly neutral pattern to stamp on, cut them all to 3″ x 4″ and then ran the top one through the Big Shot with a Notebook Edge Die from The Stamps of Life. Isn’t it fun?!? I then stamped my sentiment in delicious Raspberry Fizz ink. I was so pleased to be using my MISTI as my first stamp didn’t distribute the color as evenly as I would have liked, so I just inked it up and stamped it again! It is a MUST HAVE tool for any stamper!

Here’s a peek at the inside of the card. I layered white on white so that if I goofed on my sentiment stamping, I could flip it over and use the back 🙂 It also gives the card a nice heft to it. The sentiment and stars are also part of the Make a Wish stamp set. And I love that there is one stamp with a trio of stars and then three separate stamp stars so I can choose the way I want them grouped. The itty bitty star stamp is adorable!

I stamped the card, stamped the inside, lined the envelope and then decided that just wasn’t quite enough, so I stamped on the front of the envelope as well. Yep, same stamp set! AND, I used the MISTI for the envelope as well!! So awesome!! And see the itty bitty star?? Ca-yoot!!!

The final perfect touches for my CAS card are fun multicolored sprinkles (they look like cupcake decorations to me) and a little white binder clip. I was so pleased to use it as I purchased them on clearance from Stampin’ Up! years ago and could never quite manage to get one on a card. I think I’ll make enough cards to use up the whole pack!!

Thank you so much for popping in for a peek at my project for The Paper Players Clean and Simple challenge this week!! Don’t miss out on the beautiful inspiration from the other designers!! I count my blessings everyday to be able to stamp alongside these talented ladies!!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey

Pattern Paper: Sugar Shoppe by Doodlebug

Ink:  Raspberry Fizz and Tropical Teal by Papertrey Ink; Daffodil Delight by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps:  Make A Wish by Mama Elephant

Dies:Notebook Edge Die by The Stamps of Life and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Bumblebee, Bubblegum, and Swimming Pool Sprinkles by Doodlebug; Binder Clip by Stampin’ Up! (retired)