I have a monthly Stampers Six Club meeting at my house. This was one of the samples we made at a recent get-together. I liked it so much that I decided to do it in two different sizes. Once you’ve designed a card, it’s a pleasant challenge to see how many variations you can create by changing up one or more elements: colors, accessories, embellishments, layout, or in this case, size.
The card on the left is a standard A2 size, and the little one is 3”x3”, also called a Love Note. Although the little one can’t be mailed in such a small envelope (the Postal Service requires a larger size for the minimum to mail), it is perfect for tucking into a package, a lunch box, a loved one’s briefcase or coat pocket for them to discover later.
I wouldn’t be putting a “Thank You” note into a lunch box, probably, but this design could easily be changed by substituting a different sentiment.
The stamp set is Easy Events. It’s such a versatile set, with eight stamps. Each includes a whimsical design and a sentiment, but they can be used separately from one another as well. The designs are open and simple, ideal for quick coloring with your favorite medium: watercolors, pencils, pastels, markers. Here I’ve used the blender pen and markers to give a very soft pastel coloring to these spring flowers. The color palette is Certainly Celery, Baja Breeze, Pretty in Pink, and So Saffron. Crystal Effects was applied onto the blossoms only and allowed to dry to a dimensional shine.
This is a great card to show the versatility of the Big Shot, too. The bottom panel is textured with the new Stripes embossing folder. The yellow frame is part of the Bigz XL die, Perfect Pennants. And both the pink and white circles were cut out with the Circles #2 die. All of that makes for quick cutting, leaving you more time to make more cards!
I hope you have enjoyed seeing them. Send me any pictures of cards you’ve done using this stamp set, I’d love to see them and I promise to share them on this blog. Happy stamping!








