A Simple Challenge to Me

I've been suffering from a major case of creative stamper's block for months, it's been very frustrating. I spent a couple of hours this afternoon trying to find ideas to get over it. I looked at the catalog and the Stampin' Up website. I searched for cures for creative block. I looked at several galleries. My answer came in a swap I found on Stampin' Addicts, a demonstrator swap for "Workshop Friendly" cards. The requirements include using only one stamp set (a sentiment from another set can be added), only one color family and only one accessory. That sparked a light bulb moment for me - I'm challenging myself to make and post a simple card for as many of my current stamp sets as I can between now and next month when I get new stuff. These will be simple cards, easily recreated, maybe they'll help you when you're stumped for an idea.

Here is today's card:

I chose the Flower Fest stamp set, a set of outlines that can be used in many different ways. I randomly stamped three of the flowers and the leaves on a piece of Whisper White cardstock for the background, stamped the biggest flower on Pretty in Pink with Rose Red ink, and the leaf with Wild Wasabi on Wild Wasabi. The large flower matches our 2 3/8" Scallop Circle punch, but I don't have one (yet) so cut it and the leaf out. I sponged the background for the focal image with Rose Red ink, and finished the card off with Rose Red 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. Easy peasy, and I even like it.

Ingredients: Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink. Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi and So Saffron. Stamp Set: Flower Fest. Accessory: 1/4" Rose Red grosgrain ribbon.

Happy Stamping!