Simple Birthday

 Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: CAS

Here is my card for your inspiration:

Confession:  I have a whole, entire, large box of crafty items that I have never used and I've had them for probably 3 years (most of them anyway).  I've been thinking that I should just pull items out and use them instead of reaching for the things I use all the time.  So, while I was digging around in the box, I found this beautiful die set from Altenew.  I wasn't quite sure how to use it, so I went to the webstore and looked it up and found so much beautiful inspiration.    I die cut both layers from white card stock and then I inked up the underlayer with purple ink for the flowers and green ink for the leaves.  My small blending brushes were dirty, so it was a little challenging to get ink to be where I wanted it, but the white frame helps hide some of the overlap.  Then I trimmed out a little section for my sentiment (which I had to stack on top of itself instead of using it in a line as is intended.  I stamped the sentiment on a white card base and adhered the two layers of die cut to it.  Added some tiny purple pearls for interest.  I think it actually looks more CAS than it really is, but it reads simple in my book at least.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT "Something for Everything" sentiment set

Dies: Altenew "Layered Floral Cover Die A&B"

Challenges:

Cards Galore--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #88--anything goes

Creative Inspirations--anything goes

Moving Along With the Times #169--CAS

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: floral

NBUS--never before used Schtuff--first time using both the die set and the sentiment set

Beautiful Blossoms #19--anything goes with the optional mood board (I did not use it)

Triple B--anything goes with the optional twist: red (I did not use the twist)

Make My Monday #230--let's celebrate

Inkspirational Challenge #320--use products from 2 or more companies (Altenew and MFT)

Penny's Challenge #576--anything goes

Double D--basket full of posies

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #234--anything goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday--add a sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--beautiful blooms