Simple Stars

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Today is the day that Verve Visual debutes 5 new stamp sets! Julee's got a great package deal for you if you buy all 5 sets, so be sure and get over there fast this morning to see what fantastic deal she's got up her sleeve.

While working with all the new sets, it became important to me to create something that the average stamper (which probably equates to 90% of all stampers) could create on their own. So much of what we do on design teams is over-the-top and probably not something the average stamper might take on and recreate themselves. Our over-the-top designs show off the stamps really well, but in the end, I think what the customer cares about is if the stamps will look just as great in their simple, easy stamping style as it does on a card that's been all glamed up for promotional purposes.

I think Verve's stamps fit both styles really well. As you can see, my card today is a simple one. I took a piece of scrap Basic Grey designer paper, stamped two different sized stars in two different colors on front, and then mounted it on a piece of Really Rust cardstock. My card base is kraft cardstock. I stamped the sentiment directly to the Basic Grey paper as well, eliminating an uneccessary layer. For some added dimension and "wow" (in a simple way) I stamped a few more stars onto a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper and then cut the stars out and mounted them to the front of the card with dimensional tape. And that's it. The card probably took 10 minutes max and looks great! Anyone, design team member or not, can make Verve's stamps look great, whether you take it BIG, or whether you keep it simple. That's the nice thing about Julee's designs. They are simple, classic and uber cool!

I hope you have a great day, you deserve it!

Hugs,
Amy