FTL6

This sketch was the perfect opportunity to use up some scraps and make a card in under 10 minutes too! I used my nestabilities to cut out the 4 squares. I like the creme card stock showing through so I didn't have to make any adjustments to the squares. Added the sentiment and was done! Supplies: Paper - PaperTrey Creme CS, SEI dp; Stamps - Savvy Stamps

FTL 6

My cutter is less than precise, like Natasha's, so what I did for this layout was to cut my card base to an even 5" and the squares to 1-1/4". I added a button and the sentiment and was done! Supplies: stamps - Paper Tray (PTI) paper - Ginger Blossom dsp, kraft ink - chocolate chip acc - neutral button, crochet thread

Fall-to Layout #6

In keeping with the colour blocking theme, I thought this sketch would be a good one for this week! This design works well with plain cardstock, stamped cardstock, or patterned paper. If you're wondering about measurements. I made each square about 1-1/8, then I placed the middle one first, and lined up the rest. The two on the ends went over the side just a bit, so I trimmed it. Also due to the awkward size of each square and my less than precise cutter, I decided to add a border. This adds nicely to the design and hides the fact that one of my squares was a bit too small. I like to round the corners of this design. I find it completes the card nicely. This design is great for mass producing (if you have a more precise cutter) and also for using up those awkward sized scraps that we all feel compelled to keep!

On my card I went with the colour challenge from last week at SCS. I stamped some polka dots over top, added my border, and a greeting. That's it!

Supplies:

Stamps: Nature Set (a muse)

Paper: Guava, Banana, Chocolate, White

Ink: Brown, White

Accessories, etc.: corner rounder

Color Blocking

This may not look simple but it was a really quick card to make. The 9 blocks of patterned paper is really one piece of paper - I downloaded this patterned paper from PaperTrey and it was already in blocks. I trimmed one piece to just 9 blocks and adhered it to my card base. I stamped the smaller square using a stamp from PaperTrey's Gridlines stamp set and embellished with a brad and some Amuse Twinkler Micro Dots. Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey Gridlines; Paper - PaperTrey; Misc. - Amuse Twinkler Micro Dots, Brad, pop dots

Tips: Colour Blocking

Colour blocking can be a really fun and quick way to jazz up a card. If you're looking for a quick way, I suggest sticking with squares. Different sized rectangles look quite neat, but the measurement calculation can be a bit annoying at times. For this card, I stuck with 2 inch squares and a 4-1/4 square card base. I call it colour blocking, but really, you can use cardstock or patterned paper. It's the same effect! I ended up stamping the cardstock on my sample. Supplies: Stamps: Pretty Flowers by Inkadinkadoo, Little Lady Ink: Groovy Guava, Cool Caribbean Paper: Guava, White, Caribbean Accessories, etc.: brads, double ended tag die