Overdone the Clean and Simple

Good morning blogland,

These Tuesdays are coming and going at an alarming rate! Today we have another one and so, also, another Passion for Markers challenge.

This week I'm in the driving seat and my chosen theme is 'Clean and Simple', with our sponsor being Dies to Die For, there is a great prize for one lucky random winner who pops in an entry and sticks to the rules.  With those aforementioned rules being: use your markers; follow the theme and no backlinking.

Now, I know a lot of you will probably be groaning at Clean and Simple (CaS) and I forgive you for it! :-) I will say that, honestly, it's one of my favourite styles of card making. I will also admit that I'm not always sure my take on the style is 'pure' CaS but maybe more a paired back look, but still it's a style that I really love.

Less waffle - more card!  And to prove that I really do like CaS - I made one more card than I needed to!

Without further ado - cards:

Card one

Supplies used:

Rubber stamps:

Image

Sugar Nellie Stamps - Gorjuss: A Little Birdie Told Me

coloured with my Copics

Sentiment

Inkylicious - Hello Stamp Set

Dies:

Lawn Fawn - lawn cuts: Hello Border

Anything else:

Time for Tea Designs - circle masking stencil

Distress Oxide ink pad

blending brush

tiny, weeny, little gems

Card two:

Supplies:

Rubber stamps:

Image

Sugar Nellie: Up Up and Away

coloured with my Copics

Border

Blonde Moments: Bordering on Love

Sentiment

Whimsy Stamps: Simple Sentiment Strips

Dies:

un-branded stitched rectangles

Anything else:

Lisa Horton crafts: Cloud 9 ink pad - mermaid lagoon shimmer

blending brush

more teeny, weeny gems

All joking aside, one of the serious reasons I made two cards was because I couldn't get the bleeding stencilled circle on the first card to show properly.  I mean it does fade towards the top of the circle - and that is intentional - but you can still see it in real life.  You cannot on the picture at whatever angle I went for, it was extremely annoying!

Anyways, I am seriously finger crossed here that we get even one entry for this challenge.  Otherwise I might have to contemplate retiring the old CaS when it comes to my turn for picking themes, and that would make me sad!

I will wait with baited breath. :-)

Sees ya soon,

Sarah

Challenge/s:

Unicorn Challenge: #122 - No Designer Paper (Card 1)

Shopping Our Stash: SOS578 - Popsicle colours - Card 2 (I think it has enough of the colours to enter, but if not no worries if you delete it)

The Neglected Stuff Challenge: July 2026 -  Card 2 OK so both the stamps are old fashioned rubber and the packaging is dated 2009 - I've probably not used them since 2012! The border stamp on the 2nd card is about the same age.  The other stamps and dies are young 'uns at around 2 or 3 years old.  I'll be Instagramming the cards soon - photographic evidence will be included! :-)

Addicted to CAS: Up - Card 2

Simply Clean & Simple: July 2026 - Birthday Card 2