Welcome to the newest Cardz 4 Guyz challenge #365!Helen is hosting this two-week challenge and chose Clean & Simple for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the very talented design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!

Here’s my CAS card:

Once again, I combined some retired with some current products for my card. The stamp and die set is the retired Smooth Sailing. The corner sentiment is from the current mini-catalog called Spring Corners.

Clean & Simple:

• The Early Espresso base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2, scored at 4-1/4 inches
• The white cardstock for the outside measured 4-1/8 by 5-3/8 inches
• After trimming, I decided the front needed a little something, so I used the retired Bark embossing folder
  • HINT: If you are using an embossing folder, make sure you stamp the sentiment before embossing.
• The white cardstock for the inside measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches. I left it blank until I decide the occasion for which I will use this card
• Trim a piece of Crumb Cake 6 x 6 inch DSP (designer series paper) to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
• Punch a 1-inch circle from Early Espresso 6 x 6 inch DSP for the envelope seal and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker
• Stamp the sentiment from Spring Corners in Early Espresso
• Using the sand stamp from the (retired) Oceanfront stamp set, stamp sand in Crumb Cake
  • For some reason, my Crumb Cake ink pad came out with a greenish hint to it
• Stamp the lighthouse in Early Espresso Ink on a scrap piece of Crumb Cake card stock and crop it out
• Crop the ship’s wheel from scrap Early Espresso
• I used multipurpose liquid adhesive to adhere pieces together, with the exception of the lighthouse
• Add mini-dimensionals to the back of the lighthouse and adhere to the front of the card
• That’s it – clean & simple
• With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set

Thank you for stopping by today!

Have a Peachy Day!

Sue

Colors Used:

Close-up of Spring Corners:

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