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Animal Kid Cards: Clean and Simple Cards


Over on CASology, the word of the day revolved around comfort. While I love all the many fanciful layers that my Anna Griffin cards provide, something about a clean and simple design often comes off more eye catching. Here is the cue card:

I don't do a ton of Clean and Simple. That said, when I do, I usually sift through my stamps and pull out my copic markers, which is exactly what I did. This was the Hero Arts stamp set I ended up using:

When I saw the stamps, it was as if each parent of the animal was providing comfort to the little one. It was the perfect set of parents to children cards, which you so rarely see. 

I actually had a couple of issues with the stamping process, so I pulled out my black pen and filled in any areas that didn't come out correct. Anyway, here were the three cards I ended up making:



I'm neither the best stamper nor the best colorer, but overall, I'm happy with these cards. I posted them to Facebook just yesterday and the elephant card immediately sold, which made me happy.

I haven't managed to complete it yet, but my Cricut Mug Press review is coming soon!

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  1. Jacquie SouthasApril 10, 2021 at 1:37 PM

    These are fabulous! I love the confetti dots around the elephants. Thanks for playing along with us at CASology!

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  2. Deepti StephensApril 13, 2021 at 5:23 AM

    Three lovely and beautiful cards. Thank you so much for playing along with us at CASology. :)

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