One of the props for this month’s challenge at the Hero Arts blog is to use “Clean and Simple Style Stamping”.

For me, this means simple stamping; no fussy cutting, no layering, no time consuming coloring…just inking and stamping,

which I almost never do.  So I thought this was a good challenge to try.

Here is the first card that I made:

It was so quick and easy that I decided to make two more:

I used stamps from a Hero Arts/Basic Gray set called “Sweet Threads Thank You”

The centers are large brads. They are really pretty; made out of fabric. I got 12 of them for just $1.49!! from Marshalls, should have gotten one more pack…

The color inspiration was from one of my daughter’s cute dresses. Here is she a few months ago, with her hair oh so messy!

I had made this card back then where I tried to imitate the dress pattern:

I tried doing a similar pattern with the leaf stamp, but it didn’t come out good, so I decided to leave it at one flower per card.