It was only as I sat down to write today’s blog post that I realised my chosen Simple Sunday project featured gingham. I had exactly the same gingham pattern on yesterday’s project and there’s other ginghams on my desk! I may be addicted, but it could be worse, right?

GINGHAM PATTERNED PAPER

As you’ve probably guessed, I began my project with gingham paper (this one is from the Come To Gather Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack).

First I cut a 2″ strip of the DSP and used Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) to fix it to a layer of Whisper White Card. Now I could see how much space was left, I stamped the sentiment from the Waterfront Stamp Set using Pretty Peacock ink.

Next I cut a 3/4″ strip of DSP and glued that down the right edge of another layer of Whisper White Card.

Then I took one final piece of the gingham paper and attached it to the flap of a Whisper White Medium Envelope. Finally I cut the paper to shape with Paper Snips using the edge of the flap as a guide.

SIMPLE ASSEMBLY

With everything prepared, putting this simple card together was, well, simple.

I created a card base from Pretty Peacock Card and glued the piece with the sentiment onto the front. Then I glued the other white layer on the inside. Finally I wrapped some Whisper White Baker’s Twine around the front of the card and tied it in a simple bow.

There are lots of ways that I could take this simple design and step it up. First I could mount the DSP on the front onto a layer of coloured card or foil before adding to the white layer. I could attach the card layers with Stampin’ Dimensionals instead of liquid glue. I could even emboss the sentiment rather than stamping it with coloured ink. That’s what I love about simple projects, they’re quick and easy but also a jumping off point for anyone looking to develop their card making skills. What do you think?

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