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Old 07-11-2018, 08:38 PM   #1  
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I'm back with another challenge. Today is the birthday of Henry David Thoreau. National Simplicity Day is held in honor of him, as he believed in living simply. You can check out a couple of links about this: here and here. The task for this challenge is then to find a way to use the clean and simple style on your project.

You can go further if you like by incorporating some of the ideas presented in the links. For me, it was a clean and simple card with an element of nature. Sabrina was inspired by a quote she read and then built her clean and simple card around that. Lisa mentioned using up her stash, which fit with the notion of being frugal and decluttering, as she created her clean and simple card.


A big thank you to Sabrina, Lisa, Cathy and Carla for helping me out this week with some fabulous projects. Remember to use the keyword, WT696, when uploading your project so that we can all see your creations. It helps if you link it up back here too. You can view the entire gallery for this challenge HERE.

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Toni, great idea for a challenge. I decided to follow Sabrina’s lead and go CAS and use a quote. Here’s mine:

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With this weekend's staycation virtual stamp night approaching, you'll be sure to get LOTS of clean and simple cards that would fit this challenge!
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great challenge!!

here's my card

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Simplicity day works for me - I could get a card made and STILL get to work on time!!

Here is mine: Simply Enjoy the Day by bubblestx4 - at Splitcoaststampers
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Hope it's simple enough!

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for the Simplicity challenge, I pulled out a scalloped watercolor powder border, some dotted washi tape, and made this simple gate fold card. Used a small scalloped circle with folded clear tape on the back for my card close catch. For my dear niece in California for her birthday Here's best fishes
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ooooh, a teaser. can�t wait!

Originally Posted by tessaduck
With this weekend's staycation virtual stamp night approaching, you'll be sure to get LOTS of clean and simple cards that would fit this challenge!
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ABC:20T - My Color for T is Taupe

WT696 - Toni this was a great challenge, my 'single' thing is my clock.


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Toni, I loved this challenge. It brought back memories of reading Thoreau. Here's my card, based on my quote.
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Fabulous challenge today....thank you!!!! I can't wait to check out the gallery later!


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Love CAS challenges with a bit of a naturalist twist for National Simplicity Day!

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Clean and Simple is my preferred method of design! - here's a simple card I made using a lovely photo! WT696 A Silhouette Sunset by artystamper - at Splitcoaststampers
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What a great challenge today. Enjoying nature is my favorite way to simplify and let the cares of life go away for awhile...

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I normally scan my cards, but this one didn't show the textural details, so I used a real camera, which of course needed new batteries. It took a me longer to take the pic, and download it to the computer than it did to make it. WT696 Simply Add Love
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I am uploading my card for this challenge after a sweet lady tipped me off, lol ;)

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Loved this challenge - brought the ZEN to my stamping. Her is my card:
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Clever idea for a challenge. Thank you Toni!

I went with the frugal decluttering towards a clean and simple craft room.

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Here's my first vsn card: loads of love
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Here is mine. I doubled up with a VSN Challenge.
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Loved this challenge. The quote I used for inspiration was
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A little bit of catch-up...July was a busy month!

This is a pretty clean and simple card for me. I'm honoring one of the elements of nature found in many of Thoreau's writings: a flower. Examples of flowers showing up in his writing are: "One of the most attractive things about the flower is their beautiful reserve," and "Simplicity is the law of nature for men as well as for flowers.�

Here is my card: Zinnia Hugs for a Daughter!
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Here is my card for this challenge:

Sweet Congratulations 6x6#26

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One more card for this challenge:

Tough Life 6x6#27

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