The Rule of Three!

You know how sometimes you see a stamp set and it really doesn’t do anything for you?  Well, that’s how I felt about the Animal Outing stamp set I received at On Stage back in April.  All demonstrators were gifted this set, and I just kept thinking, “what am I going to do with this?”  Obviously there are cute images and it would be great to scrapbook pictures from a trip to the zoo, but beyond that and some cute baby cards, I had my doubts that I’d be using it much.  That is until I started playing with it!

I use Lots of thank you cards on a regular basis, so I thought I’d start there.  I mean honestly, how can you NOT smile when you look at this adorable big rhino with the itty bitty bird…and did you see the from sitting on the branch smiling away?  I love to color with the Stampin’ Blends Markers, so it made adding color to the rhino a breeze.  The bird was colored in with Stampin’ Write Markers. 

I’ve mentioned many times over the years, that when I stamp I use my “Rule of Three”; that is layer, texture and embellish.  This card is a great example for this.  Obviously you can see that I love layers.  In this case I added some matting to the card base and the stamped image which helps to enhance the focal image.  Next, I added both visual and tactile texture to the card with the Basket Weave Embossing Folder.  And finally, I added and embellishment with the Lemon Lime Twist Ombre Ribbon.

I’d love to know if there’s a basic formula you use when you create.  I think it’s awesome to know how everyone’s creative juices get going.  Pop me an email or leave a comment.