I’m sharing cards throughout the month made with some of the STAMPtember products. Many other talented designers are doing the same! This is going to be a fun month filled with ideas and inspiration!

This card uses many little stamps - and I include some design tips in the techniques!

This card features the new Pumpkin Spice Vibes Clear Stamp Set. (See link below in the visual supply list.) This stamp set has a lot of cute little images. I knew I could build a little scene and use some of them, but I wanted to use more. A cute color blocked grid is a perfect solution.

Techniques:

• The grid uses a mix of colored cardstock and ink blended spaces.

• Most of the images are stamped with Versamark embossing ink and embossed with white. I was originally going to stamp some in color, but realized the design was more cohesive with the images in white on the solid or blended colors. That also provides the visual repetition with all the white lines of the images and the grid. (That’s one of those design principles I’ve been mentioning.) You’ll notice that the acorns in the top right are still in the colored stamping. I forgot to goo back and redo that one, but because it is so small and in that corner, it doesn’t distract too much.

• I chose the placement for the colored cardstock and blended spaces to provide a visual pathway through the card. That’s the kind of thing you may not notice, but it creates a good flow, which is another principle that helps the layout work.

• You’ll also notice that I put the two greetings on two of the more bold cardstock colors. That provides the contrast needed to help them stand out among the many squares. (It doesn’t matter that they are small and not in the center. The brightness of those two cardstock colors and that contrast helps them not get lost.)

Colors:

• cardstock: Concord & 9th: Dragonfruit, Watermelon, Grapefruit, and Clementine. Hammermill white

• ink: Concord & 9th: Dragonfruit, Sweet Pea, Watermelon, Grapefruit, and Clementine.

Be sure to check out the STAMPtember fun on social media or at Simon Says Stamp. They have a huge new product release, and there are over 30 limited-edition collaborations with some of the wonderful companies who are part of this industry. You can find all the details on the Simon Says Stamp blog here.

ALSO - SPECIAL LIMITED TIME OFFER! They are offering free shipping on orders over $25. Find the details on their blog.

Thank you for visiting! I hope you get some time to create something soon.
Links are below if you’re interested in any of the products I used.

Supply list*:

(Listed by company, with links to Simon Says Stamp and others. Simon Says Stamp links are affiliate links*.)

*Affiliate links do not cost you any more when you shop, but it is beneficial to creators when you use them, so thanks in advance!