Paint charts & punches

Papers: paint charts

Other: tiny apple punch

Would be a good teacher thank you card, or just a birthday card.  No sentiment, didn't think it was needed.

Less Is More 78 - Sketch

Papers: paint charts

Font: Trocchi

Other: 0.5 inch hole punch

No stamps or ink in sight today.  Inspiration for this came from Valerie's card here.

I simply cut strips of random (yes, random) widths from a neutral palette paint chart, & 2 from a pastel chart, arranged them (randomly) on a strip of paper & trimmed to size.  Punched 2 rows of holes & overlaid the holes on the strips.  Sentiment printed on the computer in the accent colour, et voila!

Linking to:

Less is More: LIM 78, Sketch Challenge

Make a clean & simple card from paint charts

This is an idea that's all over the web.  Using the paint charts means you don't have to worry about matching / toning your colours.  It's already been done.  And it's free.  What's not to love? 

If you are going to make more than one of these, the easiest thing is to make a template.

I made mine using my Silhouette. You could also fold the paper & use a punch or scissors.  Make the template the same size as the card base & use temporary adhesive to hold it in place while you stick down your punched shapes. 

If I want to put a sentiment on the front, I just move the whole template up a bit.

Entered into Less Is More Challenge & CAS-ual Fridays this week.