Crafted Charm Designs: So Very... Blog Hop

Apr 4, 2018

So Very... Blog Hop

The theme for this month's Let's Get Hopping Blog Hop was to use Very Vanilla, instead of white, as your primary card color. I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan. I prefer a darker color such as crumb cake, but I decided I really needed to take this challenge on. So let's take a look at my... second card, I created for this challenge:

After I tossed out my first card I started hunting through my stash. I found a Stampin' Up Memories and More Bundle of Love card pack and realized it was perfect. Often when I get stuck my go to is a Memories and More card pack, half the work is done for you. Memories and More is primarily a ready made scrapbooking card set but, hence the name, they can be used for so much more than that. The Bundle of Love pack was the perfect color combination for this challenge. It was quick and it got the job done. I'm pretty happy with the results. I have a very vanilla base, with a very vanilla layer, and another layer cut from one of the large cards in the pack, and then I used one of the small cards as my sentiment. Ta-done!

Here's your crafty tip: One of the reasons I don't use Very Vanilla much, and particularly as a card base, is because it is too thin. Stampin' Up does sell a Very Vanilla Thick card stock now but I didn't have any on hand. No need to worry, all you have to do is layer layer layer. On this card I have four layers on top and two more on the bottom inside. The layers provided a sturdy, quality, card base like I'm accustomed to.