words that matter | CREATE + Comic Pop with Shirley

Sometimes one sheet of paper goods is all you need to make more than one card.

That's exactly what STAMPgirl Shirley shows us with these two vibrant cards featuring Simple Expressions: CREATE paired with Comic Pop Pocket Backgrounds. She used the same sheet of background paper for both cards, but approached the design differently each time.

And both cards put CREATE front and center.

Let the Background Do the Work

For her first card, Shirley cut along the zigzag lines in the Comic Pop background so the yellow section could streak across the card. She then stamped and colored the CREATE sentiment to coordinate with the colors in the background and added a few red pearl gems to finish the design. 

It's bold, colorful, and surprisingly quick to put together. The dramatic zigzag background does most of the work, while the coordinated sentiment ties everything together.

Use Every Bit of the Paper

For her second card, Shirley used the remainder of the background paper and took a completely different approach. Instead of adding another focal element, she stamped CREATE right into the open gap in the design and added a few arrow stickies.

Same sheet. Same stamp. Completely different card.

And that's one of the things that makes the Simple Expressions stamps so fun to work with. You can pair them with different Paper Goods options, or simply change how you use the background and get an entirely different look.

Two Cards, One Sheet

Shirley's projects are a great reminder to look at your Paper Goods with a little more creativity. A bold background doesn't have to be used exactly as it comes. Cut it, rearrange it, find the open spaces, and see what happens when you make the sentiment part of the design.

Simple Expressions gives you a solid word, an outline version, and a coordinating script phrase in each mini set, making it easy to create a focal sentiment that works with your favorite Paper Goods.

There are 18 words and quotes in the collection, so you can mix and match your favorite messages with Card Fronts, ATCs, Collage Sheets, Pocket Backdrops, and Ephemera Cut-Outs. And when you purchase a Simple Expressions stamp set with a qualifying Paper Goods Pack, the Paper Goods Pack is automatically 40% off.

Words That Matter

Whether you want to make a quick card or spend more time building a layered design, Simple Expressions gives you a meaningful word to build around.

Pick a word. Pick some Paper Goods. Then see where your creativity takes you.

Until next time, keep creating with words that matter.