Wee Memories Challenge #68 - Focusing on Design

Last week Wee Memories issued a challenge that I just could not pass up! "No Patterned Paper" were the orders...and for me that's a perfect challenge to take on! So here I am with my entry into WMC68!

I never use patterned paper. I wish I used it more. I have no idea what to do with it...yet and still...I buy it up every time I see a pattern that I like! Go figure.

Since "no pattern paper" is part of my typical card making routine, I decided to challenge myself in another way....through design.

I love design. I appreciate the intricacies that go into a simple, well designed card. Sometimes I design a card around the sentiment. You know? Like cupcakes on a birthday card. Or a tie on a Father's Day card.  It's totally not necessary.

So...for this project, I honed in on design and created a card that speaks to my love of clean, modern shapes and colorful accents. I didn't worry about the sentiment.

I used die cut squares to complete the random pattern, then filled in the bottom three squares with stamped backgrounds from PTI's Background Basics: Retro (one of my all time faves). 

I chose to place the color toward the bottom of the card, to frame the sentiment and help direct the eye to that part of the card.

 Once I die cut and adhered the squares, I dug for a sentiment that fit perfectly beneath the red and blue parts of the pattern. I didn't want it to hang over the edge at all -- seemed cleaner that way. 

I was happy to find the birthday sentiment in my Mat Stack 1 set, and it was the perfect fit.

So there we go! A fun design for a birthday card...no cupcakes in sight!

Thanks for stopping by for some Damask Love!  Have a great Wednesday

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI (Background Basics: Retro, Mat Stack 1 Collection)

Ink: Stampin Up: (Rose Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turqouise)

Paper: PTI (True Black, white)

Other: Spellbinders square dies (large & small)