CSS Release Week 1

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing a few cards made with some new goodies from Clear and Simple Stamps.  They are splitting up this month's release into 4 parts- each one will be revealed on a Saturday in January!

Today they are featuring Birch Trees, Reverse Birch Trees, Alpha Clear, Symbols (dies), and Imprints 5 (links can be found at the end of this post).

I LOVE the birch tree images- I wanted to feature the difference between Birch and Reverse Birch so you can see which you prefer (or, if you are like me, you need them both!).

For this first card, I stamped the birch background and added a sentiment strip, a feather, and a butterfly.  I made the feather by stamping it onto white cardstock with pink ink, cutting it out, and flipping it over.  I love how it casts a pinkish shadow on the cardstock layer below it.

To make the butterfly I wrapped a pink piece of quilling paper around a die cut and glued it on.  Here's a tip- only use enough glue to get it to adhere- you don't want glue puddling up around the quilling paper!!

Using the Reverse Birch, I took a more masculine approach.

Lastly, here is my card using the new alphabet set:

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you visit the other girls who are posting today!
Dana
Laura
Stephany
Clear and Simple Stamps

CSS Cardstock- A Blanc Check	CSS I Steel Got It Cardstock	CSS Birch Trees	CSS Reverse Birch Trees
CSS Feathers	CSS Cloudy Days Sentiments	CSS All Occasions 1	CSS Alpha Clear
CSS Flower Buds	CSS Trendy Tags	CSS I Steel Got It Ink	CSS Ink- I'm a Princess Pink
CSS Watermark Ink From an Anonymous Source	CSS Ink- Perfect Little Black Dress	CSS Coral Necklace Ink	CSS Ink Glamazon Green
CSS Ink Party Teal Dawn	CSS Ink - A Clean Slate	CSS Butterflies 1 Die	CSS Tags 1 Die
Stampendous Embossing Powder, .92 oz Detail White	EK Success Powder Tool	Fiskars SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer (12")	Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Mini
Honey Bee Non Stick Scissors	ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider	3-D Foam Squares, Mixed

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