Simple Scandi Style

We have all seen the growth in simple, clean and cosy design in soft furnishings prints and art. It isn't surprising that many card makers are using this theme within their card making and I decided to use simple colours and a basic design to make an eye-catching card.

I started with some Kraft card which seems to be a very popular choice of card when making these style of cards. And in the bottom right hand corner and the top right hand corner I used a corner stamp that included a small hole that I could use later to string my butchers string through.

I used a very simple stamp which came Amy Tangerines Aspire set. Keeping with just one stamp design keeps the design simple but I used two prime colours that I would repeat in other elements of the card.

I stamped out two squares - one in red and one in green then cut the squares out. For each square I wanted to stamp out a simple butterfly shape. I marked the centre of each square with a pen dot so that I knew the butterfly would not turn out wonky!

I then put these aside ready to use later.

I had some red spotted washi tape and put three strips across the centre of the card to create a wide bold band. 

After the washi tape band I strung my red and white butchers string through the handy hole in my corner die punch.

After this it was quite simple to put the rest of the card together. A small square of solid red and solid green card were stuck on to the washi tape band and then the stamped squares with butterfly holes were glued on top of the coordinating colour square.