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Welcome to this month\u2019s blog hop! I hope you are finding great, inspirational projects as you stop by each of our pages.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First things first\u2026  You are currently parked at my blog \u2013 Keep It Simple, Stampers.  I am Joanne Cantrell from a little tiny town at the very bottom of Illinois, smack dab in the middle of the United States.  I aim to keep my projects simple, but often get carried away because Stampin\u2019 Up! offers such great embellishments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This group of Stampin\u2019 Up! demonstrators has gathered together to learn a thing or two from Kylie Bertucci and her gang of merry stamping buddies.  It is a place where we can grow and learn to be the best demonstrators we can be for YOU, our beloved customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For me, 2019 is going to be a year of simplicity. If you have followed my blog for long, you have learned that I am a really busy person. I work a couple jobs plus volunteer for everything in addition to having a family and trying to carve out time to stamp. So, this year I am focusing on what is really important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, of course what is really important at this moment is being able to produce a beautiful card quick and easy. We all need a go to design and\/or set that we can use when we have 5-10 minutes to produce a card worthy of the need. A card that no one can tell it only took you a minute or two to produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, in the 2019 Occasions Catalog, I have found my newest go-to stamp set. It’s found on page 36 and it called Humming Along (#148758). What is great about it is that it have big bold line art that stands by itself or lends itself to all the latest techniques as well as the classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are two simple cards that I did with it today. (And by today, I mean I went up to the craft room at 7:03 this morning and was done with both by 7:15am. LOL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This card is classic black and white. No embellishments. No nothing. The only thing I did was create your standard 5-1\/4″ x 4″ layer and pop it up with Dimensionals. Yet, the card is beautiful. It needs nothing else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But, just to step it up a tiny little notch, I added a bit of color… <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still no embellishments. Just stamping with a little coloring using the Water Color Pencils. I did use a blender pen just to blend the pencil strokes. But other than that… nothing! I did try to put a ribbon on it, but it just didn’t look right. It is stunning all by itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This amazing Humming Along stamp set also has coordinating dies. Who doesn’t love that! So watch for things coming soon that feature those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, just keep hopping along to see what the others have to offer you this month! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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