Ode to Remembrance Day --- keeping it Clean and Simple!

With all that is happening in Canada and in the world, Remembrance Day is very much on my mind.  My Dad was a veteran and gave out poppies for donations and so, when I come across veterans doing so now, I feel compelled to buy a poppy "for him".  This card is for Remembrance and for my Dad.

I kept the card very Clean and Simple, making it a single sheet creation.  I had this idea in my head and, thankfully, had the stamps to bring that idea into reality.  I used Whisper White for my cardstock because it stamps cleanly and gives crisp images.  For my background stamp, I used the Hero Stamps "Delicate Blossoms".  I love the poppies in that set but only inked up one.

Over that poppy, I stamped the silhouette from the Stampin' Up! "For Your Country" stamp set.  I put it over towards the right side to avoid interference from the dark centre of the poppy.  Luckily I also had a sentiment that would work for my card and that came from the Stampin' Up! Project Life "Remember This" stamp set.

I coloured the poppy using my Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities.  I also went over the silhouette with my Stampin' Basic Black marker just to give it more depth.  Finally I added a touch of green to the grass.

I left a lot of white space to call attention to my images.  I hope you like it.

There are two challenges into which I'm entering this card, both of which call for CAS (clean and simple) cards.

Please check out CAS on Sunday.

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