KISS & Tell

OK, getting tired of these yet? More cards for Cards for Heroes, using the KISS principle - Keep It Simple Stampers! Since the object of this exercise was to rapidly have enough cards to send off for the 25+2 challenge (25 cards for heroes, plus 2 Any Hero cards), instead of fussing around and complicating my own life like I usually do, working at snail's pace, I kept these cards as simple as possible while still adding enough detail to (hopefully) make the recipients feel special.

Recently someone on a message board was asking if experienced stampers ever make mistakes - um, yeah! Even on the simplest project those 'oops' moments happen, and mostly they are recoverable in some way. So I'm sharing the card below - how can you stuff up something so simple? Believe me, I can do it :)
Rather than abandon the card, I switched into 'how can I fix this' mode, and the fix was super simple too - stamp the same image on another piece of cardstock and fix it over the mistake. I think this card is actually the stand-out of the group, in a good way.These next cards are deliberately neutral. I wanted to make something that could suit almost any occasion, would work for both men and women, something the sender could adapt to their need. Although I did add ribbon, I think the colors still keep the cards masculine enough to work for the guys, what do you think? I see these cards working for almost anything - wedding, birthday, hello, thinking of you, or even sympathy in a pinch.
So that's the story behind these cards, keep it simple, git 'r done! Are you good at keeping things simple, or do you complicate your own path like me? As always, thanks for stopping by.

Stamp Credits: Border stamps - Judikins, text - Stampin' Up!

Texture embossing plates - Cuttlebug