Clean and Simple - Sweet Friend on a swing - MFT

Hello there, 

I was so excited to play for this year's MFT Superstar, but I totally forgot until a dear friend reminded me. 

I chose to play with this adorable girl from MFT Sweet friends set for my Clean and simple card. I stamped her at an angle on Canson Montval paper with Antique Linen Distress ink and did no line coloring with Zig markers. I chose to mute my colors for this card. To create more interest I used Window die-namics die, to depict that our sweet girl is on a swing outside.

I cut the window from light blue cardstock and also from white cardstock as my glass pane, assembled them and before adhering them, stamped my sentiment at the bottom of the window. 

For me, the most difficult thing while making CAS cards is, to practiced restraint and stop without over doing things. I consciously practice restraint, even though I wanted to add sky at a time, then thought of adding a branch and later a darker window. 

As I created this card, things that I kept in mind were those that were taught by Karolyn Lancon in the summer school class on White space. I had my focal point, a little dimension with my window, a visual triangle with my girl at an angle and yes white space.

I am entering my card for the Clean and simple genius