<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[K.I.S.S. Keep It Simple&nbsp;Silly;)]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Many years ago I worked as a radio disc jockey which was perfect because I have the gift of gab but my PD (boss) would always tell me to &#8220;Keep It Simple Stupid!&#8221; Although he irked me to no end with that he did have a good point, do we need to agonize for hours over what button or ribbon to put on a project or should we just do it&#8230;or should I say &#8220;glue it&#8221;</p>
<p>I challenged my design team to create a card (or whatever) in 15 minutes or less. Some are using the brand new card kits I released this week (you can snag a freebie from <a href="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/24/card-kit-freebie/">this post</a>) and others are just using stuff from their stash. Here are my 15 minutes or less attempts, I had so much fun I couldn&#8217;t stop so I made 5! You can find the supplies used <a href="http://www.shophandmade.com/store?store1=lindsay">here</a>.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1620" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1620" data-attachment-id="1620" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/lss4quickpockets/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg" data-orig-size="600,668" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243456332&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lss4quickpockets" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg?w=269" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-1620" title="lss4quickpockets" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg?w=468&#038;h=521" alt="each pocket with card took 15 minutes to make!" width="468" height="521" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg?w=468&amp;h=521 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg?w=135&amp;h=150 135w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg?w=269&amp;h=300 269w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lss4quickpockets.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1620" class="wp-caption-text">each pocket with card took 15 minutes to make!</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1621" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1621" data-attachment-id="1621" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/lssquickthankyoupink/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg" data-orig-size="600,507" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243456274&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;11.759&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lssquickthankyoupink" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-1621" title="lssquickthankyoupink" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg?w=468&#038;h=395" alt="I used my Elegant card kit and sketchy orchid stamp on this quickie" width="468" height="395" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg?w=468&amp;h=395 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg?w=150&amp;h=127 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg?w=300&amp;h=254 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssquickthankyoupink.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1621" class="wp-caption-text">I used my Elegant card kit and a daffodil stamp on this quickie</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1622" style="width: 456px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1622" data-attachment-id="1622" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/quickorangecongrats/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg" data-orig-size="446,600" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243456161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.889&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="quickorangecongrats" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg?w=223" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg?w=446" class="size-full wp-image-1622" title="quickorangecongrats" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg?w=446&#038;h=600" alt="Another card using the black and cream Elegant kit." width="446" height="600" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg 446w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg?w=112&amp;h=150 112w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickorangecongrats.jpg?w=223&amp;h=300 223w" sizes="(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1622" class="wp-caption-text">Another card using the black and cream Elegant kit.</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1623" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1623" data-attachment-id="1623" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/quickbdayalice/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg" data-orig-size="500,428" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243455874&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="quickbdayalice" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg?w=500" class="size-full wp-image-1623" title="quickbdayalice" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg?w=468&#038;h=400" alt=" used an image from the Alice ATC sheet and the birthday kit for this invitation" width="468" height="400" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg?w=468&amp;h=400 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg?w=150&amp;h=128 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg?w=300&amp;h=257 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdayalice.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1623" class="wp-caption-text"> used an image from the Alice ATC sheet and the birthday kit for this invitation</p></div>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1624" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1624" data-attachment-id="1624" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/quickbdaytcupcake/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg" data-orig-size="500,411" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243455813&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="quickbdaytcupcake" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg?w=500" class="size-full wp-image-1624" title="quickbdaytcupcake" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg?w=468&#038;h=384" alt="another with the Birthday Card Kit and the Cherry on top digital stamp." width="468" height="384" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg?w=468&amp;h=384 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg?w=150&amp;h=123 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg?w=300&amp;h=247 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/quickbdaytcupcake.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1624" class="wp-caption-text">another with the Birthday Card Kit and the Cherry on top digital stamp.</p></div>
<p>The cute little pocket envelopes are from the dollar tree, a pack of 25 is only a buck! see what else I found:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1625" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1625" data-attachment-id="1625" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/dallortreefinds/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg" data-orig-size="500,375" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243455711&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="dallortreefinds" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg?w=500" class="size-full wp-image-1625" title="dallortreefinds" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg?w=468&#038;h=351" alt="Wow, look what I picked up at the dollar tree yesterday!" width="468" height="351" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg?w=468&amp;h=351 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dallortreefinds.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1625" class="wp-caption-text">Wow, look what I picked up at the dollar tree yesterday!</p></div>
<p>And one more card made with the scraps of the Birthday kit because I just couldn&#8217;t stop:</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1626" style="width: 478px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1626" data-attachment-id="1626" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/05/28/k-i-s-s-keep-it-simple-silly/lssorchidquick/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg" data-orig-size="600,763" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1243457958&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.817&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="lssorchidquick" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg?w=236" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-1626" title="lssorchidquick" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg?w=468&#038;h=595" alt="I used the Birthday kit and the Sketchy Orchid stamp on this." width="468" height="595" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg?w=468&amp;h=595 468w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg?w=118&amp;h=150 118w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg?w=236&amp;h=300 236w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/lssorchidquick.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1626" class="wp-caption-text">I used the Birthday kit and the Sketchy Orchid stamp on this.</p></div>
<p>Lindsay&#8217;s time saving tips:</p>
<p>1. Set up a place where you can work and leave supplies out. I have the luxury (I use the term luxury loosely, I work in the basement;) but everything is out an available and I don&#8217;t have to clean up until I am done. A card table in the corner works wonders.</p>
<p>2. Work in steps. I keep a Ziploc bag full of images that need to be colored along with a set of markers so I have something to do when being a couch potato 😉 you can also print out kits and cut them out while watching tv or quill or crochet a pretty flower. Make every minute count.</p>
<p>3. Don&#8217;t fret. Go with your instincts, the first button you chose to embellish a card is probably the best bet, trust your self and glue it down!</p>
<p>Thanks for reading through this long post. Now check out the other nifty quick projects the design team has for you today!</p>
<p><a href="http://paperrocksscissors.blogspot.com/">Kim</a></p>
<p><a href="http://myfenceposts2.blogspot.com/">Tracey</a></p>
<p><a href="http://scrapcationgetaway.blogspot.com/">Tamara</a></p>
<p><a href="http://zippycrafts.blogspot.com/">Lisa</a></p>
<p><a href="http://scrappinmargie.blogspot.com/">Margie</a></p>
<p><a href="http://scrapnkitty.blogspot.com/">Katt</a></p>
<p><a href="http://paperscissorspaintcreate.wordpress.com/">Row</a></p>
<p><a href="http://keepsakesbymelissa.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.corrosivecreationsbyjanet.blogspot.com/">Janet</a></p>
<p><a href="http://micheleroos-space.blogspot.com/">Michele R.</a></p>
<p><a href="http://olenasplace.blogspot.com/">Olena</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.randomcrafting.blogspot.com/">Michelle H</a>.</p>
<p>Enjoy the DT&#8217;s work and don&#8217;t forget to leave them some love, until next time happy crafting 😉</p>
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