Global Design Project GDP#236

Hello everybody! This week I participated in the Global Design Challenge again. GDP#236 is case the designer and our inspiration is the beautiful card below by the very talented Janneke Dijkstra de Jong.

I have a friend who moved half way around the world last year and when I made this card I did so with her in mind. I will send this card today as an addition to her comfort file. Never heard this term before? I just learned about it a few month ago myself. It's your stack of happy mail from your friends and family that you have collected over the years at which you take a look to remind yourself of how much you mean to others. Pretty awesome right? Do you keep a comfort file? If not it might be time to start one. Especially in these trying and uncertain times right now this could give you just the little pick up you need.

Stay safe and healthy and thanks for looking,

Simple Painted Poppies

I am still waiting on my dies that coordinate with the Painted Poppies because they are on backorder. Nonetheless I wanted to use the stamp set so I decided to go in the simple stamping direction. Well, let me tell you simple stamping is an extremely difficult concept for me LOL. But I manged for this card - kind of. I only cheated a little bit with a piece of ribbon. Other than that I only used ink, paper and stamps!

Stay safe and healthy and thanks for looking,

3D POP-UP FLOWER POT

This week's Global Design Project challenge theme (#GDP235) is Spring / Easter. How fun! 

I decided to make a colorful 3D pop-up card that just screams spring and Easter to me. I have showered friends and family with even more cards than usual lately to put a smile in their faces. It's a crazy world out there right now and with all the uncertainty, turmoil and troubling everyday news a handmade card is a great surprise to find in the mailbox to brighten the recipient's day.
Today's card has such happy bright colors and so much dimension. I used lots and lots of dimensionals to stick the flowers on the base and that creates a lot of depth.

And the best part is that the card folds completely flat and can easily be send in the mail. Just slip off the belly band that holds the base flat and prevents the card from folding and stick it in an envelope.

Stay safe and healthy and thanks for looking,

Be as bold as your lipstick

Fall in love at first sight. That's what happened to me when I got my hands on the Mini catalog 2020 for the first time and paged through it. I fell in love with the Dressed to Impress stamp set. I could play with that all day - that is if I could find somebody to do the laundry, the dishes, make dinner..... you get the picture LOL. Here is one of my cards today but here is more so come back and check again in a few days.

Thanks for stopping by and have a happy colorful stamping kind of day!

Timeless Tulips POP-UP

When all of us demonstrators received the stamp set Timeless Tulips from the 2020 Mini catalog last year at convention I wasn't really sure what to think about it. I challenged myself to use it in different ways even though it might not be my favorite. And it has really grown on me. The cards I made with it turned out so pretty! Sometimes you just have to start playing with the stamps to see all their potential. 

In addition to stamping the image and coloring it with Stampin' Blends I used my Watercolor Pencils (you can find these in the main catalog) to give the tulips more depth and definition. Don't they almost look real?

So when I discovered I really like the stamp set my mind started racing about 100 miles an hour with countless ideas. One of my visions was a big bouquet of tulips that unfolds when you open the card 3D pop-up style.

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping,

Using Leftovers

Remember the card from my last post? I created the sparkly green background with the White Embossing paste. I loved the look and just couldn't throw out the scraps. That strip is  the perfect amount of background for this card. Covering the entire cardstock with the  leaves just would have been too much with all the layering around the flower. Scraps used, mission accomplished. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping,

A Little Bit Of Both

Now that the Holiday catalog is live it's easy to forget about all the beautiful stamp sets and embellishments in the main catalog. So for this card I combined product from both catalogs.

I really wanted the background to shimmer but was totally out of the Shimmery White Embossing Past. NOW WHAT? Here is where the creativity kicks in. I mixed the regular White Embossing Paste with Granny Apple Green refill and just added some Dazzling Diamond Stampin' Glitter. It's so sparkly!

Love how it turned out! And rest assured the Shimmery White Embossing Paste was added to my next order immediately!!!

Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping,