Feb 10, 2025 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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The Storybook Moments bunnies are working in their garden of strawberries and blueberries, for this week’s Global Design Project’s “fruit” theme challenge. I had fun fussy cutting the fabulous designer paper.
Strawberries and Blueberries
Countryside Corners Dies were also used to cut the strawberry designer paper (second largest), as well as Basic White Cardstock (largest and fourth largest) for layering. Before gluing the layers, I stamped “Happy Spring” in Boho Blue Ink on the top layer. This sentiment is in the Storybook Friends Stamp Set. Then, I attached the bunnies and blueberries with Dimensionals.
For the background, I embossed the front of the Boho Blue card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″, with the Cane Weave Embossing Folder.
Now, it’s your turn to find some fruit. Please share your design, and tag it #GDP483.
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Below, you will see additional, Sale-a-bration items that were introduced February 4th. These are current items that were selected to be offered for FREE when your order reaches $60.00. They will come up after “checkout,” and the numbers will be different from their regular numbers you see below. I think I see some new Sale-a-bration favorites! Only available as long as supplies last, or February 28th, when Sale-a-bration ends.
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Feb 3, 2025 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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This week’s Global Design Project is a fun sketch. It’s especially fun combing new products to create the design. I hope my design sparks your imagination, so you can join us by posting your card. Don’t forget to tag it #GDP482, so we can find you.
I love the new, Delightful Wishes flowers, and I used two of the dies to create four flowers that were the right size for the sketch. It was really fun cutting the flowers from the new, Bloom Impressions Designer Paper, one of the Free Sale-a-bration items. The top part of the flower was cut from Basic White Cardstock, and glued in place.
Delightful Blooms
The 1 1/2″ X 5 1/4″ strip beneath the flowers is Basic White Cardstock, given texture with the Dashing Designs Embossing Folder. I glued this to Basic White Cardstock, 4″ X 5 1/2″, after giving the white layer a bit of Azure Afternoon Ink, with a Blending Brush. Then, I glued the white layer to an Azure Afternoon card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
To complete the sketch, I stamped “you brighten my day” in Azure Afternoon Ink, used an Unbounded Love Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals. To highlight the sentiment, from the Spring Corners Stamp Set, I added three Rainbow Dots.
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Jan 27, 2025 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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I had fun, using the colors in this week’s Global Design Project challenge, to make a nontraditional Valentine. Join in the challenge, and let us see how you use these colors. Don’t forget to tag it #GDP481.
The heart looked so pretty in Calypso Coral, I began there by using two, Hearts Of Elegance Dies, to cut three hearts from Beautiful Bokeh Designer Paper. Prior to cutting, I stamped two of them in Calypso Coral Ink with an Elements Of Text stamp. Then, I glued two tips of the hearts together, and place them on Dimensionals.
Nontraditional Valentine
The background is Basic White Cardstock, 3 7/8″ X 5 1/8″, glued to Splendid Autumn Designer Paper, 4″ X 5 1/4″, in Old Olive. Prior to gluing, I used a Delightful Wishes Die to cut the diagonal pattern, Isn’t it fun? I also stamped splotches in “stamped-off” Pretty Peacock Ink, using another Element Of Text stamp. This double layer was glued to a Pretty Peacock card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
To complete my card, I stamped “Happy Valentine’s Day,” from the Hearts Of Elegance Stamp Set, in Pretty Peacock Ink.
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Jan 20, 2025 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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For today’s Global Design Project, I had fun CASEing Emma Goddard’s creative design. I love her background of heat embossed leaves, and ribbon placed beneath the sentiment. Please join in the challenge, and tag your design #GDP480, so we can find you.
I began with Full of Life Designer paper, 4″ X 5 1/4″, and a leaf stamp from the Hearts Of Elegance Stamp Set, creating a heat embossed background.
Heat Embossed Background
Heat embossing is such a fun technique! I stamped the leaves in Versamark, randomly, on the designer paper. Then, I sprinkled them with White Embossing Powder, shook the powder off, and set them with the Heat Tool. You know the leaves are set, when they turn from dull to shiny, and I love watching this happen! The majority of the powder is saved for future projects.
To continue with Emma’s design, I attached Iridescent Striped Trim, across the middle of the heat embossed layer. After tying a knot with the trim, I glued the layer to Thick Basic White Cardstock, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
“I appreciate you” is from the Thoughtful Wishes Stamp Set, stamped in Memento Black Ink on the same, Full Of Life Designer Paper. I used an Unbounded Love Die for cutting, layered it with cardstock for thickness, and attached it with Dimensionals. For extra sparkle, I added six Iridescent Discs.
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Jan 13, 2025 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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For this week’s “love notes” Global Design Project, I’m combining the adorable, Storybook Moments rabbit, with the Heart Shaped Bundle. A Storybook Friends Die was used to cut the rabbit from Storybook Moments Designer Paper. These are wonderful, new products that just became available January 7th, which you can see in my Product List below. And, the best news is, the Heart Shaped Bundle is FREE, with a qualifying order!
Heart Shaped
The heart was created by stamping a Heart Shaped stamp in Crumb Cake Ink on Basic Beige Cardstock. Then, I used a Heart Shaped Die to cut Soft Sea Foam Cardstock, which I glued on top of the stamped heart. Crumb Cake Ink was also used to stamp the sentiment, “My thoughts of you are all heart shaped.”
After stamping, I used a Citrus Blooms Die to cut the Basic Beige Cardstock, which I attached with Dimensionals to a Crumb Cake card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
Now, it’s your turn to create a “Love Note,” and be sure to use the hashtag #GDP479.
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Jan 6, 2025 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards |
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The first Global Design Project for 2025 is a sketch challenge. Please join in the challenge, and tag your entry #gdp478, so that we can find you.
For the circle in the sketch, I chose to make a wreath. The Encircled In Nature Dies are a favorite for making beautiful, delicate, wreaths. For today’s wreath, I used Mossy Meadow Cardstock, along with two designer papers: Perennial Lavender and Country Woods.
Wreath in Designer Paper
For the square, I used a Stylish Shapes Die to cut Perennial Lavender Designer Paper. A second Stylish Shapes Die was used to cut the sentiment label from Country Woods DSP. Prior to cutting, I stamped, “a huge thank you,” in Mossy Meadow Ink.
The background is a fabulous pattern of Storybook Moments Designer Paper, 5 1/4″ X 4″, available January 7. That’s tomorrow! This layer was glued to a Lost Lagoon card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.
To complete the design, I added die-cut leaves along the bottom of the sentiment label, and three 2024-26 In Color Shimmer Gems. The gems are blending in, so look carefully.
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