Waterside Retreat for Global Design Project

May 4, 2026 | Gallery, Global Design Project, Hand-Crafted Cards | 0 comments

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This week’s Global Design Project is a sketch challenge. I hope you’ll join in the fun, and share your creation on social media. Don’t forget to tag it #gdp546.

Since tomorrow is the day the May-August 2026 catalog goes live, I’m giving you a sneak peek from one of my favorite suites, Waterside Retreat. The designer paper is gorgeous, and it’s suitable for masculine cards, which we all need.

Waterside Retreat Birds

To begin the design, I used the largest Spotlight On Nature Die to cut a pattern of birds from the Waterside Retreat Designer Paper. Then, I cut the plain sky, 4 1/4″ X 5 1/4″, and glued it to a Gray Granite card base, 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″, folded at 4 1/4″.  After gluing the sky to the left edge, I decided I wanted a Gray Granite border on the right side, so I trimmed off 1/4″. The circle was glued to the left edge, with the right half raised on Dimensionals.

“Enjoy your day” is from the Balloon Festoon Stamp Set. I stamped it in Memento Black Ink on the “sky” paper, used a Fragrant Layers Die for cutting, and attached it with Dimensionals. To complete the card, I added three 2025-2027 In Color Flat Pearls.

I almost forgot to tell you, I cut a circle from the “sky” paper on the card front, before gluing. As an afterthought, I glued it to the inside for a personal message.

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