Washi Tape is something I don’t often use, but the colors of green and yellow in this Basic Packs 2 were irresistible. When I saw this week’s Global Design Project #94, I knew how I would use them. The five different tapes would go horizontally across a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock. I chose Lemon Lime Twist for the card base and “paired” it with “Pear” Pizazz, embossing it with the Layering Leaves embossing folder.

I adore our little, backward girl from Birthday Delivery, and could see her in my Washi Tape garden scene. I stamped her in Always Artichoke on Whisper White, and cut her out with the die that comes in the set. I was taken back to my childhood while hand cutting her yellow, polkadot dress, remembering the hours I spent playing paper dolls. I used Watercolor pencils for her hair and socks, and she was ready to be placed in the garden scene. I wanted her to be holding a long stem, which I found in the Balloon Pop-Up thinlit dies. Rather than a flower, I decided on this beautiful heart from the Ribbon of Courage set. I stamped it in Daffodil Delight to coordinate with her dress.

I chose the words she wanted to say, “Hello,” “Grateful,” and “For You,” from the At Home With You stamp set, and cut them out with the coordinating die. She is standing in branches from an Eclectic Layers die, which were doubled for durability. With everything glued and popped up on dimensionals, her garden was complete.

This little girl makes my heart happy, and for all of you reading this, she is grateful.