The Global Design Project has a colour challenge this week that celebrates fall colours. I decided to use the daisy stamp and punch from the Daisy Delight stamp set, but it looks like a chrysanthemum in my card because I used Pumpkin Pie and Crushed Curry for my flower.
Read MoreThere is a theme challenge for the Global Design Project this week, Fall In Love. I will admit Fall isn’t my favourite season, but I do love making fall themed and coloured cards.
Read MoreLast week the Global Design Project had a colour challenge. The week slipped away, and I didn’t get to participate. This week there is a sketch challenge. I really like the colours from last weeks challenge - Blackberry Bliss, Grapefruit Grove and Mint Macaron. They are 3 of my favourite Stampin’ Up! colours, so I decided to combine last week and this week and use those colours in this weeks sketch!
Read MoreThis week over at the Global Design Challenge we have a CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit) the Designer challenge. This was a fun card to CASE. It is beautiful in its simplicity, and I decided to keep my colour scheme simple as well, using neutral colours in similar tones.
Read MoreWhen I create Christmas cards like I like to change it up sometimes, and use 'non-traditional' colours. The Global Design Project challenge today gave me the perfect opportunity to do that, and I'm also sharing a sneak peak at some of the amazing new products from the 2018 Holiday catalogue.
Read MoreThe Global Design Project Challenge this week is a theme, and the theme is Take Me To The Sea. I wanted to use the High Tide stamp set for my card, the lighthouse was the perfect image to take me to the sea in my mind’s eye.
Read MoreThis week the Global Design Project Challenge turns 150, and we have a sketch to celebrate with. I love this sketch because it is a great way to show off some of our gorgeous Designer Series Paper. For my card today I decided to use the Garden Impressions 6 x 6 DSP.
Read MoreIt's a colour challenge over at the Global Design Project, and they are 3 fantastic colours! Night of Navy, Bermuda Bay and Lovely Lipstick. Blue is my favourite colour, so Night of Navy and Bermuda Bay work well for me, and I love the pop of bright that Lovely Lipstick adds. It is one of the new 2018 - 2020 In Colours. They are all bold bright colours and this one is no exception.
Read MoreThe challenge for the Global Design Project this week is to Case the Designer. For my card I decided to make a card using this months Paper Pumpkin Kit.
When you subscribe to Paper Pumpkin you will get an amazing kit delivered to your door every month. It will transport you to crafting heaven and show you a creative escape that makes you happy. If you join in August 2018 for the first time, you will get your first month for half price.
Read MoreI recently heard the old John Denver hit song Country Roads on the radio. They were talking about how the writers of the song were travelling when they wrote it, but not to West Virginia, and in fact, they had never been to West Virginia! When I saw the theme for today’s Global Design Project challenge, I thought of this song, and wanted to create a card to reflect that.
Read MoreWe have a sketch challenge at #GDP146 today. Come join me on a little escape to paradise with colours that remind me of the tropical bliss we enjoy while travelling south.
Read MoreThis week the Global Design Project has a colour challenge for us to play along with, and I love these colours! Grapefruit Grove is one of my favourite new colours, and I have used it often. It is bright and happy and goes beautifully with Fresh Fig and Mint Macaron.
Read MoreWhen I was invited to my very first Stampin' Up! Workshop, I had no idea what to expect. While I had done crafts all my life, I had never really done any stamping, or made my own greeting cards. I really hadn't done a lot of papercrafting of any type. We made a Christmas card that was lovely, but then . . . we made a Bagalope. We turned a plain white envelope into a beautiful gift bag. . . and it was easy to do!!
Read MoreThe Global Design Project challenge this week is a sketch, and I decided to use a fun fold to showcase my version of this sketch. I used Falling Flowers - the stamp set, as well as the pattern for the flower placement on my card. I love how this fold gives so much dimension to the look of the card when you have it standing on display.
Read MoreThe Global Design Challenge this week is to Case The Designer, and this time the designer is Brian King. Brian is a demonstrator in Atlanta and I have followed him for a while. His cards are clean and interesting, and I love his designs. He inspires me with lots of his designs, and today I am 'case'ing one of his cards.
Read MoreAs stampers, we know that CASEing (Create and Share Everything, or Copy and Selectively Edit) is a great way to create our own beautiful cards. This week for the Global Design Project our inspiration comes from the very talented Allison Okamitsu. The challenge is to CASE her card, so here is my card.
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