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Share What You Love for GDP#144

Jul 1, 2018 | Global Design Project | 2 comments

Global Design Project # 144

This week’s challenge is a CAS(E) the Designer challenge, which includes a variety of options for CAS(E)-ing.  While I could have CASE’d the card layout, used it as inspiration, pulled from the DSP, etc.  I chose to sort of follow the layout, used the same DSP stack, the SWYL stamp set, and incorporated the doile.  

The Share What You Love DSP is full of fabulous colors, gorgeous paper options, and all kinds of included accessories.   I’ve already used this suite for a few cards, and thoroughly enjoy cutting the DSP up.   I used Tranquil Tide for the base layer, So Saffron for the middle layer, and a piece of Berry Burst embossed using the Layered Leaves TIEF..  

Here’s my card:

Here’s the GDP challenge card:

My Take on the Challenge

In addition to using the SWYL DSP, I also used one of the sentiments from the Love What You Do coordinating stamp set.  The scripted fonts for all of these greetings are very versatile.  I put the sentiment in the same spot as the challenge card.  I started with a square piece of scrap Whisper White and used the trio punch to crop the corners.  Since didn’t want a plain white background,  I used So Saffron and one of the SWYL flower stamps.  I stamped the flowers in full strength and then again without re-inking to give the background dimension.  The sentiment was then stamped in Berry Burst.  

There were already so many layers on this card, I didn’t want to add yet another one under the DSP strip.  Therefore, I used the Tranquil Tide Stamping Write marker to outine the border of the paper.  Mary from Stamps-n-Lingers shared this trick on one of her Sunday night FB lives, and I have happily used it quite often.  

I cut the doile in half before adhering it to the back of the strip of DSP, and then popped it up on mini-dimensionals.  Dimensionals also provided dimension  for the sentiment element.

I really struggled with the ribbon, mainly because I am bow-challenged.   Retired Berry Burst ribbon provided the bottom layer, and the current Whisper White Polka Dot Tulle ribbon.  Bow challenged and layered ribbon:  always a fun combination.  Therefore I cheated and adhered the two layers together with glue dots and placed a flat layer on the card.  Amazingly, I tied a square knot and wound up with the tulled on top.  In order to hide the cheat, I used a small piece of Linen Thread to cinch the base ribbon and adhered the square knot using glue dots.  Happiness abounds.

Thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you are inspired to play along with the Global Design Project challenges, which are posted every Monday.  

Have a Peachy day!

Sue

 

A circle, flower, and a die cut for #tttc041

Apr 2, 2018 | Uncategorized | 2 comments

Tic Tac Toe Challenge No. 041

The #tttc each week offers 9 possible card combinations.  This week, I chose the top horizontal line of circle, flower, and die cut.  I tried combining it with the color challenge from Fab Friday #134 which is Powder Pink, Night of Navy, So Saffron, and Soft Sky.   What I got was a soft and sweet thank you card, even with the Night of Navy paper and ink.  I also substituted Pool Party for the Soft Sky.

Here’s my card:

Here’s the #tttc041 challenge:

The soft and sweet elements

I used Night of Navy for the base of the card, the ink for the sentiment, and Stamping Write Marker for the outline of the Pretty Label Punch.  I am getting better at using the marker to outline, as long as I remember to keep the marker below the punch.  It’s possible to control the outline by angling the thick side of the marker on the outline.  

The DSP is from the Whole Lot of Lovely DSP pack.  Some of these sheets are soft and others are bold, but they are all lovely.  Powder Pink flowers on the top, and the substitution of Pool Party on the bottom.   

The die cut is from the Stitched Shapes die set.  I love this set, use it often, and many times I use a Stamping Write marker to draw an outline in the ditch of the shapes. The So Saffron circle and mat under the DSP cover that color challenge.

When I got the elements together, I decided that it needed something, so I grabbed my Subtles enamel shapes.  There are 4 Powder Pink enamel dots in the 4 whole flowers on the top.  It just worked out that they surround the die cut circle.  There are 3 Pool Party enamel shapes on the bottom in a triangle.

The sentiment is from the All Things Thanks stamp set.  I had to use the Stamping Write marker to color just the parts of the sentiment that I wanted.  However, I love this font and have colored it in many times to use just the “thank you” portion of the stamp.

Have a Peachy Day!