Merry Pillow Box

Playing along with the Global Design Project again this week and the challenge is Christmas.  So many possibilities….. While I do love making and sending cards, I especially love making 3D gifts to personally hand out.  So that’s what I thought I would make for this challenge. For my little gift, I used so many of my favorite products from the Holiday catalog.  First, the fabulous Square Pillow Box Thinlits Die is such a versatile…

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PPA #275 – Beautiful Bunch Note

The challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts is a very autumnal color combination. Despite these colors reminding my of Autumn, I chose a general card theme for my entry.  This is a simple card with no sentiments that can be used for any number of occasions.  I like to have a few of these around…just in case. The centerpiece of this card is the flower stamped in Blackberry Bliss from the Beautiful Bunch stamp…

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Winter Wonderland for GDP#010

The sketch for this week’s Global Design Projects weekly challenge was really fun to interpret. My first inclination with this sketch was to use the Hearth & Home Thinlit Dies and create a window scene.  But I wanted to challenge myself by not doing that and trying to come up with a more unique design. I also wanted to use the Wonderland stamp set, primarily because I love the sentiments and the fonts in this…

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PPA #274 – A Little Kindness

The challenge this week at Pals Paper Arts is a great color combo…… At first, I was inclined to think Fall with this color combination, however Calypso Coral did not really say Fall to me like the other two colors.  Instead I opted for a thank you card given that November is the month of “thanks”. This card came together super fast using the Designer Series paper from the Cherry on Top DSP Stack.  The…

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