Wistful Wishes

The challenge at the Global Design Project this week is a color challenge and these colors were a bit of a challenge for me. What I love about participating in challenges like this is how a card evolves from a sketch or color combination that I would never have thought to put together.  I really admire the design teams of these challenges.  These challenges are a great way to stretch your creativity, not to mention…

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Bold & Beautiful Bloom

My card share today is inspired by the Paper Players #286 Color Challenge and the Global Design Project’s Theme Challenge…     The color combination is wonderfully bold so I set out to make a card that would do justice to these colors. Right now I am still a little obsessed with the large flower from the Birthday Blooms stamp set in the Occasions Catalog.  I just see so many reasons to stamp this flower!…

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Birthday Ballerina – GDP #026

The challenge at the Global Design Project is a sketch this week…. My card is for a special little girl’s birthday and I know she will love it as she loves ballet. I used a newly retired set for this card, Sparkly Seasons which came out in the Holiday Catalog.  I really love the images, especially the snow globe and intend to hang unto this set. I embossed the white circle with another retired embossing…

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Everything Eleanor – For YOU

Today’s card is using one of my favorite stamp sets.  I really love this set but for some reason have not used it in a long time.   I am entering this card in two challenges.  The Global Design Project’s color challenge and Freshly Made Sketches weekly sketch challenge.    Combining a color and sketch challenge is really fun.  I really like how these colors translated into a card.  There is something rather stunning about…

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