Beautiful You for GDP187

This week's Theme Challenge at Global Design Project is to create a beautiful landscape.  I love creating beach scenes - I'm a beach girl at heart - so this was an easy one for me.  I'm happy to add that this card was chosen as a GDP Winner - see all the winning entries here.

Here's the GDP banner that inspired this challenge:

How can I re-create this card?

It's really pretty easy.  Follow along as I break it down step by step:

You'll need a pad of Post-it notes with the stickiness all over - not just a strip at the top.  

I start with a piece of Whisper White cardstock 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (1/4 of a sheet).  You can trim it down later to the finished size.

Any scrap cardstock works for the mask.  Cut it the same size as your card front (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") and die-cut a circle.  My circle for this design is 3-1/4".   Carefully fussy-cut your image stamped on the Post-it note & use it to mask the image on the card front.

Add color using sponge daubers.  I started at the bottom and worked my way up, starting with Crumb Cake, then a combination of Pool Party & Pacific Point, and finally Daffodil Delight.

The waves from High Tide are stamped in Pacific Point after sponging the other colors.

It's almost magical when you remove the masks.  What looked like a mess is now a work of art!

I used my Stamparatus to perfectly position the sentiment and the seagulls.  The seagulls are stamped in Gray Granite.  Some sand dollar die-cuts in the opposite corner balance things out.  I couldn't be happier with the way this card turned out!  So much so that I made several of them, all with different colors on the dress and different sentiments.  

I hope you'll visit the Global Design Project page to get inspired by all the wonderful cards on display there!

Product List

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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High Tide Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Under The Sea Framelits Dies

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock

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Crumb Cake 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Poppy Parade 8-1/2" x 11"" Card Stock"

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Sparkle Glimmer Paper

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Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

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Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

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Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad

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Sponge Daubers

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Poppy Parade Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

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Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

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Layering Circle Framelits Dies

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Big Shot

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Stamparatus

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Life Looks Beautiful on You!

Hey friends,

How's your weekend so far?  Hope you're getting a chance to do some of the things you love.  If you find time for some crafting, here's a simple little card that won't take much time but packs a punch!

Calypso Coral and Bermuda Bay are a fantastic color combination.  Honestly, I would not have thought to combine these 2 colors on my own, but when I saw them used together in the Cupcakes and Carousels Designer Paper stack, I loved it.  Here's the recipe for this card:

The card base is Bermuda Bay, cut at 8-1/2" x 5-1/2", scored on the long side at 4-1/4".  The card front is Very Vanilla, 4" x 5-1/4".  Stamp the dancing girl and the sentiment from Beautiful You using Basic Black Archival ink - this is the best black ink for dark, rich color.  Plus, it won't bleed when used with Stampin' Write markers or watercolor pencils.  Color the hat & dress with Calypso Coral & Bermuda Bay markers.  The skin tones are colored with a Peekaboo Peach marker.

Cut 3 strips of designer paper in widths of 1-1/2", 1" & 3/4".  I used patterns from the Cupcakes and Carousels Designer Paper stack, plus Bermuda Bay Glimmer Paper (a free Sale-a-Bration item).  If you make this card without the glimmer paper strip, you could scatter 3 gems on the card front for glimmer, or use a Clear Wink of Stella glitter brush to add sparkly touches on the dress.  Flag the end of each strip using the Triple Banner Punch and trim them in varying lengths to fit on the card front. If you read my blog often, you know that this punch is another one of my must-haves!

The inside is special, too.  Here I stamped the dancing girl using Bermuda Bay ink and added another sentiment from the Beautiful You set, stamped in Basic Black Archival ink for contrast.

That's all there is to this card.  If you have 15 minutes to spend in the craft room, you can make this! There are 5 beautiful images with Beautiful You and many sentiments - it's one of my best selling stamp sets for beginners and seasoned stampers because you can make cards for so many different occasions with just a few basic supplies.

Product List

Beautiful You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Beautiful You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack

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Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131197]

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

[131171]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Bermuda Bay & Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Markers

[142803]

2016-2018 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[141393]

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

Banner Triple Punch

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Have a beautiful day,
Pat

Grateful for Friends, Both New & Old

Hi Stampers,

I held my last class for the season in Bonita Springs last week and I'm just sitting here thinking about all the new friends I've made and what a wonderful time we've enjoyed together.  I love showing people how easy it is to create a beautiful project that they can be proud of.  Sometimes I even teach a thing or two to experienced stampers (or they teach me)!  Either way, it puts a smile on everyone's face.  I love my job!

If you've taken one of my winter classes and you're reading this today, know that I appreciate you and I'm so glad to call you my friend!  I hope we can get together again in the future.  If you've taken my summer classes in the past, I can't wait to see you again.  We're gonna have a good time!

Moving on to the reason you're visiting my blog today...

The stamp set is Beautiful You, with the addition of the flowers which are from Love and Affection.  I wanted Sweet Sugarplum as my main color so I could use my Sweet Sugarplum Glimmer Paper (a Sale-a-Bration freebie!).  I was trying to decide what to use as a secondary color and when I laid down a sheet of Pool Party cardstock next to Sweet Sugarplum, it just "popped".  Pool Party is one of my all-time favorite go-to colors...I will be very said if Stampin' Up ever discontinues it.  Are you listening, Sara?  Please don't take my Pool Party away!

This would be a good card for so many congratulations-worthy occasions.  I'm thinking about graduations, engagements, maybe a promotion at work, or the purchase of a new home. I'll be you can come up with a lot more ideas.

 The dancing girl is stamped in Basic Black Archival ink and colored with Sweet Sugarplum and Pool Party Stampin' Write Markers.  Stampin' Up's Archival ink is what you want to use with water-based markers or Watercolor Pencils - the ink will not smear when mixed with water.  The Stampin' Write markers are available as sets from each of the basic four color families - Brights, Regals, Subtles, or Neutrals, plus the two current In-Color collections.  Or you can splurge and purchase the whole set!  Pool Party is part of the Subtles family, and Sweet Sugarplum is included in the 2016-2018 In-Color markers.  The designer paper is 1-1/2" x 3-3/4" and is from the 2016-2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack.  

I use this paper a lot in my cardmaking because of all the lovely words on it.  I can see using it as a great background paper for scrapbooking, too, as the sheets are 12" x 12".

"Congrats" is cut using the Sunshine Wishes Thinlits.  The set also includes the words "Hope", "Love" and "Sunshine", plus a heart, flower, and a butterfly.  The Sunshine Sayings stamp set was designed to coordinate with these Thinlits.  I recently bought both and have a lot of ideas percolating in my brain using them...stay tuned!

Remember, we are nearing the end of 2017 Sale-a-Bration (March 31).  If there are any Sale-a-Bration items that you are still wanting, don't hesitate!  When they're gone, they're gone for good.  If you need a Sale-a-Bration flyer or any current catalog, send me an email, I will get one to you asap! Click here or on the Shop Now button on this page to visit my website today.

Happy stamping,

Pat