Good Morning Fellow Stampers -
Welcome Monday!! How was everyone's weekend? Did you have a chance to sneak a peak over at the DDS Facebook page and see our little group in action Saturday afternoon?? ;-) We had a great time eating Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches and putting together the Oh Happy Day card kit!! What a fabulous kit!! And it really was a lot fun! As it always is when this fabulous group of ladies gets together.
It's Paper Players [PP305] challenge time. We have a sweet little sketch challenge this week. I decided it is time to pull out the fabulous Serene Scenery designer series paper stack and start playing. I've been putting off playing with this designer paper; I absolutely love this set of paper, and it has so much possibility -- it is just so gorgeous!! We'll be back to visit regarding this paper a little bit more later in the week!
Doggone Delightful Stampin' Design Tips:
- Layerothology. This card base is cut from Thick Whisper White cardstock, 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4" - a regular side-fold card. The beautiful background paper is matted with Old Olive cardstock, 4 1/8" x 5 3/8". In fact, I almost stuck with just Whisper White and Old Olive on this card; but the decided to pull in some Delightful Dijon for just a little bit of a pop of color. The popped center strip is 4" x 1 1/4" -- a piece of the DSP matted with Old Olive also and popped with dimensionals for some depth to the design.
- Sunburst Sayings. I just thought this stamp set was perfect against this designer paper. I gritted my teeth and decided to be brave and bold, and I stamped one of the "background" images from the stamp set in Delightful Dijon directly on the designer series paper (stamped off first of course). Does it look okay? The very simple sentiment is cut with the fabulous Layering Circles Framelits and overlaid the center piece. I added Brights Enamel Shapes and Clear Wink of Stella to dress the whole thing up, but keep it somewhat clean and simple.
- Turn to the Inside. The inside of this card design carries forward the theme from the front of the card with the DSP, and let's the recipient know how much they brighten your day!! What a sweet and lovely way to "brighten" someone's day and let them know how special they are to you. I was able to create this entire card out of one piece of 6" x 6" DSP. Pretty cool, huh?! :-)
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Until Next Time . . .