SNEAK PEEK: Happy Celebrations for GDP067

This week’s Theme Challenge at the Global Design Project is Trees.  There are so many great options for a beautiful tree project – especially this time of year.  I jumped into Stampin’ Up!’s 2017 Occasions Catalog, though, and inked up my brand new Happy Celebrations stamp set.  A tree seemed to spout from there.  Here’s my card:

And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• Happy Celebrations.  I know, I know.  I say that everything new needs to be on your wish list for the upcoming catalog.  THIS set, though, is amazing! Not only does it offer some beautifully scripted and printed sentiments that can be used for almost any needed sentiment, but the words are MUCH bigger than you’d expect.  Even though the printed catalog shows the stamps at their actual size, I wasn’t expecting these words to be so big.  I just love this set (can you tell?), so I was anxious to use it.  With a Trees Theme, I thought “celebrate new beginnings” was a nice ode to spring and to new adventures in life.  Here’s a peek at the new photopolymer set (as always, you can click on the picture to see the set in my online store):
  

  Happy Celebrations, Stampin’ Up!

• Best Birds.  I’ve eyed the thatched pattern in the Best Birds stamp set from the moment the set arrived in my Fungeon.  While I wasn’t sure how I’d use it in a bird-themed card, I immediately knew I wanted to use it here.  Not only did I add the thatched texture to the cropped out Emerald Envy tree leaves (cropped with Stylish Stems Framelits, an AMAZING new set of Framelits that I’ll be showcasing soon), but I added repeated the texture on the Dapper Denim border around the outside of the main panel for this card.  The repeated pattern adds something special to any card.
• Color Combination.  Emerald Envy has been a very popular color over the last several months.  It’s a perfectly bright and rich color for the Christmas holidays.  Crumb Cake has also been very popular.  I paired these two with Dapper Denim for a fun color combination to welcome Spring or any new beginning.  If you like this combination, too, feel free to save this:

Stamp Sets:  Happy Celebrations, Best Birds  Papers:  Crumb Cake, Emerald Envy, Dapper Denim, Whisper White  Inks:  Dapper Denim, Emerald Envy  Accessories:  Tree Builder Punch, Stylish Stems Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Happy Celebrations Photopolymer Stamp Set – 143012

Price: $35.00

Best Birds Photopolymer Stamp Set – 141525

Price: $21.00

Best Birds Photopolymer Bundle – 142315

Price: $43.00

Tree Builder Punch – 138295

Price: $18.00

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies – 142750

Price: $31.00

Crumb Cake 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 120953

Price: $8.00

Dapper Denim 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 141414

Price: $8.00

Emerald Envy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 141415

Price: $8.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 100730

Price: $9.00

Supply List

I hope you’ll pop over to the Global Design Project site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

Mystery Grab Bag.  During December, I’m giving away bundles of Designer Series Papers, ribbon and  embellishments for every $50 you spend with me.  What you receive is a mystery, but I know you’ll love it!  Click below to read more: