Beauty Abounds for GDP168

It’s time for another CASE the Designer Challenge with the Global Design Project. There are so many places to find inspiration for the projects we make – I love the opportunity to create a project that’s inspired by the art of my fellow team members on GDP. Always a joy! This week we are CASEing one of my good friends, Sarah Berry. What fun!

Here’s my soft, sweet card for this week’s challenge:

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

When we CASE (Copy and Share Everything or Copy and Selectively Edit), we find inspiration in a project – theme, color combinations, layout, products used – and create our own project by making changes to make it our own.  When CASEing, it’s important to give credit to the original designer – it doesn’t take away from your project at all.

Tips, Tricks and Reminders

• A Simple CASE. I love the simplicity of Sarah’s card – even though there’s nothing simple about all the stamping she did to build that gorgeous wreath. The wreath is the focal point of this clean card with a sweet, centered sentiment. I knew from the start that I’d create a simple card with a similar layout. I love the white layer on a white backdrop and all the clean space on her card, too, so I knew I would have a large space of white on my card. I stamped this sentiment in the center of a piece of Thick Whisper White cardstock. I cropped the sentiment with a Stitched Shapes Framelits Die and removed the circle. I stamped the bokeh dots and then replaced the circle. I added a Petal Pink base to pull from the Petal Pink spots in the center of the card.
• Two Great Stamp Sets. The sentiment that’s a focal point of my card comes from the Floral Frames stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s 2018 Annual Catalog, but it’s the soft bokeh dots that really define this card. These dots are a part of the new Beauty Abounds stamp set in Stampin’ Up!’s 2019 Occasions Catalog. While I didn’t use the dies that coordinate with either of these stamp sets, both are offered as a bundle. Here’s a look at the Floral Frames Bundle from the 2018 Annual Catalog: Here’s a look at the Beauty Abounds Bundle from the upcoming 2019 Occasions Catalog: This set is filled with great sentiments, and the dies give us some amazing, layered butterflies. I worked with these gorgeous bokeh dots (I used a Stampin’ Sponge to add ink to the stamp set for a softer, crisper image) – and look forward to playing with the other elements in this bundle.
• Sweet Colors. I knew I wanted soft, sweet colors for these bokeh dots – and there’s no sweeter combination that pink, green and yellow. If you like this combination of Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam and Daffodil Delight, please save this:

Stamp Sets: Beauty Abounds, Floral Frames  Papers: Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Thick Whisper White  Inks: Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam, Daffodil Delight, Basic Black  Accessories: Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Beauty Abounds Cling Bundle – 150617

Price: $55.75

Floral Frames Clear-Mount Bundle – 148406

Price: $43.00

Petal Pink Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147108

Price: $7.50

Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147102

Price: $7.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147094

Price: $7.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies – 145372

Price: $30.00

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146985

Price: $8.50

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146988

Price: $8.50

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.75

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

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