2020 has been a really long year, but the day you’ve been waiting for is here! It’s World Cardmaking Day! Yippee! On this day, you have the perfect excuse to cancel all plans, stay inside and make as many cards as you want to make. Don’t let anyone rain on your Cardmaking Day parade today! ♥
To celebrate this special day (and the first year I’m not hosting a big even with a hundred of my closest friends), I’ve made a card with some of my favorite things – the card combines two wonderful Designer Series Papers, features a favorite sentiment of mine and showcases a set of dies everyone needs in their life. Here’s my Happy World Cardmaking Day card:
And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card:
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- A Beautiful World of Good. The Beautiful World Bundle and World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper and complementary components of the same suite – and I love them both so much. Especially on a day like World Cardmaking Day! The globe and background circle are cropped with the World Map Dies, part of the Beautiful World Bundle. Here’s a look at this bundle:
The 2-1/2″ strip of the East Cost of the United States on my Card are pulled from the World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in this incredible pack of papers: 
The reason I picked this segment of the map on the paper? Just to the right of the cropped sentiment is Brunswick, GA (the birthplace of Brian King). Move up a little and to the left (and peal back the vellum circle a bit), you’ll see Knoxville, TN (where I moved to attend graduate school) and Atlanta, GA (where I’ve been since graduation). Such fun! 
The 1-1/4″ strip of black-and-white paper along the left side of the base square is pulled from the Halloween-themed Magic in this Night Designer Series Paper. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in this pack of paper: 
- Most Used. If I had to pick a current stamp set that I’ve used more than any other, I’d have to say it’s the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set – and I don’t always use it for birthdays. The sentiments in this set are versatile to slide into other celebrations or happy salutations. Here’s a look at the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set:
I placed a piece of tape over “you” in the “Lets Celebrate You” sentiment, tapped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, removed the tape and the stamped onto Thick Very Vanilla Cardstock. I then cropped the sentiment with the Classic Label Punch:
I snipped the banner tips off the punched sentiment for a squared off look. - Gorgeous Neutral Tones. I mostly make cards with lots of bright colors or cool color combinations, but neutral tones are not difficult for me. I love the clash of Crumb Cake and Basic Black – and Very Vanilla also helps to temper the darkness of the black. If you like this combination of Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Basic Black, I hope you will save this for future reference:
Stamp Sets: Itty Bitty Birthdays Papers: World of Good Specialty Designer Series Paper, Magic in this Night Designer Series Paper, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Thick Very Vanilla, Vellum Cardstock Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black Accessories: World Map Dies, 2-1/4″ Circle Punch, Classic Label Punch, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the Freshly Made Sketches site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
What are you doing today to honor this special, fun day? I hope you can make time to make cards.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
Designer Series Paper Sale
You know how much I love Designer Series Paper, right? I know you do, too – that’s why I’m excited to share that Stampin’ Up! is hosting a month-long Designer Series Paper Sale – 15% off select packs of papers from Stampin’ Up!’s 2020 Annual Catalog and August – December 2020 Mini Catalog. How fun! 
If you’d like to see all the papers that are on sale, please click on the document below:
If you’d like to see my favorite colors and cards with these papers, CLICK HERE.
Placing an order today? Of course you are! If you are placing an order for $150 or more, I want you to enjoy all of the Host Rewards you have earned. If your order is less than $150, I’d love for you please add this Host Code – PDGF77WJ – when prompted. Thank you!
This is a perfect card to celebrate today. Love how you used the map and the world diecut. Have a great cardmaking day!
Thank you so much, Hilda! I appreciate it! ♥
GREAT card my friend. LOVE your play on World Cardmaking Day.
Thanks, Kadie! It wasn’t what I had in my mind all day on Friday, but I was happy with the sketch inspiration and the World of Good suite. Had fun with it.
Great card..love this with the the layout from FMS. Thanks for all your inspiration! Hugs my friend!
Thank you so much, my friend! ♥ Hope your WCMD was wonderful!
As a lover of maps, this card really makes me smile. You did a fantastic job of combining DSP’s to show off the globe. Fabulous. Love it.
Thanks so much, my friend! I tried several neutral colors behind the black outline of the map before landing on this one. It’s such a great suite!
Awwww, perfect card my fried , I love it , I show John your comment about ordering to help you , he said he sounds serious, so don’t , ?lol, so I didn’t my friend, but I SAW YOU CAME IN 2ND PLACE ……… YAYYYYYYY ????????, great job my friend, I love you !!!! Hope to see you #1 next , ????
Hugs Frenchie ♥️
You are such a sweetie, Frenchie! I was able to meet my goal without having to place an order (or, more importantly, without Mom having to place an order). 🙂 Thanks for your sweet comments and lovely support.
Great use of that paper to celebrate WCMD and BK at the same time. From friend #99, LOL
Thanks, Cindie! ♥ 🙂 While I didn’t set out to make this card about me, I just had to. 🙂
What a perfect card to celebrate World Cardmaking Day! Love how you’ve used the sketch! Always a pleasure to see you in the FMS gallery, Brian!
Thank you so much, Amy! It was an inspiring sketch and was happy to play along. Thanks for always sharing your gorgeous cards to get us going. ♥
Awesome card to kick off World CardMaking Day!
Thanks, Ann! I really had fun with this paper and these dies.
I love this card! So much Brian in that map!
Thanks, Pam! If only I had planned ahead more, you would have seen ALL of the places I’ve lived. 🙂 ♥
Happy WCMD! This handsome card is creatively out of this world!
Thank you so much, my friend! Hope you were able to make some beauties on WCMD. ♥
What a great card. I love that busy map and globe. Your neutral colors are a great way to bring everything altogether.
Thank you so much, Jen! I really had fun with this sketch and these colors. ♥
Hi! This comment is a little late. Nevertheless, I was thinking about your wonderful events. Always looked forward to them. Your card is perfect for the Day and the Sketch Challenge. I love being one of your 100 closest friends! Be well, my friend.