Have you ever been stuck? You have picked out the products you want to use on a card, and you know what kind of card you want to make. Then…you’re stuck. Now what? A simple sketch can offer great inspiration to take that idea from a concept in your head to a finished card in your hand. That’s what happened to me this week – I needed a “thinking of you” card and wanted to play with a palette of blues. Everything sat there until I pulled up the FabFriday challenge that kicks off today, and it all came together. Yay! Here’s my card:
And here’s the banner for the challenge that inspired my card: 
Tips, Tricks and Reminders
- Sending Positive Thoughts with Wonderful As You. My card features two products from Stampin’ Up!’s January – June 2021 Mini Catalog that I love so very much. How incredible is this bold sentiment from the Wonderful As You stamp set?! It gets right to the point, don’t you think? It’s perfect for a “sorry things are terrible” or “thinking about you” card. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with this stamp set and have almost featured every one of the sentiments. Here’s a closer look at the Wonderful As You stamp set:
The stamp set is pretty great, huh? Speaking of great, the panel of blue flowers from Well Suited Designer Series Paper is incredible! This panel gave me the color inspiration I used on this blue card. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Well Suited Designer Series paper: 
- Layering the Sentiment. The sentiment at the center of this card takes a starring role on this card, but all of the elements around it really help it to shine. The Pacific Point band that hovers over the sentiment measures 3-1/4″ x 2-1/2″. I punched a 2″ circle into the middle of the panel with my Retiring 2″ Circle punch. I layered the backside of the circle with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and placed it over the 2-1/4″ square of Basic White and layered that over the 3-5/8″ x 2-1/4″ band of Night of Navy below it. I might have just popped up the sentiment on a band if it weren’t for the inspiration from this sketch.
- Beautiful Blues. I wouldn’t normally think to combine navy blue with bright blue for a color combination. These beautiful blues work wonderfully together, though, so I have no complaints here. Seems, too, the blues are perfect for a “cheer up” card. Shake those blues – here’s a card filled with positive thoughts. If you like this mix of Basic White, Pacific Point and Night of Navy as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:
Stamp Sets: Wonderful As You Papers: Well Suited Designer Series Paper, Night of Navy, Pacific Point Inks: Night of Navy Accessories: 2″ Circle Punch, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the FabFriday challenge blog to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
New Catalogs & Product Shares!
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Great take on the sketch, Brian. The color combination is very pretty and the DSP is a perfect way to soften the solid colors. Very sweet card.
Love the window to a sweet sentiment and the luscious blend of blues!
Such a pretty card . Plus what a surprise to find that the dsp is from
the Well Suited series ! That stamp set is special ,but makes me sad when I look at the images…sigh .
Wow, you made all that blue look real good! Great card!
GREAT layering look my friend.
Know what you mean hahaha, but your result was worth everything, it’s stunning Brian.
Great color combination for a great card.
I always like your card designs!
Who would think that so many blues could be so striking! WOW! You’re truly an inspiration. Great card my friend!