Today’s card is my rather liberal interpretation of this week’s Global Design Challenge – Case the Designer Connie Collins. The new Mediterranean Moments stamp inspired by Susan Nygaard has been a favorite since I got it. And this challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity.
I love it that all the images in this set look like they may have been photographed or painted from a trip you would take. They are just the kind of scenes you encounter while site seeing. This card also gave me a chance to use my favorite saying from Glamper Greetings, “Not All Who Wander Are Lost”. This saying really is me! I often go walkabout on my own. I like to explore and more often than not, I simply get an idea and follow it. Art Museums can keep me busy for hours as well as the local Botanical Garden. And when the weather is good, you may find me wandering about the zoo as well. So, yes I wander, but with a purpose!
The images in this set are definitely the kind of scenes that attract me when I travel about. The simple, the scenic, the unexpected. They are the moments and memories that last a lifetime and make you appreciate beauty in the world when you see it!
There are lots of other beautiful interpretations of the current Global Design Project Challenge and I encourage you to see them. #GDP064 is live now with lots of beautiful cards to see. And I encourage you to give it a try yourself!
In the stamp I used, I imagined a small, narrow street covered in bougainvillea with a really blue sky above. Just the type of street that a person like me would see and just have to walk down to see what is there! I wanted to try my hand at watercoloring with the new watercolor pencils you will find in the new Occasions catalog. You will love them! Watercolor pencils are a really easy way to add color to detailed images.
This beautiful new set of 4 images will not be available until the 2017 Occasions catalog debuts January 4th. But when you do get your catalog in hand, turn to page 29 and take a look at all the beautiful images! If you do memory keeping for your travels, these stamps are the perfect accents for those pages. Whether colored in or simply stamped in black ink, these stamps will bring back memories.
Recipe
Papers: Smoky Slate, Melon Mambo, Watercolor paper.
Stamps:Mediterranean Moments, Glamper Camper
Embellishments: Melon Mambo 1/8″ Stitched Ribbon, White Paper Doily
Tools: Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
Wonderful card Susan! I can’t wait to ink up this set. Thank you for playing along with the Global Design Project this week!
Beautiful colouring and I love that you paired the image with the brick embossing! Thanks so much for sharing your talents and joining in with ths week’s Global Design Project!