Yes indeed, I created this bee card with the new Dragonfly Dreams featured in the new Occasions!  The dragonfly is  getting all the attention, but I think the bee in this set is spectacular! I had some cards to create for an organized swap and I really wanted to come up with something using this bee stamp.  Looking through the  Inside the Lines DSP, which you can get FREE with Sale-A-Bration,  I saw the floral design with the bee and an idea was born!

Because this is a swap, I try to use colors I have plenty of and So Saffron happened to be one of those.  I like bright, but sometimes it is nice to be a little more subtle and the pale color of the So Saffron made a perfect backdrop for the bee stamp and the DSP.  I colored in only a few places on the DSP…just enough to draw interest to the paper.  I chose Basic Black as the layering color because it popped the bee and the DSP so well.  And black with yellow is a classic color combination.

The Inside the Lines DSP has 4 different designs in the pack.  You get 3 of each design. It is beautiful for coloring, using as a background or even scrapbooking!

Recipe

Papers: Whisper White, So Saffron, Basic Black
Stamps: Dragonfly Dreams
Embellishments: Black Baker’s Twine

Winter is coming this week!  And I pulled out Totally Trees to make this chilly looking card thinking about it.  We have been really lucky in that temperatures have been mild to even warm at times over the holidays.  But that all changes later this week as we dip into the teens and 20’s for a few days.  And maybe a little snow too!

This card was made for the Global Design Project #GDP067 challenge with the theme”trees”.  It was a 2 week challenge due to the holidays and I totally forgot to enter this card!  Oh well, I made it during the holidays and forgot to post it!  But there were some fantastic winners.  If you would like to see those, click HERE!

The card uses several retired items, so this is something I made just to have fun.  I had the idea I wanted a “Hello January” card and was sure I could find stamps in my stash to make it.  The card conveys exactly the feelings I have thinking about January!

Recipe

Papers: Basic Black, Marina Mist, Smoky Slate, Whisper White
Stamps: Totally Trees, Happy Scenes, Thoughtful Banners, Perpetual Birthday Calendar
Tools: Circle Punches, Whisper White Craft Ink and Sponge Daubers.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with lots of warmth & cheer!  Today’s card is shamelessly cased from a card Paula Dobson did for Global Design Project #GDP067. You can see her card HERE!  It really is a lovely card and it made great use of the tree from Santa’s List.

I had a great holiday and was lucky enough to get some lovely gifts!  So, now I must have some thank you cards to send out for all this unexpected largess!  Paula’s card was just the inspiration I needed to come up with a simple, easy to make thank you card that is perfect for a holiday gift thank you!  It uses “Warmth & Cheer” DSP, which has been a favorite.  You have a holiday look without being too over the top Christmas!

With the Warmth & Cheer DSP stack, you have several plaids to choose from and I will probably use several of them to complete the thank you cards.  My first pick is the plaid shown here.  I love green and black as a combination and this is by far my favorite plaid in the stack! So this is my feature card for today.

Now all I have to do is come up with another design so I can enter this week’s Global Design Project! If you haven’t joined in on the fun, you should. This is a great challenge and the current one is a “tree” theme.  Because of the holidays, the challenge runs through Monday, January 2nd!  So, you have plenty of time to come up with something for this fun theme! There are some fabulous ideas.  Please take a look HERE! 

Recipe

Papers: Warmth & Cheer DSP Stack, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Black, Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Santa’s List, One Big Meaning,
Embellishments: Garden Green and Gold Backer’s Twine