This card is my entry for #GDP065 Global Design Project Color Challenge. I knew Merry Medley was the stamp set for this color challenge. The color combination in this challenge is one I  often use in my holiday cards.  I was also happy to incorporate one of the Merry Tags Framelits into a card.  I have been making tags with these Framelits and just love how fast you can crack out the tags with it!  Its on sale now if you simply have to have one!

Merriest Wishes, the matching stamp set for the Merry Tags Framelits also has some great sentiments that work for card fronts as well as tags.  And there is a wonderful small stamp you can use as falling snow on card fronts or tags. It is a versatile little set.

There are  so many great ideas for holiday cards submitted for this week’s challenge.  Please check out this week’s challenge and look at all the great cards there!

A few of of the Mini Jingle Bells are tied onto the tag with some Metallic Gold Baker’s Twine.  A simple sentiment from Stitched in Cheer completes this easy to make card.  And again, I just love this color combination!

Recipe

Papers: Real Red, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Merry Medley, Stitched in Cheer
Embellishments: Real Red 3/8″ Stitched Satin Ribbon, Mini Jingle Bells, Metallic Gold Baker’s Twine
Tools: Bunch Of Banners Framelits, Merry Tags Framelits, Bg Shot

I was very happy to see Glamper Greetings was a carryover stamp for the Holiday catalog!  I am definitely not a camper, but I have many friends and family who are. The camper is the main attraction, but the stamp set comes with sentiments and stamp designs for the holidays, birthdays, and more!

To show the versatility, you can see a Halloween card I did with this set HERE! With a choice of 32 different images in Glamper Camper, there is no end to card designs this cute little stamp set is perfect for.  Campers are a huge design theme now.  I have seen campers in tons of Christmas decor this year!  I think we all like the idea of being able to pack up and hit the road.  Campers are a great way to have a road trip, but still feel like you are at home.

I decided to make the camper the focal point and keep it simple.  Because the camper has a retro look, I picked a retro look paper from the This Christmas Specialty DSP. I love all the papers in this collection.  The designs are printed on a specialty lightweight paper that you can use for wrapping gifts or as envelope liners!  The designs all have a vintage/retro look and I have found this paper pairs well with a lot if this year’s stamp sets.

You cannot see it from the photograph, but I used a Wink of Stella pen to add sparkle to the string of lights, the star on the tree and the windows on the camper.  Just a little bit of sparkle really adds to the card.  I also used my old Stampin’ Up! water color pencils to color this in.  But great news! In the Occasions catalog launching January 4th, we have color pencils again!  I can’t wait!!!!

So, get on the camper craze,  get out your little camper stamp and try out some holiday ideas!

Recipe

Papers: This Christmas Specialty DSP, Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Stamps: Glamper Camper
Tools: Wink of Stella, watercolor pencils

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