I had put off using this little cutie for long enough!  So I thought this would be a great card for a happy hello on a Monday!  The little chick is darling and again, it is all about the balloons this spring.  And how can you have a balloon without a party hat?

The stamps are from the Honeycomb Happiness set in the Sale-A-Bration catalog and are only around until March 31st! The paper is from the “It’s My Party DSP Stack”.  But the paper has one subtle difference.  I wanted to use this Bermuda Blue ribbon from the Occasions catalog.  So, I added in Bermuda Blue dots on the paper with a Stampin’ Write marker! A good example showing if the paper isn’t exactly what you need, it can be easy to make it your own!

With great patience and dexterity as well as 2 tries on the balloon, I fussy cut the chick and the balloon.  The party hat is actually a scrap from the flip side of the background paper. How lucky is that?  I just strategically cut to the star on the paper!!!

I used the “Oh Hello” sentiment from the set, but this card and stamp set would work for birthdays, Easter or even as a thank you with just a change of sentiment. So get stampin’ with this little guy and have some fun!

Recipe

Papers: Crushed Curry, Bermuda Blue, It’s My Party DSP Stack
Stamps: Oh, Hello
Embellishments:Bermuda Bay 1/8″ Stitched Ribbon, Crush Curry Enamel Dot

I created a  card this past week for Global Design Project  Tuesday that featured the Typeset Specialty DSP and these colors. (You can see the card HERE!).  Because I hadn’t used this DSP in so long and because I absolutely fell in love with this color combo, I just had to try another design.

I love the vintage and artistic look of this DSP.  So I knew the stamp set had to be Awesomely Artistic. The grid paper design “lives” with the Basic Gray and Smoky Slate very well.  I choose Daffodil Delight for the pop color because I wanted to use the GDP Color Challenge.  But with a design like this, you have many options. I could see a pink shade or a green with this.

My design process usually involves picking out a DSP(patterned paper) I like and then coming up with a design around that.  The design or patterned paper usually dictates the color scheme. But with a paper like Typeset, you can build whatever color story you want on it.

I encourage you to get out your Typeset Specialty DSP and try something vintage…I know you have a pack laying around somewhere!  Don’t we all?

Recipe

Papers: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Typeset Specialty DSP
Stamps: Awesomely Artistic

Today’s card is for #GDP025 – Global Design Project’s Color Challenge.  Once I saw the color challenge, I was inspired to do a more masculine card and use the Going Global set, which I love and seems so appropriate for the Global Design Project #GDP025!  Click on the image below to check out what everyone is doing this week.  This is a beautiful as well as classic color combination and the submissions are wonderful!

This design also gave me opportunity to use some of the Typeset Specialty DSP. I love this look in a paper and I cannot figure out why I don’t use it more.  We had a similar DSP a few years ago that everyone was mad for.  This DSP offers a lot more design choices in the set and if you like a vintage look to cards, this paper is a “must have”.  See all the designs in this DSP set here!  Just keep in mind that the photo on the Stampin’ Up website makes the paper look like it has a white background, but the paper is definitely very vanilla in the background and has a great vintage look because it is actually printed on newsprint weight paper! Very cool.

Another “must have” if you like to make masculine cards is the Going Global set.  The set on its own is great, but it also coordinates well with some of the nautical sets. What I love most about the Going Global set are the sentiments.

And last of all, I felt like I needed one more thing on the card to finish it off.  My first choice was some Candy Dots.  But I was down to a single Daffodil Delight dot! So, I chose Crushed Curry enamel dots from the 2016 Occasions catalog.  I think they work fine.

Recipe

Papers: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Delightful Daffodil, Typeset Specialty DSP
Stamps: Going Global
Inks: Basic Gray, Black
Embellishments: It’s My Party Enamel Dots in Crushed Curry
Tools: 2″ Circle Punch, Sweetheart Punch