Today’s card is for the Global Design Project Challenge #GDP230, which is a sketch challenge. I have had this idea for a card using Honey Bee, but I was never motivated to actually do it until I saw my e-mail about the challenge. When I saw the sketch, I thought the idea could really work for this challenge! To see the challenge and the great cards others are doing, check out the #GDP230 Sketch Challenge by clicking on the image below.

For this card, I wanted a bit of a vintage look using crumb cake and another color. Well, since it all about the bees, Crush Curry was an obvious choice for my pop color. I was going to use a plain card stock for the background, but I went through my DSP swatch books just to see if something would work and found the perfect pattern in the Mosaic Mood Specialty DSP. I thought it worked much better than plain card stock.

I had to add a bow, so I made that simple with just some linen thread. And at the end, I decided to color in the yellow flowers and the bees wings with Wink of Stella. It doesn’t show up in the photo I took, but it was a perfect touch to add some subtle glitter.

Products Used For This Card

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When you need a card and need it fast, I have to recommend Designer Series Paper(DSP) and a Memories & More Card Pack!  This quick and easy card was done with a card from the Tropical Oasis Memories & More card pack I saw, loved and had to make a card with!  I combined it with the matching DSP and some card stock and I have a card!

The Memories & More Card Packs are full of great cards you can use for card making or memory keeping and lots of other paper crafting. Stampin’ Up! offers them with select DSP and I away make sure I get them. Along with the great cards, there are usually matching stickers. And what fun those are!

The assemblage at the bottom is layered on a piece of the whisper white flax that has been colored using a Mango Melody Stamping Blend. I love coloring ribbon using a Stampin’ Blend. The color goes on quickly and it the ink dried fast. You could also color using a Stampin’ Spot. I just find the Stampin’ Blends are fast and you can control color by starting with the light Stampin’ Blend and adding a second coat if you need it. And if that doesn’t work, add a layer with the Dark Stampin’ Blend in the color you want to create on the ribbon. It is a great way to customize a card design or project.

Products Used To Make This Card

I did not start out trying to use almost everything in the Timeless Tropical Suite in this card. I had a design idea in mind and it just ended up I used just about everything in the suite! Product suites are entire groupings of coordinated items that usually revolve around a theme. For Timeless Tropical, its all about vintage tropical…definitely a 50’s and 60’s Hawaiian vibe. I love the papers in this suite and the one with this “woody”station wagon is my favorite. I had the idea of creating a frame and making the paper the centerpiece of the frame. And this card is what I came up with.

The version you see here was supposed to be embossed with the Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder. But somehow, I used the Basketweave embossing folder! I did not notice it until I was gluing it down. But honestly, it works! So, I left it. The Coastal Weave 3D Embossing folder has more of a rattan look to it. But with the dark sheet of DSP I choose, Basketweave works. I may have done the card over again if it had been a lighter color or the design really required a rattan look.

I wanted a yellow card stock for the sentiment, but not too bright, so I choose So Saffron. The flower embellishments are stickers from the Tropical Oasis Memories & More. A great add-on to many of the Designer Series Papers that Stampin’ Up! offers. I use the Memories & More quite often. The “assemblage” for the corner of the frame also used a Tropical Oasis metal trinket and I added a little bit of Linen Thread to tie it all together. A strip of the Braided Burlap Trim was added to reinforce the vintage feel of the card. The frayed ends also add the the vintage look.

I really love the sentiment with the vintage car. Timeless is a perfect description for this beautiful suite of vintage products! If you like tropical, you will love this Product Suite!

Products Used For This Card