This is the first card I tried with the new Tranquil Textures Suite of products. Whenever there is a coastal, beach,seaside, etc. set, it is sure to be on my list of “must haves”. This set was no exception.  It offers wonderful possibilities with some interesting textures and the fabulous octopus! I was designing cards for a swap and this was my first attempt.  I had decided I loved Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron and Tranquil Tide as a color theme.  And I knew I wanted to use this set with the Wood Textures DSP.  I love how the card came out, but the number of pieces is a bit too much to handle for making lots of swaps! But I love the set for making detailed intricate cards with lots of layers.  Just the style I like, but not for making quantities of cards.

Check out all the fabulous new products for the Tranquil Textures suite by clicking on the image below.

Products Used To Make This Card

This cute alligator is from the Animal Expedition Suite.  One of the cutest and most whimsical of the suites, there are all sorts of animal characters you will fall in love with from this set. The alligator just happened to catch my eye right away and I couldn’t rest until I made a card with it! I stayed simple with just a sentiment and a bit of the unique leaf ribbon in the suite.  A die cut of the little birdie on the branch colored in with Stampin’ Blends topped off the sentiment. And the star of the show is the alligator art!

This new suite is full of possibilities.  Check out some of the design ideas below and click on the image to see more products that match this suite!

Products Used For This Card

One resolution I have made this year is to start holiday early!  And I don’t think June is too early to begin. After all, Thanksgiving is only 5 months away. And once Thanksgiving arrives, I never have enough time.  So, I planned to start holiday projects in the summer and have a good amount done by the time the new Holiday Occasions catalog arrives with so many new items to tempt me!

I was hoping there would be some fabulous holiday things in the new catalog.  And my hopes were met with the Under the Mistletoe Suite!  I love, love, love this paper! There are a variety of designs that will work for holiday and beyond. I love plaids and my eye was definitely drawn to this one in Olive and Navy.  How unusual is this color combo?  Plus,  I thought my design would fit the bill pretty well for this week’s Global Design Project #GDP142 a sketch challenge.  See all the other fabulous designs at Global Design Project #GDP142

Products Used For This Card