Very Simply Susan

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

Today’s card was another balloon card I did for possible entry for the #GSP023 Theme Challenge – Balloons this week.  I loved this card because of its simplicity and the fact it showcased how well balloons can work, even for a Get Well Card. But I really loved Thursday’s card, the “Party-Mobile” just because it was so much fun. So that won out!

This card was inspired by something I saw on the Stampin’ Up blog. They did a series of cards using the Perfectly Artistic DSP, which is part of Sale-A-Bration.  You can see Stampin’ Up’s blog post HERE! to get more ideas on how to use this beautiful paper.  I took one of their very simple ideas and redesigned it using hearts and balloons.  As I said in my last post, I am finding out how versatile balloon images can be!  How cheery is this Get Well card for someone special? And who doesn’t like a kiss to make it better?

I used this beautiful DSP for one of my favorite cards a few posts ago called “Love Without Limits”.  That has been one of the most popular cards on the blog and Pinterest. The great thing about this paper is that is allows you to make very simple and quick cards that have a lot of wow factor because of the artistic look of the paper.  The colors are scrumptious too! If you hurry, I am sure it is still available!

Recipe

Papers: Basic Grey, Whisper White, Melon Mambo Perfectly Artistic DSP
Stamps: Beautiful Ride, Greatest Greetings
Accessories: Whisper White Baker’s Twine
Tools: Sweetheart Punch, Paper Snips