We have a theme challenge this week over at the Global Design Project challenge blog. Let me just say that should be one of our biggest weeks because let's get real...just about anything goes as long as it is a thank you card...so if you have never played along on one of our challenges, this is definitely the week you should give it a go. One of the things we are doing at GDP this week is sending our card to someone who plays along with our challenges on a regular basis. It was really difficult for me to choose just one person, but in the end I picked Dena Rekow. Dena is so creative and funny, but the thing I like the best is that she isn't afraid to try new things. So thank you, Dena, for being a regular player over at the Global Design Project challenge blog.
I don't know about you, but it has been a long winter here in Tennessee and I am ready for some warmer weather. I love all the beautiful colors of Spring that I know will be bursting forth over the next several weeks. It is probably the most beautiful time of the year here in middle Tennessee and it definitely inspired my color selection for today's card.
Don't you just love those fun polka dots. The stamp is actually the cherry from the Apple of My Eye photopolymer set, but I could not resist turning it into a super fun background for this "one-layer" card. The sentiment if from the same set.
Isn't this color combo just so much fun? It is Watermelon Wonder, Daffodil Delight, and Garden Green on Whisper White Heavy Cardstock. It has taken a while for me to embrace Watermelon Wonder, but now that I have, I adore it. Here is a little tip...I wanted the flower center to be a perfect match with the dots, so I stamped the peach from the stamp set with Watermelon Wonder ink and then cut the flower center from the stamped piece.
The embellishments on this card are easy to create with the Botanical Builders and the Rose Garden Thinlits Dies. If you are wondering where that white twine is from...then wonder no more...it is a strand from the 1-1/4" White Jute Ribbon. It makes the most wonderful bows and it is a nice change of pace from my typical linen thread bows.
Even if you don't join in, be sure to check out what the other talented designers/players have created for this fun challenge at the Global Design Project Challenge Blog.
