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Beauty Abounds at #GDP173


What do you do when you have a day off work and it turns out to be an absolute scorcher of a day... park yourself under an air conditioning duct and a find a card challenge!  That's what I did this morning, and I couldn't pass up the colour challenge on offer the Global Design Project - after all pastels are my "go to" colours (and pink of course!)

#GDP173

I've been itching to try out the Bokeh dots in the Beauty abounds stamp set, so I took this colour palette and tried them out, and I love the result!


I wasn't in the mood for fussy cutting, so instead of stamping butterflies I used the beautiful Butterfly Elements that I earned as a Sale-a-Bration FREEBIE. There is an amazing selection of butterflies, flowers and leaves - 84 pressed wood elements in total in the pack.


I also couldn't resist using the Rectangle Stitched framelits, I am soooo loving having these rectangles to create layers and frames, and just had to add a little bling too - Iridescent sequins are great to have on hand, and go a long way!

Stamp sets & Framelits: Beauty Abounds, Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies 
Ink: Petal Pink, So Saffron, Soft Sea Foam
Cardstock: Whisper White, Petal Pink, Soft Sea Foam
Embellishments: Iridescent Sequin Assortment, Butterfly Elements (FREE with qualifying purchase during Sale-a-Bration)


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  1. Rosalie24 January 2019 at 17:26

    Thanks for showing your lovely card, yes the weather is a bit much to take but we really cannot do anything about that. Stay cool.

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  2. Cheryll Miller25 January 2019 at 00:59

    Sue, this is totally gorgeous!! xxx

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  3. Stampinwiththebees26 January 2019 at 04:38

    Love your Card..just Gorgeous!!

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  4. Sharryn Marden28 January 2019 at 00:07

    Beautiful card Sue, thankyou for sharing!

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