Sunday, October 18, 2026

Versatility in Design


A few years ago I attended an online craft retreat called Maker Mania 8. The kit for the retreat was autumnal with papers and stamps and dies great for this time of year. My last post's sunflower came from the dies in that kit. One of the instructors was Tricia Crosland Roy from Ladybug Scrapbook (sadly she has closed her shop) and she designed the layout for these cards. It is a versatile design that can be changed up by featuring different sentiments.


The photos on an angle show the subtle use of metallic cardstock. There is a vellum circle behind the white sentiment circle. This birthday card will be entered in the Seize the Birthday #336 challenge for Anything Goes.



 
I varied the gemstones with each card, colours and numbers, playing off the gold paper.

The beautiful 3D embossed background does most of the work here. I used Spellbinders dies for the leaves and Distress Ink to provide a little shading around the edges. Thanks for visiting!