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Another Fun Trick Using Designer Series Paper to Create Cards

Today we're using Another Fun Trick Using Designer Series Papaer to Create Cards. Tuesday we created a cute simple birthday card using DSP--if you missed it check it out here Click here to see Tuesday's card.

Here's today's creation...

Copper

 

and a bit closer peek...

Copper cu

Today we're  using the same card layout as we did on Tuesday. However, today our focal point is die cut from the designer paper instead of using the designer paper as the background for the focal point. By doing this we've created a very interesting leaf stem with absolutely no effort!

This card base is Copper Clay cardstock topped with a very thin border of white to coordinate with the white in the designer paper.

We've topped that off with a layer of Copper Clay and this layer is put through the Dotted Circle embossing folder...such a cute and fun embossing.

Our greeting is from the Simply Said set and we've stamped that on a round label die cut from the Changing Leaves Dies.

The embellishment consists of a sweet bow from the Iridescent Striped Ribbon and large Blooming Pearls (gold).

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by Thursday and see what we do with the DSP for another creation!

News: There's a new club coming your way--stay tuned to get the scoop!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Cut Copper Clay cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, score long side at 4 1/4 (card base).

2. Cut Basic White CS 4 1/8 X 5 3/8; adhere to card front.

3. Cut Copper Clay CS 4 X 5 1/4 ;put through Dotted Circle embossing folder; adhere to card front.

4. Die cut leaf stem (Changing Leaves dies) from 2023-2025 Regal Designer Series Paper; adhere to card front.

5. Die cut stitched circle from Basic White CS; stamp greeting in black ink (Memento); adhere to bottom of stem.

6. Cut approximately 7" Iridescent Striped ribbon, tie in bow; adhere to bottom of stem.

7. Adhere 3 large gold pearls (Blooming Pearls).

Your card is ready for sending!

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Stamp & Go 8-27-24 Frosted Forest

8-27-24 Stamp & Go

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Frosted Forest stamp set & dies

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Tricks of Using Designer Series Paper to Create Quick Cards

Today I'll be showing you Tricks of Using Designer Series Paper to Create Quick Cards.  Every year Stampin'Up! presents all the colors (50 of them) in packs of color families.  Each color is presented in 4 designs (front & back of 2 papers). 

This week we're creating with the Copper Clay in the 2023-2025 In Color pack of DSP...here's the sample of this set of papers...

Screenshot 2024-08-14 160628

Here's today's creation

White

and a bit closer...

White cuOne of the simplest uses of designer paper is to use it as the complete background for your focal point. We selected the white with copper design as our background today. We edged it with a very narrow border of Copper Clay and the card base is white which gives us great contrast.

Our focal point is a simple die cut using the leaves from Changing Leaves Dies (online exclusive product) and putting this cut through the Exposed Brick embossing folder to give it some wonder texture.

We used the large label die in the Changing Leaves set and stamped Happy Birthday from the Simply Said stamp set. We used Copper Clay ink to really coordinate the entire color combo.

To embellish we tied a small bow of Iridescent Striped ribbon for the base of the leaf stem and added 3 small 2023-25 In Color Opaque Sparkle dots...of course, we used the Copper Clay dots.

Simple but really has lots of appeal and can be used with any of the colors in the DSP pack--now that's a nice trick.

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by Thursday and see what we do with the DSP for another creation!

News: There's a new club coming your way--stay tuned to get the scoop!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Cut Thick White cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, score long side at 4 1/4 (card base).

2. Cut Copper Clay CS 4 1/8 X 5 3/8; adhere to card front.

3. Cut DSP 4 X 5 1/4 (2023-2025 In Color DSP); adhere to copper layer.

4. Die cut leaf stem (Changing Leaves Dies); run through Exposed Brick embossing folder; adhere to card front

5. Die cut long oval label (Changing Leaves Dies); stamp verse (Simply Said) in Copper Clay ink; adhere to card front using dimensionals.

6. Cut approximately 7" Iridescent Striped ribbon, tie in bow, adhere to stem with glue dot.

7. Adhere 3 small 2023-2025 In Color Opaque  Sparkle Dots--see placement on sample.

Your card is ready for sending!

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One More Card Using One Layout with Choose Happy Stamps

Today we're creating One More Card Using One Layout with Choose Happy Stamps. Tuesday we chatted about the versatility of using one layout and one stamp set for multiple occasions throughout the year.  If you missed that card you can check it out here Click here to see Tuesday's card.

This is the Choose Happy stamp set...

Screenshot 2024-08-07 102408As we mentioned previously---the mix & match of these sentiments makes this set quite useful for the entire year of greetings. The images are just perfect to pair up for a bit of "happy" to go along with the sentiments.

Here's today's card...

Flower

 here's a bit closer look...

Flower cuFor today's card we began with a basic white base & added a bright & cheery Daffodil layer with the embossed Dotted Circle image...that just makes you happy to look at it.

This looks great but adding that thin black edge around the daffodil really perked it up & made the yellow a bit brighter!

Using this as our standard base (like Tuesday's card) we change the appearance a bit by reducing the size of the border and adding the second one...still the same design but by making these small changes really makes the card appear to be different.

We used the same basic circle..just one size larger &  'floral' border instead of the 'dot dash' border on Tuesday's card. Again, same basic design but a small change gives us a slightly different feel.

This card uses the flower and bumble bee for the focal points. We used 2 of the greetings to form our sentient 'happy birthday." The two different fonts add a lot of interest rather than using just one.

The dash of sparkle was accomplished using the Sparkle Gems in gold. 

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by next week  to see what we're creating!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Cut Thick Basic White cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2; score long side at 4 1/4 (card base).

2. Cut Basic Black cardstock 5 1/4 X 4; adhere to card front.

3. Cut Daffodil Delight 5 1/8 X 3 7/8; put through Dotted Circle embossing folder & adhere to black layer.

4. Die cut the 3 1/4 decorated circle (Spotlight on Nature stamps) from Basic White CS:

    *Stamp happy, birthday, flower, and bee, memento ink (see sample for placement).
    *Color images with Blends: Dark Daffodil Delight, Light Pumpkin Pie, Dark Shaded Spruce.
    *Adhere one large & 2 small gold Sparkle Gems (see sample for placement).
    *Adhere circle to card front.

Your card is ready for sending!

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Using Choose Happy Stamps & One Layout for Multiple Cards

This week we'll be Using Choose Happy Stamps & One Layout for Multiple Cards. Choose Happy is one of those very useful sets with lots of mix and match verses and images. Here's the set.....

Screenshot 2024-08-07 102408As you can see from the greetings---this set can take you through nearly a year of occasions. The images are super for mixing and matching to meet those occasions.

Here's today's card....

Boat and a bit closer look..

Boat cuIf your life is busy (like many of ours) it's always nice to have a simple design on which you can base multiple cards. Better yet if you can use this layout for multiple occasions and use a single stamp set for your creations.  That's what we are working on this week...one stamp set (Choose Happy) and one basic simple layout.

Our background for this card was created with the new So Swirly embossing folder--what a great embellishment for a seaworthy image.  

The label was die cut with one of those fancy edged circles from Spotlight on Nature ---a \ super die set that compliments nearly every scenario.

For this card we are focusing on a simple card that can cover a multitude of occasions---"hello." We paired the verse with the sailboat and, of course, the cute little sun. Just a quick swipe with the Blends for a touch of color. Cute & simple.

We added a sprinkle of sparkle with the 3 small Basic Rhinestone Jewels and we are ready to send!

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by next week  to see what we're creating then!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Cut Thick Basic White cardstock 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, score long side at 4 1/4 (card base).

2. Cut Basic White cardstock 5 X 3 3/4; put through So Swirly embossing folder and adhere to card front.

3. Die cut 2 3/4" diameter circle (Spotlight on Nature Dies) from Basic White cardstock:

    *Stamp boat, sun & hello in Memento ink. See sample for placement.
    *Color images with Blends:  Light/Dark Boho Blue, Dark Real Red, and Dark Daffodil
 Delight.
    *Adhere 3 small Basic Rhinestone Jewels around the boat image--see sample for placement.
    *Using 3 dimesionals adhere the circle to the card front.

Your card is ready for sending!

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Another 5 Minute Thank You Card

Today we're designing Another 5 Minute Thank You Card! And again we are using the pre-designed card and envelope bases from the Sunny Springs set. Tuesday we created a bright and beautiful card...if you missed it check it out here Click here to see Tuesday's card.

This is the set of card bases we're using

Screenshot 2024-07-31 095738

This is today's card....

Pink

And this is a closer look at the focal point...

Pink cu

We began the design by selecting the pink flowery base card along with the matching envelope from the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes.

The Petunia Pop flowers in the Fully Flowering Ephemera set are a perfect match. And, again as we have found in our previous designs, these flowers just blend into the background without something to give them a boost. 

Not seeing exactly the color combo we needed we flipped over the ephemera pages and looked for a white design that would do the trick...and there it was...a cute curvy oblong. We slipped that under the flowers and it was just what was needed. We popped up the flowers with a couple of dimensionals to add some interest.

The "Thanks Friend" was the right sentiment (Saying Something) and a coordinating color--we also use dimensionals on that to give it a bit of rise.

We finalized the design with 3 sparkly rhinestones to give it that last bit of pizzazz.

Now, it just doesn't get any quicker that than!

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by next week  to see what we're creating then!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Select the pink with floral designs from the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes

2. Punch out the curvy oblong label (Labels & Layers Ephemera) Note: front side is curry floral.  Adhere to center of card front.

3. Add the Petunia Pop flowers with Granny Green leaves (Fully Flowering Ephemera) add to the upper part of the white label with dimensionals.

4. Nab the "Thanks Friend" in Petunia (Saying Something Ephemera) and pop it up with dimensionals on the lower part of the label.

5. Adhere 3 small rhinestones to the bottom curve of the label (see sample for exact placement).

Your card is ready for sending!

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Super Simple Thank You Card

Today we're designing a Super Simple Thank You Card using the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes. As you recall we created a couple of beauties last week using the Calming Creek cards and Envelopes--if you missed them check them out here...Click to see last week's cards

Here is the premade card bases we're using this week:

Screenshot 2024-07-31 095738

This is today's card....

Lolly

and a bit closer look...

Lolly cu

Here's a super bright and cheery card that you can put together in less that 5 minutes! We begin with that curry & lolly card base...and, of course you have a matching envelope.

We selected the lovely coordinating yellow roses (Fully Flowering Ephemera). Note that when you lay these on the selected card base they kind of blend into the base....so we layered in the white banner label underneath and presto! they pop out beautifully. But you say, you don't find the white banner label in any of the ephemera packs....but it's in there!

Here's a way to totally double your options with the ephemera packs---turn them over and use the back side when you want a specific shape but the color on the front printed side is all wrong for your card. So flipping through the Labels & Layers I saw the crumb with black flowers---definitely not a design fit for my card but if I flip it to the back side--it's white which is the perfect solution for my card.

Next I found the right greeting for the thank you to my friend in the Saying Something Ephemera which layered nicely over the lower right corner of the flowers on the label.

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by next week  to see what we're creating with this set!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Select the Lemon Lolly & Crushed Curry card base (Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes) & matching envelope.

2. Look on the back side of the Labels & Layers Ephemera to nab the white banner label--adhere to card center.

3. Layer on the yellow roses (Fully Flowering Ephemera).

4. Using dimensionals adhere the "Thanks for always being a friend" from the Saying Something Ephemera to the lower right of the banner.

5. Adhere 3 small rhinestones in a straight row in the lower left corner of the banner.

Your card is ready for sending!

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Stamp & Go 8-13-24 - Translucent Florals

8-13-24 Stamp & Go

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Translucent Florals stamp set & dies

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Quickest Thank You Card You've Ever Made

Today we're creating the Quickest Thank You Card You've Ever Made. We're creating again with the Calming Creek cards & envelopes. Tuesday we created an awesome birthday card using this set & ephemera packs...if you missed it check it out here Click here to see Tuesday's card.

Here's today's creation...

Blue

and a closer look...

Blue cu

The Thank you card we are working on today has it's base again in the Calming Creek set of pre-made bases with matching envelopes--which I think is just the cat's meow when the envelope matches the card.

We chose the Misty Moonlight base which also has a casual design built right in--leaves us more time to check out all the die cuts we have to choose from.

Then roving through the die cuts we see a cute little sail boat (Something for Everything set) and pop that slightly above center of the card front.

There is a cute little gray label that coordinates really well with the boat so we slide that under the bottom of the boat leaving plenty of room for more die cuts!

Since we needed a 'thank you' greeting we nabbed the 'thanks' (Saying Something) and layered that to the right on the gray label.

Looking at this--good... but then saw that little black star (Something for Everything) and positioned that to the left of 'thanks.' Pretty cool!

I'll give you step by step directions for today's project below followed by the supply list.

Stop by next week  to see what we're creating then!

Remember:

*Click into my Youtube Stamp & Go every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month @ 7PM--(or anytime after to catch the video)--you'll learn to create 3 fun cards  in a FREE card class, find out how to obtain free card kit & have immediate access to the materials & supply list...click here to check out earlier videos too Sandi's YouTube Channel

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Directions:

1. Select Misty Moonlight card base & matching envelopes (Calming Creed cards & envelopes)

2. Adhere the sailboat (Something for Everything Ephemera) with dimensionals (see position on sample)

3. Slip the gray label (Labels & Layers Ephemera pack) under the boat and adhere.

4. Adhere the 'thanks' (Saying Something Ephemera pack) to the right side of the label.

5. Adhere the small black star (Labels & Layers Ephemera pack) to the left of the greeting.

Your card is ready for sending!

Supplies: click on any image below and you'll be in my store to order your supplies now: