I love getting new Designer Series Paper. New Designs sometimes means finding new ways to use the paper or creating a new sketch for a card design, especially when it’s paper like this.
The same design is on both the top and bottom edges. You could just cut it horizontally across the middle, and do a little trimming and make six identical cards. But I like to mix up my designs and make unique cards. So I cut a strip 4″ x 12″ and made two cards. I could have made 3, so there might be a post soon with the one leftover piece. This is the first card I made.
This card is more or less the traditional card. From the 4″ x 12″ piece, I removed 1/2″ off the bottom and used it for an accent strip on the inside of my card, because you need to have something pretty on the inside too! Right?
Then I cut a piece 4″ x 5 1/4″ off the bottom and used it for the background for this card. I picked a coordinating piece from the same pack of the Awash in Beauty Designer Series Paper pack to place across the front. Don’t be afraid to mix patterns of paper on a card. That’s one of the best features of Stampin’ Up! products is that everything coordinates so you can mix and match with confidence! You can see the paper I used in the top row, 3rd from the left.
For the piece across the middle I cut 1″ off the side and then used dimentionals to adhere the pieces right to the edge which left the little gap in the middle. I got this idea from another Stampin’ Up Demonstrator, Natalie OShea. But I tweaked the dimensions of the papers and then cut the piece on the opposite end (that was actually a mistake, but we’ll keep that a secret!)
I used the new Stylish Shapes Dies to cut my sentiment banner and then wrapped a bit of twine around the end. And of course I used dimensionals to attach it.
If you’d like to make this card, these are the measurements:
- Tahitian Tide Cardstock – Cut 4 1/4″ x 11″, Score and fold at 5 1/2″, plus Cut 4″ x 2″
- Awash in Beauty Designer Series Paper –
- Pattern #1 – Cut 4″ x 5 1/4″
- Pattern #2 – Cut 3 3/4″ x 1 3/4″
- A strip cut 1/4″ x 4″
- Basic White Cardstock – Cut 4″ x 5 1/4″, plus a scrap for sentiment banner (3 3/4″ x 1 1/4″)
For the second card I used the flowers on the opposite end (that were upside down) and turned them right-side up and did a bit of trimming
This card used the same size card base (so I could use one piece of 8 1/2″ x 11″ cardstock) but it’s turned on it’s side. I did a little optional embossing of the Basic White Cardstock background (I did not do this when I made the card in the video) with the Gingham Embossing Folder.
I adhere the two layers together before I attached them to the card so I could get the right placement for the twine that I wrapped around the bottom piece. Those pieces are adhere to the card front with dimensionals. A small sentiment circle completes the card. Quick and easy!
If you’d like to make this card, these are the measurements:
- Tahitian Tide Cardstock –
- Cut 4 1/4″ x 11″; Score and fold at 5 1/2″ (card base)
- Cut 5″ x 2 1/4″
- Cut 4″ x 3″
- Awash in Beauty Designer Series Paper
- Pattern #1 – Cut 4 3/4″ x 3″
- Pattern #2 – Cut 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″
- Basic White Cardstock – Cut 2 pieces 5 1/4″ x 4″, plus a scrap for 1 1/4″ die cut circle
If you need help making these cards or have trouble with the video link below, please check out my YouTube channel and this video: Awash in Beauty – Two Cards!
Hope you have a great week-end!
Happy Stamping!
Patricia
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