Show off your paper with this fun card design!
Stampin’ Up! has great two sided patterned papers – so this is a perfect card design to show off your paper! Especially some of your Designer Series Papers (DSPs)! I’m also sharing because it’s a great time to stock up on some of these Designer Series Papers since selected ones are on sale for 15% off until the end of June!! (that would be this Friday, in case you’re like me and are often confused as to what the current date is…)
This card features the Delightfully Eclectic Designer Series Paper. This paper offering is a little unique because most 12″ x 12″ paper offered by Stampin’ Up! comes in a package of 12 sheets – 2 each of 6 different double sided papers. The Delightfully Eclectic DSP has four times as many sheets! It has 48 sheets, 4 each of 12 different (and eclectic…) double sided papers – so it’s fantastic for making multiples of the same card, or doing combinations of cards and 3D items or scrapbook pages that all coordinate.
We made this card in a recent Online Club get together. It’s a 3-1/2″ square of DSP, cut into equal squares of 1-3/4″. That way, if you keep the squares in the same arrangement, the pattern flows across all the squares. If you’ve been following the YamStamps blog for a while, you will realize that this is something that I really like to do with my card designs. I feel like the continuous pattern looks more cohesive (and also soothes my need for some order – at least I can have that in my paper crafting projects, since it’s often lacking elsewhere in my life it seems!!).
The next step is to fold back the corner of each square that is closest to the centre of the design. That can be a little fiddly, but it’s do-able. One of the tricks I shared in the Club is to mark the corner first so when you move it to fold the corner, you remember which one it is!! Once you’ve folded the corner, you see how you are able to show off your paper – both sides of it!
The sentiment in the centre is from the Artistically Inked stamp set and is stamped in Fresh Freesia ink that coordinates with the DSP and cardstock.
The Delightfully Eclectic DSP is part of the current DSP sale, so you can grab this super sized package at 15% off – but only until 30 June – hard to believe, but that’s this Friday!!! Shortcut to shop 24/7 in Canada is https://yamstamps.com/shop with delivery directly to your door. If you need assistance placing an order, or would like to pay by etransfer, you can send me a message and I’ll be in touch to finalize everything for you.
