This double sided paper card shows off both sides of the paper and makes for a quick and easy card!
This card layout is perfect with Stampin’ Up!’s two sided papers – this double sided paper card design is easy and impressive!
double sided paper card design
Most of Stampin’ Up!’s patterned papers are double sided – and this card design is perfect for them! I often have a hard time deciding which side of the paper to showcase, so this lets me feature both of them (OK one more so than the other, but at least I don’t have to bury one side totally). For this particular card, I used the Texture Chic Specialty Designer Series Paper and then added a small strip of the Distressed Gold Specialty Paper in behind to pull out the gold features in the paper and to make everything a little more special! I gave detailed instructions on this card design in a previous YamStamps Newsletter (subscribe so you don’t miss out on future tutorials), but the quick version – make a slit in your DSP and then fold back on a diagonal, and adhere the flaps in place.
For this double sided paper card design, I added the sentiment and dies from the Something Fancy Discounted Bundle (which includes the Something Fancy stamp set and coordinating Something Fancy dies). I like that the bundle is “gender neutral” which means I can get more bang for my crafting buck – it can be used for anyone on my card list, and there’s a number of different card-giving occasions covered, too!
If you purchase the Something Fancy Discounted Bundle by 28 February, you’ll also qualify to pick a free Sale-a-Bration item! That’s definitely a way to get more bang for your crafting buck! A reminder that Sale-a-Bration items are available until the end of the month OR until supply is exhausted. The Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper was definitely the most popular pick amongst my customers, and obviously others liked it too, because it’s no longer available. So if there’s something remaining on your Sale-a-Bration wish list, you’ll want to grab it sooner rather than later! You can shop online 24/7 and have your item delivered directly to your (Canadian) door from the YamStamps Online Stampin’ Up! Canada store – shortcut is yamstamps.com/shop. Grab the supplies to make your own version of this double sided paper card design! If you need assistance placing your order, or would like to pay by etransfer, you can email me and I’m happy to help (though I may not be as 24/7 as the online store links LOL!!!).
A few cuts and folds, and you’ll have an easy continuous pattern card that’s sure to impress!
Here I am with another quick and easy card – a continous pattern card that is one of my favourite layouts of the last little while. It works especially well with border print papers, like one of the pages from the Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper that you can get for free with a qualifying purchase of $60CAD product during Sale-a-Bration/while supplies last!
Continuous Pattern Card
For this card, it’s a standard sized cardbase – so in North America, that’s cardstock cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″. It’s folded in half, and then the cardfront is folded in half again. It’s an easy fancy fold style. I used Crushed Curry Cardstock, since that’s one of the colours used in the paper patterns.
I cut a piece of Designer Series Paper that was 5-1/4″ tall, and 6″ wide – which is great, because you can get 4 cards from one sheet of the paper! The paper was further cut down into 2″ wide strips and then I added a 2″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Basic White, closest to the inside fold. You’ll want to keep the strips of DSP in order while you decide how to adhere them onto your card. There’s a couple of ways to make a continuous pattern card!
Closed version of the continuous pattern card version above
The fun thing about this continuous pattern card is that you can decide what order to adhere the strips onto the card – if you want a continuous image when the card is closed, or if you’d rather have the entire continuous image flow from from left to right.
continuous pattern card – left to right version – closedcontinuous pattern card – left to right version
Which version do you prefer? A continuous pattern from left to right, or a continuous pattern when the card is closed?Either way, it’s a great card, I think!!
If looking at cards is a source of inspiration for your own crafting, a reminder that my Lovely Cards Inspiration Book is available for purchase until the end of next week (18 Feb 2023). I’ve rounded up one hundred photos of cards celebrating love and friendship using Stampin’ Up! Canada products that have been created over my twenty years as a demonstrator. It’s a digital photo gallery that will give you ideas for your own card making! Available as an instant download when you complete your purchase. Check it out!
Save $10CAD on Cards that POP if you register before 9 February 2023!
Cards that POP is my latest Online Class offering – and it’s been one of my favourites to put together. I don’t like super complicated crafting projects, so if I can make pop up cards, you can too! I’ll show you how. Check out the projects I’ll be sharing in the class…
Add some colour to this easy and elegant die cut card!
Stampin’ Up! Canada has some beautiful larger dies in the catalogues. The Two Tone Flora dies include dies that coordinate with the Two Tone Flora stamp set plus a larger detailed die that leaves a border around the cut section which I featured on this easy and elegant die cut card.
easy and elegant die cut card
The die is used to cut the detail in the cardfront, and then there’s a pop of colour in behind! Plus some Rhinestone Basic Jewels because who doesn’t like a little extra bling on their card?! I also added some Wink of Stella for some extra sparkle on the diecut (but it doesn’t photograph very well).
easy and elegant die cut card – insert
So as you can tell….you don’t need a lot of skill to create the coloured panel for this card….haha – that’s what helps make it an easy and elegant die cut card! If you can scribble, you can do this. I just did linear colouring, but you could do more organic blobby shapes (technical term…) or circles, or whatever. If you would like the details on how I created this card, click here to download the free tutorial pdf.
If you like crafting tips, tricks and tutorials, be sure to sign up for my newsletters! At the beginning of each month is the multi-project newsletter, then each week after that it’s smaller updates, with tutorials, tips or information, released each Tuesday. I’ll be releasing the February multi-project newsletter early, since the 31st of January falls on a Tuesday – and I don’t want you to have to wait until a week into February to get all the goodies! You can sign up the top right of the YamStamps blog page, in the box near the top of the YamStamps home page, or just click here.
In the meantime, if you’re in Ontario, hope that you are staying safe and not having to shovel TOO much snow right now!
Curved layers make this hello there card more interesting!
This hello there curved layer card uses Stampin’ Up! Canada’s Around the Bend stamp set and coordinating dies – and I think that this makes the usual “layer the patterned paper on cardstock and then onto the cardfront” look a little more interesting. Of course, I’m all about making an interesting card without spending 6 hours on it, so I’m happy about that!
Hello There Curved Layer Card
The Around the Bend stamp set is available in your choice of red rubber cling mount or clear photopolymer material – so when you place your order be mindful that they will have different item numbers (or just contact me and let me know which one you want and I will be mindful when I place the order for you!). The Around the Bend dies have coordinating shapes and angles, and there’s a discounted cling mount bundle or a discounted photopolymer bundle available. Have I mentioned how much I love the fact that the coordinating dies and stamp sets now have the same name so I don’t have to remember which ones go together?!
The scalloped layer on the Hello There Curved Layer Card is cut from the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper which is a Sale-a-Bration item – you can select this patterned paper for free with a $120CAD product order. I picked the Pale Papaya cardstock for the curved layer and I also used Pale Papaya ink for the sentiment. After I finished the card, I decided I wanted to add a bit more bling to it – so I used some 2021-2023 In Color Opal Rounds to add shine and just a touch of colour.
Hello There Layered Card – close up detail
The Take Your Pick Tool with the Die Brush Tip make removing all the little bits easier – just place the die cut piece on the foam that comes with the Brush tip, then run the brush over the die cut piece. I put my foam mat into a shallow box to try to contain some of the little bits that tend to go flying (especially because I am usually doing it in a hurry….).
This is one of the cards we made during Stampers Club this month, though I didn’t think of adding the bling until after club! My Stampers Club is a great way for members to budget out their crafting spending. Each month, we meet (via Zoom/recording) and create the card projects from the packet of supplies each member receives. After club, we place a group order, and each club member gets a turn receiving the Stampin’ Rewards from the orders placed that month. Each member signs up for 6 months and has the option to continue for another 6 months. Some members take a break every now and then, and some just carry on! New members can start at any month, so we often have a rotation of new faces coming and going. Right now, since we continue to meet by Zoom, the bonus is that if you can’t make the club date, you can catch the recording, and still benefit from being in club. The other bonus is that you can be anywhere in Canada, you don’t have to be local to Burlington! If you’re interested in joining us, or have any questions about Stampers Club, feel free to contact me!
Looking for a clear alternative to standard greeting cards?
Last chance to save 1/3 off the regular price for the Clear Cards Online Class! This class will present a clear alternative to standard handmade greeting cards – because they all use window sheets in some form!
Click here to register for the class – if you register by 11pm Wednesday 18 January, you’ll pay just $20CAD for lifetime access. Class launches on Thursday, 19 January and regular class fees will be in effect at that time ($30CAD for lifetime access).
These cards and techniques are impressive but easy! My kind of crafting!!
