If you are new to paper crafting with Stampin’ Up! products, there is an acronym that many of us use…DSP. It stands for Designer Series Paper. Just wanted to share that with you in case you had seen it and were curious.

My favorite DSP is currently Expressions in Ink. The colors are amazing, and the designs are trendy and feature the alcohol ink art technique you may have seen out there. One side of the sheets include gold foiling. So of course it is so much more stunning in person. But hopefully these photos will do it a bit of justice.

I’ve share lots of projects already featuring this paper on May 12, May 14, May 31, June 11, June 18, July 7, August 6, and August 30. But I have to share it AGAIN. Hahaha! Here is my latest card featuring my favorite of all the papers in this pack. Yes, I finally cut it up and used that deep and dreamy green sheet. 

And here is the information you’ll need if you wish to recreate what I made.

Products I used… See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.

Measurements for one card…

• Basic White Thick Cardstock
  • 5-1/2” x 7-1/2” scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4”
• Shaded Spruce Cardstock
  •  2-1/8″ x 5-1/2″
• Early Espresso Cardstock 
  • Scrap for die-cutting pinecone piece
• Soft Suede Cardstock
  • Scrap for die-cutting pinecone piece
• Gold Foil Paper
  • Scraps for die-cutting pine branch pieces
• Expessions in Ink Designer Paper
  • 2-5/8″ x 5-1/4″

Directions 

• Die-cut the pine cones and branch pieces. Trim the branch piece so you just have what you need. (The rest of it can be used for additional cards. OR you can just die-cut the portion you want to use for one card in the first place.) You’ll need a bit of the branches for the outside AND the inside.
• Add the designer paper with just a tiny bit of adhesive (so you can remove it if you mess up) to the front 3-1/4″ wide section of the Basic White card base. Then stamp the vertical sentiment. If you mess up, you can always use that designer paper on another card base. I suggest practicing your stamping first on scrap paper. I mass-produced my set of cards. So I used the Stamparatus tool. That way all my stamp images landed in the same place on all 40 of my cards. 
• Stamp the inside sentiment.
• Once you’ve stamped the vertical Happy Birthday and the inside sentiment, add the designer paper layer with more adhesive making sure to tuck in a gold branch piece before pressing all the way down.
• Assemble your pinecone/s using Multipurpose Liquid Glue and then add to the front with Dimensionals.
• Emboss the Shaded Spruce cardstock. Add to the inside of the card on the right making sure to tuck in that second gold branch piece before pressing all the way down.

Ta-da!! Here are a few different versions…different designer paper pieces, different branch pieces, and different pinecone configurations.

Thanks for stopping by to see what I had to share today. 

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