Are you looking to make some gorgeous, elegant cards quickly? “Pear” up a sheet of your favorite designer paper with sentiments from the Greetings for All Mix & Match Ephemera and maybe an embellishment or two. The cards I’m sharing today feature a beautiful sheet of paper from the Painterly Pears Designer Paper pack.
I cut six 4″ x 5-1/4″ pieces from one sheet…
…to create these cards.
I added the ribbons (and sentiment layers from the ephemera pack on Dimensionals) before attaching the designer paper layers to the Misty Moonlight Cardstock card bases (5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ folded in half at 4-1/4″). Then on the inside of each card I added a 3-1/2″ x 4-3/4″ Basic White layer.
I also used the Low Profile Sparkle Dots to embellish – the blue and green ones I added to fill in some of the white space on four of the cards. And the yellow ones I added in the centers of some of the flowers on two of the cards.
I hope I inspired your creativity.
And remember…I won’t be doing any Live Online Paper Crafting Class today because I just had surgery. My next one is scheduled for July 23rd. But if I’m up for it I may do one this Saturday. Just check my Google calendar or YouTube channel the night before. (I should know by the evening of the 18th if I’m good to go for the 19th.) I’d be sharing a pretty card/a new fun fold I created!
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A PEEK AT MARCH’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Fluttering Garden: Create charming cards with a hummingbird motif for Mother’s Day and more! Makes 9 cards: 3 each of 3 designs with 9 coordinating envelopes. The kit also includes precut paper pieces & sentiments, textured white card bases, and an EXTRA free stamp stamp (which has become a tradition with the March kits – a kit you never want to miss!). Coordinating Colors: Basic Gray (Classic Stampin’ Spot), Coastal Cabana, Early Espresso, Gorgeous Grape, Old Olive, Peach Pie, Pretty Peacock. Click here for a flyer showing peeks of the January – March kits. And don’t miss the special add-on that coordinates with all three months: the Beautiful Blooms Dies (#168666) — made available December 11th and only while supplies last! If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more about Paper Pumpkin kits of creativity. CLICK HERE to sign up by March 10th for this next kit.
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I have a fun and easy-to-make paper pouch to share with you today. The pouches are created from square sheets of designer paper and can hold single cards, sets of cards, or other gifts that are fairly flat. And even with the same size sheet of paper you can still change the height or width of the pouch a bit to make it work with various size cards and enclosures.
I was inspired by a gift I received from fellow demonstrator, Zoe Tant. She and I were roommates when we were attending OnStage in Vienna this past November. The gift pouch was made from 6×6 designer paper and held a necklace. I’ve circled it in my photo below. (Thanks Zoe!)
She also just shared a video about a month ago featuring a larger size pouch and a set of coordinating cards made with the Layering Leaves stamp set and the 12×12 Masterfully Made Designer Paper. Funny thing…I had that same pack of 12×12 paper in mind when I had planned this project out originally. So I switched over to another favorite of mine…the Stargazing 12×12 Designer Paper for what I am sharing with you today.
I just showed live on YouTube and on Facebook about an hour ago step-by-step directions for creating the pouches with that Stargazing Designer Paper AND with the 6×6 Hello Irresistible Designer Paper. I also shared tips for creating coordinating cards with the Stargazing Designer Paper, the Something Fancy Stamp Set, the Season of Chic Stamp Set, the Layering Leaves Stamp Set, and other coordinating products. And now I’m sharing that video here in my blog post. Be sure to watch the video by clicking here (or you can just click on this image below if you are already on my blog post), scroll through the close-up photos that follow, check out the measurements & product lists below, and then let me know if you have any questions.
Products I used… See below for lists of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet for the Stargazing Pouch and card sets.
Measurements for set with 8 cards…
Basic White Cardstock
(8) 4-1/4” x 11” scored at 5-1/2”
Scraps for stamping and punching sentiment circles (three 1-3/4”, one 2” & two 2-3/8”)
4-1/8” x 2-7/8”
Stargazing Designer Paper
12” x 12” for pouch
(3 of each) 2-3/4” x 4”, 4” x 4” & 4” x 5-1/4”
Silver Trim
7” for bow
(9) 5-1/2”
(6) 1-1/2”
Measurements for set with 3 cards…
Basic Black Cardstock
(3) 4-1/4” x 11” scored at 5-1/2”
Basic White Cardstock
(3) 3-3/4” x 5”
(3) ¾” x 3-1/2”
1-3/4” circle
4-1/8” x 2-7/8”
Stargazing Designer Paper
12” x 12” for pouch
Scraps for die-cutting planets
Here are photos of the finished Stargazing pouch and cards sets.
Set one with the eight “one-sheet-wonder” cards…
Set two with the three die-cut planet cards…
Click here to access and download a printable “measurements & supplies” sheet for the Hello Irresistible Pouch and coordinating card (or dangling charm gift). By the way, I forgot to add The Bough Punch to the PDF…So sorry about that.
Measurements for pouch with mini card…
Basic White Cardstock
2-1/2” x 6-1/2” scored at 3-1/4”
Scraps for stamping and punching leaves
1-1/4” x 6-3/4” scored at just under 2” from both sides
Real Red Cardstock
2-1/8” x 2-7/8”
Misty Moonlight Cardstock
2-1/4” x 3”
Vellum Cardstock
Scrap for punching leaves
Hello Irresistible Designer Paper
6” x 6” for pouch
Silver Trim
7” for bow
Measurements for pouch with charm gift…
Basic White Cardstock
1-1/4” x 6-3/4” scored at just under 2” from both sides
Real Red Cardstock
2-1/2” x 5-1/2” scored at 2-1/4”
Hello Irresistible Designer Paper
6” x 6” for pouch
Here are photos of the finished pouch with the card and with the gift.
Set one with the little note card…
Set two with the dangling charm gift…
I hope you enjoyed what I shared today!
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KITS COLLECTION: BLOSSOM WISHES KIT ADDED This kit is special for its trendy, slimline card design, and includes all the precut paper pieces for a fun card for a friend! This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT AUGUST’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Discover beautiful watercolor forget-me-nots and lotuses in the August Paper Pumpkin Kit! This kit includes 8 cards, 4 each of 2 designs, and 8 coordinating envelopes. The kit is special because of the way it uses the meaning of flowers. On each card, you’ll find a small inscription of what the flowers represent. As you craft with the included vellum and watercolor paper pieces, you’ll know you’re sending a message of encouragement/hope and loyalty. And anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will get a BONUS Distinktive stamp set! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Bubble Bath, Crushed Curry, Garden Green, Melon Mambo, Misty Moonlight, Orchid Oasis, Pretty Peacock (ink spot color), Tahitian Tide If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by August 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our July 2023 Earthen Elegance Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring the Bright & Beautiful Suite from the 2023-24 Annual Catalog will be available August 1st.
I haven’t done a “One Sheet Wonder” in quite some time. And with the anticipation (and now the confirmation) that the designer paper in this suite would be retiring, I created One Sheet Wonder cards with designer papers AND without.
A One Sheet Wonder is basically a way of cutting a sheet of paper/cardstock (with images) in a way where ALL the pieces become layers to decorate and create multiple coordinating cards. I came up with a pattern for cutting 6×6 paper (the size of the Regency Park Designer Paper sheets) so that the pieces cut create layers for and decorate three different but coordinating cards. And because I was worried that the designer paper pack might sell out soon (or even before I shared in this blog post), I used some stamp images in this suite and made my own 6×6 designer papers to show you my first set of cards.
On the left is an example of stamped patterned paper you could create with stamp images (the one I picked for my finished cards is a bit different) and on the right is how you would cut it (or how you would cut any 6×6 patterned paper) when creating the following card layouts…
I have two other sets of cards to show you that I made with the Regency Park Designer Paper sheets. But let me first walk you through this set of three cards. You can then apply the directions and tips to recreate the other sets or different sets that you want to make with other paper patterns.
Products I used… a complete list of products I used is shown below, and everything is linked to where you can find them in my online store.
Measurements (and tips for cutting)…
Basic White Cardstock (or a sheet of Regency Park Designer Paper)
(3) 4-1/8″ x 5-3/8″ for the inside layers
(3) 2″ x 3-1/4″ for die-cutting sentiment layers
Start with a 6″ x 6″ sheet
Cut off 1-1/4″ from one side and then cut that piece in half to form two 1-1/4″ x 3″ pieces
Rotate the main piece a quarter turn and trim off 2″ to form a 2″ x 4-3/4″ piece
Then rotate the main piece one more time and trim off two 1″ strips to form two 1″ x 4″ pieces and one 2-3/4″ x 4″ piece
Pool Party Cardstock for the card bases
(2) 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to the short side at 4-1/4″
(1) 4-1/4″ x 11″ scored parallel to the short side at 5-1/2″
Pretty Peacock Cardstock
1-7/8″ x 2-5/8″
2-1/8″ x 4-7/8″
2-7/8″ x 4-1/8″
Blackberry Bliss Cardtock
Scraps for die-cutting flowers
Fresh Freesia
Scraps for die-cutting flowers
Directions…
Create your 6×6 patterned paper: Stamp the outline floral images first, then stamp the inside solid images within. I used Blackberry Bliss and Pretty Peacock for my darker colors and had to keep cleaning my outline image stamp and switching colors as I filled in images across the paper. After the outline images were added and everything was spaced well, I stamped all the Fresh Freesia centers first then the Pool Party centers. I added the silver dots after cutting.
Cut the patterned paper using the directions above. Prepare the remaining pieces. Die-cut the flowers, die-cut the sentiment layers, and stamp the sentiments.
Optional…Add super tiny drops of Multipurpose Liquid Glue to fill in the white space of the patterned paper. Sprinkle on silver embossing powder and tap off the excess. Then heat to create the shiny silver dots. The dots of glue have to be almost microscopic. Hahaha! Seriously don’t make them too big, or you’ll have problems when you try to heat emboss.
Stamp and add the inside white layers. Add the patterned paper and Pretty Peacock layers to the outside front. Add the sentiment layers with Dimensionals. Then add the flowers with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
Finally add small rhinestones in or around the die-cut flowers.
I hope you enjoyed those ideas! Now to make it even easier, use pre-printed designer paper. On these two other sets I used paper from the Regency Park pack. Remember…one sheet can accent 3 cards. So one pack can make 144 cards if you really want to go that far.
If you want to recreate these cards below, be sure to grab up the Regency Park paper pack before it retires. You’ll also want to invest in any coordinating colors. Oh! And I used the retiring Mango Melody cardstock for the accent flowers. Refer to the retiring products lists to see what is leaving. And then check out the online store to see if the products you want are still available.
Here are the 3 patterns (from each set) photographed separately.
If you want more One Sheet Wonder patterns for creating cards, check out my team member, Mackenzie Grimme’s site, Mackenzie Makes. She shares One Sheet Wonder patterns these quite often and has wonderful ideas!
Did you get your hands on this month’s bundle of video classes featuring products in the Regency Park Suite? Each month’s Video Class Bundle includes photos, imperial and metric measurements, complete product lists, and links to instructional videos for twelve projects designed by our team of Stampin’ Up! demonstrators from around the world. And they are exclusive to those who earn them or purchase them.
Here are peeks of the amazing projects in this April 2023 bundle. (Click here and scroll down to find information for how to get your hands on this month’s bundle.)
I hope you enjoyed what I shared!
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LAYERING LEAVES CLASS THROUGH THE MAIL COMING SOON! The new 2023-24 Annual Catalog debuts May 2nd. And in it (on page 96) you will see my Million Dollar Achiever stamp set, Layering Leaves!! I’ll be offering a class that will include the option to add in an autographed copy of the stamp set. I hope to have that information ready to share about a week or so before the release of the new catalog…so late April. Visit my 4/3/23 blog post for details on this card.
KITS COLLECTION: COLORFUL KALEIDOSCOPE KIT ADDED This latest kit contains everything you need to make a unique card for any occasion. Every card is filled with geometric shapes and unique kaleidoscopic patterns. This new kit is part of the Kits Collection and is now available. Click here and scroll down for more details.
A PEEK AT APRIL’S PAPER PUMPKIN KIT Optimism and Renewal is the theme of the April 2023 All the Little Things Paper Pumpkin kit! This kit includes supplies for making nine cards (three each of three designs) with elegant cherry blossom designs, bright colors, and iridescent foil (a detail that won’t go unnoticed). It also includes a Shaded Spruce ink spot and a stamp set with sentiments that celebrate the simple things and encourage growth and healing. Anyone who subscribes to this month’s kit will also get a FREE box organizer! This organizer with customizable compartments fits perfectly inside your Paper Pumpkin box and is great for keeping your supplies from past kits organized, so you know right where everything is! Coordinating Stampin’ Up! colors: Balmy Blue, Basic Black, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Poppy Parade, Shaded Spruce. If you are not a Paper Pumpkin subscriber, I invite you to give it a try. CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to sign up by April 10th for this next kit.
ALL STAR VIDEO CLASSES I’m a designer with the All Stars, a group of globally recognized Stampin’ Up! demonstrators. And we are excited to share exclusively with our customers, paper crafting friends & team members our April 2023 Regency Park Suite Video Class Bundle which is now available. CLICK HERE for more information. Click here to get to my Tutorials/Classes for Sale page to see others that have been offered. The next one featuring a new suite from the upcoming 2023-34 Annual Catalog will be available May 1st.
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