Hi Ladies, hope you're all doing well. Today I wanted to share an easy way to show off the lovely Designer Papers we have at Stampin'Up! Do you often have trouble deciding which print you want to show off because you like them both? All too often I find myself with that dilemma where either could work equally well on a card, but which to use? So why not show them both? This little trick is super simple and gives you a nice layout to work with too.
Both of the prints shown here are from the Tidings of Christmas Designer Series Paper. In fact, they come from the same piece of paper! Here you've got the front and back showing (not sure which one is front and which one is back though). And don't they coordinate perfectly?
To make this card, start with an 11" x 4 1/4" piece of Cherry Cobbler cardstock that is scored at 5 1/2" and folded in half. One of the colors listed for the Tidings of Christmas DSP in Soft Succulent, so that is what I chose for the first layer. This was cut at 4" x 5 1/4" and set aside for a minute.
The DSP print that I chose was cut to 3 3/4" x 6". Since this paper is from a 6" x 6" paper pack I left it that long. I ripped off a section of the paper about 2" -2 1/2" from the bottom, Make sure you check both sides of your printed paper to make sure you're following the direction of the print if there is one! Believe me, that's really important!
I attached the bottom piece near the bottom edge lining up the three edges with about 1/8" of the Soft Succulent cardstock showing. This was attached with adhesive. Then the top piece was positioned to match up the top and sides evenly. You'll notice you have about 1" of overlay. That is as planned in case you rip unevenly, you don't want the base color showing through.
At this point, I wrapped a length of the 3/8" Evening Evergreen Sheer Ribbon around and tied in a knot off to the side. The whole thing was attached to the folded Cherry Cobbler card base using Dimensionals to give some lift.
I knew I wanted to die-cut the star from the Christmas Trimming Dies from the Be Dazzling Sale-a-bration 6" x 6" glittering paper that's free. I hoped it would look fabulous, and it sure did! I tried the Soft Succulent cardstock behind the star and it just looked sort of blah. I then debated between the Evening Evergreen and the Cherry Cobbler cardstocks, and you can see that the Evening Evergreen won out. I just love the contrast between the dark green and the glitzy, almost sequin-like paper. You absolutely have to see this to really appreciate it! I had layered the Be Dazzling paper onto a piece of the Adhesive Sheet before die-cutting so I could easily attach it to the Evening Evergreen die-cut star. So gorgeous, but so easy to just peel the backing off and stick it on! The star was then attached to the card front using Dimensionals.
Lastly was the sentiment from the Tidings and Trimmings set. The 'noel' was stamped on a Basic White scrap using Evening Evergreen ink. It was die-cut out using smallest of the Stitched So Sweetly Dies. Love the little scallop edge and stitch lines. This was attached over the ribbon using Dimensionals.
It needed a little more something, so I die-cut two Evening Evergreen holly leaves from the Christmas Trimmings Dies. It already has the vein line in the holly leaves so that gave it extra character. For bling, I added three of the little Real Red Rhinestones for holly berries. Just right.
So remember, if you want to use two sides of your Designer Series Paper on a card front, this is an easy way to do it. Cut it longer than you need! Then rip it, flip it, and attach one side over the other. Easy peasy.
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Happy creating and stamping with many hugs,
Sharon
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