Dainty Flowers Bouquet of Cards

 Hi Friend!  Glad you made it back here today.  I'm so excited to share an assortment of cards that are made using only one sheet of the new Dainty Flowers Designer Series Paper.  And guess what?  The DSP is free and only available during Sale-a-bration!  My suggestion is to make sure this is your first pick of Sale-a-bration items.  It's simply gorgeous and I'm thinking it probably won't be available for the full two months of Sale-a-bration.  In other words, it's gonna sell out sugah!  (That's said with a southern accent.)  Silliness aside, it is really a winner!  Let me show you my first session with this gorgeous paper.

This is using just one sheet only, and there's even a strip of DSP left over to make another card or two.   Love it!  The flowers are done with watercolors and have a nicely realistic look.  It feels just like walking through an English country garden.

I'll start out with the very easiest one to make.  The sheet of DSP was cut at 5 1/2" x 12" first.  Do this to cut both sides and you have a strip of DSP from the middle for other cards, or you could make smaller strips to go inside your card.  Then cut the large pieces into 4" sections.  Thus 6 card pieces ready to go as is or make a few adjustments as needed like I did with the other cards.  Let's create!  

The first two pieces I used seemed to have the largest amount of Rich Razzleberry in the flower colors.  I cut the Rich Razzleberry cardstock to measure 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" for each card, scored and folded in half.

The DSP was attached to the card base with adhesive.  The Double Oval Punch was used to punch both Basic White and Crushed Curry pieces for the sentiments.  Some of the sentiments used are from the coordinating stamp set Dainty Delight.  This one is not - it's from the Botanical Layers set found on page 93 of the Annual Catalog.  It's stamped in Rich Razzleberry ink.  The sentiment is popped up on the card with Dimensionals.  A sprinkle of Rhinestone Basic Jewels was added, and it was done. Ok, that's two cards made. Can't get too much quicker for card making than that, can you?

The next two cards have a base of Crushed Curry cardstock this time.  I added a 5 1/4" x 4" layer of Old Olive on these two cards.  That necessitated trimming the DSP 1/4" on one side and the bottom to fit.

Don't remember what set this sentiment comes from.  I was just looking for something long and very skinny here.  It's stamped on a 1/2" strip of Basic White with Mossy Meadow ink.  The one end was flagged with the Banner Pick a Punch.  A 3/4" strip of Vellum was also flagged on the end and attached under the sentiment to help it stand out more.  This time some of the Brushed Brass Butterflies were added to the card for interest.

The other Crushed Curry card used a different sentiment from the Dainty Delight set.  It was stamped on Basic White with Mossy Meadow ink and punched out with a retired ticket punch.  This is layered on a Crushed Curry scalloped oval that was punched with the Double Oval Punch.

For these last two cards, I changed up the cutting again.  I started with a card base of Orchid Oasis cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2".  A layer of Blushing Bride was cut at 5 1/2" x 3 1/2".  That means the DSP layer needed to be made smaller and now measures 5 1/4" x 3 1/4".  It's attached to the card base with adhesive.  On this card the Double Oval Punch was used again to punch out both the Basic White oval and Orchid Oasis scalloped oval.  The sentiment is from the Dainty Delight set and stamped with Orchid Oasis ink to match.

The bling on this card is the 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots found on page 141 of the Annual Catalog.  These Dots have gradient colors, and I chose the lightest of the Sweet Sorbet colors.  They matched nicely with the rosy-hued flowers on this section of the DSP.

Ok, that's it.  All six cards made in one short afternoon.  I think they're all lovely and I will have no problem mailing these out when needed.  I love how the color changes with the cards and the sentiment changes too really make the cards interesting.  As I have them all sitting here in front of me, it's hard to remember they all came from one sheet of Designer Paper.  Like I said earlier, make sure you choose this for your Sale-a-bration freebie early on.  It only requires a $50 purchase and it's yours.  Happy shopping!  And when you shop, please consider using the Host Code shown at the top of the blog page.  I really appreciate that.  Everyone that places an order with me will be getting a card to thank you.  I'll leave the inside blank so you can use it yourself!  Thanks so much!

Happy stamping and creating,

Sharon