Hello friends! Coming to you from a very damp and chilly South Carolina today. A gray and rainy 48 degrees feels way colder than it really is. A good day to stay inside and get another post done. Right? Maybe that's why I've been making cards lately that have a lot of blue and gray going on. Must be something to do with the weather! I've been trying to figure out how I wanted to present these card ideas in a coherent fashion and here goes. Instead of breaking this down into several different posts, I've got a main card idea plus 2 extras. Hope this all makes sense to you as it unfolds. The main focus on today's post is using the Product of the Month from last December. I just checked and it's still available at this time. You need to purchase $75 worth of merchandise to be eligible to buy the True Blue Designer Series Paper Product of the Month which is available only while supplies last. That means it's not too late to get one of these DSP packs for $5! Since it is still available, I thought I'd share a couple of card designs I made using this lovely paper.
This is the first card I made with the True Blue DSP. I love the prints on this piece, so I was looking for a layout that features both sides of the DSP. This card does it so well. Since the DSP has a combo of Night of Navy, Balmy Blue, and Basic White, I chose Night of Navy for the card base. It measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/4" and it's scored at 4 1/4" which gives you a front flap that's only 1" wide.
Next, a piece of the True Blue DSP was cut that measures 5 1/2" x a scant 4 1/4" so it fits inside the folded flap. Put adhesive inside the flap but not quite to the score line then attach the DSP to this. Make sure you line up the outer edge with the back of the card so they're even.
I wrapped a Frayed Edge White Ribbon around this and tied into a loose-ish knot. I really like how the white ribbon stands out against the navy and enhances the design.
The Basic White label on the front of the card was die-cut with the smaller label in the Peace on Earth die set. I thought the shape and size worked well here.
The sentiment comes from the Hope You Know stamp set. It's stamped with Night of Navy ink right near the top.
Both the larger and smaller greenery dies used here are from the Charming Day dies. They blend in with the print on the DSP but aren't quite the same. They are cut from Night of Navy cardstock and Balmy Blue cardstock to match the card. After cutting, they are attached to the label. The navy one is flat with just adhesive. The Balmy Blue one has adhesive on the bottom of the stem area and has Mini Dimensionals under the 3 top leaves to hold in place.
The label was then attached to the card front using Dimensionals.
For a little added bling, three Iridescent Pearls were added to the design.
With this fun fold design, I mentioned you can see both sides of the paper. This is the inside of the card. Yes, the ribbon goes right around the layers and ties in front. This way you can enjoy it both inside and out.
The inside layer is Basic White that is cut at 5 1/4" x 4". The sentiment is from the Comforting Thoughts set and is stamped in Night of Navy ink.
The little branch in the bottom corner is from the Charming Day set and is stamped in Balmy Blue ink. Isn't it a nice touch?
Ok, this is the first card I'm sharing. Next is a card using the same layout but using different colors and DSP.
Here you can see them together. The upper card uses Cloud Cover for a card base and a print from the Peaceful Garden DSP.
I don't remember what cut the white label. It was just in my stash of left-over die-cut pieces. It fit the card, so I used it. The sentiment on this one is from the Friendly Foliage stamp set. It's stamped with Secret Sea ink.
I'm not sure where the die for the Cloud Cover branch is from, but the Secret Sea leaf is from the Charming Day dies.
The ribbon is a sheer Secret Sea ribbon that is currently available. The touch of bling on the card is from the Iridescent Pearls just like the other card. The inside is the same except for the ink colors used.
This last card reverts back to the True Blue DSP. The card base is Balmy Blue that measures 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" scored and folded in half.
The Night of Navy layer measures 4 3/4" x 3 1/2". The three DSP prints measure as follows:
2 1/4" x 3", 7/8" x 3", and 1 3/8" x 3 1/4"
These three prints were attached to the navy layer with adhesive. As you can see, it was a little off and I should have used "green glue" to have that extra wiggle time to get it where I wanted it.
After glueing these pieces on the navy layer, I wrapped a Balmy Blue/white ribbon around this and tied it into a knot in the center.
A Basic White circle die-cut and stamps from the Unbounded Love set was used to stamp the sentiment with Night of Navy ink. This was attached right at the knot in the ribbon with Dimensionals.
For bling on this card, I used the white dots from the Moody Palette Glossy Dots that will be a new Online Exclusive item on January 6th.
I hope you liked these ideas I've shared. There is a template for cutting DSP for a card front along with a fun fold that's so easy to use but really makes the pretty DSP prints take center stage. Give these ideas a try with other Designer Series Papers that you have in that pile you're hiding 😏 and see what lovely cards you can make.
Thanks for taking the time to stop in today. Let me know what you think of these ideas. I love to hear from you.
Happy stamping and creating,
Sharon
