Aloha, all!
This week I am beginning to open up all those packs of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper (DSP) that I bought with my first order from the 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog. There are so many new products in this catalog, that I haven't paid one lick of attention to the DSPs. Until this week!
The first set of paper I opened is called Venetian Romance. I spent more time that I should have (well, maybe not) examining the fresh new patterns in this paper set. The swirls and splashes are definitely going to be fun to use. But I chose two traditional designs for today's greeting card. This card, by the way, has a layout inspired by this week's Create With Connie and Mary Sketch Challenge.
The first thing that I do when I open a new pack of DSP is to turn one sheet of each pattern over so I end up with 12 sheets of DSP that show 12 different patterns in front of me. This has its down side when I end up choosing the patterns that are on opposite sides of the same sheet of paper. I ended up cutting two sheets instead of just one. But as this is such a small card (4-1/4" square) there are still some large-ish pieces of both sheets left for other projects.
When I first cut the darker patterned side, I didn't pay attention to the design. After I started to put the card together, I realized that I could make the background more symmetrical by being a bit more careful with my cutting. So off I went to cut yet another piece. I like how the left and right designs frame my central image!
And I'm not limiting myself to just brand new DSP this week! I'm also going to get into some of the brand new stamp sets that I've not used yet. Today that "set" is the single stamp, Five-Way Flower. It didn't take me too long to figure out how I was going to do the layers using both this stamp and the four punches that work with it – the 2-3/8, 1-3/4, 1-1/4 and 7/8" Scallop Circle Punches. Hmmm. That would be ALL the scallop circle punches! I stamped the image for the 2-3/8" (Tangerine Tango) and 7/8" (Island Indigo) punches, and used the 1-3/4 and 1-1/4" punches to punch coordinating Card Stock – Pistachio Pudding and Crisp Cantaloupe, respectively.
And I finally used the Brad Bases for one of the new Candy Dots (Tangerine Tango) to hold all those layers together. One great thing about the new Candy Dots is that they're in EVERY one of the core colors in the Stampin' Up! catalog. No more having to make do with a Pumpkin Pie Brad when I really want a Tangerine Tango Brad!
I used the new Hostess Stamp Set, Express Yourself, to stamp the sentiment using Island Indigo Classic Ink on the Pistachio Pudding DSP layer.
Finally, I tied my project together with some Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon. Pretty card, don't you thinik!!? And it's so much fun getting the new products out! I hope you have some brand new Stampin' Up! products to use. Don't forget that you can always order some through my personal Stampin' Up! store by clicking right here!
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A big thanks to all of you who commented on my 5th Blogaversary post this past weekend! The blog Candy Winner was Kathy Clark, and I'll be communicating with her by e-mail to get her CDs off in the mail this week.
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This is my very favorite DSP for the new catalog. Love the colors and all the layers you used for the flower image. Thanks for playing Create with Connie & Mary!
I really like your card. I can't wait for my DP to come so I can play with it. I love the soft colors and the layers. The sentiment is really nice too and it just fits in there! Great job as always.
This is just delightful! Love the dsp and the colors! And I do love how the background really frames your flower image! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!
I love this dsp too, and love the Bargello pattern since years ago I did some Bargello needlepoint! I hear your pain about wanting to use both sides of the same sheet… why does that happen to us!! lol! Your card is beautiful and love how you pulled all those yummy colors into your flower! Thanks for joining us this week for the Create with Connie and Mary Challenge!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who 'fussy cuts' my dsp to get the design right where I want it! What a wonderful card! LOVE that print and LOVE these pretty colors! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!
Funky, fabulous and fun – all in one! I love this! Thanks for joining us in the sketch challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!
I really like the way you did this Robin. I love the layers on the flower that pull out the colors of the DSP. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary sketch challenge this week!