Welcome to this month’s Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop.
This month’s theme is: Birthdays
This time of year I have loads of birthdays so I decided to show you how to make 4 simple greeting cards using your papers. I know I have loads of designer series papers both from Stampin’ Up! that I really must use and I am sure you are the same. Here is a way to use up some of your designer series papers. I have chosen to use the Full of Life 6″x6″ designer series papers for mine.
Simple Greeting Card using your papers – Card 1
First I cut a A5 portrait card base using Basic White Thick card stock. Next I cut a mat layer using Basic White card stock and embossed it using the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. I then cut a strip from one of the sheets of Full of Life DSP. Before sticking it down I cut a length of ribbon and attached it under each end using a glue dot.
Next I stamped the sentiment onto Basic White card stock using Pumpkin Pie ink and punched it out using the Label Me Punch. I then punched out the shape again but this time I used Pumpkin Pie card stock. Once punched out I cut it in half and stuck it to the back of the sentiment. This gives a small outline along the top and bottom of the sentiment. I added this to the card front using dimensionals and finished off with a few Iridescent Faceted Gems.
Simple Greeting Card using your papers – Card 2
This time I made a portrait card base using Basic Black card stock. I then cut a mat layer using Basic White card stock and embossed it using the dotty folder from the Basic 3D embossing folders pack.
I then cut a strip of Designer Series Paper and mat layered it onto Basic Black card stock.
For the sentiment I stamped the words ‘Happy Birthday using Black Memento ink onto Basic White card stock and punched it out using the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch. Next I punched out another circle using the 2″ Circle Punch and Basic Black card stock. I stuck the Basic White circle onto the Basic Black circle before drawing dots around the Basic White circle using the Basic Black Stampin Write Marker.
Once this was done I added it to the card front using dimensionals. Finally I added a bow using the Iridescent 1/2″ Striped Trim and a glue dot.
Simple Greeting Card using your papers – Card 3
This time I made a portrait card base using Basic Beige card stock. I then cut a mat layer using Basic Black card stock. Next I cut my Designer Series Paper into 3 strips and stuck these onto the Basic Black mat layer.
I then put a length of Iridescent 1/2″ Striped Trim across the mat layer and stuck the ends onto the back using Glue Dots. Next I stuck the mat layer onto the Basic Beige card base. Then taking a smaller length of the ribbon I tied it to the ribbon across the front making a knot with long ends.
For the sentiment I again stamped the words ‘Happy Birthday’ using Black Memento ink but this time I used Basic Beige card stock, to match the card base. I used the 2″ Circle Punch to punch it out and again added it using dimensionals. Finally I added some Iridescent Faceted Gems to the card front.
Simple Greeting Card using your papers – Card 4
For my last card I again used a Basic Beige portrait card base. I cut a mat layer using Basic Black card stock. Next I cut my Designer Series Paper into 9 rectangles before sticking them onto the Basic Black mat layer.
I stamped the words ‘So excited For You’ onto a strip of Basic White card stock. I chose to use Basic White so that it matched the white in the papers. I then cut a mat layer using Basic Black card stock and stuck the two together before sticking to the card front. Finally I finished off the card using Iridescent Faceted Gems.
I hope that you have loved seeing the greeting cards I made using my papers. Why not have a go at making some of these yourself to may your own greeting cards using your papers.
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Brilliant way to use up the DSP, tfs.
love the design
So clever and a great way to use up DSP!
Nice use of the DSP! Great cards!
love these cards and love these papers ?