A fun way to use more of those scraps of dsp. Most of the strips are 3/4" wide.  I had some that were 1/2" and some 1/4" ones as well so when using them, I put them side by side.  

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The paper does it all except for adding the sentiment on this one.

I have so many papers with strips of paper that would work on a card like this.

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Two more cards using the Hydrangea Hill dsp.

After adding the sentiment to this card, I knew it was the wrong one to use.  I like the sentiment but it is much too overwhelming for this beautiful paper.  In spite of that, I decided to show you one of my "not a good idea" cards.

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I still have some of the Hydrangea Hill dsp and wanted to get this sheet used up.  I had made some of the vertical cards before from this sheet but made two in the horizontal layout.  The little butterfly and the sentiment are not from Stampin' Up!

Come back again each day this week for more cards made with papers from this collection.

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I'd love to be able to give credit to whoever was the inspiration for this card.  I searched my YouTube history and also searched Pinterest.  It is such a great layout.   I love the Fresh Freesia color!

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First of all HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!  We're hosting Mother's Day lunch here today.  It is always so busy trying to eat out on Mother's Day and to take the whole family has gotten pretty expensive.   I made the offer to have something light here instead and each of our daughters will bring a dish. 

I made this card using a scrap of the Thoughtful Journey dsp.  The watercolor look is so pretty!

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A few days ago I mentioned a card that I made after watching Rita Holmes video.  I also mentioned that I had won the card she made during that video and that I would be posting the one I did like hers but I was waiting for the Thoughtful Journey dsp to arrive.  This is MY card.  Below you can see the card I received from Rita.  I changed up the sentiment and die cut the one piece rather than stamping it.  

Rita's card that I won.

Once again Stampin' Up! has outdone themselves with this designer series paper collection.  It is beautiful!  Thank you for coming by today!

 

I took a big leap of faith and used a larger piece of this dsp for this card.  I did mat it with a piece of Highland Heather card stock before adding it to the white card base.  I thought a butterfly was the perfect addition to the sympathy card.

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The sentiment inside of this card is wishing friends a Happy Anniversary.

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While I had the Hydrangea Hill dsp on my table from yesterday's card, I went ahead and made this one using some of the pieces that were about the right size.  The colors in this dsp are just gorgeous!  It's been one of my favorite collections so it has been one I have been hoarding and hesitating to cut it up. But then SU always seems to come out with a new one that is even more beautiful!

Two more cards using up some of this gorgeous paper will be posted tomorrow and Friday.  Thank you for coming by today!  

Have you ever had to take lemons and made lemonade with your cards?  Well, I sure did with this one!

Yes, the front of the card is pretty and was just perfect...............until...........I discovered that I had added the white insert on the back side of the front piece!  Now what???

It took me a while to decide to put another 4" x 5 1/4" piece of white on the other side.  But then the blank white piece of the left side looked rather silly.  I fussy cut a flower piece from the piece of dsp and added it in the center.  Then I fussy cut a floral image from the side of the sheet and added it to the lower right side of the other white panel.  I think my lemonade turned out pretty sweet.  lol

The layout for the front of the card came from Karen Titus.  We all probably have strips of dsp like this that we can turn into banners so it is a really easy way to get that dsp on to cards!

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These are the other two cards I made following the video from Owl Star Stampers.  You can find a link to the video on my May 1st post.

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This is another card I made following the video from Owl Star Stampers that I referred to on my May 1st post.  For this one the only pieces from the Flight and Airy dsp are the two 1/2" strips.  I really did like the way this card turned out.

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Choosing the right paper is important!

Heidi Collins demonstrated this layout on a YouTube video that I cannot find again.  I had the Softly Stippled dsp on my table and decided to use it.  I love the soft colors of this one but the card is pretty "blah".  It is a little better in person but I wasn't happy with it.

In an effort to use up more of my older dsp, I pulled out the Hydrangea Hill dsp and made the one below.  It doesn't show up very well, but the 4" x 5 1/4" piece of dsp does have a subtle flower design.

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Joey Hartman is another demonstrator that I recently discovered on YouTube.  This video was about making 5-minute cards.  She was having some trouble but was able to laugh at herself about how her 5-minute cards turned into longer than that.  I followed her directions for measurements and mine came together just fine.  After watching, I decided to pull out some of my retired dsp and make a couple using the Ever Eden dsp.  I love this paper!

Joey's video shows more than one style of card.

After making the two cards above, I decided to make one using the Softly Stippled dsp.  You can see that one below.  I wasn't as happy with that one.

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Three cards from one sheet of 6 x 6 dsp.

Rachel Tessman had a video using the new Thoughtful Journey 6 x 6 dsp.  I hadn't received mine yet, so I followed her video but used the Meandering Meadows dsp instead to make these three cards.  You can see her video here although you don't really need instructions for making these simple layouts.

The first card is from the left 2" of the dsp.

The second card is from the middle 2" of the dsp.

And finally the right 2" of the dsp was used for the third card.

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I recently discovered Owl Star Stampers videos on You Tube.  The first of her videos that I watched was using the  Flight & Airy dsp that was available during Sale-A-Bration.  I love the papers!  This is one of the cards that I made following the video that I watched.  

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