I have not done a post for a few days because I wanted to show case this project and it took me a bit to get it all pulled together. This beautiful Ever Eden 12 x 12” Designer Series
Paper is currently on sale in the clearance for just $6.00 a pack (down from
$15) and I decided to show how you could take a simple Double One Sheet Wonder
sketch and create 11 cards with just ½ of two of the sheets of DSP measuring 6
x 12”.
I have done this project before
(see my May 29, 2020 blog post) and it is a great way to create some fast, fun
and cute cards. I was determined to show
you how to get the most out of this beautiful Designer Series Paper (DSP). The paper I used come in 12 x 12” sheets (I
love this paper and at this price using it this way is a no brainer) so I was
able to create a total of 11 cards from two ½ sheets of coordinating paper. I will say it works best if you like both
sides of your paper and the coordinate well (thankfully that is a strong spot
at Stampin’ Up! since they design their papers to be super good at coordinating). Now just think about this, the paper pack has
12 sheets of 12 x 12” DSP so that is a total of 24 (6 x 12”) pieces. Now cut those up using the template below and
you will be able to add some stamp, inks, cardstock and create a total of 132
cards from one pack of DSP, that’s right 132 cards from one pack of paper. The thing I want you to remember is I am just using stamps, dies, ink and paper I have on hand, you do not need all of these supplies to create these cards, use what you have and love!
Let’s start by cutting our paper, here is the template
I created to help you figure out the cutting…
The first thing you should do is cut the pieces at 4 ½”,
then again at 4” and that will make your three main pieces. For cards 1 -4 you will take your 4 ½” x 6”
piece and cut it into 12 pieces (remember you are doing this cutting on both
pieces of the DSP you selected (to save time I usually cut mine together) that
measure 1 ½ x 3”. Select the three
pieces you want to display on each of the four cards. Select a background piece (I used Soft
Succulent for these) and cut it to 5 x 3 ¼” and mount your DSP on that. You can then mount those onto a standard card
base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”.
Add sentiments, embellishments, ribbon, anything you want to create your
cards.
For the second group of cards you will take your 4 x 6”
piece of DSP and cut off 4 x 3 ¾” from the bottom (save this for cards 9 &
10). Cut the remaining 4 x 5 ¼” piece
into 8 pieces that measure 1 x 5 ¼” (remember that is 4 from each of the papers). Cut your card bases to 5 ½ x 8 ½ and score
at 1 ¼ and 4 ¼” (fold the 1 ¼” piece back onto the card front to create this
card). Add you DSP strips, sentiments,
embellishments, do your stamping anything you want to create these cards. Hint:
If you adhere that 1 ¼” piece to the front of the card it will lay much flatter.
For your next cutting take your final pieces that
measure 3 ½ x 6” and cut across to create 4 pieces that measure 3 ½ x 2 ¼” and
you will have one final cut to make to create 4 pieces that measure 1 ¾ x 1 ½”
(set these aside for card 11). For cards
9 & 10 you will be using the four pieces that measure 3 ½ x 2 ¼” and the
two pieces that measure 4 x ¾”. I
mounted two of the pieces that are 3 ½ x 2 ¼” onto a layer that measured 3 ¾ x
5” and then mounted that onto a standard card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½”
scored at 4 ¼”. (I used Soft Succulent
for the mat and Evening Evergreen for the base). I then added the strips that measured ¾ x 4”
(one I mounted on another piece of cardstock and one I stamped directly onto). Add Sentiments, embellishments, ribbons
anything you want.
For my final card I used the 4 little pieces that measured
1 ½ x 1 ¾”. I used a corner rounder and
rounded two of the corners on each card (you could leave them square or round
all 4 corners it is all up to you). I
mounted them onto a mat (I used Soft Suede cardstock that I had die cut with my
stitched greenery die (leaves little stitched leaves in the paper) and I
mounted it onto a standard card base that measures 5 ½ x 8 ½” scored at 4 ¼”
(here I used Evening Evergreen). Add
your sentiment, embellishments, anything you want.
I hope you enjoy these cards and find this double one sheet
wonder to be a great starting point for many more cards. I love using these sketches and really
enjoyed using them to create these cards. I will
list the supplies I used below and you can find the supplies for this card and
many more on my website at https://craftwithronnie.stampinup.net
or by clicking the shopping button at the top of this blog. Just remember for these cards you can use any
stamps, punches, dies, etc. you have on hand it is really just about using this
template to make some fast, fun and cute cards!
Happy Crafting!!!
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