Category Archives: Designer Series Paper

Your Friendship Means Everything To Me

Good Afternoon Crafters and Happy Friday! Today’s card features the popular Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set Bundle from the new annual 2023-2024 Catalog from Stampin’ UP! This new set is so fun to play with and has some really awesome dies! What I love about bundles is that you can stamp your image, then cut out in seconds using the coordinating dies. And when you buy the bundle, you save 10%. Shop… Read More »

For a True Friend – Clean and Simple Monday

Good Afternoon Crafters! Today’s card is a clean and simple card using the Flowers of Home Dies. Using one of the smaller dainty flower dies, I was about to get a delicate floral die cut using the retired New Horizons 6 x 6 Designer Series paper. Before adding to the card front, I brushed Wink of Stella on the die cuts for a shimmery effect. Though it looks dark in… Read More »

Adorable Owls – Sketch and instructions

Good Afternoon Crafters As promised in yesterday’s post, here are the instructions and sketch for the gift bag. The pictures shown as part of the instructions is for a different bag and one I will complete with the coordinating card next week. For this gift bag, you need two designer series paper sheets. 1st Sheet: At top of sheet, score at 1″ Sides and bottom, score at 3″ Use the… Read More »

Feels Like Frost Thank You Cards

Good Afternoon Crafters! I’m using up some of the retired Feels Like Frost 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper for some wintery Christmas thank-you’s. What a better way to make use of this gorgeous paper. I tried to make each one a little bit different with the card bases of Basic White, Basic Gray and Night of Navy Cardstock. My daughter’s card was the only one that was personalized. All… Read More »

Sneak Peek with Country Bouquet

Good Afternoon Crafters! What’s Happening at Stamp with Rachel Last Chance List – 4 Jan or until supplies run out Clearance Rack – Up to 60% off December Paper Pumpkin Kit – Key to Your Heart Get your new Mini and Sale-a-bration Catalogs Get a sneak peek of the new Country Bouquet Bundle (with stamps and punch) from the upcoming Spring Mini catalog. The Country Bouquet stamp set has such fun images and is one of the… Read More »

Santa Paws is coming to town!

Good Morning Crafters! Christmas stockings are usually filled with candy, toys and other small gifts. Today’s card we have a stocking filled with a puppy instead! The puppy is one of the three house pets included in the retired Sweet Little Stockings Bundle. Here’s a sketch showing score lines. Card Measurements: Base Card: Cherry Cobbler CS (11″ x 4 1/4″) Front of Card: Front Panel: Sweet Stockings DSP (4 1/4″… Read More »

Wildly Adorable for a Baby Boy

Good Morning Crafters! Hope you had a wonderful weekend because we sure did! Anytime the Razorbacks win (University of Arkansas), it’s a good weekend. 🏈🏈🏈 The neighbor down the street had a baby boy and I pulled out the retired Wildly Adorable Stamp Set – this is one of the cutest sets Stampin’ Up! ever but I guess it wasn’t very popular because it only lasted one year. I wish… Read More »

Hues of Happiness for a Friend

Today’s card focuses on the gorgeous Hues of Happiness Designer Series Paper. This canvas-looking paper features illustrated and painted flowers on one side with all-purpose patterns on the other side. Designed to represent the Stampin’ Up! color spectrum, the repeating patterns can be used as focal images or as accent pieces on your card bases and scrapbook layouts. Or create elegant backgrounds with the color gradient patterned paper. The flowers… Read More »

New Horizons and a Screen Door Fund Fold card

What’s going on this month: Stamp N Storage 20% off – 2 days only! Last Chance products from the Mini Catalog Jan-Jun 2022 Pick of the Crop June 2022 Paper Pumpkin Kit Today’s project is a Screen Door Fun Fold Card with a masculine theme. The New Horizons 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper might possibly be the most beautiful patterned paper you’ll ever buy. The tranquil watercolor imagery will… Read More »

Blessings of Home for a Perfect Birthday

So, I was in a mood to make a shabby chic card and wanted to use the color “Misty Moonlight” in it. But I forgot I sold the cardstock, ink and marker because it retired! And, yes, I sell everything once it retires because I want to be able to buy the new things in the catalog without digging too deeply into my own pockets. Can you relate? For the… Read More »