Hello Fellow Stampers ~
How is everyone doing this fabulous Thursday?? The weather man says there is rain on the horizon! I'm kind of hoping so as we've been a little bit dry around here the past several weeks!
Today's post is a continuation of yesterday's fabulous Blog Hop where I showcased the gorgeous, and soon retiring, Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. And the projects showcased today are a "remake" (CASE) of a project from last year, with an update and some "step ups" that make some fabulous new alternatives to this "fancy fold" design.
There's nothing better, in my mind, then showcasing our gorgeous designer papers; we definitely had one during Sale-A-Bration last year that was "to die for" as far as I was concerned. You can see last year's post on "showcasing your DSP" HERE.
Today's projects follow along this original design and "fold" showcasing your designer paper, with an "update" to the measurements and score lines; and some new ideas to make these projects even more special and fun! Ready?!? 😉
Let's take a look at each of today's card designs one at a time and I'll walk you through the details and the "slight" variations for each project.
The basis of each of these designs is basically the same . . .
Cut your 12" x 12" designer series paper 5-1/4" x 11-3/4"
Then score down the long side at 1-3/4", 4-3/4" & 7-3/4"
You'll see that I've changed the measurements slightly since I showcased this "fancy fold" last year. I like having just a little bit more paper to work with.
So this first card is the "classic" where we simply attach the DSP to a 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" card base (in this case you can see that the main ccard base is cut from Blackberry Bliss; with a mat layered piece in Pacific Point, before attaching the DSP folded piece).
Then on the front flap/fold is where you attach a sentiment or decorative piece that overlays (i.e., half is glued to the flap, half hangs off) and you do your decorative work for the "front" of the card.
When you pull the fold open you get the full "beauty" of this card. And what a fabulous way to showcase both sides of your DSP.
Here you can see that I added a second die cut in coordinating cardstock to cover the "back" of the front sentiment. This allows me to add some "strength" and to layer the designer paper between the two pieces and make it look nice!
Here's the back side - isn't that beautiful??
The inside back "base" is where you can put your main card area with a sentiment, design, and area to write!
This one was cut with the new Ornate Layers Dies, and matted with another piece of Blackberry Bliss to keep the coordinating color scheme throughout.
Now let's move to card design option 2 with this same fold.
In this case I did not want to showcase the "back side" of the designer paper; only the beautiful floral side. The "back side" shows either to the "inside" of the card if you fold it that way; or on the front of the front panel when you fold it in and it would not have looked good against the florals.
On this card you actually glue down the front panel to the second so that you actually only open one fold to open the card (I'll show you that in a minute).
So what I did was cut a second piece of the DSP at 1-3/4" to cover the "front" of the front panel; glued the first panel to the second panel - and added the pretty strip of ribbon (leftover from yesterday's project) down the seam before gluing everything together to hide the ends.
Then I added the sentiment piece as usual and my floral decor; including my cute little bow!
Here's how this card looks when you've glued the front panel to the second panel - when it is open.
I like this look - the card doesn't fold out quite so far, and the front panel is definitely a "sturdy" and really pretty look!
Here's a little bit closer look at the front sentiment area.
Unlike yesterday, where I just punched the flower petals out from the DSP with the Perennial Flower Punch, and layered them together, I actually stamped these first right on the paper with the Floral Essence stamp set, before punching. It's a beautiful and easy way to have the petals look "colored" without having to do anything at all! Oh, and ALL the flowers have been accented with Clear Wink of Stella for a beautiful shimmer.
The third design glues the front panel down to the second; AND also glues the edges of the 2nd panel to the back panel to create a "pocket" card! I love this design!! You'll notice we also turn this one on the horizontal which is a nice "change" to the design and look of the card.
In this case I cut a decorative edge with the Ornate Borders Dies and glued it in place before I glued down the front panel to the second panel (and added the ribbon along that edge as well as I was gluing things closed. Like the card above, I cute an additional 1-3/4" piece of the designer paper to cover the "back" side of the paper that would have shown here when the DSP was folded.
The second panel is then glued just along the top and bottom edge to the back panel to create a "pocket" for this cute little card to slide in and out of.
Don't you just love that?!
I have another little "tip" for you today. I'm sure you noticed here (and in the first card), that the Perennial Essence Floral Center does not appear "yellow" like it comes in the container. Sneaky Sneaky me!!! I rolled/dipped the embellishment on my Versamark pad; then dipped it in embossing powder (here it's Copper emboss powder; above it was White emboss powder); then heat set it for a really neat effect. It takes the bright yellow color down a notch and kind of changes the look -- perfect for a flower like this, don't you think??!! 😉😉
What I love even more is the sponging I did on this little card to match the color scheme of the designer paper - Blackberry Bliss, Mossy Meadow and Pacific Point create the perfect "variegated" look to match the paper. Then I stamped the flowers (stamped off once first on scrap paper), to create a soft accent in the background. So pretty!!
I really hope you have enjoyed these projects today as much as I enjoyed making and sharing them with you!!
Don't miss this paper -- grab a package (or two) before its gone!! And don't "hoard" that gorgeous paper -- use it to showcase its beauty!!
I Love to hear from you. Leave your questions or comments below!!
Until Next Time . . Puppy Hugs, . . .
