Technique Tuesday - Designer Series Paper or DSP

 First of all, I must apologise for no posts yesterday. It was the funeral of our beloved Queen Elizabeth and I love our Monarchy and all it stands for. It was a beautiful service. Back to today. This week, I am going to play with paper. Specifically Dsp or Designer Series Paper. This first card I have used the gorgeous Splendid Day papers. These in Stampin' Up! we call DSP but it also stands for double sided paper. Each sheet has another pattern on the reverse. 

I have shown the reverse of the pattern on this card. Beautifully shiny on the front that has leaves all over in Fresh Freesia. The other side, is also Fresh Freesia but a different pattern and softer shade. Below is a picture of the papers the papers.

 

I have coordinated it with one of our retired, Saleabration stamps called Calming Camellia. I have to say, I am in love with this, well, you decide, front or back. Which would you use?

 

 

Fun Fold Friday - Family & Friends

 Hello again. For my last day this week using the Family & Friends stamp set, I have made one of my favourite folds. It's very easy and quick to do too. 

I started with a piece of Rich Razzleberry card 16.5cm wide by 14.85cm high or 6,1/2" by 6" high. I scored this at 10.5cm or 3" to make the card base. I cut another piece of the red card at 10cm by 11.5cm or 4" by 4,1/2" wide. This was scored at 9cm or 3,1/2"  I added adhesive to the narrowest part of this piece and added it to the main card back on the inside. I took some of the beautiful foiled papers of Splendid Day DSP and cut 2 pieces. One was 5.7cm by 14cm or 2,1/4" by 5,1/2". I added this to some scraps of white card and trimmed the edges so that there was a very small border around it. On the right hand side of the card, the piece I added on, I cut another piece of the foil 8.7cm by 9.7cm or 3,3/8" by 3,7/8" Once again, I adhered this to another piece of white card and before I added them both to the relevant sides, I attached a magnet to both left and right hand side to enable a closure for the card. I then added the DSP covered mats to the sides.

I cut a white mat 10cm by 14.4cm or 4" by 5,3/4" this was for the inside mat which I stamped my sentiment and decorated. 

 

Splendid Day DSP above

I then stamped the image for the front and coloured them in using my Stampin' Blends pens. I completed the card then added the sentiment. I cut the image down and added it to some more Rich Razzleberry card and then a white mat as before.

That's it from me once again this week. Thank you so much for joining me once again. I am sure that Cary will have recovered from her amazing trip to New Orleans and will be back to show you her cards next week.

Until I return the following week, Please take care, stay well and as always,

 😍😍KEEP ON CRAFTING! 😍😍 

xxx Gill xxx