With the Jan - June Mini Catalogue soon retiring on June 30, I'm using up the pieces of Designer Series Paper remaining. You can find all the products I've used by clicking on the highlighted links.
The pieces are of all sizes, from other projects, and since the colors are all coordinated, it's easy to add mix and match, and even add new to complete a project.
Here's what I started with:
1" squares
3 3/4" x 5" pieces
3/4" strips
6x3" pieces (not 2x3 as shown)
Heart & Home DSP, and a few others.
A simple design with 6x3" (not 2x3) pieces:
Cut one 6x3" in half on an angle from corner to corner. Next, on the 6" side, find the half way mark at 3" and cut it in half again. Arrange as above.
These can be added to a layer of 4x5 1/4". Then added to a card base of 4 1/4" x 5 2/2", a standard A2 card. Finish the design with a die cut - bird or flower, or place ribbon or a large sentiment tag in the center. This design makes a great background while using up your DSP pieces.
With the 1" squares, I made a modified 9 patch:
What makes this a "modified 9 patch", is by mounting 5 squares instead of 9, on DSP or coordinating cardstock, the open square appears to be a coordinating square, like a 9 patch.
With the paper quilting that Julie Heitz demonstrates, the next step is to emboss the 9 patch design with the use of an embossing folder. This will give it a "stitched" or "quilted" look. Then all you have to do is add a border, and layer on a coordinating color card base. The photos above appear as red, but they are
Calypso Coral.
This next design is called "Strip Cards" with 1" or smaller strips of paper, put together a design like this:
In Strip cards, there is really no right or wrong way to assemble the pieces. Keep a pile from all you DSP and when you have a good amount, make some strip cards. You can finish this by adding only the sentiment; or add a small white rectangle layer over the top to build on. Either way, you've used the remaining strips of Designer papers, that you can often mix with similar patterns because of the color coordination.
The last card uses a 3 3/4" x 5" piece of DSP, cut in 3 piece angles. This "Quilt Card" was demonstrated by Karen Titus over at Back Porch Stampers on June 2, 2022. She suggests that you choose your own angles, stack three pieces together and cut them at the same time. I've discovered that in order to use both sides of the papers, put the side you want to use face up before you cut them, and then cut 3 pieces at a time.
To add variety to my three paper quilt pieces, I included
Hues of Happiness because of the similar colors and patterns. By doing this I was able to use up the remaining Heart & Home DSP.
Glue them to a 3 3/4" x 5" base and then add a layer, and A2 card base. Here is the final card, layered on Soft Succulent, then added to a Gorgeous Grape card base.
Get creative with your pieces. Plan to use your DSP by the time each catalog comes to an end, that way you've made the best projects during the seasons they were designed for, and you'll be free to start new projects from the next Catalog release.
Though it may be difficult to cut or use your collection of Designer papers, try to begin each new package by cutting a few in card sizes, such as 4x6 pieces, leaving two as 12x12s. At one time I couldn't bring myself to cut such beautiful designs. Now that I use my papers, it frees me to be ready for new prints and color patterns - I promise - it is more fun than you might imagine!
I have two sheets of 12x12 of one design, and three sheets of 12x12 of another designer paper to use soon. I'll cut them into 4x6 pieces, and some of the designs I've shown today. Finishing these packages of Designer papers will refill my card box for giving, sending, sharing AND I'll be all set for the new papers coming in the next mini catalog.
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