Stand Alone DSP

 Do you love making cards but just don't think you have the tools to make a pretty card? Let me show you how you can make beautiful cards with just some cardstock and Designer Series Paper! You may also need some embellishments like ribbon or gems.

The things that I feel are necessary to have when you don't have a Cut and Emboss machine or any dies or stamps...

    *Choose the Designer Series Paper you want to use and look at the colors used in that paper

    *Cardstock in one or two of those coordinating colors. You may also just use Basic White.    

    *A good pair of snips and a paper trimmer

    *A good set of sentiment stamps and an acrylic block for those

    *A label punch (OPTIONAL - you could just hand trim your sentiments)

    *Coordinating ribbon and gems, dots or jewels (OPTIONAL but I think you'll want them)

    *Black Memento ink

    *Envelopes

That's it. Get ready to create!! With these supplies, you should be able to make dozens of cards!

My Facebook Live today demonstrated making 4 cards. Here are the supplies and measurements for each one.

This card uses the Dainty Flowers DSP which is a Sale-A-Bration $50 item. The cardbase is Rich Razzleberry cut at 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 5 1/4". The mat is Highland Heather    3 1/4" x 5 1/4". The DSP is cut at 3" x 5". The YouTube video will describe how to get the most out of this sheet of DSP. The ribbon is two pieces, one cut at 4" to wrap around the card and secured on the back. The other piece is app. 3" and just tied in a loose single knot. The sentiment is from another Sale-A-Bration item, Beautifully Happy stamp set, a $100 choice.

I adhered a 1/2" x 5 1/4" piece of the same DSP to a Basic White 4" x 5 1/4" piece and adhere this to the inside.

The next card is also using the Dainty Flowers DSP. The cardbase is Calypso Coral, 8 1/2" x         5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". The Old Olive mat is        5 1/8" x 3 3/4" with two opposite corners rounded. The DSP is cut at 4 7/8" x 3 1/2", also with the same two corners rounded. The sentiment is from Shaded Summer and is stamped with Black Memento in the center of the wreath. Both the mat and the DSP are then adhered to the front of the cardbase. The twine is from the Three Twine Combo Pack in the new Mini Catalog. About 10" of each color will be enough to tie a double bow. Adhere the bow with a glue dot and your card is finished. You can put a Basic White piece on the inside again just as on the previous card.

The next card features the By the Bay DSP sold in the new Mini Catalog. Cut two 7/8" strips from one DSP then cut a    2 1/2" piece from another. Adhere the two side pieces first then the middle piece. Punch a label using the Label Me Lovely punch found in the Annual Catalog out of Basic White cardstock. Stamp your sentiment (this one is from Inspired Thoughts stamp set also found in the Annual Catalog) toward the bottom of the label using Night of Navy or Black Memento ink. Fussy cut the bird from one of the sheets of DSP. Loop 6" of ribbon in a U shape and adhere to the back of the label. Attach the label and ribbon with dimensionals toward the bottom half of the card. Use dimensionals to adhere the bird to the top part of the label. Add 3 gold brushed metal dots to finish off the card. Again prepare a piece of Basic White 5 1/4" x 4" for the inside by adhering a strip of either DSP patterns to the edge and adhere the Basic White to the inside.

This last card uses the Enjoy the Journey Designer Series Paper found in the new Mini Catalog. Several pieces of that pack have mirror images that can be cut into 3" or 4" pieces to make 6 or 8 cards from the one sheet of paper. The cardbase for this card is Starry Sky 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", scored at 4 1/4". The DSP is cut to 4" x 5 1/4". You should be able to get 6 cards from this sheet of DSP. The DSP is adhered directly to the cardbase. The sentiment piece is punched using the Cloud Punch from Basic White. I used the Blending Brush and Highland Heather ink to lightly add color to the white. Celebrate You is from the Dainty Delight stamp set and is stamped in Starry Sky ink. It is added to the top of the card with dimensionals. Starry Sky twine (app. 10") is tied in a bow and attached with a glue dot. Add dots of your choice. Use Basic White for the inside and your card is complete.

If you don't have a demonstrator, I'd love to help you get the products you need to get going with your cardmaking journey.

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E-mail me at suzyzoo@verizon.net if you have any questions. I'd love to help you. 

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