Remember back in the fall when we got the new mini catalog and we LOVED all of the new beautiful autumn, winter, and Christmas Designer Series Paper? If you’re like me, perhaps you got caught up in all that beauty and purchased too much DSP or even bought some and never used it. Well, that’s exactly what I did! I bought some of the gorgeous Shining Brightly DSP but never used it with the coordinating Stars at Night bundle. My Christmas cards are made and already mailed, but I still wanted to use that beautiful paper. That leads me to this week’s video — I pulled out the Earthen Textures bundle and thought it would look great with the Shining Brightly DSP. I just love how these cards turned out! The gold foil in the paper certainly adds an elegant flair to the designs.
If you missed the live presentation, you can watch the replay here.
I’m taking a little break for the holidays, but I will be back in the new year with new designs from the 2024 January through April mini catalog, as well as some favorites from the current annual catalog. If you need some more inspiration in the meantime, continue to follow my Pinterest page and group page!
For the “With Gratitude” card, you need the following cardstock:
- Card Base: Night of Navy 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
- First Layer: Basic White – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
- Second Layer: Shining Brightly DSP – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Third Layer: Basic White – 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″, embossed with the Quatrefoil folder
- Vases: Scraps of Gold Foil and Shining Brightly DSP
- All Stems: Scraps of Distressed Gold
- Inside: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Inside Strips: Night of Navy – 4″ x 5/8″ and Shining Brightly DSP – 4″ x 1/2″
Here’s what you need for the “Hello” card:
- Card Base: Basic White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
- First Layer: Night of Navy – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
- Second Layer: Shining Brightly DSP – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Decorative Strip: Coordinating Shining Brightly DSP – 4″ x 1″
- Arch: Basic White – 4 1/2″ x 3 1/2″
- Vase: Scrap of Shining Brightly DSP
- Stems: Scraps of Distressed Gold paper and Night of Navy cardstock
- Inside First Layer: Night of Navy – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8
- Inside Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Inside Strips: Night of Navy – 4″ x 5/8″ and Shining Brightly DSP – 4″ x 1/2″
The following cardstock is needed for the “Thinking of You” card:
- Card Base: Basic White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, score at 4 1/4″
- First Layer: Night of Navy – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
- Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″, embossed with the Basics 3D folder
- Blue Panels: Night of Navy – 2 1/8″ x 1 3/8″, cut four; and 2 1/4″ x 1 3/8″ – cut one
- DSP Panels: Shining Brightly DSP – 2″ x 1 1/4″ cut four- one each of four different designs
- Greeting Panel: Basic White – 2 1/8″ x 1 1/4″, cut one
- Inside First Layer: Night of Navy – 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″
- Inside Second Layer: Basic White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
- Inside Strips: Night of Navy – 4″ x 5/8″ and Shining Brightly – 4″ x 1/2″
Below is the list of products used to make these cards. Keep in mind that the Shining Brightly DSP will no longer be available after January, so if you don’t have any and wish to recreate these cards, there are only a couple of weeks left to purchase this paper.
Product List
