Tutorial: Silver Wishes

 

Remember blowing the fuzzies off of a dandelion and making a wish? Lots of silver embossed dandelions on this card just might make the Birthday Wishes come true!

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:     

Snail the Silver Foil cardstock to card base, then snail the 5 1/8″ x 3 7/8′ piece of Rococo Rose cardstock to the silver foil.

Using Rococo Rose ink, stamp the background words from the Very Versailles stamp set to the right side of the 4 7/8″ x 3 5/8″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.

With Versamark ink, use the single dandelion stamp and stamp the image toward the right bottom corner of the Whisper White cardstock, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set with heat tool. (I actually stamped this image twice, the second time slightly under the first image to fill in the space in the right corner).

Using the triple dandelion stamp, stamp the image on the left side of the Whisper White cardstock with Versamark ink, once at the bottom and once right above that. Sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set with heat tool.

Use the small dandelion seed stamp and Versamark ink to stamp extra seeds coming off of the dandelions, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and  set with heat tool.  Refer to photo for placement of the dandelions. Snail this piece to the card front.

Use the smallest scallop oval from the Layering Ovals framelits to crop the small piece of Rococo Rose cardstock.

Use Versamark ink to stamp the ‘Birthday Wishes’ greeting from the Butterfly Wishes stamp set onto the small piece of Whisper White cardstock, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set with heat tool.

Crop with the smallest oval from the Stitched Shapes framelits, snail to the Rococo Rose scalloped oval then use dimensionals to attach to the card front. Refer to photo for placement.

Place large and medium rhinestones in the centers of the dandelions.

 

Inside:

Snail the remaining piece of Rococo Rose cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Versamark ink to stamp the single dandelion to the left upper side of the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set with heat tool.

Use Versamark ink to stamp the sentiment from the Special Celebrations stamp set, sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set with heat tool. Snail the completed piece to the inside of the card.

 

Envelope:

Use Versamark ink to stamp the dandelion seed stamp to the lower left corner of the envelope. Sprinkle with silver embossing powder and set with heat tool.

 

Product List

Dandelion Wishes Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

Butterfly Wishes Cling Stamp Set

Special Celebrations Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Silver Foil Sheets

Rococo Rose 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Versamark Pad

Rococo Rose Classic Stampin’ Pad

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

Stitched Shapes Dies

Layering Ovals Dies

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Clear Block B

Clear Block E

Tutorial: Icy Leaves

 

One simple branch of silver embossed leaves is the perfect compliment to the Birch background in Seaside Spray.

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Using Seaside Spray ink and the Birch stamp, stamp off once on a piece of scrap paper before stamping the background onto a 5 1/4″ x4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Stamping off will give you a lighter shade of Seaside Spray for the background.

Use Versamark to stamp the leaf spray from the Very Versailles stamp set onto the Birch stamped  cardstock. Sprinkle with Silver Embossing powder and set with heat tool. Snail this piece to the card front.

Use Versamark to stamp the greeting from the Very Versailles stamp set onto the 3 1/2″ x 5/8″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Sprinkle with Silver Embossing powder and set with heat tool.  Snail onto the 3 7/8″ x 7/8″ strip of Seaside Spray cardstock, then use dimensionals to attach to the card front near the bottom.

Make several small loops with the Silver Metallic Thread and use a glue dot to adhere to the top of the silver embossed leaf spray. Place a large clear faceted gem over the glue dot. Refer to photo for placement.

 

Inside:

Use Versamark to stamp the leaf spray partially onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock toward the upper left side. Sprinkle with Silver Embossing powder and set with heat tool.

Snail the Seaside Spray strip to the top of this piece.  Wrap the Silver Metallic Thread around the center of the strip three times, adhere to the back with snail.  If desired, stamp a greeting of your choice with Versamark to this piece, sprinkle with Silver Embossing powder and set with heat tool. Snail the completed piece to the inside of the card.

 

Envelope:

Use Versamark to stamp a portion of the leaf spray onto the lower left corner of the envelope. Sprinkle with Silver Embossing powder and set with heat tool.

 

Product List

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

Birch Cling Stamp

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Seaside Spray 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Seaside Spray Classic Stampin’ Pad

Versamark Pad

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Clear Faceted Gems

Silver Metallic Thread

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Glue Dots

Clear Block F

Clear Block I

Tutorial: Peaceful Sailing

 

These sailboats evoke memories of lazy summer days at the lake. The accents made with other stamps in the Sailing Home stamp set are perfect accompaniments to complete the card.

 

 

Cut Cardstock: 

 

Assembly:

Snail one 5 3/8″ x 4 1/8″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock to the card base. Emboss one of the pieces of Pool Party cardstock with the High Seas 3D embossing folder and snail to the card front.

Using Memento ink, stamp the knotted rope image from the Sailing Home stamp set onto the ends of the strip of Whisper White cardstock. See photo for placement. Snail this piece to the Night of Navy strip, then snail to the card front.

With Pool Party ink, use the wavy lines stamp from the Lily Pad Lake stamp set and stamp several times onto one 3 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock.

With Memento ink, stamp one large and one small sailboat from the Sailing Home stamp set over the Pool Party wavy lines – see photo for placement. Use Memento ink to stamp the bird image from the Sailing Home stamp set above the sailboats.

Color the sailboats with Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blends marker, or if you prefer, a contrasting color. Snail this piece to the 3 3/8″ x 2 7/8″ piece of Night of Navy cardstock, then use dimensionals to attach to the card front. See photo for placement.

Use Memento ink to stamp the anchor from the Sailing Home stamp set into the 2 1/4″x 1 3/4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use the coordinating die from the Smooth Sailing framelits to cut out the anchor, or cut out with your paper snips. Snail the anchor onto the card front to the left of the sailboats.

 

Inside: 

Snail the remaining piece of Night of Navy cardstock to the inside of the card. Snail the remaining piece of Pool Party cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Memento ink to stamp one small sailboat to the lower left side of the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Color the sailboat with the Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blends marker.

Use Memento ink to stamp the birds onto the upper right corner of this piece. Use Memento ink to stamp the sentiment of your choice on this piece, then snail to the inside of the card. The sentiment I used is from the Sailing Home stamp set.

 

Envelope: 

Use Memento ink to stamp the small sailboat from the Sailing Home stamp set to the lower left corner of the envelope. Color the sailboat with the Dark Pool Party Stampin’ Blends marker.

 

Thanks for taking a look at this card – hope you enjoy making it!

 

Product List

Sailing Home Bundle

Lilypad Lake Cling-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Pool Party Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

High Seas 3D Embossing Folder

Clear Block D

Clear Block A

Clear Block I

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Paper Snips

Time4Stamping Tip: Best Tool for Organizing Your Planner!

 

Whether you use a pre-made planner or even a small spiral notebook as a bullet journal, I have found the best tool for keeping your planner organized! It’s the Circle Tab Punch!

 

Simply punch out a tab from your favorite color cardstock, then write a title on it and attach it to your planner to keep different sections easily identifiable. For example,  I like to keep a running record of my utility bills, so I have a different section for Electric, Gas, Water, Cable that I can easily flip to since the sections are identified with tabs. I also use the tabs for my daily ‘to-do’ list, monthly ‘to-do-‘ list, Birthdays, events, etc. The tabs make it very easy to get to a section of your planner quickly without having to flip through all the pages.

The punch is easy to use and makes just the right size tabs which hold up much better than the post-it notes which fall off after flipping through the pages a few times.

If you use a planner or keep a bullet journal, this is a must-have tool. You’ll wonder how you ever got along without it!

 

Product List

Circle Tab Punch

Tutorial: Spooky Halloween Night

 

Sponge a spooky dark blue and purple sky to give this card a haunted Halloween night look!

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Adhere one piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock to card base with snail.

Use the 1 1/2″ circle punch to punch out a circle from a piece of scrap Very Vanilla cardstock. Punch a small piece out of this circle to form a ‘crescent moon’ shape – this will be the mask to make a moon on the card front.

 

Use a sponge to apply Daffodil Delight ink to one piece of Very Vanilla cardstock slightly above the center, about the size of the ‘moon mask’.  Quick Tip: Cut the sponge in two or three pieces and use a smaller piece for each color of ink.

Use a sponge to blend a little Crushed Curry ink onto the Daffodil Delight area.

 

Hold  the ‘crescent moon’ mask on top of the sponged yellow area, then sponge Night of Navy ink onto the cardstock to make the dark sky. Use a sponge to blend a little Blackberry Bliss ink onto the sky. Remove the mask to reveal the crescent moon against the dark sky.

 

Tear a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock to make a mask for the ‘ground’ area and hold near the bottom of the sponged cardstock.  Sponge Early Espresso ink to the bottom to make the ‘ground’. Remove the mask to reveal the ground against the dark sky.

 

Use Versamark to stamp the raven from ‘The Raven’ stamp set onto the sponged piece, sprinkle Black Emboss powder on the image, and set with heat tool.

Use Versamark ink to stamp the leaf spray from the ‘Very Versailles’ stamp set to the sponged cardstock, sprinkle with Silver Emboss powder and set with heat tool.  The leaves should partially cover the moon and the ground. Refer to photo for placement of leaves and raven.

Using Memento ink, stamp the Halloween greeting from ‘The Raven’ stamp set onto the upper right corner of the cardstock, then snail the completed piece to the card front.

 

Inside:

Snail the remaining piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Memento ink to stamp the sentiment from ‘The Raven’ stamp set to the remaining piece of Very Vanilla cardstock. Use Memento ink to stamp the feather from ‘The Raven’ stamp set to the upper left corner on this piece.  Snail completed piece to the inside of the card.

 

Envelope:

Use Memento ink to stamp the feather from ‘The Raven’ stamp set to the lower left corner of the envelope.

 

 

I hope you enjoy making this fun card. Sponging the cardstock for the sky is a great way to make ‘spooky’ backgrounds for your Halloween cards!

 

Product List

The Raven Cling Stamp Set

Very Versailles Cling Stamp Set

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Versamark Pad

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

1-1/2" (3.8 Cm) Circle Punch

Stamping Sponges

Clear Block D

Clear Block E

Snail Adhesive

Tutorial: Merry Marigolds

 

Mango Melody ink turns these flowers into ‘Merry Marigolds’. The bright color is striking against the Whisper White background, and pearls add just enough ‘bling’ to balance the Baker’s Twine bow.

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Emboss one 5 1/4″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock with the Brick & Mortar embossing folder, then snail to the card front.

Snail the Mango Melody Gingham Designer Series Paper strip to the center of the card front.

Use Old Olive ink to stamp the flower outline image from the Inspiring Iris stamp set three times on the 3 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock, making the center flower slightly taller than the other two flowers.

Use Old Olive ink and the solid leaf/stem stamp to stamp over the stem and leaves flower outline. Use Mango Melody ink to stamp the solid flower image over the flower outline. Snail the stamped piece onto the 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Mango Melody cardstock.

Tie a piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine around the stamped piece, and tie a bow slightly off center to the left. Place a large and medium pearl on the upper right corner of the stamped piece. Refer to photo for placement. Use dimensionals to attach this piece to the card front.

 

Inside:

Use Old Olive ink to stamp the sentiment from the Inspiring Iris stamp set to the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Using Old Olive and Mango Melody ink, stamp the flower in the lower corner as you did for the focal point on the card front.

Snail the strip of Mango Melody cardstock to the top of the stamped piece. Tie a piece of Whisper White Baker’s Twine around the strip and tie into a bow. Snail the completed piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

To complete your project, use Old Olive and Mango Melody ink to  stamp a flower as you did before onto the lower left corner of the envelope.

 

For more inspiration on using the Inspiring Iris stamp set, see my directions for the Elegant Iris card.

 

Product List

Inspiring Iris Photopolymer Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Mango Melody 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad

Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

Pearl Basic Jewels

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Clear Block D

Clear Block A

Tutorial: Elegant Iris

 

Lots of layers are the ingredient that add to the elegance of this card. Combine with gold foil and gold embossing of the focal point, and this card becomes even more stunning!

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Snail one piece of 5 1/4″ x 4″ Very Vanilla cardstock to the card base, then snail the embossed piece of Purple Posy cardstock to the card front.

Snail the 4″ x 3″ piece of Purple Posy Designer Series Paper to the 4 1/8″ x 3 1/8″ piece of Purple Posy cardstock, then attach to the card front with dimensionals.

Rub the 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the embossing buddy to cut down on static. Then, using Versamark ink, stamp the iris outline stamp onto this piece, sprinkle with gold emboss powder and set with your heat tool.

Use an aqua painter to color the flowers with Highland Heather ink and the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink. Crop this piece with the largest oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits and snail to the gold foil scalloped oval. Attach to the card front with dimensionals.

Tie a small bow with the tri-color ribbon and attach to the card front with a glue dot. See photo for placement.

 

Inside: 

Rub the remaining piece of Very Vanilla cardstock with the embossing buddy.

Use Versamark ink to stamp the sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set, sprinkle with gold emboss powder and set with your heat tool.

Snail the 1/2″ strip of Purple Posy Designer Series Paper to the top of this piece. Tie a piece of gold cord around the Designer Paper strip and tie into a small bow. (I used Stampin’Up gold cord which is now retired. If you do not have any, as an alternative you could snail a narrow 1/8″ strip of gold foil paper to the center of the Designer Paper strip.)

Snail the finished piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope: 

To decorate the envelope, use the leaf stem from the Free As A Bird stamp set. Rub the envelope with the embossing buddy then use Versamark ink to stamp the image to the lower left corner of the envelope. Sprinkle with gold emboss powder and set with your heat tool. Color the leaves with Pear Pizzazz ink using an aqua painter.

 

 

 

Product List

Inspiring Iris Photopolymer Stamp Set

Forever Lovely Photopolymer Stamp Set

Free As A Bird Cling Stamp Set

Very Vanilla 12" X 12" Cardstock

Purple Posy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

2018-2020 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Gold Foil Sheets

Very Vanilla Medium Envelopes14908

Versamark Pad

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad

Purple 3/8" (1 Cm) Tricolor Ribbon

Scripty 3D Embossing Folder

Stitched Shapes Dies

Layering Ovals Dies

Aqua Painters

Embossing Buddy

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

Heat Tool (Us And Canada)

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Glue Dots

Clear Block E

Gold Cording Trim

Gold Cording Trim
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Tutorial: Party Til The Cows Come Home!

 

This easy to make fun-fold card is almost guaranteed to get this reaction: “Aww! That’s So Cute!” The crispness of Real Red and Whisper White combined with the cute little cow is a real people pleaser of a card.

 

Cut Cardstock:
  •    Card Base: Real Red – 5 1/2″ x 4 1/4″
  •    First Layer: Whisper White – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  •    Second Layer: Real Red – 5″ x 3 3/4″
  •    Third Layer: Whisper White – 4 3/4″ x 3 1/2″
  •    Fun-Fold Layer: Real Red – 5 1/2″ x 3 1/4″, score the long side at 2 3/4″
  •    Stamped Layers: Whisper White – 3″ x 2 1/2″

 

Assembly:

Snail the 5 1/3″ x 4″ piece of Whisper White cardstock to the Real Red card base. Snail the 5″ x 3 3/4″ piece of Real Red cardstock to this piece. This is the card front.

Using Real Red ink, stamp the Buffalo Check background stamp on the 4  3/4″ x 3 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock, then snail to the card front. Remember that because the Buffalo Check stamp is a large stamp, you need to hold the stamp to the cardstock a few seconds longer to give the ink time to transfer.

Fold the 5″ x 3 1/4″ piece of Real Red cardstock on the score line. Place two pieces of Tear & Tape on the back side of this piece, then attach to the card front.

Using Memento ink, stamp the cow from the Over The Moon stamp set onto one 3″ x 2 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Using Memento ink, stamp the ‘Happy Birthday’ greeting from the Itty Bitty Birthdays stamp set above the cow.

Color the cow with Stampin’ Blends using Light Smoky Slate, Dark Petal Pink, and the Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker.  Snail to the front of the folded Real Red cardstock piece.

 

Inside:

Using Memento ink, stamp the ‘Party Till The Cows Come Home’ sentiment from the Over The Moon stamp set onto the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock. Use Memento ink to stamp the moon shape onto the upper left corner, then color with the Light Daffodil Stampin’ Blends marker. Snail this piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

Use Memento ink to stamp the moon shape from the Over The Moon stamp set onto the lower left corner of the envelope and color with the Light Daffodil Stampin’ Blends marker.

 

 

I hope you have as much fun making this card as I did designing it! Sign up for my email list to receive more exclusive tips and tutorials as well as news and notes about Stampin’Up.

 

Product List

Over The Moon Cling Stamp Set

Itty Bitty Birthdays Cling Stamp Set

Buffalo Check Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker

Smoky Slate Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Petal Pink Dark Stampin' Blends Marker

Daffodil Delight Light Stampin' Blends Marker

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Clear Block F

Clear Block D

Tear & Tape Adhesive

Snail Adhesive

 

Tutorial: Purple Posy

 

A background of fern leaves and a small layer of cardstock shows off one simple flower made with the Pressed Petal washi tape. A layer of Merry Merlot cardstock under the background balances the color of the flower.

 

 

Cut Cardstock:

 

Assembly:

Snail one piece of the Merry Merlot cardstock to the card base.

Use the fern leaf image from the Daisy Lane stamp set and Granny Apple ink to stamp a background on one of the 5″ x 3 3/4″ pieces of Whisper White cardstock. Stamp some of the leaves full strength ink, and stamp off with others so that you have different shades of green for the leaves. To stamp off, simply ink your stamp, then stamp on a piece of scrap paper before stamping on your cardstock. When you are satisfied with this background piece, snail it to the card front.

Snail the piece of Designer Series Paper to the 2 7/8″ x 1 7/8″ piece of Garden Green cardstock, then attach to the card front with dimensionals. See photo for placement.

With the remaining piece of Garden Green cardstock, crop two large leave and one small leaf from the Magnolia Memories dies and set aside.

Punch two 1/2″ circles from Daffodil Delight cardstock. Peel off 5-6 petals from the Pressed Petals washi tape and place on one of the 1/2″ circles, forming a flower. Snail or glue the other 1/2″ circle to the center of the flower. Crop the small flower center from the Magnolia Memories dies, and bend or curl the ‘spokes’ slightly upward and snail or glue to the flower center. To complete the flower, add a small gold faceted gem to the flower center. As an alternative, you could use one of the Perennial Essence Floral Centers for the center of the flower.

Use glue to attach the die cut leaves to the card front – see photo for placement. Use dimensionals or snail the flower to the card front covering the edges of the leaves.

Use Garden Green ink to stamp the ‘Smile’ greeting from the Daisy Lane stamp set onto the 3″ x 1 1/2″ piece of Whisper White cardstock. Crop with the third smallest die from the Stitched Nested Labels framelits. Attach to the card front with snail.

 

Inside: 

Snail the remaining piece of Merry Merlot cardstock to the inside of the card.

Use Garden Green ink to stamp the greeting from the Stitched All Around stamp set to the remaining piece of Whisper White cardstock.  Add some fern leaves using Granny Apple Green ink and the image from the Daisy Lane stamp set. Vary the color of the leaves by using full strength ink for some leaves and stamping off for other leaves. Snail this piece to the inside of the card.

 

 

Envelope:

Stamp a couple fern leaves on the lower left corner of the envelope using Granny Apple ink and the fern image from the Daisy Lane stamp set.

 

 

I hope you enjoy making this card.  The Pressed Petal washi tape flower is easy to make and is stunning against the green fern leaves.  And the background of fern leaves is very forgiving, as it doesn’t matter if they overlap!

 

Product List

Daisy Lane Cling Stamp Set

Stitched All Around Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Garden Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Merry Merlot 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Whisper White Medium Envelopes

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad

Stitched Nested Labels Dies

Magnolia Memory Dies

1/2" (1.3 Cm) Circle Punch

Clear Block D

Clear Block B

Gold Faceted Gems

Perennial Essence Floral Centers

Pressed Petals Specialty Washi Tape

Snail Adhesive

Stampin' Dimensionals

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Time4Stamping Tip: Choosing Colors

 

It’s very easy to look on Pinterest or other crafting sites and ”copy” color combinations when making your cards or other paper crafting items.  But when designing your own project, are you ever at a loss for which colors to choose or which colors coordinate with the Designer Paper you are using?

Here’s a quick tip to help you with that – one that I’d assumed most everyone knows, but recently I’ve been asked multiple times about how to know which colors to use with Designer Paper.

When you order a package of Designer Series Paper, look closely on the back of the white cardboard piece that is in the package with the paper. It tells you the name of the Designer Series Paper, and right under that, in small print, is a list of colors that coordinate with that paper so you know which cardstock or ink colors will work well together. Of course you’re not limited to using only those colors, but it does give you some ideas of what colors are used in the Designer Series Paper. For example, here is the list that is for the Magnolia Lane Designer Paper and the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.

 

 

Depending on your likes and style, these lists give you a great starting point to coordinate your cardstock or ink with the Designer Paper you are using.

Here are examples of cardstock that match well with the Magnolia Lane Designer Series Paper and the Bird Ballad Designer Series Paper.

 

 

Whether you are new or experienced in papercrafting, I hope this quick tip helps you in your project designing!