This week’s Card Sketch features designer paper again. I wanted to get one last plug in for Stampin’ Up!’s Designer Series Paper Sale before it ends next Monday. So here’s my plug: don’t forget about the sale! Ha! If you’re interested in getting 15% off of 9 of Stampin’ Up!’s fabulous designer series papers be sure to click here and check it out.
Now that that’s out of the way let’s get back to today’s card sketch! I thought about trying this sketch with one of the papers that’s on sale but decided to try it with one of the brand new papers that you will be able to find in the Sale-a-bration Brochure next week. This package of paper is called Peaceful Prints and is 12” X 12”. There are lots of fun patterns in the package and it coordinates with the Peaceful Deer Bundle from the upcoming (Holiday) Mini Catalog! Love that coordination! 😊
I did pretty well with this week’s sketch. I only added one teeny tiny layer behind the designer paper to make it pop as well as adding the sentiment (from the Banner Year stamp set) to the small strip of paper.
When I work with papers that butt up against each other and need to be straight like on this sketch I like to start with a piece of cardstock the same size as my finished designer paper design will be. On this card I started with a piece of Basic Black cardstock that was 3” x 4 ¼”. I then cut two strips of designer paper that were 4 ¼” x 1 ½”. I cut 1 ¼” off of each strip for the small section. Then I adhered my papers to the Basic Black card stock piece.
The layer of Basic White cardstock that I added is 4 3/8” x 3 1/8”. Just enough of a border to make the designer paper pop. The strip of Basic Black cardstock is 3 5/8” x 3/8”. I heat embossed the sentiment with White Embossing Powder since it was on the black cardstock. The sentiment strip is popped up with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
This Card Sketch is a great design to highlight those gorgeous papers you have in your craft room. You’ll just want to remember to stick with smaller patterns. Have a great day! Take care and Happy Stamping!