I was accumulating quite a few scraps of designer paper after cutting the paper down to size, so I thought I would use the strips of paper to make this Dandy Designs Thanks Card. It’s a good way to use up scraps and you can do lots of different designs with scraps! This is just one example.
I’ve made some cards using the Dandy Designs Designer Series Paper and noticed I had this little pile of scraps. This paper is so cute I would hate to waste much of it! You can only get this big pack of paper (48 sheets, 4 each of 12 different designs) during Sale-A-Bration 2023 with a $100 purchase of Stampin’ Up! product. You’ll find it on page 14 of the Sale-A-Bration Brochure. There are several different patterns like polka dots, stripes, and plaids. It’s the kind of paper that you can use for almost anything!
This card starts with a card base of Coastal Cabana. I realized I don’t use this color very often but it’s one of the coordinating colors for the Dandy Designs Paper. I used a regular size Basic White layer ( 4″ x 5 1/4″) on which to adhere the strips of DSP. With the size that they are cut, if I left just a “smidge” of space in between the strips, they would fit perfectly. The top and bottom strips are even with the edge of the Basic White. The designer paper strips are 1″ x 4″. If you don’t get the edges lined up close to perfect, just use your Paper Trimmer along any edges that need to be evened up…or just use scissors to cut off any overhanging edges.
For the greeting, I chose “thanks” in the Biggest Wish Stamp Set. After having trouble with my Coastal Cabana ink, I just used Memento Black instead! I diecut the word with one of the Tailor Made Tag Dies. I decided to use the Black & White 1/4″ Gingham Ribbon for something different, but I colored it with the Light Granny Apple Green Stampin’ Blend marker to help it match the card colors. The tag is just adhered flat to the card because I knew I would add some embellishments since there was space and I didn’t want it to stick up too high off the card.
I used the 2022-2024 In Color Matte Decorative Dots to jazz up the tag. They are the current In Colors and I used the Tahitian Tide smallest blue dots and the Parakeet Party green dot. They still go with the card even if they aren’t perfect matches.
Time is flying! We are already into the third week of January and I am still finding Christmas decorations I missed when I was putting everything away! Don’t wait too long so you can get your hands on the new products in the Spring Mini Catalog and earn some FREE products during Sale-A-Bration!