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Dashing Along DSP – not just for Christmas

Dashing Along DSP – not just for Christmas

The Dashing Along DSP that you can get free when you host a qualifying workshop isn't just for Christmas, it can be used year round too. Over the next few days I'm going to share some simple cards using the DSP and showing a birthday message and then a similar card...

Santa’s Workshop gift tag

Santa’s Workshop gift tag

Less than fourteen weeks to Christmas! Once each week, I'm sharing a Christmas tag or other type of gift packaging – that way I’ll be well prepared when the big day comes around 🙂 This tag is to match the card here and so the colour combo is Poppy Parade, Basic Black...

Dashing Along birthday card

Dashing Along birthday card

Yay! I found my missing DSP. It was in the bottom of a box of retired full packs of DSP. I'd put it there to keep it safe from creasing but I sure wish I'd remembered that. I wanted to make a large card for my Dad's birthday and the striped paper in the Dashing Along...

Santa’s Workshop snowman card

Santa’s Workshop snowman card

I'm still cutting into my flocked Santa's Workshop Specialty DSP - part of my aim to use my DSP instead of simply stroking it. This time I've picked the juggling snowman design. The colour combo is pulled from the DSP and is Whisper White, Coastal Cabana and Poppy...

Black Foil and Glitter masculine birthday card

Black Foil and Glitter masculine birthday card

The new Black Foil Sheets in the Autumn/Winter catalogue are absolutely gorgeous for embossing with and I had them in mind for a masculine birthday card. I've kind of broken one of my unwritten rules for masculine cards though and included a little glitter. What do...

Santa’s Signpost die cut Christmas card

Santa’s Signpost die cut Christmas card

I'm still playing with the Santa's Workshop Specialty DSP and today I've cut into the flocked pieces! Part of my plan to use my DSP this year instead of just stroking it, lol. The Santa's Signpost framelit dies don't just die cut shapes from the Signs of Santa stamp...

Frosted Floral DSP Anniversary card

Frosted Floral DSP Anniversary card

Still playing with new DSP, the other pack that arrived yesterday was the Frosted Floral Specialty DSP, all printed on shimmery white papered - totally gorgeous and I can't do it justice in my photos, it's like a delicate satin. The shimmery tones make it ideal for...

Santa’s Workshop DSP Christmas card

Santa’s Workshop DSP Christmas card

Some more of my Christmas goodies arrived today! I'd overlooked this DSP the first time around and then found it is has flocking! So cute! The pack of DSP has 12 sheets: 2 each of 6 double-sided designs and there's white flocking on one side of four of the designs....

In Every Season birthday card

In Every Season birthday card

Flitting back to a birthday card today, I've finally opened a stamp set I got for free when I attended the Stampin' Up! conference in April! This set has a different flower image for each month ... but there's nothing to say you have to use them that way. I selected...