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20 days of paper projects – day 7

20 days of paper projects – day 7

Onto Day 7 of our 20 day series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). Today we're using patterned paper to transform low cost stationery into a pretty gift to give or keep. We started with a cheap and cheerful jotter...

20 days of paper projects – day 6

20 days of paper projects – day 6

It's Day 6 of our 20 day series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). One of our earlier articles covered fussy cutting images from paper. Today we're die cutting images from paper. Those little coffee cups on the...

20 days of paper projects – day 5

20 days of paper projects – day 5

Onto Day 5 of our 20 day series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). Yesterday we made a 5" square card. That size won't fit well in my C6 envelopes lol and so today we’re using paper to make a co-ordinating...

20 days of paper projects – day 4

20 days of paper projects – day 4

It's Day 4 already of our 20 day series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). Today we're using the paper as a background for die cuts. When I saw this pattern within the Christmas Around the World pack I thought the...

20 days of paper projects – day 3

20 days of paper projects – day 3

On to Day 3 of our 20 day series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). Got a "busy" paper that you love? It can be difficult to add a sentiment without covering the paper up. One possible solution is to use a vellum...

20 days of paper projects – day 2

20 days of paper projects – day 2

Today is Day 2 of our 20 day series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). An easy (but not always quick) technique to use with patterned papers is to fussy cut (fussy cutting is cutting out by hand with scissors) out...

20 days of paper projects – day 1

20 days of paper projects – day 1

Over the next 20 days I'm sharing a series of projects using patterned paper (also known as Designer Series Paper or DSP for short). Some of the projects will use scraps and others will use larger pieces. Did you know we have a Designer Series Paper Sale at the moment...

Merry Patterns Christmas Card

Merry Patterns Christmas Card

At last! I've got my Merry Patterns stamp set (the one you can still get for FREE this month). Isn't it always the way? Now that I've got it and can have a play, I've got a muzzy head from a cold coming on 🙁 So to be kind to my poor head, I took a Stampin' Up! design...

Masculine Merry Mistletoe Christmas Card

Masculine Merry Mistletoe Christmas Card

Need a quick and simple masculine Christmas card? This fits the bill! This simple design uses one of the stamp sets currently on offer at 15% discount in the World Card Making Day celebration (ends today!) and one of the paper packs in our Buy 3 Get 1 Free Offer (ends...