Use That 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Several Samples

April 04, 2024

With the January-April Mini and the 2023 Annual catalogs coming to an end soon, I have been thinking about all of the designer papers that I haven't used yet. Somehow, I don't think I'm the only one, now am I? New papers are coming so I need to get busy and use some of the old. I found a great tutorial by Jacque Williams. I'll share the link to her video later.

This card does not waste any of the paper at all!

I've used the Glorious Gingham 6 x 6 paper for this card. I love ginghams.

Start with your 6 x 6 paper and cut 1/2 inch from the side. Now this paper does not have a direction. If your paper does, make sure you cut from the side. Turn your paper so that the 6 inch part is at the top. Score at 1/2 and again at 4 3/4.

Fold the half inch part backward and the other score line folded forwards. You do want to make sure that your paper has a front and back that do coordinate.

Cut a piece of card stock to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. I actually did end up making that 4 1/8. Glue the flap to this paper making the back of the card. Hint: Line the backing to the outer edges of the card front. Then add glue under the flap and adhere. If you want to hide a little of that flap, you can cut another piece of card stock the same size and adhere to the back of the card. For that reason I did not use the Thick Basic White.

For the front of the card, you still have the folded front flap. Take a strip of Basic White card stock. I used one of those strips left over when cutting card insides. Glue so that a little of the white shows beyond the flap. Now, add the strip of designer paper cut off at the beginning. Now you can glue down the fancied up flap or you can use dimensionals to make it stand out. I used dimensionals.

For the front, use the Thoughtful Expressions dies. Did you realize that these dies are retiring? I'm sooooo sad. As an update, the Thoughtful Expressions dies are no longer available. Cut from Basic White. Use the Simply Zinnia dies to cut a zinnia bud for the pannel. I used Parakeet Party and Balmy Blue. I had a sponge dauber on my table with Blueberry Bushel ink on it. I added a little of that color to the bud. The sentiment is from the Garden Meadow stamp set in the Online Exclusives.

The Adhesive Backed Hearts & Flowers were added for embellishments. They are retiring.

So this is the inside of the card. Don't you love how the designer paper is showing! Add another zinnia bud.

For this card, I used paper from the Subtles 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper. This time I added in a Basic White strip cut using the Basic Borders dies (retiring). I also added an additional strip of white on the outside of the flap for a little more definition.

The front is pretty much the same as the first card. I did cut a frame from Pool Party card stock using the Thoughtful Expressions dies.

So here are both of the cards. I had so much playing around with this layout. On Saturday, I'll have a post with three more samples! You are going to want to see what I have in store! Thanks for joining me and I hope to see you next time.

I almost forgot to add the link for Jacque Williams video. Go here.

Before I go, let me remind you that many items will be going away. I think you can go to the online store and do a search for retiring soon. There should be lots of products to come up. Beginning April 9th a sale on selected items will begin. We are getting close. Warning: Some items will disappear before the sale begins. If you really want it, you might consider going ahead and getting it. I don't want you to be disappointed.

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