Hooray for Today!

This card uses some DSP. I had two pieces that were just the size for layering and then added a banner that I embossed with Elegant Dots embossing folder. I like this color combo.

This card using the last of the scraps cut into banners. Hooray for today because I've finished off these two packs of DSP scraps!

More DSP Scraps

 I often end of with scraps of Designer Series Paper that measure about 2 inches by 3 inches. Here are 4 cards using those scraps.

For this last one I had three scraps that were the same pattern. The opposite side just didn't seem to coordinate. So, I used the same pattern and then added the seam binding to cover the gaps. Then I decided to stamp directly onto the DSP, always a scary thing when you make that the last step. I don't know why I didn't grab either my stamp-a-majig or use a photopolymer stamp but I got lucky and got it on straight.

Scraps On My Work Table

These two cards were made using Designer Series Scraps and some scrap card stock that was laying on my work table. I made the first card and punched the DSP scraps using the Banner Triple punch. Then just layered them and added a little twine and button. The expressions comes from the retired Sincere Salutations stamp sets (still one of my favorites).
For the second card the third scrap was just too small to make into a banner. So I had to come up with a different layout. The stamped expression comes from Itty Bitty Banners stamp set and is die cut using the Bitty Banners framelits.

Paper Scraps

I had two packs of Designer Series Paper that just had scraps of paper left in them. I remembered seeing a similar card on Pinterest but decided I didn't want to hunt for it to CASE. So, made this on my own. I started with the top card because that packet had lots of long skinny scraps. I glued the expression strip down first and then added the strips above and below. the first strips were cut at just the angle I needed for the bottom pieces. But then as I got to the top of the card the angles were wrong. So, I had to cut them and it wasn't as easy to assemble. So, for the second card I drew a pencil lines where the white piece of card stock would go and then layered the strips on the card. This was so much easier. For one thing I could lay down a layer of adhesive on the backing using a Stampin' Glue Stick. By adding the white expression strip last I didn't have to worry about the angle on the bottom pieces since the white would cover the ends.

Another Pack of Scraps Used!

A couple of weeks ago I felt challenged to use up some of those packs of Designer Series Paper that just had scraps in them. Yesterday I shared that I had finished one. Here's the last of the scraps from another pack. I'm making room for those new packs of DSP from the new catalog. So many pretty designs and color combos!

Herringbone with Designer Series Paper

Brian King has a quick video tutorial on his blog on making this herringbone background using strips of DSP. He uses strips of the same size but I had a packet that was just a lot of strips of varying sizes and so I just used what I had. The expression comes from the Occasions Alphabet and the little heart from Take it To Heart stamp sets. The label is cut using Apothecary Framelits. I made four herringbone background cards; those 12 inch strips go a long way!
Then I had just a few more strips left and used them to make these two cards:

Finally used up that pack of DSP scraps.