Hi everyone, sharing a set of cards I made using 4 sheets of 3 designs of the 6" x 6" Dandy Garden Designer Series Paper and other products from the Dandy Garden Suite available in the January-June 2021 Mini Catalogue.
Hands up if you have the Dandy Gardens Memories & More Cards & Envelopes and have never used them. My hand has gone up, I had two packs of them that I had not even opened. I also had nearly a full pack of the Dandy Garden 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper, the Ladybug Trinkets and Mossy Meadow 3/16" Braided Linen Trim. I have not used up all these supplies on these cards, but I put a good dent in them with just a few left to use up.
To design my cards I sat with some templates of 1" x 5" strips, 1" x 4 1/2" strips, 1" x 4" strips, 1 1/2" x 2" strips and 2" x 3" pieces. I sat and worked out the best cutting layout to maximise the best use of the Designer Series Paper with little or no left overs. Some of the strips that were left I decorated the inside of my cards with and kept a few others as I have another project in mind for these.
I made a total of 24 cards, 6 each of the 4 designs. I kept the embellishments and sentiments the same across all the cards, making a couple of each to suit many occasions. The Stitched Flag pieces were die cut using the Tasteful Labels Dies.
Card 1
I cut the Designer Series Paper at
- Bumblebee Print - 1" x 5" or 2.5cm x 12.8cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Calypso Coral Print - 1" x 4" or 2.5cm x 10.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Floral Print - 2" x 3" or 5.1cm x 7.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
The sentiment square is cut using the 2nd smallest square in the Stitched Shaped Dies and a scalloped Square from Layering Square Dies. The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set.
The Dragonfly was stamp using Black Memento Ink and coloured using Light & Dark Mango Melody and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends. This was punched out using the Dragonflies Punch.
Card 2
I cut the Designer Series Paper at
- Bumblebee Print - 1" x 5" or 2.5cm x 12.8cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Calypso Coral Print - 1" x 4" or 2.5cm x 10.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Floral Print - 2" x 3" or 5.1cm x 7.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
The sentiment circle is cut using the 2nd smallest circle in the Stitched Shaped Dies and a scalloped circle from Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.
The Dragonfly was stamp using Black Memento Ink and coloured using Light & Dark Mango Melody and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends. This was punched out using the Dragonflies Punch.
Card 3
I cut the Designer Series Paper at
- Bumblebee Print - 2" x 1 1/2" (2 pieces for each card) or 5.1cm x 3.8cm - Basic Black mat was cut at 2 1/8" x 3 1/2" or 5.6cm x 8.9cm.
- Calypso Coral Print - 1" x 4 1/2" or 2.5cm x 11.4cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Floral Print - 2" x 3" or 5.1cm x 7.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
The sentiment circle is cut using the 2nd smallest circle in the Stitched Shaped Dies and a scalloped circle from Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment is from the Good Morning Magnolia stamp set.
The Dragonfly was stamp using Black Memento Ink and coloured using Light & Dark Mango Melody and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends. This was punched out using the Dragonflies Punch.
The Bumblebee Print is adhere to either side of the Basic Black mat that goes across the card, leaving a gap in the middle that is covered by the other layers. This gets the best out of the paper making sure that you get the 6 cards out out of the 6" x 6" piece of Designer Series Paper.
This card has some Matte Back Dots added as an extra embellishment.
Card 4
I cut the Designer Series Paper at
- Calypso Coral Print - 1" x 5" or 2.5cm x 12.8cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Bumblebee Print - 1" x 4" or 2.5cm x 10.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
- Floral Print - 2" x 3" or 5.1cm x 7.6cm - Basic Black mats 1/8" or 0.5cm larger
The sentiment circle is cut using the 2nd smallest circle in the Stitched Shaped Dies and a scalloped circle from Layering Circle Dies. The sentiment is from the Peaceful Moments stamp set.
The Dragonfly was stamp using Black Memento Ink and coloured using Light & Dark Mango Melody and Light Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends. This was punched out using the Dragonflies Punch.
This card also has some Matte Back Dots added as an extra embellishment.
Hope you enjoyed this post.
If you live in Australia
you can get all the supplies you need
for this project from me.
You can place an order online or Contact Me and place an order.
Thank you for visiting.
Carolyn
