Hi Stampers!
When it comes to patterned paper I have more than enough, but sometimes I enjoy creating my own. It’s easy to do, it doesn’t take long, and I can make multiple cards from the design I stamp on one 8 1/2” x 11” piece of cardstock. Let’s take a look at today’s sample cards:
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CREATING YOUR OWN PATTERNED PAPER - IT’S EASY!
STAMPING THE DESIGN
Here is the design I stamped on an 8 1/2” x 11” piece of white cardstock.
1. I chose 3 images: the flower, the bee, and the dots. The flower and bee images are created with 2 stamps each - the outline stamp and the filler stamp. I like to pair larger images with smaller ones, and add a filler, like the dots.
2. I chose 3 ink colors - the black, mostly for outlines, the yellow for pops of color, and the aqua color to tie things together. I prefer to work with at least three colors, but no more than 5. That is my comfort range, yours might be different.
3. I begin my stamping with the largest image (flower), starting in the center of the paper, and stamping in no certain pattern as I stamp outward. I leave quite a bit of space between the images. Do not be afraid to stamp off the edges of the paper.
4. Next I stamp the smaller image (bee) in the same manner as the first.
5. Finally I add the mage from the 3rd stamp and fill in any large white spaces.
1. First I cut the cardstock into quarters - each piece measures 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”. Cutting the paper into smaller pieces makes working with the cardstock easier for me. There are other methods one can use, such as measuring and drawing the cutting lines.
2. I design card layouts based on each 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” piece of cardstock.
CARD LAYOUTS
SIMPLE MATTED FOCAL PANEL
* Card base - cardstock 11” x 4 1/4” scored and folded at 5 1/2”
* Mat - cardstock cut at 5 3/8” x 4 1/8”
* Stamped Panel - trim to 5 1/4” x 4”
* Sentiment - banner that is 3 1/4” x 1” I added a 4” piece of ribbon under the sentiment
* Inside panel - white or light colored cardstock - 5 1/4” x 4”
TWO CARDS FROM ONE DIAGONALLY CUT PANEL
* Stamped Panel - 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” cut in half diagonally; one panel will cover the top half of one card base, the other will cover the bottom half of the other card front.
* Sentiments - larger sentiment stamped on white cardstock and matted on another color of cardstock
* Diagonally cut cardstock about 1/4” - 3/4” wide must be long enough to cover the very centers of the cards front from corner to corner.
* Inside panels - cut two at 5 1/2” x 4” from white or light colored cardstock
HALF PANEL CARD
* Stamped panel - 4 1/4” x 2”
* Cardstock strip - 4 1/4” x 3/4” (I added a die cut on top of the strip)
* Inside panel - white or light cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4”
Note - the remainder of the stamped panel will be used on a mini slimline card.
CENTERED MATTED PANEL CARD
* Cardstock mat - 5” x 3 3/4”
* Stamped panel - Trim last panel to 4 3/4” x 3 1/2”
* Inside panel - White or light colored cardstock cut at 5” x 3 3/4”
SLIMLINE WITH OFFSET GREETING
* Card base - 7” x 6 1/4” scored at folded at 3 1/2” along the 7” side
* Stamped panel - 4 1/4” x 3” (this is the piece left over from the Half Panel card)
* Mat 1 - 4 1/2” x 3 1/4”
* Mat 2 - 4 3/4” x 3 1/2”
* Sentiment - 3 nesting dies, circles - 1 5/8”, 2 1/8”, and 2 5/8” diameters
* Inside panel - white or light colored cardstock 6” x 3 1/4”
SIMPLE FOCAL PANEL
The layout for these two cards is the same, the only difference is the width and placement of the greeting.
* Card base - 8 1/2” x 5 1/2” scored and folded at 4 1/4”
* Focal panel - patterned cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4”
* Greeting - white cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 3/4” with a mat that is 5 1/4” x 1” or 5 1/2” x 7/8” with a mat that is 5 1/2” x 1 3/8”
* Inside panel - white or light colored cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4”
HALF PANEL CARDS
Each of the cards below were created using 1/2 of a 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” panel in landscape orientation. He panels are 4 1/4” x 2 3/4”.
* Stamped panel 4 1/4” x 2 3/4”
* Mat - 4” x 3”
* Greeting - white cardstock 2 1/4” x 2 1/8”
* Greeting mat - 2 1/2” x 2 3/8”
* Inside panel - 5 1/4” x 4”
* Card base - 11” x 4 1/4” scored and folded at 5 1/2”
* Stamped panel - 4 1/4” x 2 3/4”
* Mat - 4 1/2” x 3”
* Greeting - white cardstock 3” x 1/2”
* Mats for greeting - 3” x 1” and 3” x 1 1/4”
* Inside panel - white or light colored cardstock cut at 5 1/4” x 4”
IMAGES OR SENTIMENTS - YOU CAN CHOOSE!
TODAY’S CARDS
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time …
Stamp Happy!
Kim
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Current stamp sets:
Beauty of the Sea
Sweetly Scripted
Retired Sets:
Garden In Bloom
Avant- Garden
Picture Perfect Birthday
By the Seashore
By the Tide
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