Welcome to my blog. Today I am hopping with the ESAD girls highlighting the July promotion from Stampin’ Up!,
“Buy 3 packs of selected Designer Series Paper and choose a fourth pack for free”.
You might be asking “what in the heck is ESAD”?
Garden Impressions 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper
Today I am featuring the Garden Impressions 6″ x 6″ paper. It is a fabulously and unashamedly riotous mix of Monet type floral patterns. I love it.
Now, I got a bit carried away and created a heap of projects using this paper for my post today, but the rules say to try and keep it to 3 projects! This is to keep the blog posts short and easy to read as there are 20 of us in the hop today. So here are five of the cards I created and I will just focus on my favourite two cards today and post more info on the other cards later in the week.
Stitched All Around Stamp Set and Stitched Labels Framelits
This paper is fabulous to use as a feature. I chose to use the Stitched All Around Stamp Set and the co-ordinating Stitched Labels Framelits, and chose a few card colours from the Designers Series Paper. It is such fun to sit down with selected products and just create many different layouts with just those products.
This is my favourite of the group ….
I am not quite sure if you can see it in the pic, but the floral paper has been embossed with the Textured Impressions Dynamic Embossing Folder “Subtle”. It is a subtle, but totally delicious embossing folder that creates a very subtle linen look texture.
Subtle Embossing Folder
Can you see the texture in the floral piece? All the cards I created have some element using the Subtle Textured Impressions Dynamic Embossing Folder.
I used the Night of Navy Medium Baker’s Twine, pulled it apart and selected to use just a few strands to wrap around the feature piece.
For my next favourite card, I have used that cross stitch background die from Stitched Labels Framelits directly onto the card front.
The blog hop participants today are an impressive line up so grab a cuppa or a glass of wine, depending on your time of day, and take 10 minutes to hop around and check out the other projects.
Click on the big pink arrow to hop on over to the next blog post, which is Denise Buetler.
Blog hop participant list:
- Lou Kitzelman
- Kelly Kent
- Rochelle Blok
- Fi Cobbin
- Delys Cram
- Sharon Dalton
- Kim Oliver
- Siobhan Fitzsimmons
- Nicole Wilson
- Peta Stephen
- Jackie Aitken
- Rebecca Scurr
- Narelle Fasulo
- Barbara Williams
- Maree McIntosh
- Libby Dyson
- Cheryll Miller
- Denise Buetler
- Mandy Depiazzi
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Cheryll
HI Cheryll, this is the first time I’ve seen your blog- such lovely work. I LOVE the label cut from the DSP – genius!!, and embossing Paper with the folders is one of the treatments I love to do. – That navy and yellow paper is my favourite from that pack too
Thank you so much Elizabeth … your comment has made my day! xx
Love your cards, and the chosen colour scheme Cheryll. Totally skipped over this DSP when I first got the catalogue. But then I got the chance to see it in the hand and I realised how fabulous the coulours are. Thanks for the inspiration 😊
Hey Denise, Yes it is one you really have to see up close to appreciate the detail. Thanks for stopping by! xx
Love the cards that you have made with this amazing dsp. It all goes together so well Cheryll.
Thanks so much Maree! xxx
Oh Cheryll. These are all amazing but my 2 faves are the same as yours. I love all of the little details that you always add. The embossed DSP and the way you added detail to the card insides are just too clever!
Thanks so much Lou, and thanks for organising this amazing hop!
I absolutely LOVE all the cards that you made Cheryll, I adore these papers <3
And those stitched elements are to die for <3
Cheers Shaz
Thanks Sharon, ’twas a lot of fun creating these! :)xx
Oooo, embossing the DSP as well – what a fab idea! Takes it to the next level again. This is such a pretty collection of cards. Those blue and yellow papers are my favourites from this collection so I’m glad you’ve chosen to share those.
Thanks so much Siobhan! xxxx
Stunning collection of cards Cheryll. I can’t even choose a fave! I adore the colours you have chosen as your bases, your choices really do make that DSP POP!
Thanks Kim, it is fantastic when Stampin’ Up! give us these fabulous colour schemes!! xxx
Such a delightful and beautiful collection of cards, Cheryll. I adore them all and I wasn’t a fan of this DSP until now. I too love everything you have created but the four panel card – simply divine! Thanks for sharing your wonderful talents xx
Aw, thanks so much Jackie! 🙂 xxx
Beautiful Cheryll these are such pretty cards and because the dsp is from the same stack they would be perfect as a gift set .
Thanks Nicole, and it was such fun to sit and just use the same supplies that were in front of me to create all of these cards. xx
Gorgeous cards Cheryll, I might need to take another look at that DSP. It didn’t really inspire me in the Catalogue but after seeing your cards I think i “need” to order some.
Yes Peta, I was a little bit the same. The colors seemed bright and primary which normally isn’t my thing, but I have used nearly all the designs in some shape or form over the last month.
They are all so beautiful in their own right individually but they make such a gorgeous set! Love love love them all. xxx
Thanks Jodie! 🙂 xxxx
Oh Wow Cheryl! Love them all! Youve showcased this DSP beautifully!
Thank you so much Delys. Lovely hopping with you. xx
Love the whole set Cheryll. You didn’t blog my favourite though – the 4 panel layout in the bottom right. It’s stunning!!! Kelly x
Thanks Kelly … 🙂 That is a pretty card too. This was such fun to put a set of projects together that all co-ordinate and I will be doing it more often!! 🙂
Cheryll, I love all your cards! This DSP is so bright and cheerful, I have never thought of putting the DSP through the subtle embossing folder, great tip I must try it! Thanks for the inspiration. Mandy
Thanks so much Mandy. I am loving the Subtle embossing folder.
WOW! Just lovely Cheryll! The Stitched Around Stamp Set and the Stitched Labels Framelits go perfectly with the DSP and make for a stunning set of projects. Thanks for sharing! Rochelle xo
Thanks so much Rochelle! xxx
What a lovely set of cards!! It’s such lovely dsp.
Thanks so much Rebecca … it is a gorgeous DSP. I am having a lot of fun with it. And the 6″ x 6″ papers are so much easier to chop into!:) xx
Great projects showing this gorgeous 6″ x 6″ DSP, Cheryll. I love all your projects. Thanks for the inspiration and for hopping with us
Thank you Libby! Lovely hopping with you. xx
I love all your cards Cheryll. I can’t wait to see the others later in the week. That paper stack is so delightful, I don’t blame you for getting carried away.
Thanks so much Narelle … so lovely to hop with you! 🙂 xx