Category Archives: Designer Series Paper (DSP)

MERRY EVERYTHING OPEN GIFT ENVELOPE

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I have one more open gift envelope to share with you. It’s my favorite because the Whispering Woods DSP has all of my favorite colors (although I do love Pooh very very much). Once you get the hang of cutting the card stock and the DSP, these are really easy.

A green enveloped without a top flap, decorated with patterned paper and Christmas trees
A green enveloped without a top flap, decorated with patterned paper and Christmas trees

The Holly Jolly Branches trees are my FAVES. Look how tall and skinny they are!

A green enveloped without a top flap, decorated with patterned paper and Christmas trees

This envelope is made from an 11″ x 4 1/4″ piece of card stock. Score the long sides at 3″ and 8″, and score along the bottom at 1/2″. Trim the 1/2″ pieces away from the two outside flaps and fold the flaps in to make the envelope. Embellish with DSP, a belly band, and all the tall, skinny trees your heart desires.

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FESTIVE CHEER WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

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Christmas ornaments are right up there with Santa and the Tree, don’t you agree? I have a substantial collection that varies from beautiful antique glass ornaments from my grandmothers to a plastic Big Bird that one of my girls received as a gift. And yes, Big Bird still goes on the tree, but he has to go towards the bottom as he’s rather, well, BIG.

A white card with 4 ornaments hanging from a garland at the top of the card
  • Stamps: Festive Cheer, Greenery Lane
  • Color Palette: Basic White, Peaceful Pine, Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia, Golden Glow, Lemon Lolly, Pretty Peacock, Coastal Cabana, Lost Lagoon, Pool Party
  • Accessories: 26-28 In Color Gingham Gallery DSP, retired gems, 3/8″ Textured Ribbon
A white card with 4 ornaments hanging from a garland at the top of the card

The ornaments in Festive Cheer are the type my grandmothers had. Ink doesn’t generate the same translucence that glass exhibits, but these shapes are spot on. I had a hard time choosing colors, so of course I didn’t: I just kept on stamping!

A white card with 4 ornaments hanging from a garland at the top of the card
A white card with 4 ornaments hanging from a garland at the top of the card
A white card with 4 ornaments hanging from a garland at the top of the card

Do you have a favorite? And do you have a curated, themed Christmas tree or a chaotic culture clash as I do? They’re both absolutely perfect, because it’s Christmas.

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MAGICAL CHRISTMAS HOT FOIL GETS ALL WRAPPED UP

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SPARKLE AND SHINE!!! This card has it all, including our gorgeous Green Hot Foil and the stunning All Wrapped Up Specialty Designer Series paper. This one is for that friend that makes the world light up!

A Shimmery Christmas Card with a foiled sentiment "Merry Christmas "
A Shimmery Christmas Card with a foiled sentiment "Merry Christmas "

The Magical Christmas Hot Foil dies are perfect for busy elves. They include multiple sentiments, so your foiling is VERY efficient. I love being efficient when I’m prepping for the holidays!

A Shimmery Christmas Card with a foiled sentiment "Merry Christmas "

I wish I could buy an entire package of this gorgeous foiled plaid Specialty Paper!! I might need a couple of packages 😳 It looks so good with my silver Holly Jolly Branches trees.

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PAINTED PUMPKINS – NOT JUST FOR HALLOWEEN

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I do a Happy Dance when Stampin’ Up! releases a bundle that includes masks. They generate such great images with a minimum of effort, and if you’ve followed me for any time at all you know I love a minimum of effort! I pulled out the Painted Pumpkins bundle to play with the masks again

A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins
A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins

I stamped a heap of pumpkins to color, die cut, and use on projects. It makes it so easy to create as they’re almost like embellishments. I stamped the Sweet Foliage image with Crushed Curry and used the Blender Pen to add a little extra color to some of the leaves.

I did make a Halloween card, but that sentiment is long retired.

A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins
A card with a golden leafy background and two pumpkins

This birthday sentiment is from Birthday Shoutout, a new – and fantastic – collection of birthday sentiments. It’s being released with the November 2026 Online Exclusives on November 3rd. Check it out!

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ADVENT TREAT BOXES WITH WHISPERING WOODS DSP

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The Whispering Woods DSP has a color palette of all my favorite colors. It’s got a holiday theme, but a lot of the designs cross over from holiday to all occasion – double the use! I chopped some up to cover our Advent Treat boxes for a holiday event.

A small Kraft box covered with blue and green holiday designs and the sentiment "Holly Jolly Greetings"

This is a quick and easy project. I didn’t wrap the DSP around the box but cut rectangles to fit on the sides. Add a sentiment on the top with a few die cuts for embellishment, a bit of ribbon, and you’re finished!

A small Kraft box covered with blue and green holiday designs and the sentiment "Holly Jolly Greetings"

The Advent Treat Boxes are 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ and 2 1/2″ tall, making them a little bigger than many of our previous boxes. They’re economical too, just $15 for 24 boxes. Stock up while they’re still available!

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GLOW OF HARVEST PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: AN OPEN GIFT ENVELOPE

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There’s a gorgeous gift envelope in the September – December catalog (page 19!) and a friend asked me how to replicate it. Turns out it’s really easy, and I set out to create a few. Here’s the autumn version using the Glow of Harvest Product of the Month:

An embellished envelope in autumn colors
An embellished envelope in autumn colors

Since I wanted to make my envelope with DSP, I used an envelope punch board. If you choose to use an existing envelope, many of our printed envelopes will give you great results. The belly band is wrapped very tightly around the envelope and secured with Tear n Tape since it doesn’t need to slide off.

I die cut multiple leaves and acorns and played with them until I was happy with their position. The new Poetic Petals stamps have fabulous sentiments, and I can see this one being a Go-To stamp set that lives in my permanent collection (which is beginning to outgrow it’s space, auwe!)

A quick note: there’s no gray granite in the DSP, but as I rummaged through my ribbon drawer this retired ribbon caught my eye. It works well with the metallics and is a great example of not being too focused on exact matches.

An embellished envelope in autumn colors

An open envelope is a great way to present a simple gift. The catalog shows cookies (no problem with that!) but any small gift will work. Have some fun with it!

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GLOW OF HARVEST SPECIALTY DSP: THE AUGUST Product of the Month

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The Glow of Harvest Specialty DSP has a gorgeous shimmer that doesn’t show up in the photo – please use your imagination!

an autumnal greeting card
an autumnal greeting card

Our new Softly Textured 3D Embossing folder reminds me of some past (and sadly retired) favorite folders. It has an all-over softening effect on the card stock, and the compressed pattern makes it more textural than featured. It’s perfect for a primary layer.

an autumnal greeting card

We don’t see a lot of fall colors here on Maui. This paper is full of them and makes a beautiful autumnal card. Shop for supplies at the Online Store.

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WHO’S A PIGLET FAN??

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Any Piglet fans out there? Our Silly Old Bear DSP has images of all the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood, and the Sweet Old Friends stamps include their images as well. You can choose to die cut an image that’s already colored, or stamp one to color yourself. We have options!

I’ve stamped and colored Piglet in the past, but I love the coloring on the DSP. And I was pretty pleased to realize that the Rounded Rectangle Punch was the perfect size for a little window!

If you look closely, you’ll notice that the DSP and the Embossing Folder are both images of the Hundred Acre Wood. If you’re a long-time World of Pooh fan, I know you’ll appreciate that! It’s all in the Online Store.

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SIMPLY LEAVES IN GLORIOUS FALL COLOR

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I love a good punch! The new Simply Leaves bundle makes autumn cards a snap. We don’t have a lot of color change with the seasons on Maui, so a fall card in August makes as much sense as one in October!

“Punch out a bunch of these and then arrange them on your card” seems to be a recurring them in my projects lately, but that’s exactly what I did here. I love the extra texture from the Gingham DSP and the way it coordinates with the Embossing Folder.

Get ready for fall, wherever you are! And would today be a good day to send a card? Not a birthday, not a thank you, just a “hello my friend” kind of card. You might never know how much it means.

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AN EASY MOONLIT FLORA COLLAGE WITH THE ROUNDED RECTANGLE PUNCH

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I’m a big fan of quick and easy. The hardest part of making this card is choosing from all the gorgeous patterns in the Moonlit Flora Designer Series package. Once you’ve made those decisions, you’re practically finished with the card.

Stamp the framed image on Old Olive card stock with Old Olive ink and punch it out. Emboss your greeting on Golden Glow card stock and die cut it with the smallest Nested Essentials rectangle dies – it happens to be a perfect fit! Wind the ribbon back and forth between those two pieces, no need to tie a knot. Stampin’ Seal holds it in place!

I find it easiest to punch all my rectangles and arrange them on my front panel, then adhere them. When I shared this project with a group earlier this month, there were a lot of variations on the layout of these shapes. Go ahead and have some fun! Everything you need is in the Online Store.

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