I know that I have said it before, but a good piece of DSP (pattern paper) can steal the show and make your card the show stopper or in this case make an incredibly easy to not only make but to mass produce. Each month I do a class with an Assisted Living Center. My attendees are avid crafters to those with cognitive impairments. So my cards need to be very easy – but a big wow factor for my avid crafters. We make two cards and I am always joined by a helper (thanks to my friend Tracy or my daughter Jackie!).

One of the cards we made for November was our Window card using the Meandering Meadows DSP. I seriously want to just frame all of this DSP and hand it on the walls.

SUPPLIES

• Stamps: Garden Meadow 162736
• Coloring: Early Espresso Stampin’ Pad 147117
• Paper: Meandering Meadows Designer Series Paper 162735, Crumb Cake Cardstock 120953, Basic White Cardstock 159276
• Tools: Something Fancy Dies 160424, Garden Meadows Dies 162740, Exposed Brick 3D Embossing Folder 161600
• Embellishments: Linen Thread 104199
• Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue 110755, Stampin’ Dimensionals 104430, Mini Glue Dots 103683

MEASUREMENTS

• Card Base: Moody Mauve 5-1/2” x 8-1/2”, score and fold at 4-1/4″
• Cardstock Layer: Crumb Cake 4” x 5-1/4”
• Designer Series Paper Layer: 3-3/4” x 5”
• Sentiment Label: Crumb Cake scrap
• Cardstock Interior: Basic White 4” x 5-1/4”
  Designer Series Paper Interior:  1” x 5-1/4”

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I love it when you find the most beautiful paper that can be the showcase of a card, which makes it so easy to mass produce the cards and requires very little work.

I started with a Think Basic White Cardstock cut at 4 1/4″ x 11″ and scored in half. I used a piece of Blueberry Bushel Cardstock layer 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″. To save paper I punched a oval out of the center of the Blueberry Bushel cardstock with the Modern Oval Punch and then adhered a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Winter Meadows DSP onto the Blueberry Bushel layer. I wrapped a piece of Silver & White Ribbon around the layer. I attached it to the card base with Liquid Glue or Stampin’ Seal (which ever you prefer). I punched another oval out of a scrap of Basic White Cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the Magical Meadow Stamp Set in Blueberry Bushel Ink. I cut the Blueberry Bushel oval in half and adhered it to the Basic White oval as a background with Liquid Glue or Seal. I adhered the oval to card and added some embellishments with the Iridescent Pearls.

I started a 30 day challenge on November 1 to send a card of thanks each day to someone who has impacted my life. This is one of the cards that I mailed to a special someone to tell them just how thankful I am for them in my life. I just love this card and how easy it is to mass produce.

I started with a Thick Very Vanilla Cardstock cut at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ scored at 4 1/4″. I cut a piece of Very Vanilla Cardstock at 5″ x 3 3/4″ and wrapped a piece of Black & Very Vanilla Large Check Ribbon in a bow and adhered the mat to the front of the card base with Dimensionals. I die cut several leaves from the Autumn Leaves Dies in Crushed Curry, Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss cardstock. I tucked them around the ribbon. Using the Pick of the Patch Builder Punch I punched a pumpkin out of Pumpkin Pie Cardstock, a stem from Early Espresso Cardstock and a leaf from Old Olive Cardstock and attached with Dimensionals. The sentiment was stamped in Memento Black Ink on the banner die cut from Stylish Shapes and also adhered with Dimensionals. Of course, no card is complete with out a little bling, so I used Speckled Dots.