Category Archives: Designer Series Paper (DSP)

Artisan Sketched Gardens DSP

By | May 20, 2026

There’s something satisfying about taking a beautiful black-and-white design and bringing it to life with colour — and that’s exactly what we did with the gorgeous Artisan Sketched Garden Designer Series Paper for our Make & Takes at OnStage Sydney in March. These cards reminder us that Designer Series Paper can be so much more… Read More »

2026-2028 In Colors and new catalogue

By | May 12, 2026

The new 2026-2028 In Colors have now arrived – Barely Blush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Golden Glow, Peaceful Pine and Hydrangea Hue. They are a softer palette of colours this year. Along with the new In Colors we have a new catalogue. This year, Stampin’ Up! is refreshing the way it shares products in print, with a… Read More »

Florals in Bloom

By | September 5, 2025

Hi there One of my favourite Suites in the 2025-2026 Annual Catalogue is Florals in Bloom (pg 40-47). It highlights all the new 2025-2027 In Colours – Strawberry Slush, Timid Tiger, Darling Duckling, Cloud Cover and Secret Sea. Our catalogues are full of inspiration and the 2024-2025 catalogue included a new feature – 22 sketch… Read More »

Five-Three-One Card Design

By | February 6, 2025

Hi there Do you ever find a card design and then make multiples of that design? We’ll that’s what I’ve been doing this week. I saw a simple design by Sue’s Paper Creation’s that is so versatile and it uses those small pieces of Designer Series Paper (DSP) we all have. The card is called… Read More »

Floral Delight Suite

By | January 28, 2025

Hi there Can you believe it – I almost didn’t buy this suite. What – you’re saying but it’s Yellow. I know – but I was going to purchase the bundle. Sometimes when I see Designer Series Paper (DSP) I think – will I actually use this? Do I like all the patterns? Can I… Read More »

TGIF Challenge – Layout Design

By | March 4, 2024

Hi there I don’t know about you but sometimes I struggle to come up with a layout design for a project. That is where challenges are great. There are a couple of types of challenges that I use – a colour combo challenge – where you’re given two or three colours to use or a… Read More »

Circle Sayings Cupcake Card

By | June 20, 2023

Hi there As promised here is the second project we made at my recent workshop. This project features the Circle Sayings Bundle and the Bright & Beautiful 6″x6″ DSP. I’m loving this paper pack and have almost gone through a whole pack since the beginning of May. Don’t forget you have until 30 June to… Read More »

Countryside Inn Suite and Lasting Joy Notecards

By | June 19, 2023

Hi there Last weekend I held a workshop with my group of ladies and we created two projects – one using the Countryside Inn Suite and Lasting Joy and one using the Circle Sayings Bundle along with the DSP from the Bright & Beautiful Suite. We had a great afternoon crafting together. The Countryside Inn… Read More »

Friday Fun Fold – Split Panel Card

By | November 26, 2021

Hi there Today’s fun fold is a card design I first made way back in 2014 and have CASEd it a number of times since for Christmas cards – check out my 2019 version here. For this years design I’ve used the Tidings of Christmas Suite from page 88-89 of the Annual Catalogue. This suite… Read More »

Technique Tuesday – Quilting

By | November 16, 2021

Hi there Quilting is normally associated with fabric but we can achieve the same effect with our Designer Series Paper. Today’s card is a CASE from US demo Lisa Henderson. I’ve had this technique on my list for some time and after seeing her card it inspired me to make it too. I’ve used the… Read More »

Technique Tuesday – One Sheet Wonder

By | November 9, 2021

Hi there Last week I shared a project we made at our online event – I now have the next instalment – a ‘one sheet wonder’. A ‘one sheet wonder’ is a technique used to create a number of cards from a sheet of Designer Series Paper (DSP) based on a template. You can also… Read More »

Friday Fun Fold – Closure Card

By | October 29, 2021

Hi there I have two cards to share today – one landscape and one portrait – featuring the same fun fold to create a Closure Card. I first made this style of card back in January 2019. I CASED it from a card I was given but I think the original design was created by… Read More »