Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper card ideas

Want to save some money? Check out these projects using Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper. Both of them focus on Les Shoppes Designer Series Paper, and you can use any greeting stamps to finish them off.

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again... thanks to the the fab designs of our Stampin’ Up!® Designer Series Paper packs, you don’t always need to buy the coordinating stamp set.

Naturally, there are pros and cons, so these tips may help. 

May Kit By Mail: Pansy Petals

It's time for another Kit By Mail – and this month I am focusing on Stampin’ Up!'s new Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper. I’ve chosen this one for several reasons, not least because it has some excellent images which are perfect for cutting out, so it can be used on its own, or combined with the Pansy Patch stamp set and/or the Pansy Dies.

It also coordinates with lots of different colours, making it extremely versatile – and I know lots of you love your purples! And, of course, it’s lovely – otherwise why would I have picked it?

As well as some of the brand new Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper, I’ve designed this kit to feature some gorgeous co-ordinating cardstock colours, along with just a hint of shimmer. 

 

The kit contains:

• half a pack of Pansy Petals Designer Series Paper (cut to 6"x12")
• half a pack of Pearlescent Speciality Paper (cut to 6"x12")
• half a pack of Bumblebee Trinkets
• 2m Blackberry Bliss Striped ribbon
• 2m Evening Evergreen Chevron weave ribbon (not shown in pic)
  
• 3 sheets Fresh Freesia A4 cardstock
• 3 sheets Soft Succulent A4 cardstock
• 2 sheets Blackberry Bliss A4 cardstock
• 2 sheets Bumblebee A4 cardstock
• 1 sheet Shimmery White cardstock
• 1 C6 Acetate box

Check out these samples I have made using the kit (although the ribbon hasn’t arrived yet so I haven’t been able to use that). Everyone who purchases the kit will also receive access to a PDF of more project ideas, including cards, at least one 3D project and a scrapbook page – and these WILL use the ribbons.

 

I only had a tiny scrap of this Blackberry Bliss striped ribbon left so cunningly cut it into two pieces to use behind the greeting panel. It goes beautifully with the new Fresh Freesia colour, which is one of our new In Colors for 2021 to 2023. This is the colour of the gorgeous gingham Designer Series Paper – who doesn’t love a bit of gingham?

The card base and the stamped greeting are in another new colour; Soft Succulent, a lovely soft green which is a darker shade of Mint Macaron. On top of this I have used some cut-out pansies and leaves. These are very easy to fussy-cut, although I have to say, after a year of fussy-cutting for remote classes, I’m a little bit scissor-weary!

This card shows off two more of the Designer Series Paper designs. One is a subtle Bumblebee (colour, not insect) pattern, while the other features actual bees, as well as some pretty pansies and foliage. This card design was inspired by one I saw by Cindy Brumbaugh.

The words this time are stamped in Blackberry Bliss, and sentiments for both cards are from Sweet Strawberry.  Don’t you just love that little gold bee? I do; I’ve always loved bee images.

If you’d like to order one of these kits, the price of £20 includes postage to anywhere in the UK. 

 

Please reserve your kit here

I am only taking orders for this Kit until Friday 7th May, so please don't delay if you would like to join in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hydrangea Hill Kit By Mail

I really love hydrangeas. I remember seeing them everywhere when we used to visit Brittany in northern France, and we have one outside our front door. What I particularly like is the way they fade so beautifully. They’re beautiful in bloom, but as they dry to a crisp, they remain just as beautiful in my view, and look lovely dried.

The stunning Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper is a celebration of hydrangeas and the star of the show both in these projects and in my Kit of the Month for April.

I am currently offering monthly kits of hand-selected products, which co-ordinate with each other to save you time and money, as you can get part packs instead of investing in full packs which you may not manage to use. My kits are one-time purchases; no subscription required, so you can just hop in and out as the mood takes you.

For April, I couldn’t resist Hydrangea Hill because I know how many people love our gorgeous purples. I have made some projects with the kit to show you what you could do if you simply add Basic White Cardstock and your own greeting stamps.

 

 

This is a simple M-Fold card which looks much harder than it really is. I have a tutorial for this fancy fold here.

For the main image here I have cut out some flowers from the Designer Series Paper; it’s a bit fiddly but if you don’t have the stamps, it works pretty well. If you’d rather stamp, the Hydrangea Haven stamp set coordinates perfectly. Alternatively, you could use the retiring stamp set, Beautiful Friendship, which also features a gorgeous hydrangea stamp. 

 

To show the versatility of the kit, I made a 3D project, too. Each month I try to include something which can be used for gift packaging and this month it will be one of the retiring Mini Pizza Boxes. 

 

I’ve covered the sides with Mercury Glass Acetate Sheets, and the top with the Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper. It’s a really simple project, but looks effective because all the colours go together so beautifully. 

 

 

These are just two of the projects I’ve made with the kit. Everyone who purchases this kit from me will receive access to an exclusive PDF of more projects to copy or simply use as inspiration. Last month, a group of ladies who purchased my March Kit By Mail got together on Zoom to make their projects and, by all accounts, had a wonderful crafty time!

In the April Kit By Mail you will receive

- Half a pack of Hydrangea Hill Designer Series Paper, cut down to 6"x12"
- Quarter pack of Hydrangea Hill Mercury Glass Designer Acetate (one of each design, cut down to 6"x6")
- Half a pack of Pastel Pearls (not shown in pic)- 2 metres of Gorgeous Grape 3/8" (1cm) Sheer Ribbon
- 2 metres of 3/8" (1cm) Fine Art Ribbon
- 3 sheets of Gorgeous Grape A4 cardstock
- 3 sheets of Highland Heather A4 cardstock
- 3 sheets of Old Olive A4 cardstock

- 1 Mini Pizza Box

- Plus some retiring ribbon scraps in co-ordinating colours.

The price is £20 which includes postage to anywhere in the UK. Sadly I cannot ship outside of the UK. If you'd like to order one of these, please click here – registration for this kit ends at 10pm on Wednesday 7th April. If you have any questions...

 

Please message me via my website 

 

 

Kickstart your creativity with All Things Stampy’s NEW Kits by Mail

Have you seen these beautiful papers from the new Butterfly Bouquet promotion? Would you believe these cards are made with just the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper, and the only stamps I’ve used are greeting stamps? Ok, oops, I used a little dotty background stamp on the left one too.

What I’m clumsily trying to say is that even though the Butterfly Brilliance stamp set is currently on back order in the UK, you can still watch the butterflies flutter by on your cards by cutting out the images from the Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper. 

And with this in mind, I am very excited to bring you a new range of All Things Stampy exclusive kits – launching this month with a butterfly theme.

Each month I will be offering UK-based crafters a different Kit By Mail, featuring a range of top quality Stampin’ Up!® products hand-picked by me to help you create beautifully co-ordinated projects.

Please note: This is NOT a club. There is no monthly commitment; just purchase the kits which take your fancy as and when you choose. 

  

Each kit will contain half a pack of Designer Series Paper, at least eight sheets of co-ordinating cardstock, some ribbon and embellishments. It will not contain stamps or ink, although you are of course welcome to add these if you wish.

Plus, if you purchase the kit you will receive access to project ideas to help you get the most out of your new supplies.

Who are these kits for?

✂️ Crafters who enjoy having co-ordinating products at their fingertips
✂️ Crafters who like to ‘try before they buy’, without committing to full-sized packs
✂️ Crafters who want it all but the budget won’t stretch to the whole catalogue!
✂️ Crafters who are overwhelmed by choice
✂️ Crafters who need a little help designing projects
✂️ New crafters who are still building up their supplies
✂️ Crafters who love receiving happy mail!

How it works

Each month, normally on the 1st, I will announce the kit of the month and take orders for one week only. Kits will cost £20, including postage to anywhere in the UK. 

Once the supplies arrive with me I will post them out to you. A link to the PDF of project ideas will be emailed to you on the same day.

March Kit By Mail

My first Kit by Mail is a celebration of spring and features the brand new Butterfly Bijou Designer Series Paper. This beautiful new collection features colourful butterflies and some very lovely wood-grain paper.

The kit contains:

• Half a pack of Butterfly Bijou 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (four sheets of each design)
• Half a pack of Natural Touch Specialty paper, cut down to 6”x12”
• Half a pack of Matte Black Dots
• 2 metres of Bumblebee Gingham Ribbon
• 2 metres of Whisper White Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon
• 2 sheets of So Saffron A4 cardstock
• 2 sheets of Mint Macaron A4 cardstock
• 2 sheets of Bermuda Bay A4 cardstock
• 2 sheets of Basic Black A4 cardstock
• 2 sheets of Basic White A4 cardstock
• 1 Mini Paper Pumpkin Box

To order this beautiful and versatile kit, please click here to register before noon on Friday 12th March

Here is an example of what you could make using the supplies in the kit. I’ve die-cut the Basic White cardstock using Stitched Shapes Dies and stamped with the Peaceful Moments greeting stamp set. Everything else you see is part of this first kit. 

 

This card, too, was made from the kit, with the addition of some stamped spatters (Friends Are Like Seashells, which just happened to be on my desk) and a Peaceful Moments greeting. Using the butterflies on the edges of the paper like this means you get the absolute most value out of your Designer Series Paper and don’t have to throw those ‘half butterflies’ away!

There will be lots more card ideas and tips with this kit, so if you would like to order one, please click here to get started. 

And if you have any questions, please message me via my website