Before Christmas, the thrift store where I volunteer received some crafting materials that included some small squares of DSP popped up on slightly larger squares. There were quite a few of them--at least 10--and they were made from all different patterns and colors of papers. Someone's scraps, maybe? The thrift store didn't want to try to sell them and offered them to me for cardmaking. I took them home and just looked at them for a few days, trying to figure out how to use them.
When I began cleaning up my Christmas cardmaking mess, I ran across a blue piece of DSP that was just the right size for a card front. It had shades of blue on it with a couple of stitch lines. I wanted to use it on a card immediately--it wasn't worth storing somewhere for another day.
I trimmed it to the exact size I needed and then ran a dark blue ink pad around the edges so it would stand out against a gray cardbase.
I went through the pre-made squares the thrift store had given me and found this one that had blue and gray in the striped pattern.
I die-cut "Thanks" out of navy blue cardstock and glued it to the top square. When that was done, I glued the bottom square to the front of my card.
In the photo at left, you can see how the striped square is popped up on the larger, yellow one.
I added a couple of enamel dots below the square for embellishment.
I stamped a sentiment on a white panel and adhered it to the inside of the card.
I think this would be a good thank you card to send to a guy. No flowers, no frills, and a CAS layout.
Now...what should I do with the rest of those squares?
Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.
Cheryl
