Cards from a 6" X 6" one-sheet-wonder...

 

These are the card bases I made following the cutting instructions for making four cards from a single 6" x 6" piece of DSP. The floral and the purple with stripes and dots were the two sides of the DSP that I used. If you'd like to see the tutorial and/or printout I followed, you will find it here.

I added an additional step to the tutorial, though. I matted each cut piece before applying it to another mat. That meant that I had to determine a different size bottom mat to use on some of the cards. I often don't even measure these mats. I simply glue my pieces onto a larger piece of cardstock and then use my small guillotine cutter to cut the excess away, leaving an equal border all the way around.

Here is a look at the cards, once I added sentiments and other embellishments:

On this first card, I placed the matted pieces fairly close together on the white mat. That way, I could use a fancy edge die to add the scalloped design on each side.

The sentiment was stamped, die-cut and popped up with foam tape.

I added only a stamped sentiment on the inside.

This card was very simple to make. I embossed a panel for the background, then added the matted floral strip at an angle. When that was done, I die-cut the stamped sentiment, popped it up with foam tape and added a die-cut bow for embellishment.

Once again, just a stamped sentiment on the inside.

For this card, I stamped the sentiment directly onto the white panel, then matted it with some purple cardstock. The mushroom house was die-cut and popped up with foam squares.

The mushroom house die set also cuts out a very tiny little mushroom, so I added it to the inside above the stamped sentiment.

I struggled a bit with adding a sentiment to this one. In the end, I decided I was short on anniversary cards, so I added a die-cut "best wishes" on a pale pink circle. This card is not my favorite, but it's okay. 

A stamped sentiment on the inside finished the card.

I loved the process of making these cards and figuring out how I could make each one unique. I purposely used sentiments for different occasions to help me think differently about each one.

If you've never followed one-sheet-wonder instructions before, the 6" x 6" size is a good one to try. 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl