One Sheet Wonder! 9 cards using 1 sheet of DSP

Today I realized that I was low on customer Thank You cards and needed to make more. I sat in front of all of my craft supplies, but was drawing a blank as to what to make. Then I seen my newest Stampin’ Up! order that I hadn’t put away yet and noticed the packages of Designer Series Paper (DSP). Ah ha! One Sheet Wonder! I haven’t made those in a long time!

What is One Sheet Wonder, you ask? Well, it’s when you take 1 piece of patterned paper, cut it up into different sizes, and use the pieces for card fronts. When I'm making a lot of cards at once, I love quick & simple lol. I find that using precut pieces really gets my creativity going! Plus, they come together so quickly!

There are tons & tons of templates for One Sheet Wonder online, but I decided to just wing it lol! I grabbed a sheet of 12x12 and cut 3 strips that were 4 inches wide. I love that Stampin' Up! DSP is 2 sided - it gives you 2 different options! After I cut the 3 strips, I just started cutting random sizes. Here’s what I came up with …

I grabbed some coordinating Cardstock. Every package of DSP lists the colors used, so I picked a few. 

Then I grabbed a punch, ink pads and a sentiment stamp set and began cutting random pieces …

I created card bases from the cardstock and began adding the DSP pieces. Then I stamped sentiments on the Basic White punched pieces and added coordinating punched pieces, then added them to the card fronts. It came along really quick and I ended up with 9 quick cards!

Have you ever created cards using the One Sheet Wonder? I'd love to see them! Feel free to share in the comments. Here's the template I created if you'd like to create some yourself ...

To be perfectly honest here, this was actually my second set that I made lol. The first one I created just felt too 'Spring-y' for this time of year. So, I started over with the above DSP, cardstock, punches and inks. Here's the one I created first ...

See what I mean? Too 'Spring-y' lol

Thank you so much for stopping by today! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me or leave a comment.

xoxo

Dawn

Retirement Gift Basket

A very good friend of mine retired from her job recently and invited me to her celebration. Of course my first thought was ‘How amazing!!’ But after awhile, the question seeps in … ‘OMG what do you gift for retirement?!!’

Sooo the imagination and wondering starts … the Googling starts … and of course the Pinterest search starts lol. I see all the typical gifts … gift cards, lottery tickets, mugs, t-shirts, etc. Nothing was jumping out at me until I came across gift baskets. Who doesn’t like a nice gift basket, am I right?! Especially when it’s full of items that you like! Now I know there are some gift baskets that you get and you end up giving half or more away. But not this time! This time I’m thinking specifically of the recipient. I’m picking out items that I really think she’ll like (at least I sure hope she does lol). 

The first thing I did was decide to use the word RETIRED. I began thinking of each letter and something associated with each letter. This is what I came up with …

R … Relax
E … Enjoy
T … Travel
I … Indulge
R … Reconnect
E … Easy (as in take it Easy)
D … Dream

Now that I had my words, I thought of items to represent each word and this is what I picked …

Relax … a soothing face mask and candles

Enjoy … some lavender scented foaming bath and a sleep mask

Travel … a travel mug

Indulge … chocolates of course!

Reconnect … a set of handmade greeting cards

(take it) Easy … Color Street nail polish strips & samples, nail file, scented hand sanitizer 

Dream … a cute sign

Me being the crafter I am, of course I had to make the little signs with my Cricut lol. I put all of the goodies in separate bags, filled with crinkled filler & tied with ribbon, attached the signs to wooden skewers and stuck them in each bag. I filled a bin with newspaper and crinkled filler and put all the goodies in. I tried so hard to line up the letters! They kind of line up if you start with the bottom R ... They just weren’t cooperating lol

I’m happy with how it turned out, but I reallllyyy hope she likes it! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask! Comment below, message me, or shoot me an email.

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo

Dawn

CS Halloween Release

 💀🎃👻 COLOR STREET HALLOWEEN RELEASE👻🎃💀

Color Street has conjured up SIX spooky nail shades crafted with frightful festivities in mind!! Only available while supplies last!!!

🖤💙Midnight Shift, a sparkling black and blue gradient ...

👻Feeling Fab-boo-lous, a glow-in-the-dark ghost design ...

🧪Magic Potion, a color-shifting green-to-purple and abstract pattern ...

🕸Web of Lies, a clear nail art overlay of spiderwebs and accompanying arachnids ...

🎃Jack of All Trades, a glittery orange carved pumpkin design ...

🩸Bad Blood, a shimmering scarlet red ...

Click right here to shop ... Get Your nails!!

And as always, take advantage of my website Buy 3 get 1 FREE deal!!!

Have you joined my Color Street Facebook group yet? Come join the fun and get freebies, sneek peaks and so much more!! ... JOIN the FUN!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo

Dawn

September (snail mail) Smiles!

Let's send some smiles!!

Everyone loves getting some snail mail that's not a bill or advertisement, am I right? I have sooooo many cards that I've made (& tons of ideas for more!). I need to start sending them out!

So, I created this idea to help me mail or give a card every day in September. I smile every time I receive a card or note in the mail. If you want to make people smile, join me in this challenge. 

I created this list below as an idea guide. Fill it out with names and start sending or giving a card each day to them. It's just an idea guide, so for instance if you only know 3 local business to send to but have 12 family member just do that! Do whatever works for you ... just send a card every day to whoever needs a smile!

If you decide to join this challenge, post your cards on social media using the hashtag #SeptemberSmiles so I can see them.

Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo
Dawn

There's still plenty of Summer left to wear LuLaRoe styles!!

It's mid August, but there is still plenty of Summer and warm weather left to wear some of LuLaRoe's great styles!!

The Tank Top is great to wear as a transitional piece! You can wear it under a sweater or kimono and be comfortable all day long.

Unfortunately, LuLaRoe has stopped production of the Tank Top, but I still have a great selection available on my shopping site. 

Click here to check out my current inventory ... Shop LuLaRoe

Don't forget to check out the other styles that I have available. Tops, dresses, skirts, leggings ... so much to choose from. And at prices starting at just $5, you'll want to stock up!!

If you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me! Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo
Dawn

Save money with Stampin' Up! Bundles!

Did you know that Stampin' Up! offers a discount when purchasing select bundles? Yes, they give you 10% off when you purchase a bundle!

What is a bundle, you ask? Well, it's a stamp set and either a die set or punch that coordinates with it! There are a ton to choose from in all of the current catalogs.

Here's a sample of some of the bundles available in the new July-December Mini Catalog ...

The new mini catalog also features 'Suite Bundles". Suite Bundles are fantastic and super easy to create just the project you're looking for! For example, this picture shows projects made with the Suite 'Sweet Stockings'. When you purchase the Suite Bundle you'll receive the Stamp Set & Dies, Felt sheets, adhesive-backed enamel dots, striped grosgrain ribbon, AND the 12"x12" Designer Series (patterned) paper!! It saves so much time  ... instead of searching for all of the coordinating products, it's all bundled into one item code!

Since the July-December mini catalog is for a limited time, so are the products. Once they're gone, they're usually gone for good. So if you see products that you want to purchase, get them while you can!!

You can click right here to shop my Stampin' Up! website ... SHOP

Thank you so much for stopping by! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

xoxo

Dawn

Color Street Brand NEW Fall Catalog!!

Color Street just released the brand new Fall catalog, and there are 27 stunning new shades and designs available!

OMG they really outdid themselves with this catalog! The new designs are absolutely ahh-mazing! This catalog is packed with over 75 shades and designs that I'm sure you're going to love.

Check out the new shades/designs ...

If you want to check out the entire collection available, just click right HERE

Still haven't tried Color Street nail polish strips? I can send you a FREE sample! Just click to request one right HERE

As always, if you have ANY questions please do not hesitate to contact me! Thank you so much for stopping by!

xoxo
Dawn