NASS - Not a Single Stamp - the magic of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper

Everyone feels a little uncreative sometimes. Maybe you think you don't have enough products to really make a WOW card. Well you probably do! These cards used four things:

Cardstock

a pack of Designer Series Paper

Snail adhesive

Paper cutter

Yep, that's it! Well, I did use a little red glitter glue and a punch on one, but you sure don't have to! If you do have other things to 'kick it up a notch' you can, but the simplicity of these cards really bring out the patterns and colors. Plus they are quick, just right for holiday cards you can mail  out ON TIME this year right? Not that I've ever done that, *cough*.

STAMPS: none!

INK: none!

PAPER: Snow Festival Designer Series Paper, 126908, $10.95 for 12 double sided 12x12 sheets, pg 10, Holiday catalog - you'll see the colors in the DSP listed below - that's where I pulled my cardstock base colors from! You could really just pick one color for all the base cards to save even more!

Primrose Petals Cardstock & Gumball Green Cardstock - 2012-2014 In Color pack - 126838, $6.95 for 4 sheets of each in color, pg 152 annual catalog

Soft Suede Cardstock, 115318, $6.96, 24 sheets of 80 lb paper, 8 1/2" x 11", pg 156 annual catalog

Cherry Cobbler Cardstock, 119685, $6.95, 24 sheets of 80 lb paper, 8 1/2" x 11", pg 155 annual catalog

TOOLS:  Stampin' Trimmer - all new, so smooth! - 126889, $29.95, pg 180 annual catalog

Decorative Label Punch, 120907, $16.95, pg 182

ADHESIVE & ACCESSORIES: Snail Adhesive, 104332, $6.95 for the full holder, $4.50, 104331 for the refill, pg 177 annual catalog

Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details, 125585, $2.50, glitter glue, acid free, pg 158 annual catalog

HOW TO:

1. Trim your 8 1/2" x 11" paper in half to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Score each half of paper at 4 1/4".

2. Cut DSP main image such as the owl and mittens. Measure those. Cut two layers of DSP pattern a minimum of 1/4" larger on each side than that main image for layering. Some of my layers are 1/4" larger, some are 1/2" larger, some are just eyeballed!

3. Adhere all DSP in the layers you want with Snail.

4. Bling if you want to!