Designer Paper ideas – Flowerbugs Inkspot

Get multiple cards from one sheet of Designer Paper! Video & free project sheet too.

August 24, 2026

I shared these beautiful cards on a Live video a few weeks ago. I wanted to make the most of one of my favorite sheets of the Valley in Bloom designer series paper. It’s discounted through August!

You can get more cards than I show above but I mistakenly cut in the wrong place and missed out on more. This pack of Valley in Bloom DSP has many beautiful sheets in it. Get some while it’s on sale.

I recommend cutting the 12 X 12″ sheet into 6 pieces at 3 1/2″ X 4 3/4″. The two center pieces won’t have as much greenery on them but you could change the layout up a bit to reflect that.

My colors include Pretty Peacock with Old Olive & White. I used a variety of punches for my greetings; mostly from my stash of White elements.

The card bases are 8 1/2″ X 5 1/2″ scored at 2 1/8″ & 4 1/4″. I made sure the Olive layer was small enough that the White inside piece shows as an inside layer. You can see the free project sheet with measurements, photos and supplies when you click here.

I stamped the inside of the cards with the Lily of the Valley stamp set and colored the flowers in with a Blender pen. I love this bundle so much. You can see it here.

You can see the video for this card and one more below. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel!

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The NEW Butterfly Bouquet bundle is here!!

March 1, 2021
Stampin' Up! is releasing one of the upcoming Annual Catalog bundles early! Plus they added on two exclusive papers along with it! But these papers are only available through May 3rd, while supplies last! Click here to see them online.

I joined an online swap and created these pretty cards:

The bundle consists of 1 large butterfly stamp and 12 coordinating dies. There is a big pack of 6 X 6" Butterfly Bijou Designer Paper and also new Natural Touch specialty paper; 2 sheets of wood grain 12" X 12" paper. Download the Butterfly Bouquet flyer

If you plan to get the Butterfly Bouquet bundle or Designer Paper I have an extra perk for you! All online orders in March receive a FREE 15 project PDF full of ideas for you! See details below!

Which card do you prefer? Mint Macaron or Calypso Coral? I sure like the soft papers in this Designer Paper!

Here's the flyer so you can see the details for each of these new products. It's important to note that the two papers shown are only available from now through May 3rd while supplies last. You can order tomorrow, March 2nd.

Look at the photo below; see how this sheet of paper coordinates with the large multiple butterfly die? It might be hard to tell but the die is laying on the paper. So cool!

I used three of these butterflies on my cards; the green, blue and yellow! Such happy spring-like colors!

Measurements are:
- Card Base 5 1/2" X 8 1/2"
- Designer Paper 2" X 5 1/2"
- Natural Touch paper 2" X 4"
- Black 2 1/4" X 4 1/4", plus 1/4" and 1/3" strips and die-cut butterfly
- White scrap for Painted Poppies die-cut
On the card below I did color parts of the yellow butterfly with my Calypso Coral Blends marker.

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All online orders receive a free PDF of the new Butterfly Bouquet bundle

with 15 projects!

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Get a free adhesive package from me with an online order over $50 using the host code above. 3 sheets of Dimensionals and 1 for die-cuts!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive a gift!

Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're $6 each and available in my Shop here.
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Stunning Sand & Sea cards great tips in the video

February 26, 2021

We made this gorgeous card at my February card clubs. Everyone was amazed at how beautiful this die-cut is once it's stamped and textured with the Seashells embossing folder.

You can see this Friends are Like Seashells bundle here online. If you like seashells I believe this is the best set we've ever had. The nice thing is that if you purchase it by February 28th you earn a free Sale-a-Bration item!

SAB ends on Sunday so if you have some things you want be sure to order by then to earn free stuff!

We sponged the Vanilla CS in the background with three colors of ink and our new Blending Brushes. You can get tips on that in the video below. Blushing Bride, Pool Party & Sahara Sand are the inks we used.

The greeting stamps are from the Many Messages stamp set & dies bundle. It's another great set you might want to order now to earn a free Sale-a-Bration choice. See it here.

Check out the quick video below!

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February Specials:

Get the best deal during Sale-a-Bration with purchase of the Starter Kit! Get $125 in products of your choice for just $99 and FREE shipping too!

Plus you get 5 packs of NEW 6" Designer Paper FREE.

Go here to read about it

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Current Host code is CGSK9YDR

Order online here

All online orders receive both a Hydrangea Hill and Sand & Sea projects PDF!

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Get a package of 150 Resin Hearts from me with an online order over $50 using the host code above. They're adorable and so tiny!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive a gift!

Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're $6 each and available in my Shop here.

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Unique ideas with the Oh So Ombre designer paper; Promo ends Sunday!

February 25, 2021

Here are a few more ideas with the gorgeous Oh So Ombre designer paper. It has been my favorite Sale-a-Bration item this year!

Playing with strips has always been fun for me. On this first card I started with one sheet of DSP and cut it first at 4 1/2" long. Then I cut strips off of the main piece at random angles.

Next I laid these strips on my grid paper and stamped the leaves from Forever Fern stamp set on them using Granny Apple Green ink.

I then glued these strips to a 3 3/4" X 5" piece of White CS leaving a thin 1/16" gap between. I didn't worry about the edges at all. After I was done I trimmed them off even with the main White CS.

Next is a fun card playing with the Playful Alphabet and 1/2" strips of this pretty Ombre paper. I adhered the letters to the end of the paper strip with rolled up mini glue dots and trimmed any excess off that showed around the letter.

The 'birthday' greeting is from Vine Design and the bottom edge is punched with the Postage Punch.

Below are more cards I shared in a video you can see here.

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February Specials:

Get the best deal during Sale-a-Bration with purchase of the Starter Kit! Get $125 in products of your choice for just $99 and FREE shipping too!

Plus you get 5 packs of NEW 6" Designer Paper FREE.

Go here to read about it

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Current Host code is CGSK9YDR

Order online here

All online orders receive both a Hydrangea Hill and Sand & Sea projects PDF!

~~~

Get a package of 150 Resin Hearts from me with an online order over $50 using the host code above. They're adorable and so tiny!

*If your order is over $150 do not use the code; you'll still receive a gift!

Below are the Multipurpose Glue stands we're making. They're $6 each and available in my Shop here.

Click here to follow me on Facebook!

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