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#stampinup   #faithfulinkspirations  Do you hoard designer series paper? I certainly do! I love it so much that I hoard it and then never get around to using it. That's such a shame. Stampin' Up's DSP is so beautiful--it just calls out to be used.

One of my favorite DSPs in the 2015-2016 Annual Catalog is the Serene Scenery DSP pack. I've only used a few sheets from it--and it's a whole stack of paper!! My favorite sheet in the stack is the blue woodgrain piece. When I first saw it, I had to touch it because it looked so real.  I also love the "Scenic Sayings" stamp set that coordinates with these papers--it's meant to stamp right on the paper...or not. You can do whatever you please. Here's the design that pleased me today.  It's a CASE of a card made by Stampin' Up Artisan Shannon Lane. It's so quick and easy to make!

I started by cutting two sheets of the Serene Scenery DSP to 4" by 5-1/14". I stacked them on top of each other and cut a diagonal piece off the bottom.  I adhered these to a Whisper White Thick Card Stock card base, cut lengthwise. I added a Lace Doily to the card and then a length of  Burlap Ribbon.

Next, I stamped the hexagon stamp from "Scenic Sayings" in Old Olive onto a Whisper White scrap and cut it out with my Paper Snips. I adhered this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

For a finishing touch, I added three gold sequins from the Metallics Sequin Assortment, adhering them to the card with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen.

I really need to get over my hoarding habit, so I'm making myself a promise to use more of this DSP before it retires. It's so pretty and it's great to use as the focus of the design.

tams# 12963

Product List

Scenic Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141602] $19.00	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] $6.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $7.00	Serene Scenery Designer Series Paper Stack [141642] $10.00
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $9.00	Lace Doilies [142793] $4.50	5/8" (1.6 Cm) Burlap Ribbon [141487] $7.00	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $5.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309] $7.00	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $10.00