When the Stampin’ Up November Online Exclusives hit the website I fell in love with the new Friendly Foliage Stamp and Die Bundle! The nested dies create a unique die cut focal image using the stamped foliage from the stamp set; because parts of the foliage image are cut away creating a Peek-a-boo effect.  When I was designing this card, I didn’t want it to look like the sample card in the Online Exclusives brochure and my mind kept gravitating to the colors Secret Sea and Cloud Cover.   I was able to find those colors replicated in the Beautiful Gallery designer series paper and used the 6×6 designer paper cut down to make 5 cards.  Since I made several cards for a swap I ended up with a remaining 2″ square from each sheet of paper.  I was able also to use 3 of the squares to make a panel that when it was embossed looked just like a full strip of the DSP like I had used in the other 4 cards.  With this design, I was able to make 13 cards using up only 3 pieces of the designer paper.

The third card above shows the DSP squares used to recreate a strip of DSP behind the focal point.  Be sure to let me know which card you like best.  1…2…or 3.  I have provided a printable project sheet below giving all of the measurements and products used to make this beautiful but fast card.   The card uses minimal supplies and goes together quickly.

• Card base 8.5″x5.5″ scored 4.25″
• Cardstock layer 3.5″ x 4.25″
• DSP layer 2″ x 4.25″
• Inside layer 4″ x 5.25″
• Scraps to stamp and die cut focal point and banner tag

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