One Sheet Wonder with 6" x 12" patterned paper

 Do you have designer series paper (patterned paper) just sitting on your shelf? It's time to get it out and use it to make a set of cards! 

One sheet wonders are a great way to chop up your designer series paper (dsp) and make sets of cards. After all, we buy beautiful paper to use it. This template uses a piece of 6" x 12" piece of dsp. Pair your dsp layers with coordinating colored cardstock or Basic White cardstock.  This set of cards was made with a piece of Reindeer Days dsp. I used Basic White, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party and Real Red cardstock for bases. The layers for the dsp are Two-Toned cardstock in Garden Green, Granny Apple Green, Pool Party and Real Red. The two-toned cardstock is a new addition to Stampin' Up! cardstock line. The greetings are from Framed & Festive (retired) and the October 2020 paper pumpkin.  They're stamped in Pecan Pie, Real Red, Basic Gray and Garden Green classic inks. 

Measurements:

1. Cut 12” side at 4”, 2”, 2 ½”. You’ll have 4 pieces- 4” x 6”, 2” x 6”, 2 ½” x 6” and 3 ½” x 6”

2. Cut 4” x 6” piece in half. You’ll have 2 pieces- 4” x 3”  

3. Mat layer (optional): 4 ¼” x 3 ¼”

4. Cut 2” x 6” piece at 1”. You’ll have 2 pieces- 2” x 1” and 2” x 5”

5. Mat layer (optional): 2 ¼” x 5 ¼”

6. Cut 2 ½” x 6” piece at 1”. You’ll have 2 pieces- 2 ½” x 1” and 2 ½” x 5”

7. Mat layer (optional): 2 ¾” x 5 ¼”

8. Cut 3 ½” x 6” piece in half. You’ll have 2 pieces- 3 ½” x 3”

9. Mat layer (optional): 3 ¾” x 3 ¼”

10. Cut card bases 5 ½” x 8 ½” folded in half. I used a notecard ( 3 1/2" x 5") for my small strips/banner.

You can keep it simple with a few layers and a greeting or layer it up with die cuts and images. On the video I showed some variations to the measurements and adding in a few more layers to use up scraps. 

Here's another set I made with the measurements above.  You can grab a printable pdf here.

I love keeping it simple with just a few layers. We gather quite a few Basic White cardstock strips if you're cutting card layers, so use those up for the greeting. You can use any greetings you have. This set of cards was made with the Nests of Winter dsp. It works great for holiday cards or winter themed birthday, thank you, encouragement and thinking of you. 

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Thanks for stopping by and checking out my one sheet wonder. I hope you're inspired to give it a try. 

~ Beth