Sparkly Thank You using Scraps

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Exactly 23 years ago today my husband and I arrived in the US for a 2 year assignment ………….. and we are still here!!!!! I have done card crafting for about 18 of those 23 years and been blogging about it for the last 11 years! As a paper crafter I find I get scraps left over from various design projects, which I cannot bear to throw away, so today my card uses up some scraps.

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Guy Card using Decorative Paper Layers

Welcome to my Corner of the World

Today’s card uses up some scraps of the World of Good Designer Series Paper (DSP) – I had been using this paper pack for another project and could not bear to waste scraps of this beautiful foiled paper.

I love to make these ‘panel’ cards – I simply take the DSP scraps and cut the background layers about an 1/8 larger (or sometimes a 1/4 larger if I want a wider boarder) I hear groans when I suggest cutting 1/8’s but with the Stampin’ UP! Paper Trimmer it is so easy to do because the marks are so clear for cutting.

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