Do you love all of the greens in the Valley in Blooms Designer Series Paper pack? I do! I did not love the Valley in Blooms bundle enough to get it, but I really think ANY flower set will work with these papers. My goal for this week's video was to create some projects showing both sides of the paper, because I really love the B sides in this pack too!
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First up is a Tri-Fold card using NO cardstock for the base. We're going to make some reinforcing flaps around all 4 sides of the base, and then add more DSP (from the same 12" x 12" sheet) to the inside. It's sturdy AND pretty inside and out. Finished size is 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".
You'll cut the base piece from your 12" x 12" sheet first, then cut the inside pieces from the left-over strip. I added magnets to the inside card base BEFORE I glued on the DSP layers inside. The magnets that I use are in my Amazon store, linked at the bottom of this post. Watch the video to see where and when I added them.
Paper Measurements:
- Valley in Bloom DSP (base): 6 1/2" tall x 12" wide. Pay attention to pattern direction.
- score across the 12" side at 1/2", 3 7/8", 8 1/8", 11 1/2".
- Turn once and score at 1/2", 6"
- Watch the video for trimming instructions. The 1/2" edges all fold in and act as reinforcement.
- Valley in Bloom DSP (insides - cut from left over strip): 3 1/4" x 5 3/8", 4 1/8" x 5 3/8", 3 1/4" x 5 3/8" I cut each piece in order, to maintain the pattern. ie. if this were a scenic piece of dsp, you would want the scene to still be consistent across all 3 pieces. Make sense?
- Basic White: 3 1/2" x 4 3/4", cut with Everday Arches dies
- Garden Green: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", cut with Spotlight on Nature dies
- Basic White: 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", cut with Stylish Shapes dies
Open. Add the Everyday Arches die-cut to center to write your message. You have plenty of room on each flap to add a pocket or belly band to hold gift card(s).
I wanted to show how small of a border this is, when you're adding the inside pieces. Glue the left and right panels as close to the outer edges as possible, so there is no chance of overlapping with the center panel.
I stamped the front focal piece with a few different green inks. Finished off with some Barely Blush Butterflies and Peaceful Pine ribbon.
Stamps: Scalloped Blooms Bundle, Springtime Scenes Bundle
Ink: Pretty Peacock, Granny Apple Green, Lemon Lime Twist
Paper: Garden Green, Basic White, Valley in Bloom DSP
Other: Everyday Arches dies, Spotlight on Nature dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Peaceful Pine 3/8" Bordered ribbon, 2026-2028 In Color Butterflies (Barely Blush)
My second project is a Journal with pockets on the inside. Again, I'm using some "reinforcing flaps" on the edges. Folding and glueing these in makes the base of this journal sturdier. I used some heavy weight printer paper to add some journal pages for taking notes. A 3-hole pamphlet stitch worked out perfectly to add those.
After I stamped and hand-cut the flowers and leaves, I ink-blended all of those edges to take off the white border. I glued everything down flat, and added no extra embellishments. I purposely left off embellishments because this journal is so small/thin. If you are writing on the pages inside, and run your pen over a lumpy embellishment,,,your writing gets messed up.
Paper Measurements:
- Valley in Bloom DSP (base): 12" x 12"
- Score across the 12" side at 1/2", 6", 11 1/2"
- Turn to the left once (so the top of your pattern is to the left now) and score at 1/2", 3"
- Basic White: scraps to stamp and hand-cut flowers and leaves
- decorative panel was left-over from the Painted Skies Card Kit
- Printer paper: (5) 8" x 10", folded in half
During the video, I said I would die-cut an intial because I didn't think stamping on this textured die-cut would be a good idea. Well, I changed my mind! Decided to give it a whirl, and it's not horrible. Not nearly as rough-looking as I thought it would be.
This is the inside back pocket.
Inside front pocket, with a card in there, just to show size.
Close-up of the pockets so you can see that reinforcement side strip gets glued on over top of the pocket. That helps to tighten up that pocket, so stuff doesn't fall out.
Stamps: Begonia Belle, Springtime Scenes
Ink: Basic Beige, Crumb Cake, Highland Heather, Garden Green, Gorgeous Grape
Paper: Basic White, Valley in Bloom DSP, printer paper
Other:
This coming Thursday's project will be a Mini Album using materials from my May-Aug 2026 Paper Share. We'll use the chipboard included in the packaging, as well as the shares of the Bloom Boutique and In Colors DSPs.
Also, head's up that I'll be having a Paper Share for the upcoming September Online Exclusives AND Sep-Dec 2026 Catalog. 15 packs of paper total! Details are forthcoming.
Thanks for visiting, and Happy stamping!
Toni
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