SHOW AND TELL with MICHELLE: Artisan Garden DSP

Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Split Design Card

Sometimes you just need a quick and easy card but you want it to WOW the receiver. This is the design for you and the Artisan Sketched Garden DSP is the paper to use!

For this design you simply cut the DSP into 3 sections. For fun, I cut it into 3 triangle pieces. You could do strips, squares or any shape you like. Then you add color to what will be the middle piece. Again, the coloring can be simple and quick like using Blending Brushes or can be a bit more like I did here using Stampin' blend markers, but even that didn't take long.

After adding color you glue the pieces to your card base. Using a bold card base helps the colors pop and really make an impression.

Add some embellishment type details to finish the look and you've got a really pretty card that will make whoever you send it to smile.

Give it a try! You'l be impressed with how easy it is to create.

Michelle Loncar

Independent Stampin' Up!® Demonstrator

MichelleLoncar.stampinup.net

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

What's Up Wednesday ~ No Stamping Card

Did you know you don't always need stamps to create a beautiful card? It's true and this is a great example.

When you have a pattern paper pack like Artisan Sketched Garden you can use the images as black and white OR you can color the images for any look you want! The images are so pretty you use them in place of a stamped image. Let's take a look.

The vase of flowers was fussy cut from a full sheet of DSP (designer series paper). It's a full 12" x 12" sheet featuring a variety of images. All the papers in the pack have black and white images on one side and a coordinating pattern on the back. On July 7th I showed you one of the other patterns and an idea for coloring the design. Click here to take a look.

This time I used Stampin' Blend markers to color the image.I love the look of a bright red with black and added a touch of gray for the water. As long as everything coordinates you can go with something like gray water and it looks fine. The flowers are popped up on Mini Dimensionals which are a bit thinner than the regular dimensional. I added a little bow of black twine for fun.

The multiple layers framing the focal image layer create some drama and draw your eyes in to the flowers. the white layer is embossed for texture and the red gems are actually white pearl. I used the same red marker to color the gem to match! Oh, the sentiment is one of a set from our ephemerals pack.

I added a second colored and fussy cut image to the inside of the card. It's always nice to carry the them from the front to this inside, too!

I hope you enjoyed seeing this pretty, stamp free card. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE stamping! Once in a while though it's fun to go stamp free.