First cards from freshly cut stack of designer paper

 Well, I started to use the paper that was cut down from the 12 in x 12 in paper stack.  The first card was fairly simple.  I matted the piece with some red card stock, put it on the card base, and called it done.  I was pretty pleased with how it looked, the sun flowers really grab your attention!

 

 

 

I didn't put a sentiment on it, because I'm not sure if I want to use it for a thank you card, thinking  of you, or birthday card. But whichever I decide on, it will be stamped on white card stock with brown ink, and matted on red card stock.  I think that will stand out nicely on the card front. 

I actually made two of these as it was quick to make up into a card.  Always nice to have a few cards on hand, especially if you can use them for a variety of occasions!

Large tablet of designer paper

 Trying to organize my craft room, and ran across a large, thick tablet of designer paper.  The cover was missing, so I have no idea the brand or maker, but I decided to try something with this stack.  I'm not sure where I heard it, but someone suggested taking the 12 in.x12 in. paper stack and cutting it into 5.25 in.x4 in. pieces, that will fit on an A2 card front with a small border around.  These pieces could also be easily sub-cut down to smaller sizes.

 

 

 

After spending all my spare time for 4 days cutting this stack down to a more manageable size, I ended up with a lot of potential card fronts, and a sore arm from all the cutting.  

Here is my stack of card fronts.  It's hard to get the feel for how many there are in this stack.  

Here's another photo with one of the pieces standing next to it.    That's a lot of card fronts!