Paper. Oh how I love it! 
I recently bought three of Authentique’s new designer paper bundles and just had to create a sketch to show them off. Here it is.
Card Base: 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
Base for DP: 4″ x 5-1/4″
DP Panels: 1-1/4″ x 5-1/8″
Sentiment Panels and Borders: 4-1/4″ x 2-1/2″
4″ x 2-1/4″
4-1/4″ x 2″
4″ x 1-3/4″
And here are the cards!
Look at all that scrumptious dilly-icious designer paper (dp)!! The panels were all embossed to add some great texture and to tie the different strips together into one cohesive piece.
After cutting each strip for the front of the cards, there was a small piece leftover. I added each of these to the inside of the corresponding cards. There was no waste of this precious perfect paper!
Here are the individual cards with their recipes listed directly below them.
Stamps: SU Flight of the Butterfly
Papers: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate; SU Yoyo Yellow and Melon Mambo; Authentique Blissful DP
Inks: SU Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Flatback Pearls; Buttons; Grosgrain Ribbon; SU Butterfly Punch; SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Stamps: SU Curly Cute
Papers: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate; Authentique Blissful DP
Inks: SU Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Buttons; Grosgrain Ribbons; SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Stamps: SU Hello Blossoms and Voeux mignons (Teeny Tiny Wishes)
Papers: PTI Select White and Dark Chocolate; Authentique Journey DP
Inks: SU Tempting Turquoise and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Rhinestones; Grosgrain Ribbons; 3/4″ Circle Punch; SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Stamps: SU Language of Friendship and Three Little Words
Papers: PTI Select White and Dark Chocolate; Authentique Journey DP
Inks: SU Tempting Turquoise and Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Rhinestones; Grosgrain Ribbons; SU Bird Builder Punch; SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Stamps: SU Baroque Motifs and Sincere Salutations
Papers: PTI Vintage Cream and Pinefeather; Authentique Splendid DP
Inks: SU Handsome Hunter; Copic G29
Accessories: GG Ribbons; Prima; SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
For both the above and below cards, a Copic marker (G29) was used on SU Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon to match the PTI Pinefeather cardstock.
Stamps: SU Bring on the Cake
Papers: PTI Vintage Cream and Pinefeather; Authentique Splendid DP
Inks: SU Handsome Hunter; Copic G29
Accessories: GG Ribbons; Prima; Paper Piercer and Template; SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder
Thanks for dropping by today. If you decide to play with this sketch, I would love to see what you have created. Please leave me a link and SHOW ME THE PAPER!! *grin* Happy Crafting!
These are fabulous, Susan! Love how you mixed (and played) with the DPs. Great double layering of the butterfly.
Look at you go!! These are all gorgeous! I will totally play with your sketch! 🙂
You are an inspiration! Each and every card is fabulous. Love the sketch and your wonderful collection of DSP!
Wow! Your cards are gorgeous inside and out! Thanks so much for the great sketch.
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My oh my Susan!! You’ve showcased these papers beautifully, as well as the images you used on each one!! What beauties!! Love the added texture, and all the white space with the images. It allowed both the papers and the images to pop!! WOW!
FABULOUS Take on the sketch Susan, love all the texture!!~
What a fabulous collection of cards, patterns and color!! Each one is wonderful!! You’re such an inspiration for creation!
These are gorgeous. That paper is so beautiful and you used it perfectly. I LOVE how you embossed it. To me it looks like beautiful, luxurious fabric panels. Beautiful work. . . Best, Curt
What lovely papers and gorgeous cards! You have inspired me. I’ve been sewing a lot lately (hence the lack of posts) and these papers make me think of the gorgeous coordinating fabrics out there. Such fun! Thanks for sharing – your cards are delightful!
Oh my Goodness, these are so Lovely, the papers are very pretty and I love how you embossed them, great embellishing with them also, so LOVE them!!!
Excellent!! I love your cards!!
Susan – You are so stinkin creative! Love all the cards you created with your own sketch. What a great way to use those coordinating DSPs. TFS your talent with us…Barb
These cards are just lovely!! Thanks so much for sharing!
These are stunning! I just “oh-ed” and “ah-ed” at each one. Thank you for sharing your talent with us! Sincerely, Beverly
Wow, you really rocked the papers, Susan!
Looks like you had a blast playing with all those wonderful papers! You did good!
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What a great sketch! I also love how you added the texture to the papers! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful cards, Susan!
What a pretty and fun combination of cards Susan! Neat use of these great color themes and papers!
Goodness, these are all so darling and the paper is truly scrumptious! Love how it looks embossed and cut in all those beautiful strips. So many cute uses of this wonderful sketch!
Susan, these are great! What a fantastic way to showcase pretty DPs, and the embossing folder is a wonderful way to tie them all together. And talk about versatility for the sketch!! Wowsers! I really, really, really, really, really, really like these! =)
Wow! What great cards. You did a great job with this sketch…must try this…Thanks for sharing.
What a great design! Love all those papers!
Oh these are just lovely.