Good Wednesday morning! I’ve been a bit ‘stuck’ working with many new products from the 2023 Sep-Dec Mini Catalog that goes live September 6, and today I wanted to share a card using the Countryside Inn 12 x 12 Designer Series Papers.

What’s great about this fold is it can be used with a variety of Designer Series Papers, making it as masculine or feminine as your heart desires. And it’s super easy to do as well
- Begin with a card base 4n 1/4 x 11 and score at 4 1/2 & 5 1/2 along the long side. Burnish well, then add adhesive between the two score lines, close the card, then open.

The book fold look like the photo above when viewed from the top.
Now the fun part is determining the Designer Series Papers to use. And, as you see, I have two layers on my card, which you would not necessarily need to do. For this paper I felt the contrasting Basic White really set off the Countryside Inn DSP. (Dimensions will be included at the bottom of this post.)
For this particular cart, I wanted ton keep the decoration fairly simple – and chose to use the Countryside Corners Dies and the new Autumn Leaves stamp set for the appropriate sentiments. From Basic White, I used the smallest of the rectangular dies to die cut the Basic White panel. I stamped the sentiment on a Boho Blue strip and stamped the sentiment in Night of Navy ink, then die cut it with this super tiny banner die that fit the sentiment perfectly – yes, from the Countryside Corners Dies. This Boho Blue strip was added to the Basic White die cut with dimensionals. These were added to the card front with liquid glue. As a final touch, I added three Adhesive-Backed Solid Gems in Boho Blue.

For the inside of the card, I stamped the two sentiments from the Autumn Leaves stamp set in Night of Navy ink on the Basic White panel then adhered it in place.

For the envelope I added another panel of Countryside Inn DSP to the flap and a narrow strip at the bottom front of the envelope. Done, done.
I look forward to seeing what you do when creating this book fold card – so please share.
Card cuts:
- Night of Navy card base 4 14 x 11` scored on long side at 4 1/2 & 5 1/2
- Basic White layer: 7/8 x 4 1/8; 4 3/8 x 4 1/8 (2); 1 1/4 x 3 (banner)
- Countryside Inn 12 x 12 DSP: 3/4 x 4; 4 1/4 x 4; 2 1/4 x 6 (flap), 3/16 x 6 (envelope front strip)
- Boho Blue: 5/8 x 3 (banner strip)
One of the reasons I became a SU! demonstrator is because of the coordination of their products. When I go into one of the local craft stores, nothing coordinates – in other words, reds vary in intensity, blues are not the same navy, and the same holds true for all the other colors. So if I find a Designer Series Paper that I want to coordinate matching card stock, it doesn’t happen in the local craft store. But in Stampin’ Up!, not only do the Designer Series Papers coordinate, but so do the ribbons and embellishments. If you would like the opportunity to do what I do, join my team – get an automatic 20% off every order, enjoy the Stampin’ Up! creativity experience with other dedicated crafters and get more for your buck. Join my team here.
Along with new products often comes a
Designer Series Paper Share from me.

Terry Lynn Bright, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator
https://Tlsbrightspot.com tlsbrightspot@gmail.com
How my shares work: I order full packs of all the Designer Series Papers listed below. I cut them into 6×6 pieces (or 6×12 for double shares) and give you one panel of each design from each pack on the list. I pack up the paper and get it back out to you just as quickly as possible! Shares give you a good working sample of all of the papers and makes it easier to decide which papers you like most and want to order.
Below is a list of the papers for this Designer Series Paper Share.
A single paper share is $30 plus $8.50 Priority Mail Shipping.
A double paper share is cut 6 x 12 and is $60 plus Priority Mail Shipping.
Remember, one 6×6 sheet of each design from these DSP packs. Most original DSP packs come in 12 x 12 size unless otherwise noted.
The list includes: name of DSP, number of sheets of that DSP in the pack.
- All About Autumn – (6×6 size) -12
- Beary Christmas – 6
- Melon Mambo & Granny Apple Green Foil Sheets – 2
- Garden Walk – (6×6 size) – 8
- Glow-In-The-Dark 6×6 Specialty Paper – 1
- Joy of Christmas – 6
- Joyful Specialty Paper – 4
- Merry Bold & Bright – 6
- O Holy Night – 6
- Oxidized Copper Specialty Paper – 2
- Shining Brightly Specialty Paper – 6
- Snowflake Magic Specialty Paper – 3
- Them Bones – 6
- Winter Meadow – 6
Anyone is welcome to join this paper share opportunity, but shipping is limited to addresses within the US. If you would like to join in these shares, please email the following information to tlsbrightspot@gmail.com
- Your first & last name (yep, I need both :O)
- The email address connected to your PayPal account. You DO NOT need to have a PayPal account to pay the invoice; you can choose to pay by credit card without having a PayPal account.
- Deadline to sign up for my shares: Monday, September 4 @ 3 PM ET
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- Kits are fun, quick and easy, and all-inclusive so there’s nothing extra to buy and nothing to store afterward.
- Completing a kit gives everyone a sense of artistic accomplishment.
- Completed kits make great gifts. Make the projects and then give them away for someone else to use.
- Because kits come in so many styles and project types, there’s something for everyone. Want to HOST a kits collection party? Let me know and I’ll help pull that off. Kt together in September with kits on sale now. :O)
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Thanks for stopping by. May you have a beautiful day!
Very pretty Terry Lynn! Love the colors! 🙂
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Beautiful! This is one of my fave folds – and you picked a perfect DSP for it! Love!
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This is such a simple pretty card Terry Lynn and I just LOVE it!!! Perfect mix of DSP and Love this fold too, one of my favorites.
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