{"id":2823,"date":"2026-07-19T13:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2823"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T20:42:05","slug":"scraps-texture-and-shine-bright-hearts-with-fun-of-life-dsp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/19\/scraps-texture-and-shine-bright-hearts-with-fun-of-life-dsp\/","title":{"rendered":"Scraps, Texture and Shine: Bright Hearts with Fun of Life DSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2824\" src=\"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Copilot_20260716_125959-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>In this week\u2019s video, I shared how even the tiniest Designer Series Paper scraps can become bright, beautiful cards full of color and texture. \ud83c\udf08<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the <\/span><b>Fun of Life DSP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with the <\/span><b>Swirls of Magic embossing folder<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from our Online Exclusives, I added movement and sparkle to the background. To create those cheerful hearts, I reached for a retired favorite \u2014 the <\/span><b>Country Bouquet Punch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 proving that older tools still have plenty of life left in them!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For one sample, I swapped the embossing folder for a stencil, showing how you can achieve a similar look with different tools. To finish off both cards, I added a touch of shine with <\/span><b>Basic Rhinestones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And because scraps aren\u2019t just for cards, I also shared a <\/span><b>two\u2011page scrapbook layout<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> built entirely from leftover DSP pieces. It\u2019s a reminder that scraps can stretch across projects, adding unique color and texture wherever you use them.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Why Scraps Matter<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, using smaller pieces of patterned paper or DSP is about <\/span><b>efficiency, creativity, and versatility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It keeps your supplies fresh, your projects unique, and your waste minimal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Watch &amp; Create<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2728 Scraps + texture + shine = simple, beautiful cards you can make anytime! Watch the full tutorial to see these projects come together and get inspired to use up those little pieces of DSP in creative ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About Using Small Scraps of DSP\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B5dAQtZ0yKM?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In this week\u2019s video, I shared how even the tiniest Designer Series Paper scraps can become bright, beautiful cards full of color and texture. \ud83c\udf08 Using the Fun of Life DSP along with the Swirls of Magic embossing folder from our Online Exclusives, I added movement and sparkle to the background. To create those [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-s-o-s-cards-scraps-or-stash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2825,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2823\/revisions\/2825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}