I received a little challenge from a friend this week – make something fun with the new Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper. The fun patterns in this pack of papers can be challenging – I get it – but I immediately knew I wanted to “pair” this tweed pattern with a “pear.” They are a “pear-fect” match – OK, I’ll stop. Here’s the card I made to share with you today:
The still life painting of pears on my card are snipped right from the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper – more on that in a bit. You might assume I didn’t use any of the elements from the bundle, but you would be wrong. The sentiment and ground speckles are pulled from the stamp set, and the thin frame around the sentiment is pulled from the dies. You were right – I didn’t showcase the most obvious elements of the bundle, but I still played with the bundle on this DSP-heavy card. Here’s a look at the Perfectly Pears Bundle, new in Stampin’ Up!’s July 2025 Online Exclusives release:
When you pick up the bundle, you will also need the Designer Series Paper. The pears and the Secret Sea grid pattern on my card are pulled from this gorgeous pack of papers. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper:
Here’s a closer look at the collage of pears and flowers I snipped from the Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper (the fifth image on the bottom row):
I loved that the water colored greens in the pears coordinated with the green in the textured paper from the Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper. With shades of green in both papers, it’s easy to find a correlation. Here’s a look at the colors and patterns in the Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper, also new in the July 2025 Online Exclusives launch:
Here’s a closer look at the Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper panel that I tore along the right side to reveal the white center of the paper:
I added a trio of Holographic Resin Dots to add a little shine to the card. They perfectly pick up the colors around them, so they worked well for me on this card.
Bundles: Perfectly Pears Bundle Stamps: Perfectly Pears Papers: Painterly Pears Designer Series Paper, Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper, Basic Gray, Granny Apple Green, Basic White Inks: Secret Sea, Granny Apple Green Accessories: Perfectly Pears Dies, Stylish Shapes Dies, 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, Holographic Resin Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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tweedle dee dee . . . so much creativity!
Ha! I had fun incorporating this tweed paper. 🙂
Wow Brian
You combined 2 very different DSP’s to create a great card!
I have been working with the Pears DSP but the pattern you fussy cut was off my radar. Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
I thought I couldn’t live without the Need For Tweed DSP, until I got your July Online Paper share , so thanks for showing me how this pattern can be toned down a bit .
This is why it’s great to buy Shares to see what the DSP actually looks like in person!
Love your creativity!
Thanks so much, Dawn, for the kind comments and shares testimonial. 🙂 The tweed paper definitely works well when it’s an accent – but I have another card to share this week with LOTS of tweed that’s also pretty cool. ♥
You paired the pears perfectly with the tweed. I love your card! Enjoy your day!
Thanks so much, Hilda! ♥
Such a refreshing look at the Painterly Pears dsp ! Thank you Brian!
Thank YOU, Barbara! I didn’t love the page that these pears were snipped from, but they pears are really gorgeous. Glad you like the card. ♥
Oh you are clever! Pretty card and great way to tone down that tweed!
Thank you so much, Linda! ♥
Well done, Brian! Thank you for giving me hope for this tweed!
I’m happy you like it! It was fun to play with – I love the “gotta touch it” photoreal pages.
Gorgeous card and love how you made the colors pop!