Pretty Papers
Posted: January 21, 2026 Filed under: cricut, My Favorite Things, Patterned papers, Penny Black | Tags: cricut, My Favorite Things, Penny Black creative dies 7 Comments
If you are anything like me you probably have a stash of pretty papers. Maybe they are scrapbooking papers or rice papers, perhaps they are pretty papers you made yourself by watercolouring or printing. I have quite the stash in all the above categories. So in the spirit of using what I have (UWIH), I pulled out some of the pretties and turned them into cards.
All the papers on today’s cards are rice papers featuring bold colours and gold details. They were a lovely gift from a lovely person. Because the papers are so beautiful I really didn’t do much to turn them into cards. (the red one, the bluey-green one, the blue floral one)
All the cards featured today use a panel that fills or almost fills a card front. I simply added sentiments and rounded corners to the red card and the bluey-green cards. For the hello card above I used the cricut to cut the word hello from a cream panel so the pretty paper would be revealed. I added the word ‘Beautiful’ from a Darkroom Door set, ‘You are Everything‘.
The word birthday below is die cut; the other letters are cricut-cut.
I like the finishing touch of rounded corners and have a corner rounder that I really like; it’s the Kadomaru PRO which gives me the choice or large, medium or small corners. What else do you do with pretty papers? I’d love to read your suggestions in the comments.
Heather Telford 
I have never known what to do with my papers. This helps. Thanks, Heather.
tish
Beautifully done Heather!!! I mostly use my washi paper for iris folding technique. It is all so pretty I have trouble even using it – LOL!!!!
Absolutely Beautiful! I also love your UWIH concept! I have been ‘shopping my stash!’☺ I am a self-confessed ‘paper-phobe’ …it is easier for me to use my own made backgrounds than ‘printed paper’. Why? It is just my crazy brain! 🙂 But, I have wonderful papers stashed and have resolved to be brave and try to develop my skill to use printed papers! This is real encouragement!
These are beautiful, Heather! They make me wonder why I hoard those pretty papers instead of use them.
They are absolutely pretty papers!
Great use of some fabulous papers
Your rice paper cards are so beautiful, Heather. What a great way to honour the gorgeous papers but turning them into cards and letting the design be the star. Simple details and sentiments are just what these needed. I really need to go through my papers (also have some lovely rice paper designs gifted from a friend). Thanks for the inspiration! xx