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A One Sheet Wonder - sometimes written as OSW. Basically you take a piece of designer series paper (DSP) - either 12"x12" or 6"x6" and make a series of cards out of it. There is even a double sheet wonder using 2 pieces. Each one has a cut plan and maybe some criteria for the paper pattern, which will net you a series of cards that use the same products but all look a little different.

Here's the video I made showing how to make these 4 great cards. There is more detail and tips in the video.

For this one, we are using a piece of 6" x 6" paper - best done with a small, non directional pattern and a piece where you like both sides. This will make 4 cards - if you need to use 2 - 6" x 6" pieces of DSP to get 2 patterns you like, then prep for 8 card bases.

Before cutting, look at the cut plan and make sure you know which cuts to make first. In this case, the upper right corner of the plan is the one to watch. You need to cut a 1 1/4" strip, then cute off the top 1 1/2" piece before making the next vertical cut.

On this plan, I also added the letters A thru D to indicate which piece goes on which card. This will not always be indicated. Also, you can change the pieces around if you want. It's your cards, that how it works. :)

I decided to try this pattern using notecards as well as full size cards. I could do this because the DSP pieces were smaller. This will not always work as some OSW patterns have pieces bigger than the notecards.

For the full size card bases you will need 2 portrait and 2 landscape bases. If you choose to emboss a layer - these are 3 3/4" x 5". I kept these cards pretty simple (go me!) but you can add embellishments, ribbon/twine or die cuts as you please.

Here are the side by comparisons of the final cards.

Card A