Saturday, June 30, 2012

Supporting Damask

Damask patterns provide a fabulous base for die cut images. I added the same rhinestones that I used on the butterfly body for the card border.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: CTMH
Papers: pink & green cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (CM)
Ink: ColorBox Frost
Accessories: rhinestones (Recollections), Weather White embossing powder (PSX), MFT border die

Friday, June 29, 2012

Newsprint Owl

When I saw this image, I couldn't wait to have it. Like the butterfly I used previously, this is another familiar image, but patterned in newsprint--something old now something new.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: sentiment (Impression Obsession), image (Hero)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), pink cardstock (Bazill), patterned (CM)
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Accessories: Copics, Spellbinder Rectangles, MFT border die

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Stamped & Die Cut Stars

Here I combined stamped stars and die cut stars to create a masculine card.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: images (CTMH), sentiment (PTI)
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), other (scraps)
Inks: ColorBox Frost White, Olive, Dark Brown Chalk, Prussian Blue Chalk
Accessories: Spellbinder Stars

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Button Border

I used a Spellbinder Label 8 die to cut the bottoms of these card layer pieces, but look forward to getting actual border dies from PTI to do the trick.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: sentiment (PTI), image (CTMH)
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Brilliance Pearl Poppy
Accessories: Spellbinder Labels 8, 1 and Stars, buttons (stash)

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Thanks from Deborah F.






It was a treat to get each and every one! Thank you, Natalie for such a nice idea - the card club is such a great inspiration to create! Deborah

All Dressed

Still in star mode, thought I would dress these die cuts up with rhinestones.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: sentiment (PTI), border (CTMH)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (SEI Grandpa's Attic)
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Accessories: button (stash), rhinestones (Kaiser), Spellbinder Stars

Monday, June 25, 2012

One of a Kind

Here`s another jumbo sentiment, this time from Hero Arts. Used my new found knowledge of combining patterned papers to layer star die cuts of different sizes.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts
Papers: black cardstock (stash), patterned (SEI Grandpa's Attic)
Ink: Distress Aged Mahogany
Accessories: Spellbinder Stars, buttons (stash)

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Country Birthday

Another masculine themed card using the Cosmo Cricket Wanted papers and Spellbinder Stars. Jute twine literally ties the whole card together.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Spellbinder Stars, star hand punch, twine, brad (stash)


Saturday, June 23, 2012

Star Spangled

Love this simple yet elegant idea from Mary Brown. One of many ways to use my Spellbinder Star dies.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), black cardstock (scrap)
Ink: Colorbox Antique Pewter
Accessories: circle of rhinestones (CTMH), Spellbinder Stars, MFT scalloped border die

Friday, June 22, 2012

A Little Peek

Another great idea from Vicki Buidick. I rolled back the corner of one piece of patterned paper to reveal another piece of patterned paper. Creates even more interest.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: rooster (PSX), background (Judikins)
Papers: cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (BG Capella)
Ink: Memories Soft Stone
Accessories: Spellbinder Circles, Petite Scalloped Large & Rectangles Small and Large, paper flowers (stash), brad (Kaiser), leaf punch (Marvy)

Thursday, June 21, 2012

True Friend

Once again, I stamped images on a smaller, detailed patterned paper. The new Distress Markers were perfect for colouring the floral image because it allowed me to make the flowers pink and the stems green; this is difficult with ink pads. I thought, however, that the sentiment wouldn't be distinct enough, so I stamped it on a separate piece of cardstock and popped it with foam squares.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: butterfly (Hero), flower (Stampin' Up), sentiment (Stampin' Up)
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (MME Madison Avenue)
Inks: Staz On Timber, Distress Spun Sugar
Accessories: brads (stash), Spellbinder Petite Ovals Large, Distress Markers Spun Sugar & Peeled Paint

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Happy Anniversary

I'm trying to build a collection of ready made cards so that I can use them at a moment's notice. While trying to come up with something to meet the needs of any/all occasions, this stamped image seemed suitable for an anniversary card. It was another image that I received in a stamped image swap. The frame and sentiment were also stickers included in the SEI patterned paper package.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Uptown
Papers: white cardstock (unknown)
Ink: permanent black
Accessories: stickers (SEI Grandpa's Attic), Copics


Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Hey, Honey

Sometimes the product choices you make just seem to bring the whole card together. The patterned paper reminded me of wallpaper I would have seen in an older home and the Spellbinder 22 shape seemed to work with it. Both complimented the old teddy bear.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Uptown
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie)
Ink: Distress Antique Linen
Accessories: Copics, ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Labels 22

Monday, June 18, 2012

Jumbo Sentiments

Just when you think you have enough sentiment stamps, you see how awesome these jumbo ones look from Papertrey Ink. Larger sentiment stamps are great for using on patterned papers, as they don't get lost in the underlying pattern.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: flower (Penny Black), sentiment (PTI), butterfly (Verve)
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (MME Sunshine)
Inks: Distress Antique Linen, Peeled Paint & Wild Honey, Versafine Onyx
Accessories: butterfly die (Verve), ribbon (AMM)

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Butterfly in Script

Butterflies are never out of style, but they do change. One of the more recent additions to my stamp collection is patterned in script. Look for traditional stamp images in different patterns. Adhering a cut out, stamped image on a die cut of a different shape (oval) is new for me.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: CTMH
Papers: pink & yellow cardstocks (stash), brown cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (AMM)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: paper flower & brad (stash), Spellbinder Nested Frame Dies & Ovals

Saturday, June 16, 2012

The Best of Zing

This particular card was made to show how well Zing! embossing powder works. Unlike other embossing powders, the underlying cardstock colour does not influence the outcome of heat embossing. It comes in a variety of colours. Furthermore, this line of powders is much finer than most, giving more detailed heat embossed images.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Inkadinkado
Papers: black cardstock (stash)
Ink: Colorbox Black
Accessories: Zing! Cricket embossing powder, letter stickers (stash), Signo white gel pen, ribbon (stash)

Friday, June 15, 2012

Bling Your Flowers

Unfortunately, due to the dimension of this card, the scan doesn't do it justice. I love Dawn McVey's idea of using rhinestones on the ends of the flower parts; this makes the card sparkle. I repeatedly stamped the definition stamp to create a patterned background paper that would work with the other two patterns that came with the paper pad.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: floral (Hero Arts), definition (Stampin' Up)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Eva)
Inks: Colorbox Blackberry, Distress Peeled Paint
Accessories: rhinestones (Kaiser), buttons & embroidery thread (stash)

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Enhancing Patterned Papers

Small stamped images allow you to personalize patterned paper. Here I've used a small dragonfly and butterfly to balance my card design with a stamped border. This time I used Tea Dye Distress Ink to replace the edges that I had to remove to cut the patterned paper to card front size.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: images (Hero Arts), sentiment (Gina K.)
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (MME Sunshine)
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland)

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Paper Ribbon?

My original intention was to use the white paper flowers that I had gotten in order to use with Glimmer Mist. I now try to purchase white embellishments so that I can colour them with the products I already have to achieve perfect colour matches. Flowers can be coloured with Glimmer Mists and/or Distress Inks and pearls and rhinestones can be coloured with Copic Markers. In this case, the natural flowers perfectly matched the bone coloured cardstock so they were used "as is". Since I didn't have coordinating ribbon, I searched through my patterned papers to find a matching stripe.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Papers: cardstock (Core'dinations Ice Cream), patterned (MME Sunshine)
Accessories: letter stickers (Sticker Studio), paper flowers (Petaloo), buttons (stash), wire (stash)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

In Good Time

I watched an inspiring tutorial, by Dawn McVey of Papertrey Ink, on how to use different patterned papers. It is important to keep in mind the pattern sizes and colours when making choices. The watch is another icon that can be used to make cards masculine.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: image (CTMH), sentiment (PTI)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (SEI Grandpa's Attic)
Ink: Colorbox Antique Pewter
Accessories: tab punch (Stampin' Up)

Monday, June 11, 2012

Sweetie

Some patterned paper packages include die cuts and stickers. Here I cut one in half to use as a border. It works well with the solid papers that were also included in the SEI kit. The Pumice Stone Distress Ink toned down the white background of the stamped image to work with the other elements.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: Uptown
Papers: SEI Grandpa`s Attic
Ink: Versafine Onyx, Distress Pumice Stone
Accessories: border sticker (SEI), Copics, Spellbinder Circles, Big Scallops & Double Ended Tags, button & thread (stash), brads (SEI)

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Sew Glad

Keeping the currently popular sewing theme in mind, I chose elements associated with it, including the lace background, the hounds tooth and the dress form. A partial die cut served well as the base for my stamped images.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: Crafty Secrets, CTMH
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill)
Inks: Colorbox Frost, Distress Tumbled Glass, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain
Accessories: SU Frame Die, ribbon (stash)

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Triple Fly

Many of the patterned papers have a vintage look that work well with many of the stamp images that I have. Antique Engravings, from Hero Arts is one of my favourite sets. In order to cut the patterned paper down to the size of an A2 card front, some of the distressed edge is removed. To compensate for that I use Distress Ink (in this case Antique Linen) to finish the newly cut edges. Placing the butterflies in the cut out circles of the card front allow the patterned paper to lift and support the wings, giving more dimension to the card.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: Hero Arts
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned paper (MME Market Street)
Inks: Staz On Timber, Distress Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinder circles, pearls (Kaiser)

Friday, June 8, 2012

Sew What!

There are so many sentiments that play on the word "sew" which make this card appropriate for any occasion. "Sew Glad We're Friends", "Sew Happy For You", etc.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Clear Art Stamps
Papers: patterned (MME Market Street), kraft (Bazzill)
Inks: Versafine Onyx, Distress Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinder Circles, ribbon (stash)

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Star Cowboy

I finally broke out the "Wanted" patterned paper pad from Cosmo Cricket. I thought this collection was perfect for masculine cards.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Distress Tea Dye
Accessories: Spellbinder Stars

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Slim Pickin's

I used the remainder of scraps I had from pieces of Stampin' Up patterned paper to make various flowers. The pot is three dimensional because I used foam squares in the centre and flat, adhesive dots on the sides, to adhere it to the card front.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (SU), green cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Rectangles, Sizzix pot die, brads (stash), foliage die (Cheery Lynn)

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Thanks to Lynn L.

Another beautiful card with a wonderfully layered flower. Would never have thought to use twine in this way--good idea. Appreciate the bonus; just my style.

Natalie

The Easter Bunny

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Thank You Steph H.

Just beautiful! Words cannot express how stunning this card is. The dry embossed paper is the perfect background for this golden frame and life like flower. I am so fortunate to have such good and talented friends.

Natalie

Thank You Linda G.

A very elegant colour combination of cream and black. Who makes this circular sentiment? They are unique and a "must have". Thank you,

Natalie

Thank you Mary M.

Love this funky "Happy Birthday". Is this a Stampin' Up stamp? The surprise inside was wonderful too. Thanks,

Natalie

The Cat's Meow