Sunday, March 31, 2013

You Make My Life Blossom!


Love that this stamp set has a coordinating tulip die!

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Inks: Distress Shabby Shutters, Bazzill Petunia, Staz On Timber
Accessories: PTI die, velvet ribbon (stash), butterfly die (Cheery Lynn), rhinestones (Kaiser)

Saturday, March 30, 2013

Posies


Love this stamp set and matching dies from  Papertrey Ink.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (BG Sultry)
Inks: Bazzill Petunia, Distress Shabby Shutters, Staz On Timber
Accessories: Dies (PTI), Spellbinder Circles

Friday, March 29, 2013

A String of Hearts


Card Recipe
Stamps: SU
Papers: green & pink cardstocks (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Ink: Versafine Onyx, CTMH Seafoam
Accessories: ribbon (stash), embroider thread (stash), circle punch (Marvy), scalloped circle punch (SU), 
Spellbinder Hearts & Scalloped Hearts

Thursday, March 28, 2013

More Scrap Strips


The strips were cut 1" wide, along with 1" circles from the same patterned paper.  The circles were tucked under the ends of the strips to create the scalloped border.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Ink: Staz On Timber, Distress Spun Sugar
Accessories: Spellbinder Fancy Tags 3, brads (stash), ribbon (Fabricland), circle punch (Marvy)

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Mixing Patterns


Card Recipe
Stamps: sentiment (PTI), background (SU)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (BG Perhaps)
Ink: Versafine Onyx, Distress Iced Spruce
Accessories: Spellbinders Tags 3 & Labels 22

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Pieced Border


I cut strips of scrap patterned paper, 1/2" X 1 3/4" to create this border.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Perhaps)
Ink: CoolorBox Maroon, Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Tags, ribbon (Fabricland)

Monday, March 25, 2013

Using up More Scraps


Card Recipe
Papers: patterned (BG Perhaps), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Distress Vintage Photo
Accessories: doily die (MFT), ribbon (stash), circle punch (Marvy), brad (stash), flower die (Sizzix)

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Valentines in March


Had to use up these scraps!

Natalie

Card Recipe
Papers: patterned (BG Sultry), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), brown cardstock (Bazzill)
Accessories: ribbon (Dollarama), rhinestone border (Dollarama), Spellbinder Labels 16 & Hearts

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Two Patterns from One Paper Pad


Card Recipe
Stamp: Verve
Papers: patterned (Websters), off white cardstock (Core'dinations)
Ink: Verafine Black Onyx
Accessories: brads (stash), Spellbinder Labels 5 & Ovals

Friday, March 22, 2013

Carrying on with Cameos


Card Recipe
Stamp: CTMH
Papers: patterned (Websters), off white cardstock (Core'dinations)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Tags

Thursday, March 21, 2013

More Websters


Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: patterned (Websters), black cardstock (stash), off white cardstock (Core'dinations)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Tags, Circles

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Gorgeous Patterned Papers


Some patterned papers are so beautiful that only little embellishment is required.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Serendipity Stamps
Papers: patterned (Websters Pages), off white cardstock (Core'dinations)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Venetian & Elegant Posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Border Punch Leftovers


Here I used the shapes cut out from a border punch to mimic the raised patterns on picture frames.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: image (SU), sentiment (PTI)
Papers: cream cardstock (Core`dinations), green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned ?
Ink: ? image received in exchange, Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Labels & Rectangles, Copics, border punch (Marvy) 

Monday, March 18, 2013

New Embossing Folder, New Butterfly Die


I thought this butterfly die perfectly worked with this embossing folder.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: off white cardstock (Core`dinations), blue cardstock (stash)
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Accessories: ribbon (WeR), embossing folder (Craft Concepts), label die (Spellbinder), butterfly die (Cheery Lynn)

Saturday, March 16, 2013

A Taste of Summer


Card Recipe
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), blue cardstock?, patterned?
Accessories: ladybug (Dollarama), ribbon (Fabricland), paper flowers (Kaiser), buttons (stash), corner sticker (stash)

Friday, March 15, 2013

Multi Purpose Card


Card Recipe
Stamp: MFT
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), pink & patterned ?, kraft (Bazzill)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: ribbon (stash), dies (MFT), polka dot embossing folder (Quickutz)

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Same Die, Patterned Paper


Card Recipe
Stamps: MFT
Papers: black cardstock (stash), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned ?
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, ColorBox Frost
Accessories: phone dies (MFT), white embossing powder (Zing!), ribbon (stash)

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

My Favorite Things Telephone Dies


This company sells many coordinating stamp and die sets.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: MFT
Papers: off white (Bazzill), brown (stash), patterned (DCWV)
Inks: Versafine Black, ColorBox Brown
Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), dies (MFT), scalloped border die (MFT?)

Monday, March 11, 2013

Using Up Stuff


Card Recipe
Stamp: ?
Papers: pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned ?
Ink: ?
Accessories: brads (stash), ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Ovals, flowers (stash)

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Distress Inks with a Stencil


Card Recipe
Stamp: ?
Papers: white cardstock (Georiga Pacific), pink cardstock (Bazzill)
Inks: black?, (Distress--Milled Lavendar, Bundled Sage, Dried Mango)
Accessories: paper flowers & brad (stash), Spellbinder Scalloped Circle, Crafters Workshop Stencil

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Christmas in March


Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero?
Papers: stash
Inks: Versafine Onyx, Distress (Antique Linen, Festive Berries, Stormy Sky)
Accessories: brads (stash), embossing folder border (Cuttlebug) 

Friday, March 8, 2013

Easter/Spring Card


Card Recipe
Papers: ?
Accessories: pearls (Kaiser), butterfly die (Quickutz), die cut work (Sandra B.), ribbon (Fabricland), Spellbinder Mattes

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Patterned Bunny


Card Recipe
Papers: ?
Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), Spellbinders, bunny die (Quickutz)

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

An Embossed Border


Card Recipe
Stamp: PSX
Papers: ?
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: border ef (SU), flowers (Kaiser), brads (BoBunny)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Decorative Labels 8


Card Recipe
Stamps: image (Inkadinkado?), sentiment (PTI)
Papers: ?
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Spellbinder Decorative Labels 8, Copics

Monday, March 4, 2013

Oops!





My Easter card production got bypassed when I suddenly found myself using up the last scraps
of some paper pads. The cards to follow may not have any commentary, but I will do my best
to get the Card Recipes completed.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Stampin' Up
Papers: ?
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: buttons (stash), Distress Markers (Milled Lavendar), Copic (Light Pink)

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Last, But Not Least


I love the blue and brown colour combination in this card, taken from the patterned paper itself.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Verve
Papers: Dewfrost, Vanilla Bean, Water
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Decorative Labels 8 & Labels 8

Friday, March 1, 2013

A Little Warmth


Warmer shades of green and orange papers were used in this card design.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PSX
Papers: Aerial, Endive, Cantaloupe

Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Spellbinder Labels 8 & Decorative Labels 8