Heat Embossed Doilies

I stamped the doily image and heat embossed it with white embossing powder to create a resist. This was done on the patterned paper after the Post Card, fern and butterfly images were stamped, but before the Distress Ink was applied. This technique allowed the doily to look like it was layered on top of the stamped images and the Vintage Photo Distress Ink made it stand out more.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: post card (Alpha Stamps), fern (Rubber Stampede), butterfly (CTMH), doily (Hero Arts), sentiment (PTI)

Papers: green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (7Gypsies), off white cardstock (scrap)

Inks: Colorbox Frost White, Distress (Vintage Photo & Peeled Paint)

Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), Spellbinder Nested Frame Dies, gold eyelet (stash), white embossing powder (stash)

Shelve It

Here I've used a real paper doily to "anchor" my tag. Because it was too stark a white, I coloured the doily with Glimmer Mist, choosing a shade complimentary to the patterned paper. The butterflies were stamped in Versafine Black, coloured by blending Distress Inks and cut out before being adhered to the tag. The tag was cut from a Spellbinder Labels 11 die.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: butterflies (Inkadinkado & CTMH), sentiment (PTI)

Papers: Making Memories paper pad

Inks: Versafine Black, Distress Broken China & Peeled Paint

Accessories: paper doily (stash), Spellbinder Labels 11, fibres (stash), gold eyelet (stash), Apple Glimmer Mist

Layering Stamped Images

Though a more solid doily image would have worked better, I was satisfied with the results of stamping this one on a finer detailed, script background.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: doily (Stampin' Up), script background (Stampin' Up), sentiment (Gina K)

Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), white carstock (Georgia Pacific)

Inks: Colorbox Creamy Brown, PSX Wood Rose

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Kaiser Pearl brad, MS floral punch

Die Cuts from Patterned Paper

Sometimes I wonder why I don't think of some of the simplest ideas sooner. Die cutting a shape out of a patterned paper that coordinates with another patterned paper already used in the card design just helps pull everything together. I've also used the doily image another way by stamping it in a tone on tone. The green paper is actually one of the "solids" from the Basic Grey Mellow patterned paper pad.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Magenta

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (Basic Grey Mellow)

Ink: Distress Walnut Stain, Colorbox Citrus

Accessories: Quickutz Butterfly Die, May Arts Ribbon

Wide Ribbons

Wide ribbon bows are truly a "statement" piece. Take care when using them as an embellishment on your card as they could compete with the focal image of your card for attention. To bring more focus to my floral image, I added a "swish" of rhinestones.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Stampin' Up?

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (Basic Grey Perhaps)

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: rhinestones (Kaiser), ribbon (May Arts)

Dimensional Parts

I first layered my white cardstock on my gold cardstock before stamping the doily image. Then I lifted off the off white cardstock in order to adhere foam squares to the back of it, creating dimension. The paper piercing to the right of the doily off sets the stamping on the gold cardstock to the left and bottom of the off white piece of cardstock.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: image (Magenta), sentiment (PTI)

Papers: gold cardstock (Bazzill), off white cardstock (Staples)

Inks: Distress Wild Honey, Staz On Timber

Accessories: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Kaiser Pearl, circle punch?

Combining Details with Solids

When choosing a wild flower image to stamp over the doily, I looked for something somewhat solid so that the floral image would not get lost in the fine detail of the doily. This allows each aspect of the card to stand on its own. Without matching ribbon, I chose to dye some with the same ink that I used to stamp the flowers. Note that a ribbon dyed with pigment ink will take some time to dry--especially if the weather is quite warm!

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: doily (Magenta), floral (Hero Arts), sentiment (PTI)

Paper: off white cardstock (Staples)

Inks: Colorbox Creamy Brown, Wisteria and Olive Pastel

Accessories: circle punch?, ribbon (stash), corner rounder (Marvy)