Flowers & Candy

When I die cut the heart out of the Basic Grey patterned paper a satin candy box came to mind. I thought it needed to be decorated with rhinestones. This plaid border punch has been in my collection for some time and I was pleased to find a way to use it in this card design.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Papers: off white cardstock (stash), patterned (BG Eva)

Accessories: paper roses (I Love Roses), Spellbinder Classic Hearts, ribbon (Fabricland), rhinestones (Zva), border punch (EK)

Love Garden

The heart images turned this floral, all occasion card into a Valentine.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: heart (PSX), stems & leaves (PTI), sentiment (MSE)

Papers: off white cardstock (Core'dinations), red cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (MME Lost & Found Market Street) and DCWV Mod Retro (lined)

Inks: Colorbox Chalk Warm Red, Memento Pear Tart

Accessories: brads (stash), Spellbinder Doubled Ended Tags & Standard Circles Large, border punch (MS), jute (stash)

Post It Note

The antique "Post Card" image lent itself to antique lace and neutral colours.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Alpha Stamps

Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Basic Grey Bittersweet)

Ink: Colorbox Chestnut

Accessories: lace (stash), brads (stash), Spellbinder Classic Hearts, paper flowers (CTMH), button & embroidery floss (stash), corner punch (Marvy)

Heartlines

Though I often use embossing folders, I don't usually think to use the border ones. To get the pattern vertical, I had to place the folder first on one side of the cardstock and then on the other, putting the paper through the BigShot twice. This is another great way to use up small scraps of coordinating patterned papers.

Natalie

Card Recipe

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

Accessories: border embossing folder (Cuttlebug), heart punch (Marvy)

Just the Ticket

The simplicity of this card provided a perfect base for the detailed ticket. Stamped images from various companies can be used on the Tim Holtz ticket die. The solid stamp was created using fun foam and a Spellbinder Classic Heart die.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: heart (made from fun foam), ticket (Stamper's Anonymous)

Papers: off white cardstock (stash), patterned (Basic Grey Perhaps)

Ink: PSX Wood Rose

Accessories: Tim Holtz ticket die, ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Classic Heart die

Bingo!

This is just one of many ways a Bingo card can be used in a card design. The "14" was perfect for a Valentine so I highlighted it by sweeping a firm ink pad across the raised number, after covering the remainder of the die cut to make sure that ink didn't end up elsewhere.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Hero Arts

Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned papers (Basic Grey Bittersweet)

Ink: Memories Crimson

Accessories: ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Classic Hearts and Nested Frame dies, Bingo embossing folder (Sizzix)

In the Books

Patterned papers of ledgers are also in many product lines at this time. The lines provide a comfortable guide for layout placement of the card's different components. The "Happy" and the "Valentine's Day" stamps were from two separate sets. Use combinations of different stamps to get different results.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: sentiments (CTMH), border (Sandy Lion)

Papers: kraft cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (MME Lost & Found Market Street)

Ink: Distress Vintage Photo

Accessories: Spellbinder Hearts, heart punch (Marvy), label (SU), ribbon (stash), button (Nadine K.), embroidery floss (stash)