Unique Products Make Unique Cards

This isn't a card that I'd think of using, but can honestly say that the need has arisen. It's fun to die cut shapes in different patterned and solid papers.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: MFT
Papers: solid silver carstocks (stash), patterned (My Mind's Eye), red cardstock (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: Spellbinder Rectangles, MFT phone

MFT Telephone Stamps and Dies

I just had to have this unique stamp and matching die set from My Favorite Things.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: MFT
Papers: pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Doodlebug & other), black cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: ribbon (Doodlebug), phone dies (MFT), Spellbinder Matting Basics

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)

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)

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)

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?)

Doily Dies

Doily Dies make a great "lacey" mat for a stamped image.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: image (SU), sentiment (PTI)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), red & pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (K & Co.)
Inks: Versafine Onyx, ColorBox Dark Moss
Accessories: buttons (stash), doily die (MFT), scalloped border die (MFT), ribbon (Fabricland)

I Love Fat Ribbon!

Though it's a challenge to use, I love this wide, patterned ribbon. The layered border provided good support for my focal image. I stamped and cut out a circle separate from the doily die cut underneath for more dimension.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Craftsmart
Papers: off white cardstock (stash), patterned (K & Co.), red cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Colorbox Cranberry
Accessories: border punch (EIK), ribbon (SU), doily die (MFT), marker (Marvy)

Boo

This card incorporates die cuts not necessarily associated with Hallowe'en. I've used the fence and the grass to balance the weight of the pumpkin. Stamping a solid, black image on a pumpkin creates the look of a carved silhouette.  There are many ways to use what we have to create something new and updated.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Inkdadinkado
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), grey, orange & green cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned paper (Fiskars/Heidi Grace)
Ink: Versafine Onyx
Accessories: fence & grass dies (MFT), pumpkin (Sizzix), BOO (stash), ribbon (Michaels)

Coloured Ink on Coloured Cardstock

Another great idea from Dawn McVey @ http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/. I often forget how much I like coloured ink stamped on coloured cardstock. Papertrey Ink makes dies to match their stamp images. They are, however, solid, requiring the die cuts to be made first and stamped second.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: images (PTI), sentiment (SU)

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), blue, green & brown cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (MME Lime Twist Fly A Kite)

Inks: Distress (Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass), ColorBox (Chalk Creamy Brown)

Accessories: 1/4" hole punch, floral dies (PTI), doily die (MFT), ticket die (Sizzix), Spellbinder Nested Frame Dies, ribbon (stash), rhinestones (Kaiser)

Cut Out the Middle, Man

When I saw this idea on another card, I couldn't wait to make my own version. Here's where stamps with coordinating dies are put to good use. I die cut the butterfly out of the middle of the patterned paper and then cut out a "slice", wide enough to accommodate my sentiment. After adhering the two pieces of patterned paper to the green cardstock, I stamped the butterfly image. Then I stamped my sentiments.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: image (Verve), sentiment (My Favorite Things)

Papers: blue cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (BG Mellow)

Ink: Versafine Timber

Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), rhinestone (Kaiser), butterfly die (Verve), edge die (MFT)

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