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)

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

Create a Valance

For a fancy top, I created a "valance" using a border die. Should have created more distinction between the tag die and the patterned paper underneath...

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts ?
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Spellbinder Fancy Tags 2, border die (PTI)

Hang a Tag

Rather than cutting a "hanging ribbon", I used most of a Spellbinder Fancy Tag die cut to support my sentiment.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Verve
Papers: white carstock (Georgia Pacific), red cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (DCWV)
Ink: ColorBox Cranberry
Accessories: Spellbinder Fancy Tags & Petite Ovals Large, metal frame (WeR), ribbon (Fabricland), scalloped border die (PTI), embossing folder (Cuttlebug Argyle) 

Peace on Earth

This card and the next two dozen cards that follow will incorporate various ways to use embossing folders and new dies. I believe that these are the two most popular product lines at this time. I cut a strip of a piece of embossed paper for one element of this card design.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Verve

Papers: Wassail cardstock (Memory Box), green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Memory Box Mistletoe), pearlized carstock (scrap)

Ink: Staz On Timber (solvent ink required for pearlescent cardstock)

Accessories: Spellbinder Matting Basics A & Labels 18 & Ovals Small, border die (PTI), embossing folder (Cuttlebug Victoria), snowflake punch (MS from Linda G.), pearl brad (Wilton)

Numerical Dies

Using numbers for that special day of the month is a great idea for a specific theme:
Hallowe'en--October 31
Valentine's Day--February 14
St. Pat's Day--March 17

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Studio G
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), blue & red cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (K & Co.)
Ink: ColorBox Chianti
Accessories: number dies (PTI), Spellbinder Labels 18 & Ovals Lg., snowflake punch (EK), label punch (SU)

Tone on Tone

I chose an ink close in colour to that of the pink cardstock to create a subtle pattern on the stocking.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: pink & green cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (K & Co.)
Accessories: stocking die (PTI), Spellbinder Matt Basics A, button & ribbon & embroidery thread (stash), Flower Soft

Layering Stamped Images

Here I have stamped the floral images on the background and layered the same stamped images that have been die cut over the background. More inspiration from Dawn McVey.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: images (PTI), sentiment (Stampin' Up)

Papers: purple cardstock (CTMH), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)

Inks: ColorBox Chalk Warm Violet, Memento Pear Tart

Accessories: PTI floral dies

Stamp Sentiments Off Die Cuts

Found inspiration for this card @ http://damasklove.blogspot.ca/. I liked how the sentiment was stamped on both the die cut image and the oval to which it was adhered.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: images (PTI), sentiment (SU)

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (MME Tickled Pink)

Inks: Distress (Dried Marigold, Shabby Shutters), Versafine Onyx

Accessories: Distress Marker (Dries Marigold), Spellbinder Squares and Ovals, PTI Dies

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)

Merry Christmas

I used the word dies with patterned paper for a different twist.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Papers: burgundy cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (MME Lost & Found Christmas)

Accessories: word die (PTI), bird embellishment (K & Co.), word sticker (Karen Foster)

Very Merry

Here's the second of 3 words in the Papertrey Ink set of word dies.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: PTI

Papers: bone cardstock (stash), red & green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Making Memories)

Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate

Accessories: word die (PTI), holly punch (Marvy), 1/4" circle punch, button (Nadine K.)

Seasonal Die Cut Words

I love, love, love the new Papertrey Ink word dies that coordinate with a set of their word stamps. Mixing fonts is something new and fun.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: PTI

Papers: bone cardstock (stash), red & green cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Making Memories)

Ink: Brilliance Pearlescent Chocolate

Accessories: word die (PTI), button & yarn (stash), poinsettia embellishment (K & Co.)

The 25th

I love to incorporate these large number dies into the theme of a card whenever I can.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Papers: red & green cardstocks (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (Reminisce)

Accessories: metal embellishment (Making Memories), number dies (PTI), flower punch (MS), border punch (MS)

If the car works...

You wouldn't expect to find a car on an Easter card, but I thought it was a cute way of sending the same sentiment. This is one of Papertrey Ink's stamps, designed to work with one of their own dies. Coordinating stamps and dies are a new trend in the paper crafting world at this time.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: PTI

Papers: cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (AMM)

Ink: Versafine Black Onyx

Accessories: googly eyes (stash), ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Scalloped Rectangles, brads (stash)