Punched Shapes and Spellbinder Squares

I had the punch used to create these squares for years and finally put it to good use by backing the punched images with coloured cardstock to create a border.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts?
Papers: white carstock (Georgia Pacific), coloured cardstocks (Bazzill)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: square punch (Emaginations), Spellbinder Squares, Spellbinder Butterflies, ribbon (stash), button (stash)

In Form

I have been dying to incorporate the Spellbinder Decorative Dress Form dies into a card design. One die from the Elegant Posts die set includes something for the perfect dress form stand. I thought a popular textile pattern like herringbone was the perfect background pattern to use.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Papers: cream cardstock (stash), patterned (DCWV), black cardstock (stash)
Accessories: black & cream ribbons (stash), pearls (Kaiser), Spellbinder Decorative Dress Forms & Elegant Posts, background die (SU)

Gold Spellbinders

Love the combined embossing and debossing achieved with the new Gold Spellbinder Label 4 Dies.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Papers: pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (CTMH)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: buttons (stash), Spellbinder Gold, ribbon (SU)

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

Honeycomb Embossing Folder

I couldn't wait to get this honeycomb embossing folder to use with my collection of "bee" related stamps.
The embossed paper adds even more dimension to the layers.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Stampendous
Papers: yellow cardstock (Bazzill), black cardstock (stash), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: embossing folder (Cuttlebug), ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Circles & Scalloped Circles, Stickles, Copic Marker

Highlighting with Distress Inks

By consciously colouring the stamped image with two colours of Distress Inks, I was able to highlight a particular part of it with a lighter colour.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Judy G.?
Papers: purple cardstock (Hero), patterned (MemoryBox)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Spun Sugar & Lilac
Accessories: button (stash), Spellbinder Matting Basics

Blended Columns of Colour

This image lended itself to be coloured in columns. The Distress Inks blend in such a manner that a sharp definition of colour is avoided, making the finished, coloured image appear more coherent.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Penny Black
Papers: pink cardstock (CM), blue cardstock (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Spun Sugar & Jean & Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinders Fleur de Lis & Squares, ribbon (Fabricland)

Going Places

Not sure if this is finished; might add an appropriate sentiment on the bottom right hand side. Just love the bicycle image and had to create with it! In order to match the cardstock to the blue bicycle, I used a Distress Marker to colour the bike and the Distress ink pad by the same name to colour the cardbase front.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PSX
Papers: off white cardstock (Core'dinations), red cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress
Accessories: Spellbinder Mattes, Distress Markers

Combining Distress Inks and Markers

The first step to this card was to stamp the image with clear ink and heat emboss it with white embossing powder, on white cardstock.  The entire surface of the white cardstock was coloured with Distress Ink. Then I coloured in the flowers with the Distress Marker of the same name as the ink pad, for a darker tone.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: PSX
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), gold cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Versamark, Distress
Accessories: white embossing powder (stash), Distress Markers

Matting Basics and Label Dies

I used dies from two different sets of Spellbinders to create this finished tag. Was pleased to find out how well they work together.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts
Papers: off white cardstock (stash), patterned (?), brown cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Spellbinder Tags & Mattes, ribbon (stash)

Another Vertical Tag

Card Recipe
Stamp: PTI
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), brown & pink cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (Basic Grey)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Tags & Circles

Backgrounds from Strips

Long strips of scrap patterned paper can be used to create an entire background for a card design.
Square cards easily accommodate a doily for a card design layer. I love that Cheery Lynn butterfly dies have coordinating solids.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Steph H.
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (Basic Grey)
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: doily (stash), Spellbinder Circles, brad (K & Co.), butterfly (Cheery Lynn)

Go Vertical with Labels

I find Tag die cuts a challenge to use on A2 cards because of their size. This card front, which used up several pieces of scrap patterned paper from the same product line, worked well with this die and the vertical Thank You stamp I had on hand. Vertical sentiments are not as abundant as horizontal ones, but provide versatility in card design. Grab them when you can!

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), brown cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Basic Grey)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: Spellbinder Fancy Tags 3

Framing 3D Die Cuts

A frame was made using a combination of an ornate square and a regular square die. The tips of the flower die cut pieces were accented with Distress Ink and rounded with the end of a thin paint brush. I rolled the paper around the brush handle. A glue dot was used to adhere the glass microbeads for a perfect flower centre.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Papers: cream, blue, green and red cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (BoBunny)
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Distress Fired Brick and Antique Linen
Accessories: Spellbinder Matting Basics, Squares, Fleur de Lis Squares, Daisy Heads (leaves), Blossom 2, gold microbeads

Stamping on Patterns

In addition to stamping image design, ink colour should also be considered when stamping on patterned paper. The olive and red pigment inks are heavy and bold enough to stand out.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: corner (?), image (Inkadinkado), sentiment (Verve?)
Papers: cream cardstock (Bazzill), patterned paper (BoBunny)
Inks: ColorBox Olive & Cranberry
Accessories: Spellbinder Matting Basics

Embossing Only with Spellbinder Dies

For this wedding card I used a blank, premade card as my base. Using the appropriate sandwich in my Big Shot, I dry embossed the Gold Labels Four design. Subsequently, I stamped my sentiment/image within this area. Paper flowers and a ribbon bow were adhered with Glossy Accents.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamp: SU
Paper: blank card from Michaels
Ink: Versafine Black Onyx
Accessories: flowers (I Love Roses), ribbon (stash), Spellbinder Gold Labels Four

Last Egg Standing

Card Recipe
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (BG Sultry & MME), green cardstock (Bazzill)
Accessories: ribbon (stash), buttons & embroidery thread, Spellbinder Eggs & Small Labels

Alpha Stamps for Polka Dots

The perfect set of stamps to create a sentiment within polka dotted paper is from CTMH.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: "happy" (PTI), alpha (CTMH)
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), green (Bazzill), patterned (MME)
Ink: Staz On Timber
Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), Spellbinder Small Labels & Eggs, SU Oval punch

More Cracked Eggs

Card Recipe
Stamp: Hero Arts
Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), green cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink: Distress Shabby Shutters
Accessories: Spellbinder Eggs & Small Labels, ribbon (Fabricland)