Perfect Pearls and Crafter's Workshop Templates

To make the patterned paper more interesting, I used a Crafter's Workshop Template and Perfect Pearls. With the template in place, Versamark ink was applied. The template was removed and the Perfect Pearls were applied with a round brush to the paper, sticking only to the areas inked with Versamark. Excess Perfect Pearls were removed with a fan brush. A fine mist of water was sprayed on the paper as a fixative for the Perfect Pearls.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: PTI

Papers: Dark Tangerine and Bitter Chocolate cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (stash), copper (stash)

Inks: Versamark, Staz On Timber Brown (to insure drying on glossy copper paper)

Accessories: Spellbinder Fancy Tags and Squares, PTI car die, ribbon (Fabricland), pearls (Kaiser), Copper Perfect Pearls, Crafter's Workshop Numerals Template

Stamping Over Crafter's Workshop Templates

First I coloured the white cardstock with Distress Inks, with the template in place. Without removing the template, I inked a crackled patterned background stamp and stamped directly on top of the template; this allowed only the exposed parts of the cardstock to be stamped. Pattern, colour and texture make this paper appealing.

Natalie

Card Recipe
Stamps: background (Judikins), sentiment (Gina K)

Papers: green cardstock (Bazzill), white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)

Inks: Distress Worn Lipstick, Tumbled Glass, Shabby Shutters and Pumice Stone, Versafine Black Onyx

Accessories: flower (Petaloo), brad (stash), butterfly punch (Nankong), oval punch (Stampin' Up), rhinestones (Kaiser)

The Real Thing

Here I have not stamped a doily, but used an actual one. I just folded it in half and cut most of the back half off. They compliment any tea images nicely.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: image (PSX), sentiment (PTI)

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), green and blue cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (Chatterbox)

Inks: blue (Colorbox), black (Versafine)

Accessories: Stampin' Up Oval Punches, Spellbinder Squares, doily (stash)

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)

Filling In

I wanted to make sure that all of this dry embossed image was covered with colour so I first used Distress Inks and then spritzed the whole thing with Glimmer Mist. I tried to keep the blue in the upper portion to portray sky and the brown tones on the grasses.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Verve

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), rust and blue cardstocks (Bazzill)

Inks: Distress Vintage Photo and Tumbled Glass

Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Library Card Images

Library Cards and stamped images of such have become a current icon in paper crafting. Here I used it to support my floral image on this spring themed birthday card.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: library card (CTMH), flower (Hero Arts), sentiment (PTI)

Papers: peach cardstock (stash), guacamole cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Basic Grey Two Scoops), mulberry (stash)

Inks: Celadon (Colorbox), Salmon (PSX Sentiments)

Accessories: Spellbinder Classic Ovals Large and Labels 5, ribbon (stash), brads (stash)

One More Time

A variety of Thank You cards made with the same altered design, but different coloured elements, could be used to fill a gift box for someone special.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Papers: green & burgundy cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (K& Company)

Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), Quickutz Die