A Flock o' 'Flies

Scraps of patterned paper don't always have to be cut into squares or strips. Here I used leftovers of coordinating patterned papers for butterflies. A simple card with a variety of patterns and shape sizes. The pearls were coloured with a Copic marker to get the colour of choice.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Stampin' Up

Papers: pink cardstock (Bazzill), patterned (Basic Grey Sultry)

Ink: Staz On Timber

Accessories: Spellbinder butterflies, pearls (Kaiser), Copic Dark Pink

Mending Fences

The panels in this card reminded me of the panels of a fence. Inking the edges made each one more distinct and gave each one its own unique character, just like the boards in a fence. The card's decorative edge was achieved by punching four 1" circles and adhering them under the strip of pink cardstock. No scissors required!

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Gina K.

Papers: off white cardstock (Bazzill Walnut Cream)pink cardstock (Bazzill), script patterned (7 Gypsies), floral patterned (K & Co.)

Inks: Distress Tea Dye, Staz On Timber

Accessories: circle punch (Creative Memories), ribbon (Fabricland)

Hit the Wall

A climbing vine was the inspiration for the fibre embellishment on this card. That's why I chose the stone wall embossing folder to use on the vertical piece of cardstock beneath it. Coloured the paper flower with Glimmer Mist. Just thought this card sketch was very unique and had to try it.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Papers: off white cardstock (stash), patterned (Basic Grey Two Scoops), green cardstock (Bazzill Guacamole)

Ink: Distress Bundled Sage

Accessories: letter stickers (Sticker Studio), fibres (stash), paper flower (Kaiser), brad (Basic Grey Two Scoops), Glimmer Mist Juniper, Sizzix Bricked embossing folder

Tiles Part 2

Though patterned paper scraps are the base of this card type, note that squares of "solid" paper are also used in the design. These are also included in many 6 X 6 patterned paper pads.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Verve

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

Inks: Versafine Black, Distrss Spun Sugar

Accessories: Creative Memories Square Punch

Terrific Tiles

Almost no scrap of patterned paper is too small to use on a card. Coordinating papers that come in 6 X 6 paper pads are ideal since their patterns are shrunk from their original 12 X 12 size. Using Distress Ink on the edges of each square softens the edges.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Verve

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

Inks: Distress Spun Sugar, Verafine Black

Accessories: CM Square Punch

Button Up

I've used buttons on cards as floral centres and borders. Here is an even more creative way to use them on a card.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: PTI

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), patterned (SEI Jolie Chocolat)

Ink: Versafine Black

Accessories: Spellbinder Labels 1, Distress Ink Fired Brick, paper flower (Prima), buttons (stash), ribbon (stash)

Back to Backgrounds

It's always a good idea to go through your stamps and try to use something in a new way. Here I used an old background stamp for my card front. Rather than stamp and cut it out to fit the front of my card, I stamped it directly on the face of the card and created a "soft border" by going around the edges of the card with the same Distress Mustard Ink. I plan to use this method with many of the other background stamps I have been neglecting.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamps: background (CTMH?), sentiment (PTI), image (PTI)

Paper: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific)

Inks: Distress Mustard, Versafine Black

Accessories: ribbon (Michaels), Sizzix Tag Die