All Dressed Up

Dry embossing is still one of my favourite techniques. I used a brass stencil and shims to get a crisp image with my Big Shot. I think the rhinestones make perfect tree ornaments.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: PTI

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

Ink: Verafine Onyx Black

Accessories: ribbon (stash), rhinestones (Kaiser), star brad (stash), stencil (Lasting Impressions)

Holly, Holly

This embellishment was on one of the cards my family received last year. It was too nice to toss so I double matted it to showcase it.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Papers: cardstocks (Bazzill), patterned (Reminisce)

Accessories: Spellbinder Squares and Lacey Squares, button & embroidery thread (stash)

It Doesn't Get Any Easier

This was a card I received last year. I merely cut off the card front and trimmed it to fit a new card base. I inked all edges of the trimmed piece to hide any of the white core.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Ink: Colorbox

Recycling

Over the next few weeks you will see many Christmas cards, a few of which I made with items recycled from last year. This fabric ornament was on a gift tag. I couldn't just throw it in the garbage and was pleased to find it was a perfect fit for a standard sized card front.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: PTI

Papers: off white cardstock (Staples), gold cardstocks (stash), patterned paper (Anna Griffen)

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Accessories: border punch (SU), brads (stash), ornament (stash)

Smaller Portions

This card was made for my God daughter's wedding. Since the bridesmaids wore purple, I made the flower out of the same colour of felt. Though I didn't know how I was going to incorporated this piece of dry embossed paper, due to it's size, I used a portion of it when cutting it to fit my card front. It isn't always necessary to use the entire image of an embossed design.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Inkadinkado

Papers: white cardstock (Georgia Pacific), silver cardstock (stash)

Ink: PSX Royal Purple

Accessories: felt (stash), Sizzix Tattered Flowers Die, stick pin (Jenni Bowlin), button (stash), ribbon (Fabricland), embossing folder (Cuttlebug), embroidery thread (stash)

Midnight Owl

This ticket image made the perfect size hanging sign for this card design. Once sanded, the underlying colour of the Core'dinations cardstock is revealed, bringing the embossed image to life.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Stamper's Anonymous

Papers: black cardstock (Core'dinations Black Soot), orange cardstock (Bazzill), grey cardstock (stash)

Ink: Versafine Onyx

Accessories: embossing folder (Cuttlebug Owl Flourish), Spellbinder Elegant Posts, rhinestones (Kaiser)

Scaredy Cat

This cat die cut was the perfect fit for my new Hallowe'en sentiment.

Natalie

Card Recipe

Stamp: Impression Obsession

Papers: orange cardstock (Bazzill Yam), yellow cardstock (Bazzill Dandelion), black cardstock (stash), patterned (Heidi Grace)

Ink: Versafine Onyx

Accessories: ribbon (Fabricland), Spellbinder Witch's Brew and Petite Ovals Large and Labels 21