After two birthdays and Christmas we needed a big handful of thank you cards. I came up with this quick design that I could easily mass produce. I impressed one of the 1 3/4" circle dies (E) from Papertrey's collection into Stampers Select White cardstock by putting the cardstock between the die and a tan Spellbinders Mat. Since this cardstock is so thick the die doesn't cut through. I've tried this technique on thinner cardstock and it does not work.
After impressing the medallion, I used my Scor Pal to make two more lines on the card front. For this set of cards I chose to stamp the butterfly image from Round and Round in a variety of colors. There are many other PTI sets that fit perfectly into the circle. Giga Guidelines looks great too!
I love a CAS card! What do you think?
All supplies Papertrey Ink unless stated.
Stamps: Round and Round, 2009 Autumn Tags (sentiment)
Paper: Stampers Select White
Ink: Hawaiian Shores, Sweet Blush, Lavender Moon, black
Accessories: Limitless Layers circle die, Scor-Pal, Spellbinders mat, cuttlebug
25 comments:
I love this look! Your cards are beautiful.
Sara, this is so clever, quick and beautiful! Thanks for the ideas!
Gorgeous, Sara! Love these cards and I may have to CASE this idea!
LOVE these! Love how you used the die. I will definitely have to try this soon!
Wow Sara! These are wonderful! Like Melissa, I think I am going to have to CASE this idea! Love how you have used the PTI anniversary set (I just love it - one of my favourites as it is so
versatile!) Nicole
what a clever design! Great cards!
How smart you are! I had never thought to use that medallion as an impression plate, but it is really, really great. I loved how it makes a perfect frame for the butterfly image. Great idea.
Sara these are just beautiful! I love the impressed die...so, so pretty.
Clean and simple. This is the second time today that I've seen this embossing technique - I've gotta give this a try. Nice work!
These are really amazing, Sara! What a super clever idea - one I'll have to try soon!
These are beautiful! I love them!
These are SO pretty! I love the idea of making an impression with the die. Clever idea for really great CAS cards!
Love this creative use of the die, Sara! And this card almost qualifies for my most current HEC challenge! I love the clean, elegant appearance. :)
What an awesome design!Will have to give it a try!
Fabulously creative design, Sara. Thank you for the idea to use the limitless layers die to emboss. It looks like you labored over the card. The Sweet Blush card tucked into the corner is my favorite use of color in this design.
LOve this. I'm totally going to try it.
What an awesome idea!!! Love it! Add to that how beautiful these CAS cards are and you definitely have a gorgeous set. TY for sharing your great idea with us!
How clever, Sara! Oh, and they're absolutely beautiful, too! :)
Sara these are gorgeous! What a great idea! So pretty!
I haven't thot to do embossing with the dies! These cards are CAS and fabulous!
Came back to say that I did indeed CASE these, well, I copied them really! So stunning!
wow!!! Amazing cards!!
Beautiful cards, Sara! I'm always on the lookout for flat, mass-produce-able cards for just this type of situation. I really like how you impressed the medallion and I'm so glad you shared with us how you did it. I'm going to try that tonight when I get home. :)
Sara, this is perfect! My type of CAS card. Love it. Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh, how I love this idea! I've seen embossed frames made with Nesties but hadn't thought of trying Papertrey dies. Gorgeous clean cards!
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