Card Assembly Ideas!

This idea sheet outlines some easy ways of putting together cards with your rubber stamped art. The cards shown here are from Ink-N-Rubber Expressions  and are shown on the card gallery.

Using Corner Punches

Punch Overlays!

In this card, There are three puch overlays!  The dark green cardstock between the white and  yellow colors really sets off the stamped image. The yellow cardstock layer brings out the color of  the sunflowers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Stamp Used: Sunflower Bunch (GS-102) , Garden Spot Collection 

Incorporating short phrases into your card front designs

Hang a sign on it!

In this card (click picture for larger version!), a sign was hung on the wall by the window.... It was hung with  wraphia and a round punch dot to make it look like a nail. It says: "It's been a long time... What's new?"
 
 

Stamps Used: Window with Flower Box (GS-104), Garden Spot Collection
What's New? (W-134), Thoughts Just for You
Just put the greeting on the outside!

Here we simply stamped "Best Wishes" on a coordinating piece of cardstock, embossed in Silver to make the words stand out, and bordered with a silver leaf pen. Then the sign was attached to the front of the card.

Placing the words on the outside of the cards can help balance your design, and leaves more room to write on the inside!
 

Stamps Used: Tulip Square (BC-116), Botanical Collection
Best Wishes (W-113), Thoughts Just for You

Use ready-made accents on your cards


Layer with Faux Mulberry Leaves

Layer your stamped piece over a contrasting cardstock to make it Pop. Then layer that over faux leaves made from Mulberry Paper. 
 

Stamps Used:  Winged Trio (BC-113), Botanical Collection

Attach your image with decorative accents!


Attach it with Photo Corners

You can mount your piece with photo corners. This may not be very durable, so you may want to actually adhere the card and corners with double stick tape or a glue stick.
 

Stamps Used:  Poppy Square (BC-115), Botanical Collection
Mini Fern (BC-117), Botanical Collection

Attach fancy paper backgrounds with eyelets

This card is actually a window card. The butterfly is really on the inside flap.
An interesting shape was cut from marbled paper and attached to the card front with eyelets. Click on the picture to see a larger version!
 
 

Stamps Used:  Winged Trio (BC-113), Botanical Collection
What's New? (W-134), Thoughts Just for You
Use decorative papers and ribbon!

Layer a portion of your card with a decorative paper, and border with a coordinating ribbon!
 
 

Stamps Used:  Daffodil Square (BC-107), Botanical Collection

Paper Weaving

Make a paper weave as a background!

This paper weave was made from black paper, and two shades of paper stamped with a crackle stamp. The kokopelli was overlayed on black cardstock and then over the paper weave.
 
 

Stamps Used:  Kokopelli (PG-105), Pottery Gallery


Page last updated on July 25th, 2002.