How To Make Backgrounds & Borders Stamp Cards | Tonic Studios
Backgrounds & Borders is the new addition to the Tonic Studios Stamp Club and you’re gonna want to grab it! Learn how to create fun and unique handmade cards and leave comments along the hop to enter to win!
If you made your way here from my friend, Vicky Papaioannou’s blog, then you arrived at the beginning of the hop. For more deets on the release visit the US and UK Tonic Studios pages.
I have a set of three cards to showcase Tonic Studios Backgrounds and Borders Stamp and Die Bundle.
Backgrounds and Borders Stamp & Die Bundle
Tonic Studios has wowed me again with their Backgrounds and Borders Stamp & Die Bundle. Their bundles designed with efficiency and ease of use in mind.
Simply load a border stamp in your MISTI or another stamp positioner, stamp, shift your cardstock exactly 1″, and repeat to create a full background. Plus, the dies work within the negative space of the borders, and just look at those word dies. Yes, please!
The Tonic Studios Stamp Club is released on the last Friday of each month. It’s not a subscription-based program. However, each stamp and die bundle is a limited release. So get your Backgrounds and Borders Stamp & Die Bundle before it’s gone.
Herringbone & Heartfelt Corsage
Don’t you just love the charming hand-drawn herringbone pattern? It was difficult to choose one pattern so I mixed two in my first card.
To start, I stamped a full background panel with Altenew Pastel Sunrise and Winter Lake Crisp Dye Inks. Then I die-cut Miss and You from the background panel.
Next, I swiped Winter Lake ink onto a separate piece of white cardstock to back the negative die-cut sentiments. Finally, I stamped the largest bouquet from Tonic Studios Heartfelt Corsage in Winter Lake ink and Copic colored the image.
Copic Markers
Flower Petals | Y32, YR02, E93
Leaves | YG23, YG67
Stamen | B97
Heartfelt Corsage was the first Stamp Club set. Unfortunately, it’s sold out so I made a note I made a note of that on the listing below.
HUGS. That is all.
My second card showcases the amazing word dies included in this bundle. This clean and simple design was a result of me smearing the ink on my stamped background panel.
I LOVE negative space sentiment strip die-cuts like this. Simply, cut your cardstock to the size of the die, align the edges of the cardstock to the die, tape it in place, and run it through your die-cutting machine for a perfect sentiment strip every time.
Here I used Neenah Epic Black 165lb cardstock for a hefty feel without the need to stack multiple die-cuts. The sub-sentiment is just printed directly onto the 4.25 x 5.5-inch card front. Clean, simple, and effective.
Use Your Leftovers
Of course, I couldn’t let the herringbone letters from my first card go to waste, so I repurposed them on my last card. This hexagon stamp works with the hexagon die. Vary the look of the pattern by changing the amount of space between the stamped images.
The solid hexagon stamp colors two hexagons at a time allowing for quick coloring. Here I used Altenew Pastel Sunrise and Chamomile Crisp Dye Inks.
Negative space sentiment die-cuts add a modern vibe to this card and inlaying the herringbone letters from the first card add one more pop of soft color. That’s a wrap on the cards. Do let me know your favorite in the comments. Now let’s get to the prizes!
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Giveaway
One lucky winner will win a £50/$50 Giftcard to Tonic Studios and the Backgrounds & Borders Bundle!
To enter, comment on every blog in the hop by 11:59 pm PST on February 3, 2021/7:59 am GST on Feb. 4, 202. The winner will be announced on February 5th, 2021 on IG and FB so make sure you’re following all Tonic accounts!
Watercolor Stamping
Try your hand at stamping with watercolor. This technique is super easy and produces unique results.
Featuring Tonic Studios Heartfelt Corsage, but this can be done with any stamp set. Learn more here.
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Those stamps and dies are so versatile… You can do so much with them. Love your cards!
Such a clean design. What different ways to use this stamp & die set.
It never seizes to amaze me the beautiful cards that are created. LOVE, LOVE ,LOVE!
These stamps and dies are so diverse! I love your cards.
Great talent and products really are cool!!
Very versatile stamps and dies. Beautiful cards!
I love these! There are so many great ways to use these stamps/dies!
I love, love, love these stamps and dies, thanks for the inspiration with these beautiful cards.
Love the simplicity of these. Very pretty
Simple and georgeous
Such clean and simple fun!
nice and simple!!!
Lovely designs, thank you for sharing with us.
Lovely design thank you for sharing!
I LOVE this set! Your cards are great. I especially like the black and white Hugs card.
I love the way you got more bang for your buck by using the positive and the negative. Great to be intro new crafters to follow on YouTube.
Margaret
These are some FUN cards. My favorite of the backgrounds are the hexagons; did you just stamp them or are they embossed with powder? I can’t quite tell as they look slightly dimensional. The minimalist card is great too. It makes me laugh. (it makes me think of a certain sci fi character’s line “I have spoken.”)
I appreciate these designed cards and like the simplicity of the graphics. Looking forward to seeing more of your art.
Love the techniques and your cards. Thank you for sharing!
I really like these cards. Simple but cool. Love the border and die set!
Gorgeous palettes on these elegant designs, fab showcase of the new Stamp Club!
Hugs to you for sharing
Love your cards as always. You help me think outside the box.
Beautiful cards Amber! Love the hexagons. 🙂
What fun cards.
Very pretty cards and fun to use up left overs for card making too : ) Fun and inspirational!
Awesome cards and love your color choices.
Awesome cards Amber, I realy can’t say wich one is my favorite. I love them all.
Great background and border bundle.
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration, stay safe and have a great weekend.
Love the HUGS1
Love the mix of floral and geometric, beautiful cards!
Wonderful cards! This stamp and die set looks so versatile!
Awesome cards! I love the yellow hexagons!
I really like geometric stamps but don’t know how to use them. Awesome cards and really fun backgrounds.
Love your cards, Amber. This is such a versatile release!
Love the clean and simple designs, especially the HUG set! I love making a bunch of backgrounds at one time to save for later.
Great cards! My favorite is the clean and simple “Hugs That’s all” card but I really liked all the cards and the great block letter word dies. Thanks for sharing!
The floral card … sigh❤️
Such gorgeous cards. Love the colors and designs…
Thanks for sharing…
Very versatile stamp & die set🤗
Love the inspiration… beautiful cards.
Great Ideas and lovely cards..
Awesome cards! Love the designs of these stamps and dies! I love the way you used the sentiments!
Such cool cards!
Such a beautiful set of cards Amber!!! Always a joy to see your work!
Love the HUGS card
I really like the Hugs and that’s all card, super clean and simple.
Thank you for sharing. I don’t usually make my own backgrounds but now I am inspired to give it a try !
I have many border and pattern stamps that often go unused. Thanks for the inspiration.
Lovely cards! I absolutely love the floral card. So beautiful.
I love these stamps and dies and you’ve showcased them beautifully 🙂
Amber. Your clean graphic style warms my heart.
Great ideas! Thank you. I love the idea of Hugs That is all. So simple and could be used with a lot of different sentiments.
Thank you for the inspiration.
The stamps and dies are great.
I have ideas going through my brain already.
Love this kit. The hugs card is my fav.
Fantastic! Thank You!
Well, Amber, you done it again! Nailed it! I adore that floral card and the cool subtle background in that light peach color. The color scheme of that card is to be emulated and revered. 😍 Then there is the hilarious “that is all” subtext of the “HUGS” card. Made me laugh out loud, it did. And if you can’t find something good to say about a hexagon design, then what can you say? About anything? Wow – I would give my eye teeth to have your design sense. You got it lady! Up, down and in spades! Enjoy your weekend and thanks for inspiring so many of us so much!!
Those are great, thanks for the inspiration!
Great stamp set and so many creative ways to use!
These are fabulous!
I love those big sentiments. I prefer CAS cards and this stamp and die set is perfect for that style. Awesome cards as usual!
Thanks for the reminder to use negative space. Lovely cards!
These cards are so simplistic but very effective, thank you so much for your inspiration and sharing it with us.
Love the versatility of this set.
I love your cards! I think it is a great stamp and die bundle!
Beautiful cards and terrific kit! Thanks for the ideas!
Cute cards!
Fabulous work – love how you don’t let anything go to waste – very inspiring
Great set. Love the variety.
This is a very creative Tonic set. Thanks for the ideas.
These are grand!
Love the cards and your color combinations.
Oh, I do like the soft colors used with the flowers. The purple Miss You really pops. This set is so versatile! Tonic did it again!!
Love the way you have used these backgrounds and borders. Very inspirational!
You have such soft and pleaseant approach Amber and I thoroughly enjoy watching you create.
The rose one is truly my favourite! So simple and yet the colour combination is so good! Thank you for the inspiration!
These are so lovely! Of course I missed a video because I love watching you bring these products to life! I love these stamp club products!
The hexagon card is my favorite. Great stamp set.
Love this bundle! So versatile! ❤️
Heat embossing is one of my favorite techniques so your cards filled my heart with happy! Thanks for sharing your talent
Absolutely gorgeous cards! The border stamps and dies are awesome, just like your work! 😍
Love the stamp and die set. I really liked the third card. Thanks
These new border stamps are awesome–love all the projects you made using them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Amazing cards! I love this latest set from Tonic Studios. It’s so versatile and I already have so many ideas! Thanks Amber!
Those are beautiful. thank you for the ideas and various ways to use the stamp and dies. Also thank you for the supply list, it is nice to know I have most ofthe supplies and this will not break my banks!
great cards, showing we often overthink our cards.
Nice work
Fantastic cards, as always, Amber! You are such an inspiration!
These are pretty amazing stamps and dies! Love these backgrounds!
Really cool cards. 💕