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image of my top nine cards from Instagram.

CARDS | BetterPress

Top 9 Cards from 2024

Visit the blog post for details on my Top 9 Cards for 2024 with links to the individual posts for card instructions and supply lists

January 2, 2025 No Comments

white card covered in gold and white glimmer stars down the right side and the word celebrate in gold

CARDS | Clean and Simple Cards

Celebrate New Years Card

I have a Celebrate New Years card to share with you, made from three die sets: Nested Stars Dies, stitched border dies, and a sentiment die.

December 31, 2024 6 Comments

Felt stitched acorns in browns and greens

FELT | Felt Stitching Videos

Felt Acorns and Gingerbread

visit the blog for detailed instructions on how to create the Spellbinders Felt Acorns and Gingerbread men

December 29, 2024 10 Comments

3 | CARDS | Cardmaking tutorials

Spellbinders Stitched Friendship Card

Visit the blog and learn how to create this Spellbinders Stitched Friendship Card using the monthly kits for December.

December 23, 2024 No Comments

3 | CARDS | Cardmaking tutorials

Spellbinders Friendship is Everything Cards

I’m back today with two Spellbinders Friendship is Everything Cards. The Glimmer Monthly Club for December is this beautiful floral cluster. It’s the perfect size to copic color, or if you’re time-deprived, a quick run through the foiling machine on some colored card stock results in an elegant overlay for your special card.

December 18, 2024 10 Comments

hand stitched star snowman and blue and pink candycane in a dough bowl full of holiday greenery

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Spellbinders Felt Snowmen and Candy Canes

Hi friends, thanks so much for stopping in today. I have Spellbinders Felt Snowmen and Candy Canes to share with you. I’m in a mad

December 16, 2024 8 Comments

blue white and red holiday card with blue poinsettia, green holly and red berries on a embossed background with a white border

CARDS | Christmas Cards

Spellbinders Slimline Christmas Cards

visit the blog for details on how to create the Spellbinders Slimline Christmas Cards using their dies and embossing folders

December 15, 2024 12 Comments

hand made greeting card with a stamped and colored little mouse staring at a crocus in the snow

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders New House Mouse Stamps

Visit the blog for detailed instructions on how to create the Spellbinders New House Mouse Stamps cards shared today.

December 12, 2024 8 Comments

teal colored card with a gold die cut H decorated with purple flowers and green leaves

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders | My Favorite December 2024 Clubs

Today, I have Spellbinders | My Favorite December 2024 Clubs to share with you. Okay, there are only three cards, but they use a lot of the new products, LOL. It’s always fun to combine the clubs and see what you come up with. They all coordinate so well.

December 10, 2024 12 Comments

turquoise and white arched shaped card with a cascade of pink flowers and green leaves down the left side and the number 15 in gold in the center with congrats across the center

2 | Cardmaking Videos

Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms Celebration Card

The Spellbinders Be Bold Blooms is my favorite floral die set from Spellbinders. The set of 21 thin metal dies creates a fabulous spray of big and bold blooms! Use some or all of them; they go well with any project that calls for a wonderful floral motif. Watch today’s card-making video to learn how to make this uniquely shaped Spellbinders Be Bold Celebration Card.

December 9, 2024 17 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

Life is Better with Friends Handmade Cards

Hi, card-making friends. Welcome back to my blog. Today, I have 3 cards from the NEW WAFFLE FLOWER RELEASE to share with you. I’m calling

December 5, 2024 6 Comments

2 | Cardmaking Videos

Ho Ho Ho Die-Cut Rudolph Card Video

The cuteness level on this card is over-the-top, with the three little reindeer creating the “O” for the Ho Ho Ho…watch today’s videos for detailed instructions to create this card.

November 28, 2024 12 Comments

CARDS | BACKGROUNDS

Waffle Flower Postage Collage Snowmen

The postage collage snowman stencil fits perfectly over the postage collage die-cut panel, and it’s super easy to stencil. The only serious decision you have to make is what colors to use; the rest is just fun!

November 26, 2024 10 Comments

FELT | Felt Stitching Videos

New Video – Spellbinders Felt Stitch & Create Pumpkins

These beautiful hand-stitched plush pumpkins are not only fun and relaxing to create, they make great custom fall décor items for your home and tiered trays. Or add them to a parcel tag for a friend. Add a magnet to the back for fridge art, or place them in a bowl of stitched items to display in your home. Watch my newest crafty video for how to create them.

November 24, 2024 11 Comments

Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas hand stitched christmas cards

2 | Cardmaking Videos

New VIDEO – Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas – 12 Cards & Tags

Today’s card making video walks you through the Spellbinders 12 Days of Stitchmas Advent Calendar projects. I’ve stitched them and then created cards and tags. Supply list is included at the end of the post for everything used in the projects.

November 20, 2024 12 Comments

hand made mint green and pink christmas card with a white snowflake background and a tiny die cut snowman with a pink and green sweater and hat

2 | Cardmaking Videos

Die-Cut Snowflake Cards

Today’s Card-Making Video features two Die-Cut Snowflake Cards, created with new and old snowflake dies from Waffle Flowers. Pink and Mint Green are on trend this holiday season, so I incorporated both colors into my design. I added a little background noise with some stenciling and completed my cards with a fabulously adorable little die-cut snowman and some bling, of course.

November 18, 2024 8 Comments

Felt Reindeer Spellbinders Felt Stitch and Create

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Felt Reindeer from Spellbinders Felt Stitch and Create

I have a new crafting video for you today, but it’s not a card. It’s a Felt Reindeer from Spellbinders Felt Stitch and Create. Spellbinders has released an entire collection of Felt Dies, and today’s introductory video walks you through how to cut the felt and assemble the felt stitching dies.

November 15, 2024 7 Comments

CARDS | BACKGROUNDS

Spellbinders Hooray! It’s Your Birthday

Well today we are playing with frogs and slots. Bet you never thought you’d hear that from me, haha. Spellbinders Hooray! It’s Your Birthday is the name of this months Large Die of the Month Club Kit and that’s where the adorable convertible driving froggy is from.

November 13, 2024 7 Comments

CARDS | Birthday Cards

His and Hers Birthday Cake Cards

For today’s card-making post, I thought I would create his and hers Birthday Cake Cards from the same products. I’m working with more of the Spellbinders November Club Kits, this time the Party Time Cake Die Set that you get as a bonus this month with your Deluxe Caboodle membership. It’s adorable, and so much fun and these cards are both quick and easy to create.

November 10, 2024 10 Comments

3 | CARDS | Cardmaking tutorials

Simple Poinsettia Swag Christmas Card

Hi, card-making friends. I have a Simple Poinsettia Swag Christmas Card to share with you today. The Poinsettia Swag Stamp and Die set is NEW

November 8, 2024 6 Comments

CARDS | Baby/child cards

Spellbinders Birthday Bliss Die Cut Card

Hello, my crafty friends, and welcome back to my blog. My share today is a Spellbinders Birthday Bliss Die-Cut Card. I’m getting an early start

November 5, 2024 6 Comments

CARDS | Cardmaking Ideas

Easy Santa Shaker Card

This is the Simon Hurley Sketched Santa Stamp and Die set that came out in July, with it’s adorable Santa Images, lots of parcels and bobbles to help decorate your cards, and a great selection of sentiments too. I love it when everything you need is in one stamp set, don’t you?

November 1, 2024 9 Comments

2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW Card Making Video – Botanical Wreath Blackout Technique

Today I have Botanical Wreath Blackout Technique to share with you. The Nature’s Botanical Release from Spellbinders and Susan Tierney-Cockburn is beautiful, and I chose the Botanical Wreath and Nature’s Botanical Garden BetterPress Sentiments to create with today. This is a super fast and easy inking technique and you are going to LOVE the results.

October 30, 2024 9 Comments

3 | CARDS | Cardmaking tutorials

3 Quick and Easy Christmas Cards

Today, I have 3 Quick and Easy Christmas Cards to share with you. I’m finishing my Spellbinders Club Kits for the Month and creating backgrounds with the Stencil Club and BetterPress Club, so I made these cards quick, easy, and mass-produced. We all need those when the holiday crunch is upon us, right? I’m just curious: How many Christmas Cards do you mail out each year?

October 26, 2024 7 Comments

hand made friendship card with blue and green flowers with purple leaves on a white embossed background

CARDS | cards for friends

Purple and Blue Grateful For You Card

Today, we have Purple and Blue Grateful For You Card using new products from Alex Syberia Designs. This is the same stamp and die set as the last card, done with completely different colors and layered over an embossed background using a NEW Tiny Autumn Leaves Hot Foil Plate.

October 24, 2024 13 Comments

hand made christmas card with embossed Amaryllis flowers in pinks

CARDS | BetterPress

Amaryllis Garden Easy Embossing Folder Card

Today, I have an Amaryllis Garden Easy Embossing Folder Card to share with you. This is the Embossing Folder from Yana Smakula’s Amaryllis Christmas Collection, and it’s Beautiful.

October 24, 2024 11 Comments

CARDS | Everyday Cards

Grateful For You Stenciled Card

I’m sharing a Grateful For You Stenciled Card created with three new Grateful For You products from this release. The 6 x 8 stamp set, the coordinating dies and the stencil.

October 22, 2024 24 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

Stitched Christmas Tree Card

Hey card-making friends, welcome back. Yesterday, I decided it was time to dig out the Stitched Die Set of the Month from Spellbinders. This is

October 20, 2024 10 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

Heartfelt Snowflakes and Distress Oxide Sprays

Today I’m sharing Heartfelt Snowflakes and Distress Oxide Sprays. When combined, make FABULOUS Christmas cards, and it’s SO EASY. It’s a emboss resist technique: Just white heat emboss the snowflakes all over a watercolor paper card front. Then Spritz the heck out of it with Distress Oxide Sprays and then Distress Spritz to add a beautiful glimmer to the finish.

October 18, 2024 8 Comments

3 | CARDS | Cardmaking tutorials

Trying to Win the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest

I had fun with this one, Trying to Win the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest. It started with this month’s Embossing Folder Club, the lovely Checkered Argyle, which is quite conservative and lovely. Then I decided our little Festive Friends needed to be included (Small Die of the Month Club), and after I got his sweater all argyled to match the background, I thought, “Ugly Christmas Sweater.” So I grabbed the reindeer dies from the Large Die of the Month Club, Cozy Toes Slippers.

October 17, 2024 8 Comments

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