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Category: CARDS | cards for friends >

dark blue embossed card with a purple and black colored flower

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New Card Making Videos 5 Ways to use BetterPress Plates

New Card Making Videos – 5 Ways to use BetterPress Plates

March 30, 2025 6 Comments

hand stitched background on a handmade card with a die cut black and white puppy chewing a pink slipper

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders, Finishing Up Club Cards

Hello crafty friends. Today’s post is Spellbinders, Finishing Up Club Cards. I had just a few club kits left to showcase this month, so I

March 20, 2025 8 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Mini Wax Seals

Hi, card-making friends. Yesterday, Spellbinders released a pile of new products, which you can view here. Today, I’m sharing four projects created with the NEW

March 11, 2025 10 Comments

pinky rust colored floral embossed hand made card with an overlay of die cut florals and a white and gold sentiment

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders March 2025 3D Embossing Folder Card

Today I have a Spellbinders March 2025 3D Embossing Folder Card to share with you. It’s the 6th of the month and that means all the clubs are open and ready for purchase and today’s card shares 3 of the new clubs.

March 6, 2025 10 Comments

hand made card in teal and white with a cute die cut white lamb surrounded by spring flowers.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Peeking Lamb Card

Hi friends, I have a super simple and super cute Simon Says Stamp Peeking Lamb card to share with you today.

March 5, 2025 5 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

XOXO Penguin Love

One thing I really love in craft supplies is when you can use a product in more than one way, don’t you agree? When I

February 28, 2025 4 Comments

hand made pink card with blue inlaid hearts, a large overlay blue die cut heart with a black and white penguin holding a pot of roses

2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW VIDEO Alex Syberia Designs February 2025 Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi, card-making friends, and welcome back. Today is the NEW Alex Syberia Designs February 2025 Release Blog Hop and Giveaway. I’m so excited to be hopping along with the Alex Syberia Team again this month, and we have some fabulous inspiration to share with you all.

February 26, 2025 29 Comments

postage stamp style card with teal and purple butterflies and black cancelled stamp overlays on a teal background

CARDS | cards for friends

Waffle Flower Butterfly Blossom Release

Today is the day we have been waiting for, the Waffle Flower Butterfly Blossom Release is live, woo hooo…..

February 5, 2025 9 Comments

hand made card with a green and gold sky and a silhouette of winnie the pooh and friends holding hands off on an adventure

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Pooh and Friends Handmade Cards

Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of creating Spellbinders Pooh and Friends Handmade Cards. Three cards covering Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore.

January 20, 2025 8 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Soaring Dragonfly Cards

Today, I’m creating with the January Small Die of the Month, which has this beautiful large dragonfly and a couple of lovely options for wings.

January 16, 2025 12 Comments

die cut space ship over a Distress Oxide ink sprayed galaxy background in purples and blues

2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW Video | How to Create the Milky Way with Distress Oxide Ink Sprays

A new card-making video is up today, How to Create the Milky Way with Distress Oxide Ink Sprays

January 12, 2025 6 Comments

black and white hand made card with a stitched ladybug in the center and a large oval gold frame around her

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Stitched Ladybug Card

I know I’m a little early for this, but I needed a card for Chinese New Year.

January 9, 2025 8 Comments

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New Card-Making Video | Easy Mixed Media Watercolor Flower Cards

Visit the blog and watch the video to learn how to create the Easy Mixed Media Watercolor Flower Cards

January 7, 2025 8 Comments

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 4 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 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

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

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

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