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Blooming Wreath embossing folder card idea featuring white heat embossed background, arched design, and layered purple dragonflies from the Dragonfly Duo by Simon Says Stamp

CARDS | cards for friends

Blooming Wreath Embossing Folder Card | Dragonfly Duo | Simon Says Stamp

In honor of the 25% OFF Embossing Folder SALE at Simon Says Stamp, I’m sharing an embossing folder card idea using one of my favorites–the Blooming Wreath Embossing Folder.

March 28, 2026 12 Comments

Monochromatic sympathy card featuring Wild Rose florals with white heat embossing and soft apricot Copic coloring, styled with tulips and greenery

CARDS | cards for friends

How to Create A Monochromatic Rose Sympathy Card

Welcome back, friends! Today I’m toning things down a little and sharing how to create a monochromatic Wild Rose sympathy card.

March 23, 2026 10 Comments

CARDS | Birthday Cards

Just Add Cake Birthday Card Kit Video | Unboxing and 5 Card Ideas

Happy Sunday, Friends! Today I’m sharing a brand new video featuring the Just Add Cake Birthday Card Kit from Spellbinders, and I had so much fun creating with it.

March 21, 2026 6 Comments

Crocus die cut card featuring purple crocus flowers with embossed background using Simon Says Stamp Fresh Crocus Duo Die Set and scalloped arch dies

CARDS | cards for friends

Crocus Die Cut Card Idea | Simon Says Stamp In My Heart Blog Hop Day 2

Today I’m sharing this crocus die cut card featuring the beautiful Fresh Crocus Duo Die Set—perfect for adding a soft spring touch to your handmade cards.

March 21, 2026 69 Comments

Altenew

Die Cut Quilt Card | Altenew Patchwork Pathways

Hey cardmaking friends — welcome back! Today we’re doing a little quilting… with cardstock! 😊 I’m sharing how to create a die cut quilt card using

March 20, 2026 14 Comments

Elegant floral arch handmade card featuring pink die cut flowers on an aqua embossed background with scalloped frame, styled with greenery and a fountain pen

CARDS | cards for friends

Elegant Floral Arch Card | Simon Says Stamp

Hi cardmaking friends! Tonight I’m sharing an Elegant Floral Arch Card featuring brand-new products from the Simon Says Stamp In My Heart release.

March 18, 2026 9 Comments

Handmade windmill and tulips card created with the Spellbinders Windmills & Tulips Press and Foil plate, featuring vibrant ink blended skies, layered stencil coloring, pink windmills, and a tulip field, framed with a black postage-style border.

CARDS | cards for friends

Windmill and Tulips Press and Foil Card Idea | Spellbinders Tutorial

Today I’m sharing a beautiful Windmill & Tulips Press & Foil Card Idea created with the stunning Press and Foil Plate designed by Yana Smakula for Spellbinders.

March 18, 2026 6 Comments

Handmade card featuring a Copic colored squirrel and blue bird sitting on a tree stump with the sentiment “So happy to have a friend like you,” layered on a teal embossed leaf background using an embossing folder and framed with a decorative die cut.

CARDS | cards for friends

Speed Up Your Cardmaking | Embossing Folder Background Card

WCreate a quick handmade card with an embossed background and Copic coloring using the Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You stamp set—an easy technique to speed up your cardmaking.elcome back, cardmaking friends! Today I’m sharing another Speed Up Your Cardmaking idea with this Embossing Folder Background Card.

March 17, 2026 10 Comments

Handmade Easter lamb card created with the Simon Says Stamp Sweet Sheep die and A2 Arches dies, featuring a white sheep holding a flower on an embossed turquoise arch background with daisies and green patterned paper.

CARDS | cards for friends

5 Tricks to Speed Up Your Cardmaking | Easter Lamb Card Idea

Welcome back friends! Today I’m sharing 5 tricks to speed up your cardmaking process. Sometimes a card idea can take forever to come together, and it can feel like your cardmaking mojo has completely disappeared.

March 15, 2026 6 Comments

Handmade pink floral hugs card created with the Alex Syberia Designs Hugs in Bloom BetterPress plate and stencil combo, featuring layered stencil ink blending, heat embossed floral outlines, splatter background, and a bold black Hugs sentiment.

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NEW VIDEO – Pink Floral Hugs Card Idea | Alex Syberia Designs Hugs in Bloom BetterPress and Stencil Combo

NEW VIDEO: Today I’m sharing a beautiful floral card created with the Alex Syberia Designs Hugs in Bloom BetterPress Plate and Stencil Combo.

March 14, 2026 11 Comments

Alex Syberia Designs

Elegant Bow Shoes Card Idea | Alex Syberia Designs BetterPress & Glimmer Foil

Well, I went right off the deep end today and created something a little different for you, haha.

March 12, 2026 5 Comments

Alex Syberia Designs

Alex Syberia Designs March Release and Giveaway

I’m excited to be joining the Alex Syberia Designs March Release and Giveaway Blog Hop today! This release is such a fun and unique one—stylish shoes!

March 10, 2026 29 Comments

Handmade Easter card featuring the Country Basket Bouquet Die and Double Loop Bow from the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments release. A textured die-cut basket filled with coral, peach, and pink flowers with layered green leaves sits on a white panel layered over a Fog cardstock card base. A large white double loop bow tops the basket, while small gems add sparkle and a “Happy Easter” sentiment completes the cheerful spring design.

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New Video: Spring Easter Basket Card | Simon Says Stamp Country Basket Bouquet Dies

Today I’m sharing how to create this cheerful Spring Easter basket card using the Country Basket Bouquet dies from the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Moments release.

March 8, 2026 8 Comments

Handmade superhero-themed greeting card featuring a stylized Wonder Woman–inspired die-cut figure with a red cape and blue outfit standing against a vibrant blue burst background created with layered stencils. The background radiates with teal and navy rays and black halftone dots, with white clouds and small gold stars scattered around. A red banner at the bottom reads “YOU ARE SUPER.” Card created with the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month Unstoppable and the Burst Mode Layering Stencil of the Month.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders You Are Super Die Cut and Stenciled Card

Hey cardmaking friends – welcome back! Today I have a Spellbinders You Are Super Die Cut and Stenciled Card to share with you.

March 6, 2026 5 Comments

Handmade pink Easter card featuring a white Flourish Rabbit die cut layered over a Retro Daisies stenciled egg background, accented with layered spring flowers and greenery on an embossed pink panel.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Retro Daisies Bunny Card

Happy Weekend! – I’m sliding in this morning with a sweet Simon Says Stamp Retro Daisies Bunny Card.

February 28, 2026 8 Comments

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Watercolor Wildflower Bucket

I’m beyond excited because it’s Beautiful Moments Release Day at Simon Says Stamp!

February 25, 2026 9 Comments

Handmade white A2 card featuring the Altenew Enchanted Castle Window 3D Embossing Folder and Gothic Arches Die Set, layered with a black lattice window over a stone-embossed background. A pink Bamboo Rose floral cluster with bright green leaves accents the lower right corner, and a “Here for you” sentiment is placed across the arch.

CARDS | cards for friends

Altenew Enchanted Castles and Gothic Arches Die Cut Card

Recently, Altenew generously sent me a few goodies from their February 2026 release, and today, I finally had the chance to play.

February 24, 2026 8 Comments

Lavender tone-on-tone handmade card featuring a large gold heat-embossed floral image from the Simon Says Stamp “Make My Heart Flutter” set. The layered flower and butterflies are outlined in gold on purple cardstock, set over an embossed geometric background with a brushed gold sentiment strip reading “sending lots of love” and accented with gold gems.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Make My Heart Flutter | Tone on Tone Card

Today, I have a Simon Says Stamp Make My Heart Flutter | Tone-on-Tone Card to share with you.

February 23, 2026 7 Comments

Close-up of a handmade Easter card created with the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month (February release). The card features a teal embossed leafy background layered over bright pink and lime green cardstock. A purple pierced basket filled with layered die-cut greenery, pink tulips, and orange carrots sits in the center, with a cute yellow chick peeking out. A small white bunny embellishment and decorative greenery accents complete the cheerful spring design.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Feb 2026 Small Die of the Month Cards

Hey cardmaking friends – Welcome back! I have a couple of Spellbinders Feb 2026 Small Die of the Month Cards to share with you today.

February 16, 2026 6 Comments

Square handmade spring card featuring a white bunny with oversized round glasses that read “Happy Spring,” layered die-cut flowers between the ears, and a pink scarf. The bunny is set against a turquoise embossed background, with coral and green cardstock mats peeking out underneath.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spring Specs Bunny Card

I may have fibbed a little yesterday and promised you a very cool egg card today….but plans changed.

February 7, 2026 10 Comments

Handmade Easter card featuring a white die-cut bunny from the Simon Hurley Bunny Buddies Die Set by Spellbinders, standing beside colorful flowers on a green grass border. The background is softly ink blended in teal and aqua tones, framed with a white mat, and finished with a pink embossed “Happy Easter” sentiment banner. Decorative spring greenery and pastel speckled eggs surround the card in the styled photo.

CARDS | cards for friends

Sweet Bunny Die Cut Easter Card

Hi cardmaking friends – welcome back! Toda is NEW RELEASE day over at Spellbinders today, and I’m starting of with the NEW Simon Hurley Happy Spring release and this Sweet Bunny Die Cut Easter Card.

February 6, 2026 6 Comments

Handmade Valentine card featuring three cute blue peacocks holding hearts and love notes, colored with Copic markers and arranged on stitched purple heart inlays over a teal stitched background, with small purple hearts scattered throughout.

CARDS | cards for friends

Peacock Love Valentine Card

Hi crafty friends – welcome back! Today I have another Valentine card to share, created with the absolutely adorable Sweet Peacock stamp and die set from the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart release.

January 21, 2026 8 Comments

Handmade winter card featuring a bundled snowman die cut wearing a teal hat and scarf on a pink, purple, and teal ink-blended background. The card includes a layered “Warm Thoughts” sentiment at the top, a small “thanks for being you” label, and glitzy falling snow accents scattered across the background.

CARDS | cards for friends

Warm Thoughts Snowman with Glitzy Falling Snow

Hey card-making friends – welcome back! Today I’m creating with more brand-new products from the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart release.

January 20, 2026 8 Comments

Handmade pink card featuring a soft blush ink-blended background embossed with the Spellbinders January 2026 Embossing Club “Cloud Nine” folder, layered die-cut flowers from the Small Die of the Month, and a black heat-embossed “Have a Nice Day” sentiment from the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month, finished with black gems.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Jan 2026 Embossing Clubs

Hi cardmaking friends – welcome back! Today, I’m wrapping up the Spellbinders January Clubs with these two January 2026 Embossing Club Cards.

January 19, 2026 8 Comments

Handmade Galentine’s Day card featuring a Copic-colored Simon Says Stamp Loving You Bouquet with purple roses and teal leaves on a watercolor background created with Distress Oxide sprays. A gold-embossed heart made of words is stamped behind the bouquet, the sentiment is layered with vellum and finished with a gold foil “Galentine”.

CARDS | cards for friends

Be My Galentine Handmade Card

Hi cardmaking friends. I’m back with another card created using brand-new products from the Simon Says Stamp Heart to Heart Release that went live last week. This time I’m combining four of those new goodies to create a sweet Be My Galentine handmade card – and I may have gotten just a tiny bit carried away, LOL.

January 16, 2026 7 Comments

andmade Valentine’s card featuring two classic cartoon mice die-cut from black, white, and teal cardstock, facing each other and forming a heart with their hands over a large teal heart. The male mouse holds a pink rose while the female mouse wears a pink skirt and bow. Above them is a die-cut sentiment reading “You Are My Happily Ever After.” The card is styled on a turquoise background with greenery and heart-shaped chocolates, created with the Spellbinders Steamboat Willie Duo and Classic Mouse Love Etched Dies.

CARDS | cards for friends

Classic Mouse Love Etched Dies

Hi card-making friends! Spellbinders has a bunch of BRAND NEW RELEASES, and today I’m playing with one of my absolute favourites – the Spellbinders & Simple Stories Classic Mouse Love Etched Dies.

January 13, 2026 8 Comments

Die-cut handmade card featuring a colorful hummingbird hovering beside a pink flower over white daisies and layered green grass, framed with a postage-style border on a teal background with a simple “hello” sentiment at the bottom.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Hummingbird Delight Die Cut Card

Hi card-making friends! Today I’m excited to share this Spellbinders Hummingbird Delight Die Cut Card, created with the January 2026 Large Die of the Month Club kit – and it’s an absolute keeper.

January 9, 2026 12 Comments

A handmade fan-shaped card created with the Spellbinders Small Die of the Month “Sunny Stems” set. The card features five arched black panels outlined in pink, each decorated with layered die-cut flowers in pink with bright green stems and leaves. A curved center panel includes a white heat-embossed sentiment that reads “hope this card brightens your day.” The card is photographed upright with greenery in the foreground.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Sunny Stems Shaped Card

It’s the 6th of the month, and you know what that means – NEW SPELLBINDERS Club Kits! Whoo-whoo! I absolutely love happy mail day, and I’m kicking things off with the Spellbinders Sunny Stems Shaped Card, created with the Small Die of the month – Sunny Stems.

January 6, 2026 8 Comments

Handmade winter birthday card with two cute die-cut birds wearing teal hats perched on green branches over a light aqua embossed snowflake background, framed with a teal arched card base. A small black and white “Happy Birthday” sentiment sits below the birds, with glittery snowflakes and gems scattered around.

CARDS | Birthday Cards

Happy Winter Birthday with Simon Says Stamp Birdies Dies

Hey cardmaking friends! I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are enjoying a little creative downtime. Yesterday I finally had a chance to sit down and play with the Simon Says Stamp Birdies Die Set along with the new Birdies Winter Accessories Dies – the cutest coordinating add-on for creating winter cards and handmade birthday cards.

December 29, 2025 11 Comments

Handmade Christmas card featuring bright green embossed holly leaves with raised texture and stenciled details, accented with dimensional pink berries on a white background. Black sentiment strips read “Sending Cheer,” with paint splatter details and a festive pink backdrop.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Gathering Holly

Wow, December 18th already! The days are absolutely flying by as we race towards the holidays. I have another Christmas card to share with you today featuring the Simon Says Stamp Gathering Holly Embossing Folder and coordinating stencil, from the DieCember® release.

December 18, 2025 5 Comments

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