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Handmade floral card created with Simon Says Stamp Happy Camper release products. Features an embossed pink and coral background with leafy floral designs, layered white and yellow die-cut flowers with bright green leaves, and a brown ink-blended tag with a white die-cut “Hello” sentiment. Embellished with sparkling clear gems for added dimension and shine.
CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Fantasy Bouquet Card

Hey cardmaking friends! I’m thrilled to share this Simon Says Stamp Fantasy Bouquet Card with you today, created with goodies from the brand-new Happy Camper Release—available tonight at Simon Says Stamp!

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July 30, 2025 10 Comments
Handmade card inspired by the iconic Woodstock Festival poster, featuring the Simon Says Stamp Ocean Horizon die set. A white die-cut bird from the Birdies die set perches on a stylized guitar neck, recreating the vintage 1969 design in bold rainbow colors.
CARDS | Cardmaking Ideas

Vintage Woodstock Poster Card

Today, I’m showing my age a little—haha—because this card is a total throwback! I created a Vintage Woodstock Poster Card using two fabulous new products from the Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You release: the Ocean Horizon Die and Birdies Die Set.

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July 22, 2025 14 Comments
Handmade rainbow birthday card featuring a colorful ink-blended background embossed with seashells and sand dollars. White and gold paint splatters add texture and shimmer, while a bold black and white sentiment reads “Make your birthday a splash!” in the bottom right corner. Perfect for summer or beach-themed celebrations.
CARDS | Birthday Cards

Simon Says Stamp Sensational Seashells Rainbowed

Today I’m sharing something a little different—this vibrant Simon Says Stamp Sensational Seashells Rainbowed birthday card. The 3D embossing folder is part of the recent Friend Like You release and includes coordinating dies for many of the shell images.

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July 16, 2025 7 Comments
Handmade greeting card featuring layered die-cut lemons accented with pink and white flowers, green leaves, and purple flower buds. The lemons are placed on a white embossed background with a subtle floral pattern and framed with a bright green card base.
CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

La Dolce Vita and my Final Two Cards

Hi card-making friends! I’m excited to share more of La Dolce Vita and my final Two Cards today. I’m revisiting this release to create with the Deckside Dreams die set, which is perfect for crafting a detailed ship and ocean scene.

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June 30, 2025 7 Comments
handmade flora hugs card featuring the simon says stamp Dainty Floral Vine Die Set. The card showcases a dimensional leafy background ombreed in Aqua to Navy tones, adorned with delicate purple and white flowers and sparkling embellishments. A soft vellum layer frames the white die-cut "hugs" sentiment for added elegance.
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Simon Says Stamp Dainty Floral Vine

Today I’m sharing a handmade card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Dainty Floral Vine from the recent Moments In Time Release. This design combines several new products, starting with the ombré die-cut vine layered over a soft mint background, evoking a tropical, Hawaiian vibe.

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June 24, 2025 7 Comments
hand-made die cut greeting card covered in flowers, birds, bunnies, butterflies and a ladybug in a rainbow of colors
CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Card

Welcome back!  I’m excited to share an Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Card with you today. The Spring Meadow suite of products is from her latest release. It features a background die, individual dies, and a stencil set that all come together to create one fabulous card.

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May 25, 2025 11 Comments
four hand made cards using purple and blue inks to create 3D embossing folder images of flowers
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More 3D Embossing Folder Techniques

Hi, card-making friends. A lot is going on today. I have a new card-making video—More 3D Embossing Folder Techniques—and you are going to LOVE this one—it’s so fast, easy, and artsy

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April 26, 2025 66 Comments
hand made birthday card with a little mouse perched on top of a green and pink party hat blowing out three candles on his pink and yellow cake.
CARDS | Copic colored cards

Spellbinders Spring House Mouse Cards

Today, I’m sharing 2 Spellbinders Spring House Mouse Cards, using new stamps from the Spellbinders line.  I just adore these little guys, and they are always so much fun to color

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April 23, 2025 6 Comments
hand made greeting card with a pink ink blended background and copic colored pink and green tulips overtop with two adorable white bunnies at the bottom
CARDS | cards for friends

Alex Syberia Designs Tulips In Bloom

Today I’m hopping with the design team from Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate the Spring Release and I have Alex Syberia Designs Tulips in Blooms to share with you. 

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April 18, 2025 14 Comments
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CARDS | Copic colored cards

Simon Says Stamp Ear-Resistibly Cute

Hey, card-making friends.  Today, I’m sharing Simon Says Stamp Ear-Resistibly Cute.  A second card made with that stamp set, and to celebrate the FREE Online Class that Simon Says Stamp is hosting today. 

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April 11, 2025 No Comments
a hand made card with pink and orange flowers over green leaves with a teal splattered background and a love sentiment.
CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Radiant Floral Dies Hand Made Card

Papertrey Ink was kind enough to send me the March release, and I had so much fun creating with their dies today and making this bright, happy card. 

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April 1, 2025 18 Comments
Green and Orange Glimmer Foiled Mosaic background hand made card with orange and green die cut flowers and leaves to celebrate St. Patrick's day
CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

St. Paddy’s Day Glimmer Cards

I have a couple of St. Paddy’s Day Glimmer Cards to share with you to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  I combined a few of the new Spellbinders Clubs for these again.  The main focus is the BetterPress Club of the Month, Mosaic Quilted Memories.

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March 17, 2025 8 Comments
Botanical Wreath Blackout Technique
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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.

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October 30, 2024 9 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.

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October 24, 2024 13 Comments
Grateful for You hand made card
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.

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October 22, 2024 24 Comments
Tim Holtz Halloween Cards Intro
CARDS | Cardmaking Ideas

Tim Holtz Halloween Cards

Today, I had a little break from work, so I decided to grab all the Halloween Dies I keep buying and have some fun.  So today, I have 3 Tim Holtz Halloween cards to share with you.  I can’t resist Tim’s dies and every time I watch one of his lives, I’m in there buying (I’m sure you can relate, haha). I have had so many work commitments lately that there has been no time to play. That’s making me cranky, so it’s a play day.  hope you like them.

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October 9, 2024 12 Comments
hand made card with a white die cut martini glass on a pink and gold embossed background with a lime wedge and curl and a flamingo stir stick
CARDS | BetterPress

Spellbinders Happy Hour Martini Cards

Today I have some fun Spellbinders Happy Hour Martini Cards to share with you.  This new release is full of cocktail fun from a cocktail glass BetterPress background plate, 2 different shapes of glasses, three different themes of decorative dies, a beautiful set of decorative rectangles dies and an amazing set of sentiments that all foil/BetterPress and cut out at once.

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August 25, 2024 7 Comments
Christmas cards in purple, teal and green with little penguins dressed up for winter in sweaters and touques
CARDS | cards for friends

Playful Penguins Twofre Christmas Cards

Today I’m sharing the Playful Penguins Twofre Christmas Cards.  These are from the Simon Hurley Let It Snow release and the Twofre part is I created one background and with the help of one background die, made two cards with it.  All the details are below, so let’s dig in shall we.

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August 19, 2024 10 Comments
three hand made mixed media cards in teal and purple with stenciling and splatter and purple and teal die cut flowers
2 | Cardmaking Videos

5 Step Mixed Media Cards Video

Hey Crafters, today I have a 5 Step Mixed Media Cards Video to share with you, with step-by-step instructions for beginners in the Mixed Media card making or a quick refresher on some fun techniques.  It starts with Heat Embossing, moves on to Ink Smooshing, then to Stenciling, then to Splatter with die cuts.

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August 16, 2024 14 Comments
hand made Halloween card with a big yellow moon and a blue and purple sky with a flock of bats flying across it
3 | CARDS | Cardmaking tutorials

Simon Says Stamp Acetate Bats Halloween Cards

I have something a little different for you today, Simon Says Stamp Acetate Bats Halloween Cards.  They sent me the Deco Foil transfers new this month, but I don’t have any black foil. So, I ink blended a spooky moon card front and added the Acetate Bats as an overlay.  Super easy and a super fun way to make quick Halloween Cards.

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August 9, 2024 10 Comments
hand made card with 4 postage stamp slots and a large flower embossed into it in pinks and greens created with new card making supplies from Alex Syberia Designs.
2 | Cardmaking Videos

New Card Making Video – Alex Syberia Designs Hand Made Postage Cards

I have a New Card Making Video – Alex Syberia Designs Hand Made Postage Cards to share with you today.  I took the New Special Delivery Stamp/stencil/die bundle and created 4 NEW CARDS.  I show you the step-by-step ink blending for each panel, and then at the end of the video, I show you how I assembled all 4 cards.

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August 5, 2024 12 Comments
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