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picture of 3 different easel cards in blues and pinks

2 | Cardmaking Videos

New Card Making Video Three Easy Easel Card Designs

Today I have a NEW Card Making Video: Three Easy Easel Card Designs. Easel cards have been around for a long time. I made my first video about 8 – 10 years ago. I thought it might be time to revisit them as they are so much fun to make,

February 20, 2025 6 Comments

handmade card with a white leaf embossed background with two cartooned chicks in the center and a cascade of flowers around them.

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

How to Easily Add Texture to Handmade Cards

Today, I’m sharing how to Easily Add Texture to Handmade Cards. I’m using more Spellbinders February Club products to add interest and dimension to my handmade cards.

February 13, 2025 7 Comments

handmade greeting card with a mint card base, a white scalloped stitch boarder and a colored easter bunny in the center

3D Boxes & Gift Wrapping

Spellbinders Spring Smiles Easter Card and Gift Box

I have Spellbinders Spring Smiles Easter Card and Gift Box created with more of Spellbinders’ Monthly Clubs.

February 11, 2025 8 Comments

hand made easter card with a purple basket embossed front, and a die cut yellow chick sitting on top of rainbow easter eggs

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Introducing Pip

This adorable little chick is the Deluxe Caboodle of the Month Bonus Die. So, if you subscribe to the Spellbinders Deluxe Caboodle to get all the clubs, you are going to meet Pip in person.

February 9, 2025 10 Comments

hand made easter card with 4 colored eggs that have been painted, with a paint can and brush to the left of each one

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Spellbinders February 2025 Large Die of the Month

It’s the 6th of the month, and that means all the Spellbinders Clubs are now live for you to order from. I’m starting the month with the Spellbinders February 2025 Large Die of the Month.

February 6, 2025 7 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 greeting card with little coffee die cut shapes all over them in pink, teal and brown

CARDS | Clean and Simple Cards

Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed Coffee Cards

Visit the blog for instructions on how to create the Tim Holtz Fresh Brewed coffee cards

February 4, 2025 7 Comments

Simon Says Stamp Elegant Blossom Valentine's Card

2 | Cardmaking Videos

New Card Making Video | Simon Says Stamp Elegant Blossoms Valentine Card

I have a new card-making video: Simon Says Stamp Elegant Blossoms Valentine Card.

February 1, 2025 11 Comments

handmade turquoise card with yellow flowers and black leaves and a white sentiment in the center

2 | Cardmaking Videos

New Card Making Video | Color Combos for Handmade Cards #1 | Vivid Expressions Collection from Spellbinders

Todays card making video shows 5 cards created with the Color Combos for Handmade Cards challenge and Spellbinders Vivid Expressions Collection

January 27, 2025 12 Comments

hand made mint colored valentine card with a gold frame, a white heart created from small white leaves, with gold berries, a gold sentiment in the center and a white wax seal with a gold rose in the center

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Spellbinders Stylized Lattice Valentine Card | BLOG HOP & Give Away

I wanted to do something entirely different for this hop. This card is created entirely with the Deluxe Caboodle Club Kits for January. The Stylized Lattice 3D Embossing Folder, the leaves that create the heart are from the Large Die of the Month Club, the hugs sentiment is from the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month and the Wax seal, is Floral Jewel, Wax Seal Club.

January 23, 2025 44 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

three hand made cards with pink flowers, blue leaves, glimmer background

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Spellbinders Stencil and Glimmer of the Month Plus Deluxe Caboodle Bonus

Welcome back crafty friends. I have 3 cards to share today with the Spellbinders Stencil and Glimmer of the Month Plus Deluxe Caboodle Bonus. So

January 14, 2025 7 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

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Spellbinders Botanical Atrium

Today I’m sharing how I created the Spellbinders Botanical Atrium with the new Large Die of the Month Kit from Spellbinders

January 6, 2025 12 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

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 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

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

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

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

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