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Easy Watercoloring with Karin Markers and the Blackout Technique

Hi cardmaking friends! I'm excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp today for Day 2 of the Every Happiness...

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Easy Copic Colored Daisy Birthday Card | Simon Says Stamp

Today I'm sharing a bright and cheerful birthday card featuring the beautiful new Daisy Frame from the...

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Create Beautiful Lemon Cards without Coloring | Simon Says Stamp Squeeze Me

Good evening. I'm excited to share the new Simon Says Stamp Every Happiness Release with you tonight,...

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NEW VIDEO - Easy Watercolor Embossing Folder Technique

Today I'm sharing an Easy Watercolor Embossing Folder Technique using the beautiful new Snowy Footpath...

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Easy Stenciled Leafy Greens Arched Card

I'm toning things down for today's card with the soft pastel shades of Celery and Seafoam Ink to create...

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Dark and Moody Leaning Lily Card with Altenew Nesting Arches

have a stunning Dark and Moody card to share with you today

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Retro Sailboat Card

I have a super quick and easy Masculine card to share with you today, complete with a fun retro vibe...

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Elegant Parchment Bouquet Thank You Card | Altenew Dies

Today I'm sharing this Elegant Parchment Bouquet Thank You Card featuring the beautiful Altenew Parchment...

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Faux Watercolor Meets Embossed Double Vision Card

While cleaning up the creative hurricane from my last video, I discovered I had one Faux Watercolor panel...

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NEW VIDEO - How to Create Faux Watercolor with Embossing Folders | Embossing Folder Magic #6

Today I'm sharing Embossing Folder Magic #6 - How to Create Faux Watercolor with Embossing Folders.

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Handmade tropical Aloha card featuring layered hibiscus flowers, tropical leaves, and a large white “Aloha” sentiment on an aqua embossed background. The card is styled with starfish, seashells, greenery, and glass gems on a bright turquoise backdrop, creating a relaxing island-inspired scene.

Aloha Paradise | Tropical Cardmaking with the Spellbinders June Clubs

09 June, 2026

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Welcome back, card-making friends! Today I'm sharing two tropical-inspired cards featuring products...

Handmade tropical Fergus felt gnome decor featuring a turquoise gnome wearing pink sunglasses beside a coordinating surfboard. The scene includes a palm tree, seashells, sandy beach accents, and lush greenery, creating a fun summer vacation display in bright aqua, pink, and yellow tones.

Life's a Beach with Fergus | Tropical Felt Gnome Decor

08 June, 2026

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'm so excited to share the NEW SUMMER FERGUS from Spellbinders release with you!

Close-up of a tropical handmade shaker card featuring a layered sea turtle swimming over a blue ocean shaker window filled with sequins. Bright hibiscus flowers, tropical foliage, and yellow blossoms frame the bottom of the design, creating a colorful Hawaiian paradise theme on a soft aqua card background.

Mahalo Sea Turtle Shaker Card with June Spellbinders Clubs

06 June, 2026

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It's the 6th of the month, which means it's time for brand-new Spellbinders Clubs!

Close-up of a handmade birthday card featuring a cute lime green and lavender dragon holding a bright pink balloon. The dragon is framed inside a teal polaroid-style die-cut window with a white embossed background and yellow scalloped accents. Green foliage with white berries decorates the left side of the image, creating a cheerful and whimsical birthday card design.

Party Time Dragon Birthday Card | Celebrating 23 Years of Spellbinders

05 June, 2026

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I back with another adorable dragon to share with you today.

Bright and cheerful summer pool card featuring a blue swimming pool die cut filled with colorful floaties, including a yellow rubber duck tube, pink and lime life preservers, a beach umbrella, flip-flops, and a relaxing swimmer. The card includes the sentiment “Soak Up the Fun” on a soft aqua background with beach-inspired seashell and starfish props.

Soaking Up the Fun with My Rubber Ducky

03 June, 2026

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I'm still playing with the My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts, and I had an absolute blast making this...

Bright summer card featuring a pink and orange ink-blended background with a layered pool-water stencil design. The card is decorated with colorful die cut summer drinks, citrus slice embellishments, and a bold black and white “hello sunshine” sentiment for a fun tropical vibe.

Cheers to Summer Die Cut Card | Hero Arts My Monthly Hero

02 June, 2026

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Happy June! I always love the start of a new month because it means a brand-new release from Hero Ar...

Bright and playful dragon birthday card featuring the Spellbinders Party Time Dragon die set with colorful balloons, a turquoise ink-blended background, bold black and white striped arch frame, and a happy birthday sentiment on a vibrant pink card base.

Cutest Die Cut Dragon Birthday Card Ever !

01 June, 2026

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I mean it, this really is the Cutest Die Cut Dragon Birthday Card Ever! I had SO MUCH FUN creating this...

Close-up of a handmade giraffe card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Fable Giraffe Die on a warm yellow, orange, and pink ink-blended Dot Petal Pattern stenciled background, surrounded by tiny butterfly die cuts.

Sweet Stenciled Giraffe Card Idea

31 May, 2026

Comments: 8

Hi cardmaking friends - I hope you're having a relaxing weekend! It's pouring rain here, so I'm catching...

Peek-a-Boo See-Through Floral Birthday Card

30 May, 2026

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I'm so excited to be joining Simon Says Stamp today for their "Always There" Day 2 Blog Hop.

Close up of a handmade strawberry basket card featuring layered die cut strawberries, green leaves, and tiny white flowers inside a soft aqua basket. The card includes white heat embossed floral details on Seaside cardstock with layered A2 Notched Rectangle frames in white and Waterfall cardstock.

Die Cut Strawberry Basket Card idea | Simon Says Stamp

29 May, 2026

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Hi crafty friends, and welcome back. Strawberry season is finally here, and today’s sweet little...

Close-up of a handmade floral card featuring turquoise blue flowers from the Wild and Free stamp set framed with black and white A2 Notched Rectangle die cuts on a bright turquoise embossed background, photographed with greenery and a black fountain pen.

Wild and Free Floral Frames | Simon Says Stamp A2 Notched Rectangle Cards

28 May, 2026

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Today I have two cards to share with you, created with the NEW Simon Says Stamp A2 Notched Rectangles...

Close-up of a handmade card featuring a framed white lattice background created with the Simon Says Stamp Willowweave Plate. The card showcases vibrant orange Copic-colored florals from the Blooms of Encouragement stamp set, layered over the dimensional die cut background with a clean white frame and soft coral backdrop.

Framed Lattice Background Technique for Cardmaking

27 May, 2026

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Tonight I'm excited to share the latest Simon Says Stamp Release - Always There, along with a new project...

Close-up of a handmade card featuring layered purple African daisies with embossed petals and black centers on a soft aqua textured background. The mixed-media card design includes distressed embossed layers, bright green leaves, sparkling gems, and a black fountain pen styled on a white embossed floral backdrop.

Layered Texture Background with Bold African Daisies

27 May, 2026

Comments: 6

I had an order from Altenew arrive the other day, and I couldn't wait to dive in and start creating....

Close-up of a handmade wedding card featuring die cut classic mouse bride and groom characters from Spellbinders on a mint green embossed heart background. The bride holds a pink floral bouquet while sparkling gems and a white embossed floral background add elegant texture and shine.

How to Create a Classic Mouse Wedding Card | Spellbinders

26 May, 2026

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There's something so timeless and sweet about a classic wedding card, and this adorable die-cut couple...

Elegant handmade card featuring shimmering blue and purple dragonflies layered over an embossed vellum floral panel on a rich purple embossed background, created with Simon Says Stamp Flourish Dragonfly Duo dies and Apple Blossoms embossing folder.

Embossed Vellum Dragonfly Card | Simon Says Stamp

25 May, 2026

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Today's card combines soft embossed vellum layers, rich purple tones, and shimmering dragonflies for...

Close-up of a handmade Hello Spring card featuring bright yellow, orange, and pink retro daisy stencil blending with layered white Arctic Poppies die cuts and a dimensional white frame on a textured floral background.

Hello Spring | Bright Retro Daisy Card with Simon Says Stamp

24 May, 2026

Comments: 8

There's something about bright florals and fresh spring colors that instantly lifts my mood, and today's...

Close-up of a handmade floral card featuring layered pink flowers, lavender tulips, aqua green leaves, and warm beige flourishes over a textured ivory embossed background. The card includes the sentiment “bloom with confidence” and is styled with greenery and a black fountain pen.

NEW VIDEO - How To Create Easy Stenciled Florals | Perfect Color Combos for Cardmaking

22 May, 2026

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Hi cardmaking friends! I have a new video for you today featuring the Altenew Build-A- Garden: Flourishing...

Retro-inspired handmade cleaning-themed card featuring a pink embossed bubble background, black-and-white checkered floor pattern, and colorful die cut cleaning tools including a mop, sponge, spray bottle, gloves, and bucket created with the Spellbinders Shiny New Day release.

I Hate Cleaning -- But I Love this Card | Spellbinders Shiny New Day

21 May, 2026

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If you hate cleaning as much as I do, this "I Hate Cleaning -- But I Love this Card" design from the...

Spring floral card featuring layered stenciled pink and purple flowers with mint green leaves on a deep teal background with white splatter and fountain pen styling accents.

Stenciled Spring Floral Card | Altenew Rosa Gallica

20 May, 2026

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Today I'm sharing a fresh and colorful spring card featuring the beautiful Altenew Build-A-Garden Rosa...

Close-up of a clean and simple floral thank you card featuring soft ink-blended pink and yellow flowers with mint green leaves from the Altenew Dynamic Duo Crescent Flowers stamp and stencil set. The modern card design includes black splatter details, bold sentiment stamping, and an outline arch accent on a white background.

Soft Ink Blended Florals | Altenew Crescent Flowers Card Idea

19 May, 2026

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Today I'm sharing an Altenew soft ink-blended floral card featuring soft, ink-blended florals paired...

Handmade spotlight technique card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Crocus Field embossing folder with a circular crocus floral focal point colored using purple and green Copic markers on a white embossed background with aqua card base.

Spotlight Technique Card | Simon Says Stamp Crocus Field

18 May, 2026

Comments: 6

Hi crafty friends--welcome back! Today I'm combining two of my favorite techniques to create the Spotlight...

Close-up of a patriotic die cut card featuring layered American flags, fireworks rockets, and red, white, and blue floral blooms arranged in a star-spangled hat. The background is embossed with the Spellbinders Night Sky Celebration embossing folder for added texture and detail.

Patriotic Die Cut Card | Spellbinders Red, White and Bloom

16 May, 2026

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Today I'm sharing a patriotic die-cut card, showcasing two of the FREE gifts included with the Spellbinders...

Close-up of a bright summer handmade card featuring layered citrus die cuts in pink, lime, and orange on a turquoise embossed background created with the Spellbinders May Embossing Folder Club.

Spellbinders May Clubs | Embossing Summer Card ideas

15 May, 2026

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Today I'm sharing two Spellbinders May Clubs Embossed Summer Cards featuring the gorgeous Embossing Folder...

Close-up of a clean and simple handmade card featuring a turquoise ink-blended background with torn paper edges, white die cut daisies, and layered texture details. The card uses minimal colors with Audrey Blue accents and subtle tone-on-tone stamping for added interest.

Minimal Colors, Maximum Texture | Simon Says Stamp Card

14 May, 2026

Comments: 6

We've been talking a lot about color lately, so today I thought I would change things with a minimal...

Cute summer camp die cut birthday card featuring a layered woodland deer holding a backpack beside a Happy Birthday sign, created with the Spellbinders Summer Camp Collection by Alli Fraser in teal, green, brown, and yellow cardstock.

Cute Summer Camp Die Cut Cards with Spellbinders

13 May, 2026

Comments: 8

Today I'm sharing these adorable Cute Summer Camp Cards with Spellbinders featuring the brand-new Summer...

Close up of a layered die cut storefront card created with the Spellbinders Yana’s Everyday City Holiday dies featuring pink striped awnings, flower-filled window boxes, black cats, and a soft spring color palette of Teal Topaz, Waterfall, Peridot, Tutu, Fog, and black cardstock.

Yana's Everyday City Holiday Card | Die Cut Card Idea

12 May, 2026

Comments: 8

Hi cardmaking friends - Welcome Back! Today's card features the beautiful new Yana's Everyday City Holiday...

Handmade floral sympathy card featuring vibrant watercoloring with Karin Markers, pink and coral Wild Rose flowers, teal leaves, white splatter details, and layered mint green cardstock against a soft aqua background.

NEW VIDEO - Watercoloring with Karin Markers | Wild Rose Floral Card Tutorial

10 May, 2026

Comments: 8

Hi Crafty Friends, welcome back! Today I'm sharing a bright and beautiful floral card featuring the...

Colorful tropical die cut card featuring a bright parrot, citrus slices, watermelon, and umbrella created with the Spellbinders May Large Die of the Month. The aqua embossed background from the Radiant Day 3D Embossing Folder adds sunny texture to this Caribbean color splash summer card design.

Caribbean Color Splash | Spellbinders Large Die of the Month Card

08 May, 2026

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Today I'm creating with the NEW May, Large Die of the Month from Spellbinders, and since we've been chatting...

Handmade easy birthday card idea featuring the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Big Present Die Set with peach and gold die cut gift box, gold heat embossing, aqua background, and colorful die cut tassel embellishments.

Easy Birthday Card idea | Hero Arts My Monthly Hero

07 May, 2026

Comments: 6

Hi crafty friends - welcome back! Today I'm sharing my third Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Project for...

Close-up of a whimsical travel-themed handmade card featuring a purple suitcase filled with a puppy and kitten, created with the Spellbinders Ready to Roll Small Die of the Month. The card includes a soft aqua embossed background using the Radiant Day 3D Embossing Folder, layered die cuts, and bright pink heart accents.

Ready to Roll Vacation Card Idea | Spellbinders

06 May, 2026

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It's the 6th of the month, and you know what that means -- NEW CLUB KITS from Spellbinders - YEAH!

Handmade card featuring an embossing folder background with a die cut frame, ink blended panel in soft rainbow colors, and white ink highlighting the raised floral details

NEW VIDEO - Embossing Folder Magic #2 | Two Die Cuts Create a Stunning Frame

05 May, 2026

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Hi cardmaking friends! Today I'm sharing Embossing Folder Magic #2, and this time the highlight is how...

Close-up of a simple die cut birthday card featuring Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Yah Day images, with colorful cakes and party hats on a teal background and a bold “Cheers to Many More Years” sentiment.

Simple Die Cut Birthday Card Idea | Hero Arts My Monthly Hero

04 May, 2026

Comments: 6

Hi crafty friends - welcome back! Are you like me when your My Monthly Hero kit arrives, and you have...

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