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

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

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

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

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Birthday Balloon Shaker Card Idea | Hero Arts My Monthly Hero

Hey cardmaking friends - welcome back! Today, I'm excited to be joining HERO ARTS for their May 2026...

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Spotlighting Die Cut Florals | Easy Circle Frame Card Idea

Last week, we used circle dies to spotlight a sentiment, but today we're switching things up and spotlighting...

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Crocus Die Cut Card Idea | Embossed Floral Background Card

Hi cardmaking friends! Today I'm sharing a Crocus Die Cut Card Idea that's perfect for spring, combining...

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Embrace the White Space #2 | Easy Cardmaking Ideas with Clean Backgrounds

After my Embrace the White Space post last week, one of my readers asked me to explain what I meant by...

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Messy Watercolor Wild Rose Card Idea | Simon Says Stamp floral Card

Ok, we're changing things up today and stepping away from the brights for a soft, subtle messy watercolor...

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Don't Have The Right Color Cardstock? | Try This Ink Blended Square Card Idea

Hi cardmaking friends--welcome back? Do you run into this problem? You have the perfect color combo...

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Embrace the White Space | Easy Floral Die Cut Card

know -- this is a funny direction for me considering my last few posts have been all about bold color...

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Bold Cardmaking Color Combo Idea | Adding Navy for Dramatic Contrast

Happy weekend cardmaking friends! Today's card builds on the color combo I shared earlier this week,...

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Handmade felt heart ornament featuring a layered sunflower with textured brown center, yellow petals, and green stitched leaves, created using Spellbinders dies. Embellished with brown embroidery swirl details on a rest felt heart, perfect for fall or farmhouse-style DIY craft, tiered tray display, and cardmaking projects

Spellbinders Felt Sunflower Bloom Heart

17 June, 2025

Comments: 6

This time I have Spellbinders Felt Sunflower Bloom Heart to share with you. There are 4 new die sets...

three hand made greeting cards in Mediterranean colors celebrating la dolce vita

Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Cards

16 June, 2025

Comments: 8

Hey, card-making friends, welcome back. Today, I have new Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Cards to share...

A hand-made card with a die-cut seagull dressed as a ship captain, standing on a stitched helm with a Glimmer foiled net background

My Final Two Spellbinders Club Cards

12 June, 2025

Comments: 4

Today, I'm sharing my Final Two Spellbinders Club Cards. These fun designs combine the Stitched Die,...

hand made support card with a white background and 3 teal boxes with die cut ferns overlaid in white

Simon Says Stamp Curled Fern Frond Cards

11 June, 2025

Comments: 7

Good morning, friends. Today, I have Simon Says Stamp Curled Fern Frond Cards to share with you. The...

hand made greeting card with two green and turquoise love birds sitting on a bronze perch, looking at each other, surrounded by green, blue and pink foliage and flowers.

Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Hand Made Cards

10 June, 2025

Comments: 8

I have some Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Hand-Made Cards to share with you today. This release goes...

hand-made thank you shaker card with the pink Thanks word surround by little critters and the stenciled background has multicolored sequins for the shaker bits

Simon Says Stamp Thanks Always Shaker Card

06 June, 2025

Comments: 6

Today, I have a cute and easy Simon Says Stamp Thanks Always Shaker Card to share with you. It combines...

Embossed hand made card with a 3 tone blue background, a salty walrus with a seagull standing on his head

More Nautical Club Cards

05 June, 2025

Comments: 6

Today I'm playing with the Large Die of the Month, the Stencil of the Month, the Small Die of the Month,...

vintage looking mixed media hand made card in pinks, browns and blacks with a floral image down the left side and vintage stamps on the right

NEW Video - Simon Says Stamp Layered Mixed Media Vintage Blooms Cards

04 June, 2025

Comments: 6

Today, I have a new card-making video for you. Simon Says Stamp Layered Mixed Media Vintage Blooms Cards. ...

hand-made card in red white and blue with an arch in the center and a red, white and blue die cut sailboat

Spellbinders June Nautical Club Cards

03 June, 2025

Comments: 6

Today, I have Spellbinders June Nautical Club Cards (2) to share with you. I worked all weekend with...

hand-made birthday card covered with bees and flowers and a center die cut out to look like honeycomb.

Simon Says Stamp Happy Bee Day and Blog Hop

31 May, 2025

Comments: 61

I chose to create with the Simon Says Stamp Happy Bee Day Release and I have two cards to share with...

teal, gray and white hand made card with an embossed background, teal and gray flowers and leaves and a white inlaid frame with a hello sentiment in the center of the card

Simon Says Stamp Orange Blossom Embossed Card

30 May, 2025

Comments: 6

I'm playing with more new products from the Moments in Time release, this time, a Simon Says Stamp Orange...

Large white embossed hand made card with large die cut layered flowers in orange, pink, yellow and teal

Simon Says Stamp Bold Flowers Die Cut Card

28 May, 2025

Comments: 6

Tonight we have the Moments in Time Release, and I'm sharing this Simon Says Stamp Bold Flowers Die Cut...

hand made birthday card with a rainbow of splatter and a script overlay in black with large die cut sentiment in black and white

BetterPress Grunge Card

27 May, 2025

Comments: 10

I still had a couple of items from the Lisa Horton Wildflowers release to work with, so I decided to...

hand-made die cut greeting card covered in flowers, birds, bunnies, butterflies and a ladybug in a rainbow of colors

Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Card

25 May, 2025

Comments: 11

Welcome back! I’m excited to share an Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Card with you today. The Spring...

hand made card with a blue and green receding squares stenciled background, a die cut center with inlaid flowers and leaves in teal blue and white and a black sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Inlaid Bubble Flower Card

23 May, 2025

Comments: 7

Today I'm playing with four more products from the recent You Are My Favorite Release from Simon Says...

Purple hand-made card with an oval cut in the center with three bachelor's buttons flowers on the left side with sentiments at the bottom center

Spellbinders Layered Wildflowers

22 May, 2025

Comments: 5

Lisa Horton designed this release from Spellbinders, and I love the details she has placed into the die-cuts...

hand-made pink and white card with a white embossed background, two die-cut oval panels, and die-cut flowers

Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula Card

21 May, 2025

Comments: 6

The Poised Primula up close has beautiful etched details drawing interest to the piece. The stenciled...

hand-made oval topped card with different colors of embossed books and a gold wax seal in the right hand corner

More Spellbinders Club Cards

19 May, 2025

Comments: 8

Good morning, crafty friends, and thanks so much for stopping in. Yesterday was a cold and rainy day...

hand-made card with a blue and green bubble background and a white bunny holding a chocolate ice cream cone sitting on a brown park bench under a tree

Simon Says Stamp The Little Things

16 May, 2025

Comments: 4

Good morning, crafty friends. I have an adorable Simon Says Stamp The Little Things card to share with...

Spellbinders May Clubs Blog Hop and Giveaway

15 May, 2025

Comments: 47

Hi, card-making friends, and welcome back. I'm excited to participate today in the Spellbinders May Clubs...

hand-made card with pink die-cut gladiolus on an oval cut panel with a script text background and a postage stamp edge in black and white

Layered Gladiolus Postage Card

13 May, 2025

Comments: 7

Good morning, card-making friends. I'm playing with a new release from Spellbinders, designed by Lisa...

hand made japanese Kokeshi doll card colored in blues and pinks with an embossed background

Spring in Kyoto

10 May, 2025

Comments: 6

Today, I have a new release from Spellbinders to share with you. Alex Syberia of Alex Syberia Designs...

hand made teal card with a rainbow of die cut crayons across it

Crayon Teacher Cards

08 May, 2025

Comments: 4

Hey, card-making friends. Today, I have 3 cards to share with you all with a Crayon Teacher Cards theme....

hand made green, orange and yellow embossed card with an orange and yellow die cut butterfly

Fresh Sprigs Embossing Folder Card

07 May, 2025

Comments: 8

I decided to have a little more fun with this Fresh Sprigs Embossing Folder Card. I LOVE embossing folders. ...

a retro feel hand made card with a two tone teal background, a teal stitched chair with a gray cat sitting atop some books with a yellow lamp over a plant in a purple pot

Spellbinders May Monthly Clubs Stitched

06 May, 2025

Comments: 7

It's that time again, the 6th of the month, and that means NEW CLUBS from Spellbinders. I'm starting...

hand made card with three die cut white ducks on a teal card front scattered with yellow and pink flowers and a black sentiment

Simon Says Stamp Spring Duck Trio

29 April, 2025

Comments: 5

Today I'm playing with more new products from the "You Are My Favorite" release, and I have a Simon Says...

four hand made cards using purple and blue inks to create 3D embossing folder images of flowers

More 3D Embossing Folder Techniques

26 April, 2025

Comments: 66

Hi, card-making friends. A lot is going on today. I have a new card-making video—More 3D Embossing Folder...

hand made turquoise card with a scalloped top, and a green frog sitting atop a red and white toadstool surrounded by flowers.

Spellbinders Jump for Joy Handmade Card

25 April, 2025

Comments: 10

I have something cute and fun to share today—Spellbinders Jump for Joy Handmade Card. I love this little...

hand made support card in mint with a white heat embossed frame around a stem of flowers and embellished with gold gems.

Simon Says Stamp Flowering Frame

23 April, 2025

Comments: 8

I'm just stopping by tonight with a new card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Flowering Frame. This is...

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.

Spellbinders Spring House Mouse Cards

23 April, 2025

Comments: 6

Today, I'm sharing 2 Spellbinders Spring House Mouse Cards, using new stamps from the Spellbinders line. ...

Hand made easter card with a postage theme die cut border and four stamp panels featuring little bunnies and eggs

Hoppy Easter and Spring Cards

22 April, 2025

Comments: 6

I'm back playing with more Alex Syberia Designs products today, and I have 2 Hoppy Easter and Spring...

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

Alex Syberia Designs Tulips In Bloom

18 April, 2025

Comments: 14

Today I'm hopping with the design team from Alex Syberia Designs to celebrate the Spring Release and...

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