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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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EASY Interactive Christmas Card with Swinging Snowman
I have so much fun creating today's card!  Spellbinders recently sent me some of their new Card Spin...
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Cute Christmas Cat Window Scene Card
Hi cardmaking friends!  I have another Cute Christmas Cat Window Scene Card to share with you today,...
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Have Yourself a Meowy Little Christmas
Spellbinders has a whole collection of exciting new releases today, and it was so hard to decide what...
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Ink Blending Happy Birthday Card with Quirky Daisies
Today I'm sharing a cheerful birthday card created with the Quirky Daisies and Tall Happy Cover Die from...

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Handmade Christmas card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black STAMPtember collaboration stamp set. Three red-breasted birds, colored with Copic markers, sit on pine branches accented with red berries. The background is softly ink blended with Latte ink and framed with an embossed white border, finished with the sentiment ‘Merry Christmas Wishes
Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black | Bright and Merry
24 September, 2025
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and today's collab is:  - Simon Says Stamp and Penny Black | Bright and Merry.  This lovely stamp set...
Handmade card created with the Hero Arts You're Golden stamp, die and stencil combo. The card features a turquoise ink-blended background with whit epaint splatters, surrounded by stenciled green leaves, golden yellow applies and white blossoms. The bold sentiment "you're so golden" is stamped in black on an ink-blended yellow layer, creating a fresh, vibrant, summer-inspired design.
Hero Arts You're Golden
23 September, 2025
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Hey cardmaking friends!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend - it's time to jump back into another week...
Handmade holiday card featuring the Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Good Cheer collaboration stamp and die set. The design showcases an ink blended arch with a cosmic night sky, layered over a deep blue snowflake embossed background. A cheerful snowman in a pink hat and green scarf is surrounded by colorful presents, with bright green trees and snowflakes adding festive detail. Sentiment reads “Holiday Hugs.”
Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Good Cheer
20 September, 2025
Comments: 4
And the next Collab is:  Simon Says Stamp and Memory Box Good Cheer.  This festive set is packed with...
Handmade music-themed card created with Spellbinders Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection. The design features die-cut instruments including a saxophone, violin, and trumpet in gold and black, layered over an embossed musical note background. A bold black and white piano keyboard border completes this elegant musical greeting card.
Bibi's Musical Notes Handmade Cards
19 September, 2025
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Hey cardmaking friends!  Today I'm sharing some handmade musical cards featuring the new Spellbinders...
Handmade thank you card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Pretty Pink Posh STAMPtember® "Posh Roses" set. The card features three Copic-colored roses in pink and coral tones with bright green leaves, arranged around a stitched white frame on a pink ink-blended background. The background showcases an emboss resist leaf design using Simon Says Stamp Cheeky and Bubblegum Pawsitively Saturated Inks. The sentiment "Many Thanks" is centered inside the frame, and the design is finished with scattered clear gems for sparkle.
Simon Says Stamp Posh Roses
17 September, 2025
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and the next collab is!  Pretty Pink Posh!  I'm calling this post Simon Says Stamp Posh Roses - because...
Handmade fall-themed thank you card created with the Spellbinders September 3D Embossing Folder and Large Die of the Month kits. The background is embossed with a woven plaid texture in kraft cardstock, layered on black cardstock. Three colorful die-cut leaves in orange, green, and yellow are arranged at the center. A black sentiment strip with gold embossing reads “THIS IS ME THANKING YOU.” The card is displayed on a wood slice with coordinating orange and green envelopes, surrounded by fall foliage and acorns.
Spellbinders Final September Club Cards
17 September, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends, and welcome back!  Today I'm excited to share my Spellbinders Final September...
Handmade Christmas card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Gina K STAMPtember collaboration stamp and die set. The design features a white embossed resist Christmas tree with swirls and snowflakes, accented by rhinestone stars. The background is an ombre ink blend in teal shades, fading from dark to light, with splattered white ink for a snowy effect.
Simon Says Stamp and Gina K Shimmering Christmas Cards
15 September, 2025
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and the next collab is:  Simon Says Stamp and Gina K Shimmering Christmas Cards.  Can I just say WOW...
Handmade card created with the Simon Says Stamp and Alex Syberia Designs Beautiful Soul stamp set. The card features two large, copic-colored pink and red flowers with bright green leaves, framed by a gold arch. The background is a layered blend of deep green tones made with Lindy’s Magicals, stenciling, and white heat-embossed text, giving it an elegant yet grungy effect. Gold gem embellishments add a finishing touch.
Simon Says Stamp and Alex Syberia Designs - Beautiful Soul
13 September, 2025
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And the next collaboration is here:  Simon Says Stamp and Alex Syberia Designs - Beautiful Soul.  Alex...
Handmade card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Sunflower Dreams background stamp. The large sunflower in the center is colored with Copic markers in vibrant yellows and browns. The background design is gold heat-embossed onto black cardstock, creating an elegant contrast. A slim sentiment strip reads “today we’re celebrating YOU,” completing the bold and celebratory design.
Simon Says Stamp Sunflower Dreams
13 September, 2025
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Hi card making friends, and happy weekend!  Today I'm sharing a Simon Says Stamp Sunflower Dreams card. ...
Fergus the Gnome Group Shot
Introducing FERGUS the Gnome
10 September, 2025
Comments: 21
I'm so excited to share today's post - Introducing Fergus the Gnome!  This marks my very first release...
Handmade fall card created with the Spellbinders September Stitching Die Club. The design features three ink-blended pumpkins stitched with gold thread in shades of orange, green, and purple. The background is softly ink blended in pink, green, and gold tones, then embossed with the Autumn Breeze September Embossing Club folder. Additional die-cut autumn leaves accent the card, and the sentiment reads “hello gourd-geous” in gold.
Spellbinders Colorful Stitched Pumpkins
09 September, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends, and welcome back!  Today I'm sharing a Spellbinders Colorful Stitched Pumpkins...
Handmade card featuring stamped and die-cut images from the Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Pals set, colored with Copic markers. The design includes a cute gray bunny hugging an orange pumpkin, surrounded by additional pumpkins with green leaves. The background is embossed with the Dotted Spiral embossing folder on bright turquoise cardstock, adding texture and dimension.
Simon Says Stamp Pumpkin Pals
07 September, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends!  I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.   Today, I'm excited to share a card...
Handmade fall-themed greeting card created with the Spellbinders September Clear Stamp, Die, and Embossing Folder Clubs. The background features a rich green embossed panel with a leafy vine pattern. At the center, there’s a cluster of colorful stamped and die-cut images including a sunflower, acorn, gourd, and teal pumpkin, along with a sentiment strip reading “A LITTLE FALL CHARM, JUST FOR YOU.” Small golden gems accent the design, adding sparkle.
Spellbinders Autumn Clubs
06 September, 2025
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Hey card-making friends, welcome back!  The 6th of the month means it's time for NEW SPELLBINDERS CLUBS. ...
Christmas Card created with the NEW Simon Says Stamp and Tim Holtz Collaboration Festive Watercolor set. The background features a rich blend of Distress Oxide Sprays inEverygreenBough, Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Salvagged Patina, and Broken China. layered on top are bold watercolor-stype poinsettias in Surf, Ocean and Seafom Pawsitively Saturated Inks, with leaves in Pearfection and Ocean. The design is accented with glimmering gold stars and white heat embossed snowflakes, with a die-cut NOEL sentiment heat embossed in gold.
Simon Says Stamp Festive Watercolor | Christmas Card and Tag
05 September, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends, and welcome back!  I’m thrilled to join today’s launch of the  Simon...
Handmade greeting card featuring a colorful die-cut fall wreath with leaves in bright shades of green, pink, purple, yellow, and turquoise. The wreath frames a white script sentiment that reads “Sending big hugs.” The background is embossed with a dotted spiral pattern on light green cardstock, mounted on a black mat and placed over a pink and teal background for display.
Simon Says Stamp Fall Wreaths | STAMPtember® Blog Party
02 September, 2025
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Good morning stamping friends!  Today, I’m excited to share a Simon Says Stamp Fall Wreaths card...
Handmade Halloween card featuring Simon Says Stamp products. The background is an ink-blended midnight sky in blue, green, purple, and yellow tones with white splatter stars. A black die-cut Twisted Tree Arch frames the scene. Inside, the sentiment “spooky vibes” from the Halloween Basics Stamp Set is stamped in black. At the bottom, four cute die-cut ghosts from the Costume Ghost Parade Die Set are dressed in Halloween outfits—a witch with a pumpkin bucket, a mummy, a vampire, and a pirate.
Simon Says Stamp Spooky Vibes | WELCOME TO STAMPTEMBER
31 August, 2025
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GOOD EEVENING! (insert COUNT DRACULA voice, haha),  and welcome to Simon Says Stamp 16th STAMPtember. ...
Handmade thank you card created with the Simon Says Stamp Blossom Burst embossing folder and Fancy Thank You sentiment die. The background features the blackout technique with Ocean ink, highlighting red and purple flowers with yellow centers against a teal backdrop. A bold layered red and white “thank you” sentiment is centered on the card, adding dimension and contrast.
Simon Says Stamp Blossom Bursts Thank You Card
31 August, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends!  I hope you're enjoying a fabulous long weekend with family and friends.  Today...
Handmade birthday card created with the Simon Says Stamp Out of This World and Shoot for the Moon stamp and die sets. The background is ink blended with Zest, Surf, Ocean, and Royal Pawsitively Saturated Inks, transitioning from deep blue at the edges to lighter teal in the center. The scene features two whimsical green aliens, a large yellow crescent moon with a purple planet, and scattered yellow stars. White heat-embossed sentiment at the bottom left reads: “Hope your birthday is out of this world,” surrounded by small white stamped star accents.
Simon Says Stamp Out of This World
30 August, 2025
Comments: 9
Hi card making friends, and happy weekend to you.  I'm back today with a Simon Says Stamp Out of This...
Handmade card featuring a white Dual Diamonds lattice die-cut panel with alternating blue and green inlaid diamonds. The card is mounted on a bright green base with a bold black “LOL” and yellow laughing emoji face in the center, accented by a sentiment strip that reads “make me laugh.”
Simon Says Stamp You Make Me Laugh
29 August, 2025
Comments: 4
Good morning. cardmaking friends!  Today I'm sharing a Simon Says Stamp You Make Me Laugh card, created...
handmade Halloween card created with the Spellbinders Spooktacular release by Simon Hurley. The card features a black die-cut cat with large green eyes wearing a pink witch hat, layered over a teal BetterPress Spiderweb background. Pink and orange die0cut pumpkin treat baskets add a festive finishing touch.
Spellbinders Boo Crew Halloween Cards
28 August, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends - welcome back!  Today I'm playing with Simon Hurley's new Spooktacular release...
Handmade scalloped circle card featuring a camping scene created with Simon Says Stamp Cute Campers stamps and dies. The design is colored with Copic markers and includes a gray cat roasting marshmallows by a campfire, a blue tent, and a turquoise camper set against a night sky with pine trees. The sentiment reads “Campy Birthday!” and the card has a playful round shape with a teal scalloped edge.
Simon Says Stamp Cute Campers Circle Card
27 August, 2025
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I have something a little different to share with you today, a Simon Says Stamp Cute Campers Circle Card. ...
Handmade thank you card created with Simon Says Stamp Groovy Flowers and Showboat Thank You dies. The card features layered pink die-cut flowers with green centers and yellow accents, arranged on a teal panel stamped with the Thank You Text Background stamp. The bold white and green “Thank You” sentiment is centered among the flowers, all layered over a lime green card base for a bright, cheerful design.
Simon Says Stamp Groovy Flower Thank You
26 August, 2025
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Hi cardmaking friends.  I'm back this morning with a cheerful Simon Says Stamp Groovy Flower Thank You...
Handmade card featuring a cute stamped cat from the Simon Says Stamp Rooting for You stamp and die set, holding a potted flower alongside a second potted sunflower. Both images are colored with bright Copic-style shading. The background is ink-blended in teal through a circle mask, and the sentiment “I DIG YOU!” is stamped on the left side.
Simon Says Stamp Rooting For You | 3 Card Ideas
25 August, 2025
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Hey, card-making friends.   I'm excited to share three cards I created using the Rooting For You stamp...
Handmade Christmas card created with the Spellbinders All About Christmas dies, featuring non-traditional colors. The design showcases layered poinsettia flowers in pink with yellow centers, surrounded by teal and green die-cut foliage arranged in a wreath. A scalloped teal frame highlights the sentiment "So Very Merry" in bold red and white lettering with a gold shadow. Sparkling blue gem embellishments add festive shine, set against a clean white card base with a pink and teal background layer
Spellbinders All About Christmas
22 August, 2025
Comments: 8
Hi cardmaking friends, Happy Friday.  Today I'm excited to share two cards created with the NEW Spellbinders...
Handmade Halloween card created with Hero Arts “Boo To You” dies featuring two white die-cut ghosts, one wearing a red witch hat and holding a lime green broom. The background is a black starry night sky framed in white, set over a rainbow-striped panel made with the Hero Arts Sentiment Strips Fancy Die
Hero Arts Boo to You Halloween Card
20 August, 2025
Comments: 4
Hey cardmaking friends! 👋 Today I’m excited to share a brand-new Hero Arts Boo to You Halloween Card....
Handmade Halloween card featuring a ghost from the Simon Says Stamp Halloween Doodles stamp set and coordinating dies. The ghost wears a tall witch hat with a purple band and yellow buckle, layered over a vibrant background sprayed with Distress Oxide inks in Wilted Violet and Prize Ribbon. Black ink splatters and spooky tree silhouettes add texture, with a white heat-embossed sentiment strip in the bottom corner.
Simon Says Stamp Tim Holtz Halloween Coordinating Dies BLOG HOP
20 August, 2025
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I’m so excited to join today’s Blog Hop featuring the brand-new Simon Says Stamp exclusive dies! These...
Handmade underwater-themed greeting cards created with the Spellbinders August Club Kits. Designs feature colorful die-cut fish, coral, and seaweed with embossed ocean backgrounds. Sentiments include ‘Make a Splash, It’s Your Day,’ ‘Drift and Dream,’ and ‘It’s OK to Float Awhile.’ The cards showcase vibrant aquatic scenes with layered die cuts, bubbles, and textured details
Spellbinders August Clubs RoundUp
18 August, 2025
Comments: 7
Today I’m sharing a Spellbinders August Clubs Roundup, featuring my final three cards of the month: the...
Handmade thank you card featuring the new Simon Says Stamp Delicate Blossoms stamp set, watercolored in vibrant shades of purple with green leaves, black heat-embossed outlines, and a bold white die-cut sentiment.
Simon Says Stamp Delicate Blossoms Messy Watercolor Cards
15 August, 2025
Comments: 4
Today I’m excited to share two Simon Says Stamp Delicate Blossoms messy watercolor cards with you. I’ve...
Handmade card featuring a school of whimsical die-cut fish created with the Spellbinders Glimmer of the Month and Deluxe Caboodle Bonus gift. The fish are arranged in neat rows across a turquoise background with Glimmer Hot Foiled white bubbles, blending from pink to purple hues with black tails. A small black banner in the lower right corner reads “WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER” in white text. The design is mounted on a bright magenta card base, with a purple mat layer, evoking a playful and uplifting underwater scene.
Spellbinders August 2025 Clubs Blog Hop - Glimmer Fish Cards
14 August, 2025
Comments: 57
Hey cardmaking friends! I’m excited to be joining the Spellbinders August 2025 Clubs Blog Hop today....
Handmade ocean-themed card created with the Spellbinders August Small Die of the Month Club Kit, Fish Friends Caboodle Bonus, and the Clear Stamp and Die Club. The deep teal card front features a white heat-embossed sentiment reading “May Your Day Go Swimmingly” near the top. At the bottom right, a vibrant underwater scene includes a bright orange and white clownfish, layered die-cut sea plants in lime green and aqua, and a bold pink coral branch. The card is accented with small iridescent gems to mimic air bubbles, and is photographed with seashells and greenery for a coastal vibe.
Spellbinders Die of the Month August 2025
13 August, 2025
Comments: 4
Hi, cardmaking friends! Today I’m excited to share a vibrant ocean-themed card created with the Spellbinders...
Handmade “Thinking of You” card featuring two embossed and die-cut butterflies from the Simon Says Stamp Confetti Butterflies embossing folders and dies, part of the Happy Camper Release. The butterflies are shaded in purple with textured wing details, surrounded by dimensional green leafy die cuts and pink gem accents, all arranged on a soft mint green card front. Card is styled on a purple background with greenery and white berry sprigs.
Simon Says Stamp Confetti Butterflies
11 August, 2025
Comments: 9
Welcome back, cardmaking friends! Today I’m excited to share a project featuring the Simon Says Stamp...
Handmade holiday card created with Spellbinders Yana’s City Holiday Collection dies, featuring a festive building facade with arched and square windows decorated with green wreaths and pink bows, playful black cat and dog silhouettes, layered Christmas trees, and a sentiment reading ‘My greatest present is having you by my side,’ set against a winter-themed background.
Spellbinders Yana's City Holiday Collection
10 August, 2025
Comments: 5
Today I’m excited to share the brand-new Spellbinders Yana's City Holiday Collection and three festive...
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