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Handmade card featuring delicate die-cut purple wildflowers with yellow centers arranged on a soft lavender arch panel. The background is light gray cardstock embossed with a beaded starburst pattern. A layered “Celebrate” sentiment in lavender and white sits at the bottom. The card is photographed with coordinating purple and silver envelopes and decorative greenery accents
Handmade Christmas cards featuring adorable die-cut mugs shaped like a penguin, gingerbread man, Santa, and reindeer. Each card is embellished with scarves, candy canes, whipped cream, snowflakes, and cheerful holiday sentiments on festive red and blue backgrounds.
Handmade card featuring a large, vibrant sunflower colored with alcohol markers in rich shades of yellow, orange, and brown. The sunflower petals are beautifully shaded for depth, with a dark black background that makes the flower pop. The card is mounted on a cheerful yellow card base, with part of a sentiment visible near the bottom.
Handmade greeting card featuring a colorful die-cut butterfly design in teal, orange, pink, and aqua, accented with floral die cuts and embossed background texture. Sentiment reads “Sending hugs.” Perfect for spring or summer cardmaking inspiration using Alex Syberia Designs Butterfly Bliss collection.
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.
Handmade floral card featuring die-cut white sunflowers with yellow and orange centers, created with Simon Says Stamp Jaunty Sunflower dies. The flowers are layered over a teal background with dimensional green die-cut leaves and accented with scattered gems. A bold white “smile” sentiment die cut adds a cheerful touch. Perfect for summer-themed or uplifting handmade cards.
Handmade friendship card featuring colorful die-cut birds perched on a branch, layered in vibrant shades of teal, blue, purple, and magenta. Created using Simon Says Stamp bird dies and framed with a bold arched card base. Sentiment reads 'Let’s Hang Out Sometime.' Perfect for spring or friendship-themed handmade cards.
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.
Handmade thank you card featuring Simon Says Stamp Tattered Daisy die set with layered text-print petals and black stems on a vibrant turquoise 3D floral embossed background. Finished with a bold white-on-black "Thank you for everything" sentiment. Elegant floral card design perfect for spring or gratitude-themed cardmaking.
Handmade thank you card using the Spellbinders Beyond the Door die set from the La Dolce Vita release. The design features an arched aqua door opening to a scenic ocean view with clouds, stone steps, and detailed die-cut elements including vibrant pink flowers, lush cascading vines, and blue flower pots. A "Thank You" sentiment adds a personal touch, perfect for card makers who love dimensional die-cutting and scene building.
Handmade birthday card featuring Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Dragons stamp set. The card showcases two adorable green dragons—one with a pink party hat and the other holding a pink balloon—layered over large, colorful block letters with a rainbow ombré and polka dot pattern. A bold “BIRTHDAY!” sentiment is placed on a black banner at the bottom right corner. Perfect for fun and whimsical birthday card inspiration.
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
three hand made greeting cards in Mediterranean colors celebrating la dolce vita
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
hand made support card with a white background and 3 teal boxes with die cut ferns overlaid in white
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.
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
Embossed hand made card with a 3 tone blue background, a salty walrus with a seagull standing on his head
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
hand-made card in red white and blue with an arch in the center and a red, white and blue die cut sailboat
hand-made birthday card covered with bees and flowers and a center die cut out to look like honeycomb.
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
Large white embossed hand made card with large die cut layered flowers in orange, pink, yellow and teal
hand made birthday card with a rainbow of splatter and a script overlay in black with large die cut sentiment in black and white
hand-made die cut greeting card covered in flowers, birds, bunnies, butterflies and a ladybug in a rainbow of colors
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
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
hand-made pink and white card with a white embossed background, two die-cut oval panels, and die-cut flowers
hand-made oval topped card with different colors of embossed books and a gold wax seal in the right hand corner
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
hand-made card with colored pencils all across the front and a black and white birthday greeting
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
hand made japanese Kokeshi doll card colored in blues and pinks with an embossed background
hand made teal card with a rainbow of die cut crayons across it
hand made green, orange and yellow embossed card with an orange and yellow die cut butterfly
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
hand made card with three die cut white ducks on a teal card front scattered with yellow and pink flowers and a black sentiment
four hand made cards using purple and blue inks to create 3D embossing folder images of flowers
hand made turquoise card with a scalloped top, and a green frog sitting atop a red and white toadstool surrounded by flowers.
hand made support card in mint with a white heat embossed frame around a stem of flowers and embellished with gold gems.
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.
Hand made easter card with a postage theme die cut border and four stamp panels featuring little bunnies and eggs
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
Pink and black card base with three copic colored daisies in pink, red and yellow with gold leaves
hand made card with a notepad trim top, and stitched lines and margins with a die cut open mailbox with envelopes cascading out and a little worm on the grass
hand made shaker card with copic colored underwater scene of fish, whales and coral, with a sunray underwater background
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handmade cards with a yellow and pink backgrounds with white gerber daisies with pink highlights and green leaves
blue card with a white embossed overlay with gold thread wrapped around it three times embellished with a blue rectangle wax seal
handmade greeting card with two background layers of die cut stamp shapes and a center embossed stamp shape with orange flowers and green leaves, matted in gold with three gold lines behind it and a black and white sentiment underneath
handmade Easter card with Stamped Carrots and flowers all over.
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