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Handmade winter-themed card created using Spellbinders July Club dies, featuring layered die-cut elements including red mittens holding a hot chocolate mug with a snowflake design, textured turquoise sweater, and a sentiment reading "stay warm & sip happily" on a black background with bold white snowflake patterns.

CARDS | BetterPress

Spellbinders More July Club Cards

Today I’m excited to share more Spellbinders July Club Cards with you. I’ve been having a blast combining elements from the BetterPress and Glimmer Clubs—yes, I foiled them both!

July 18, 2025 3 Comments

Handmade floral greeting card featuring die-cut white daisies and pink tulips on an embossed yellow arch, layered over a textured white background. Finished with a bold yellow ‘Celebrate’ sentiment and sparkling gem embellishments. Perfect for spring or summer cardmaking inspiration

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Tilted Daisies Die Cut Card

Today, I’m excited to share my Simon Says Stamp Tilted Daisies Die Cut Card, which proves that changing just a few details can give a familiar design a whole new look.

July 11, 2025 8 Comments

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

CARDS | Birthday Cards

Simon Says Stamp Delicate Wildflower Arch Card

Today, I’m excited to share another project featuring a few beautiful new goodies from the Friend Like You release.

July 10, 2025 9 Comments

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.

CARDS | BetterPress

Alex Syberia Designs Dramatic Sunflower Card

Create a bold handmade sunflower card with the Alex Syberia Designs Summer Floral Press Plate and Copic markers.

July 4, 2025 6 Comments

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.

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New Card Making Video – Cardmaking Made Easy | Alex Syberia Designs Butterfly Bliss Inlaid Die Cut Card

Hi friends! I’m thrilled to be joining the Alex Syberia Design Team Blog Hop today to celebrate their beautiful new release.

July 2, 2025 23 Comments

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.

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

La Dolce Vita and my Final Two Cards

Hi card-making friends! I’m excited to share more of La Dolce Vita and my final Two Cards today. I’m revisiting this release to create with the Deckside Dreams die set, which is perfect for crafting a detailed ship and ocean scene.

June 30, 2025 7 Comments

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.

2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW CARD MAKING VIDEO Simon Says Stamp Jaunty Sunflower Card

I’m thrilled to be hopping along with this amazing community and even more excited to share a brand-new card-making video with you today, the Simon Says Stamp Jaunty Sunflower Card.

June 27, 2025 92 Comments

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.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Let’s Hang Out Sometime Die Cut Card | NEW RELEASE DAY INSPIRATION

Today, I’m excited to share my Simon Says Stamp “Let’s Hang Out Sometime” die-cut card, featuring a few fabulous products from the release.

June 25, 2025 7 Comments

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.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Dainty Floral Vine

Today I’m sharing a handmade card featuring the Simon Says Stamp Dainty Floral Vine from the recent Moments In Time Release. This design combines several new products, starting with the ombré die-cut vine layered over a soft mint background, evoking a tropical, Hawaiian vibe.

June 24, 2025 7 Comments

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.

CARDS | BetterPress

Spellbinders Beyond the Door

I’m excited to share a new project featuring the Spellbinders Beyond the Door die set from the La Dolce Vita release. This stunning die set is packed with thoughtful details—everything from a tiny cloud die for the window scene, to floral elements for the potted plants, and beautifully cascading foliage that layers seamlessly

June 21, 2025 4 Comments

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

CARDS | Birthday Cards

Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Cards

Hey, card-making friends, welcome back. Today, I have new Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Cards to share with you. Over this past weekend, I had the privilege of working with this latest release.

June 16, 2025 8 Comments

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

CARDS | BetterPress

My Final Two Spellbinders Club Cards

Today, I’m sharing my Final Two Spellbinders Club Cards. These fun designs combine the Stitched Die, Glimmer, BetterPress, and Clear Stamp & Die of the Month — and of course, I couldn’t resist using those adorable die-cut seagulls one more time!

June 12, 2025 4 Comments

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

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Curled Fern Frond Cards

Good morning, friends. Today, I have Simon Says Stamp Curled Fern Frond Cards to share with you. The Curled Fern Frond Die set consists of two dies that cut these beautiful fern fronds.

June 11, 2025 7 Comments

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.

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Hand Made Cards

I have some Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps Hand-Made Cards to share with you today. This release goes live today. If you are a Club Member, you had access to the new products on the 6th. It consists of three sets of die-cut birds, foliage, and flowers to create with.

June 10, 2025 8 Comments

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

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Thanks Always Shaker Card

Today, I have a cute and easy Simon Says Stamp Thanks Always Shaker Card to share with you. It combines 2 of the new products from this month’s Moments in Time release, the Thanks Always Stamp and Die set, and, if you wish, the Thanks Always Stencil.

June 6, 2025 6 Comments

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

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders June Nautical Club Cards

Today, I have Spellbinders June Nautical Club Cards (2) to share with you. I worked all weekend with all the clubs and came up with a boatload (pun intended) of inspiration for you.

June 3, 2025 6 Comments

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

CARDS | Die Cutting Cards

Simon Says Stamp Inlaid Bubble Flower Card

Today I’m playing with four more products from the recent You Are My Favorite Release from Simon Says Stamp. I thought that combining these bold design elements would create a striking card.

May 23, 2025 7 Comments

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

CARDS | BetterPress

Spellbinders Layered Wildflowers

Lisa Horton designed this release from Spellbinders, and I love the details she has placed into the die-cuts to add such great depth and detail without additional work. They are truly amazing

May 22, 2025 5 Comments

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

CARDS | Cardmaking Ideas

More Spellbinders April Club Cards

Today, I have More Spellbinders April Club Cards to share with you, including the Stencil of the Month, Glimmer of the month, Stitched Die of the Month, and the Clear Stamp and Die of the Month.

April 16, 2025 7 Comments

handmade cards with a yellow and pink backgrounds with white gerber daisies with pink highlights and green leaves

CARDS | BetterPress

New Spellbinders – Yana’s Daisies

Check out the New Spellbinders – Yana’s Daisies. Yes, the talented Yana has another new collection out consisting of Press Plates, coordinating stencils, and dies.

April 10, 2025 9 Comments

blue card with a white embossed overlay with gold thread wrapped around it three times embellished with a blue rectangle wax seal

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders Emboss Card with Wax Seal

I have another clean and simple card to share with you today, the Spellbinders Emboss Card with Wax Seal. As I said yesterday, the 3D Embossing Folder Club for April is spectacular, so I decided to make an entire card front with it.

April 9, 2025 8 Comments

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

CARDS | BetterPress

Spellbinders Simple Postage Mosaic Card

I’m sharing Spellbinders Simple Postage Mosaic Card today, created with the 3D Embossing Club for April 2025, Postage Mosaic. This embossing folder is a WOW for sure.

April 8, 2025 8 Comments

handmade Easter card with Stamped Carrots and flowers all over.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Carrot Easter Card

I’m using the same stamp set as last time, the Ear-Resistibly Cute stamp and die set from Simon, but this time, I used two of the little stamps and stamped some wallpaper.

April 7, 2025 8 Comments

hand made die cut card with a vintage teal blue mailbox with gold trim, a pink and white envelope in the slot and decorated with pink and yellow roses

CARDS | cards for friends

Spellbinders April Club Kick Off

Today, I’m sharing Spellbinders April Club Kick Off, and I’m starting with my four favorite kits for this month. The Large Die of the Month, the BetterPress of the Month, the 3D Embossing Folder of the month and the Embossing Club.

April 6, 2025 7 Comments

dark blue embossed card with a purple and black colored flower

2 | Cardmaking Videos

New Card Making Videos 5 Ways to use BetterPress Plates

New Card Making Videos – 5 Ways to use BetterPress Plates

March 30, 2025 6 Comments

hand made card in teal and white with a cute die cut white lamb surrounded by spring flowers.

CARDS | cards for friends

Simon Says Stamp Peeking Lamb Card

Hi friends, I have a super simple and super cute Simon Says Stamp Peeking Lamb card to share with you today.

March 5, 2025 5 Comments

hand made pink card with blue inlaid hearts, a large overlay blue die cut heart with a black and white penguin holding a pot of roses

2 | Cardmaking Videos

NEW VIDEO Alex Syberia Designs February 2025 Release Blog Hop and Giveaway

Hi, card-making friends, and welcome back. Today is the NEW Alex Syberia Designs February 2025 Release Blog Hop and Giveaway. I’m so excited to be hopping along with the Alex Syberia Team again this month, and we have some fabulous inspiration to share with you all.

February 26, 2025 29 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

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

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

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