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Handmade card featuring a Simon Says Stamp wildflower image in a teal vase, colored with Copic markers. The violet background is white heat embossed with a leafy design to mimic coordinating wallpaper. Sentiment "Just for You" is stamped in black on a decorative die-cut panel. Elegant and clean design using new Simon Says Stamp products.
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Simon Says Stamp Wildflowers Card

Today, I’m excited to share a Simon Says Stamp Wildflowers card,  created with the Simon Says Stamp Wildflower Cuttings Stamp and Die Set. This gorgeous 6″ x 8″ stamp set includes a beautiful assortment of wildflower images and heartfelt sentiments—perfect for creating focal points and custom backgrounds.

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July 30, 2025 No Comments
Handmade card featuring a layered arched background in gradient green tones with white splattered paint accents. A glittery gold die-cut branch with six leaves is centered on the card. The white embossed card base has a subtle wavy pattern, and the bold black-and-white sentiment "smile" is positioned vertically along the right side. Gold and white paint splatters add a touch of texture and visual interest.
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Simon Says Stamp Positive and Negative Arched Cards

For today’s projects, I’m showcasing the A2 Arches—because who doesn’t love a nested set of dies?—paired with the bold and beautiful Rose Branch and the Solo Smile die set, which brings such a fun, retro 70’s vibe.

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July 28, 2025 9 Comments
Handmade holiday card featuring a pink stenciled background with bold red heart patterns, three die-cut hot cocoa mugs topped with white snowflake embellishments, and a sentiment reading 'sending a dash of magic,' accented by festive greenery and berries
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Spellbinders Warm and Woven Stencil Cards

Welcome back, cardmaking friends! Today, I’m sharing two cozy Spellbinders Warm and Woven Stencil Cards, featuring this month’s stencil club duo and the beautiful Wax Seal of the Month

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July 25, 2025 7 Comments
Handmade card inspired by the iconic Woodstock Festival poster, featuring the Simon Says Stamp Ocean Horizon die set. A white die-cut bird from the Birdies die set perches on a stylized guitar neck, recreating the vintage 1969 design in bold rainbow colors.
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Vintage Woodstock Poster Card

Today, I’m showing my age a little—haha—because this card is a total throwback! I created a Vintage Woodstock Poster Card using two fabulous new products from the Simon Says Stamp Friend Like You release: the Ocean Horizon Die and Birdies Die Set.

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July 22, 2025 14 Comments
Close-up of a handmade Christmas card featuring Spellbinders North Pole Friends die cuts by Simon Hurley. The card showcases two smiling die-cut snowmen in pastel winter accessories, holding a red-and-white striped North Pole signpost with dimensional banners reading "NORTH POLE," "TOY SHOP," and "LET IT SNOW." The background is a soft aqua blue, embossed with the Starry Snowflakes 3D folder from the July 2025 Spellbinders release, adding festive texture and depth. Accents of glitter and white ink splatters enhance the whimsical, frosty holiday look.
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Spellbinders North Pole Friends

Today, I’m sharing two festive holiday cards featuring the Spellbinders North Pole Friends die set, designed by the talented Simon Hurley.

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July 21, 2025 8 Comments
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.
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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!

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July 18, 2025 3 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.
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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.

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June 30, 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.
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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.

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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.
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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

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June 21, 2025 4 Comments
three hand made greeting cards in Mediterranean colors celebrating la dolce vita
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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.

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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
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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!

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June 12, 2025 4 Comments
hand made support card with a white background and 3 teal boxes with die cut ferns overlaid in white
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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.

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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.
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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. 

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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
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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. 

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June 6, 2025 6 Comments
Embossed hand made card with a 3 tone blue background, a salty walrus with a seagull standing on his head
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More Nautical Club Cards

Today I’m playing with the Large Die of the Month, the Stencil of the Month, the Small Die of the Month, and the 3D embossing Folder, all rolled into two fun cards.  I’m having a blast with the nautical theme this month, and these adorable critters are so much fun to create.

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June 5, 2025 6 Comments
hand-made birthday card covered with bees and flowers and a center die cut out to look like honeycomb.
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Simon Says Stamp Happy Bee Day and Blog Hop

I chose to create with the Simon Says Stamp Happy Bee Day Release and I have two cards to share with you.  As a gardener, I love bees.  We have flowering trees to feed them in the spring,  I always plant tons of flowers for them, and it’s self-serving too.

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May 31, 2025 61 Comments
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
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Simon Says Stamp Orange Blossom Embossed Card

I’m playing with more new products from the Moments in Time release, this time, a Simon Says Stamp Orange Blossom Embossed Card.  I gasped when I took this stamp and die set out of the box. 

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May 30, 2025 6 Comments
hand-made die cut greeting card covered in flowers, birds, bunnies, butterflies and a ladybug in a rainbow of colors
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Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Card

Welcome back!  I’m excited to share an Alex Syberia Designs Spring Meadow Card with you today. The Spring Meadow suite of products is from her latest release. It features a background die, individual dies, and a stencil set that all come together to create one fabulous card.

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May 25, 2025 11 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
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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.

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May 23, 2025 7 Comments
hand-made pink and white card with a white embossed background, two die-cut oval panels, and die-cut flowers
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Simon Says Stamp Poised Primula Card

The Poised Primula up close has beautiful etched details drawing interest to the piece.  The stenciled background noise adds color and interest without taking over.  The Hopping Hexagons 3D Embossing Folder’s beautiful repeating texture is the perfect clean background to the art piece. 

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May 21, 2025 6 Comments
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