Spring is almost here and along with nicer weather and flowers blooming it also means cute little bugs and insects will be popping up too. Tina used new products from Photoplay to create this adorable mini slimline bug card. I … Read More ...
5 Spring Cards from 1 Kit
Using the brand new monthly kit for March “Hoppy Days Ahead” from Simon Says Stamp Vicky created 5 different beautiful cards for Spring. These designs with loads of flowers and bunnies are perfect for Spring Birthday’s, Mother’s Day and Easter … Read More ...
Bunny and Bear Card with Die Cutting Tip
If you’ve ever die cut a large and detailed background that needs to be pieced together you know how hard it can be to fit them all together like a puzzle with no gaps or overlaps. Nicky used a tree … Read More ...
Crafting with Digital Die Cutting Machines Book Review
The new book Crafting with Digital Die Cutting Machines by Libby Ashcraft is a how to manual for three of the most popular brands of electronic die cutting machines on the market. Covering Brother Scan N Cut, Silhouette and Cricut … Read More ...
Birthday Cake Shaker Card
Lisa used dies from Pretty Pink Posh to create this yummy Birthday Cake Shaker Card. Adding a pop up frame with acetate around the cake allowed room for the clay confetti that looks like tasty cake sprinkles.
3D Box Card with Floating Sentiment
Cathy Z. used dies from Simon Says to create this wonderful 3D box card that fold flat for mailing. Layers of clouds and hearts frame the sentiment that “floats” in front. She used a thin strip of acetate to give … Read More ...
Card Inspired by Encanto
All the beautiful characters, colors, and style of the very popular Disney movie Encanto are so inspiring! After watching it Lydia created a card inspired by Mirabel’s dress with die cut flowers, butterflies and lace accents over a bright green … Read More ...
Typewriter Cards
I love the old school look of typewriters! Real typewriters can still be used today to not only write letters but also for crafting, I love typewritten phrases on cards or journaling on scrapbook layouts! Or just the image of … Read More ...
How to Make a Flip Card
This adorable flip card shows the boy on the front and when the card is opened the oval flips and reveals that he’s holding a gift behind his back. Lihn used front and back stamp images from The Greeting Farm … Read More ...
How to Add Embroidery to Your Cards
No, this isn’t the sewing section of the blog but as card makers we can also add some pretty stitches to our projects too. Angela used a Piercing Die Cut and used colorful embroidery floss to add some simple graphic … Read More ...
Treat Box and Easel Card in One
This sweet project from Cristena combines an easel card and a treat box in one. Decorated with dies and stamps the top flap opens up to form the easel card with another flap underneath that to reveal the chocolate squares … Read More ...
Heart Card Using Paper Strips
Have lots of strips and scraps of pretty cardstock laying around (I sure do! :)) Well put those to good use on a pretty card like this one from Samantha. She used strips of pink, red and peach cardstock adhering … Read More ...
Gnome Love Valentine’s Day Card
I love the rich pink and purples on this Valentine’s Day card from Ashley! She used Distress Oxide Inks and a blending technique to create the beautiful background that shows through behind the die cut letters. And how cute is … Read More ...
Heart Pocket Cards
How pretty is the peach and gold color combination on these sweet Valentine’s from Jamie!? She used gold foiling on vellum tags tucked inside the pocket card that has a heart shaped opening, adding stamped sentiments to the tag and … Read More ...
Accordion Card for Valentine’s Day
This sweet accordion card has lots of pockets to tuck inside lots of cute tags and is a special project to create for someone special on Valentine’s Day. I love the pink and red with pops of black color combo! … Read More ...