Never Too Cold for Ice Cream Cards

Howdy, crafty friends. Recently, I took THIS class from Online Card Classes and made a bunch of backgrounds. I put two of those backgrounds to use today. For the first card… I applied white ink to the smooth side of THIS embossing folder and embossed it on a piece of A2 navy cardstock. I spritzed it with THIS for some sparkle and shine and added a mat around it using THIS specialty paper. I...

Altenew Zero-Waste 3D Floral Cover Die + Giveaway

Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS Zero-Waste 3D Cover Die from Altenew… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS cover plate from white distress watercolor cardstock. I inked up the flowers using THESE inking tools. I laid the negative die cut piece on top of my blue background and started adhering the flowers into place like a puzzle. I used foam adhesive on some of the larger flowers. I sprayed...

Stretching your Supplies: Crafty Cart Card

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card was so fun to make. What crafter wouldn’t love shopping at this crafty cart!? I started by creating the background. I applied a rainbow of inks through THIS stencil on a piece of white cardstock. I die cut THIS cart from black and white glossy cardstock and woodgrain cardstock. I wanted to transform it to a crafty cart. I stamped, Copic colored, and cut out the craft items...

Color Cube Color Combinations

Howdy, crafty friends. I recently shared THIS video talking about how I choose color combinations. Today’s card shares another example of that… To create this card, I cut THESE flower dies and THESE leaves dies from colors of cardstock that matched my Color Cube card. I cut THIS heart die from teal cardstock and ran it through my embossing folder with THIS stencil and THIS embossing mat. This makes an impression of the stencil...

December 2023 My Monthly Hero Release Blog Hop

Hello again, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today featuring new products from Hero Arts as part of THIS Blog Hop. Before we get to the projects, let’s take a look at the kits available… CLASSIC KIT: CLASSIC KIT CONTENTS • XL Alphabet Clear Stamp Set, 8″ x 10″ • Alphabet Cover Plate Die • 10 Pack of Watercolor Pencils • 6 Sheets of Luxe White Watercolor Paper, 8.5″ x 11″ •...

DieCember 2023 Release Blog Hop-Day 1

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card set is part of THIS fun blog hop celebrating THIS new release. My card set features hot foiling using regular dies… Did you know you do not need Hot Foil Plates to hot foil? You can do the same process with regular dies! To create these cards, I started by hot foiling THIS background die on three colors of cardstock. I also hot foiled THIS cozy wishes die on...

More DieCember 2023 Release Inspiration

Howdy, crafty friends. I’m back with more inspiration from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS slimline die on a piece of white cardstock. I die cut THIS and THIS bird die from different colors of cardstock and adhered them to the white panel, trimming off any excess hanging off the edge. I added black enamel dots to the bird’s eyes and added a white heat embossed sentiment...

Happy DieCember! 2023

Hello there, crafty friends. Happy DieCember! If you’re unfamiliar with DieCember, it’s a month long party hosted by Simon Says Stamp celebrating dies and die-cutting. Today’s card shares features how to use the negative pieces when die cutting. To create today’s card, I die cut THIS candles die from and A2 piece of black cardstock. I removed the candles image to just leave the negative piece from the die cutting. On a piece of...

Exclusive Tim Holtz Die

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features die cutting with specialty card stocks and an exclusive Tim Holtz die… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS die from a variety of specialty cardstocks. I used white and black glossy cardstock along with some foil and glitter card stocks (all linked below). I adhered them down to one of THESE color blend panels that I embossed with THIS embossing folder. I added THIS...

Die Cut Stencil

Hello, crafty friends. I have a colorful Holiday card to share today that features creating a stencil from a die… To create this card, I die cut THIS die from white cardstock. I laid it on top of another A2 panel of white cardstock and used it as a stencil to apply ink through. I masked off each tree and used a different color of ink on each one. Next, I embossed the inked...