Cozy Wishes Cards

Hello, crafty friends. I have several cards to share today featuring some fun dies from Spellbinders. I just couldn’t make one because all of the dies were too adorable. To create these cards, I die cut the dies from patterned paper and colored cardstock. I adhered the slipper dies on an embossed background and a wood floor created with THIS cardstock and a strip of white cardstock resembling a baseboard. For the first card… I...

Christmas Cheer Card Kit

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS new card kit from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by die cutting the kit’s patterned papers with THIS die. I also cut it using Ivory cardstock. I adhered all the pieces to the front of a side folding note card. I cut three more of the main cardstock piece to add dimension. I stamped and Copic colored the stocking image from the...

New Alcohol Inks from Tim Holtz

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features new alcohol ink colors from Tim Holtz. Let’s start with the background I created… I used Byou, Juniper, Yonder, and Cosmopolitan Alcohol inks on THIS Yupo paper to create this background. I used THIS blower to move the ink around and sprayed it with rubbing alcohol to add more texture. Here’s a closer look… I trimmed a small piece and used THIS die to create a white frame...

Cheering For You Release Blog Hop

Hello there, crafty friends. I have a couple of teacher thank you cards to share today since back to school is just around the corner. These cards are part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release… To create these cards, I started by placing THIS gold foil on top of THESE foil cards and running them through my MINC machine. I die cut THIS apple for each card using light red, dark red,...

Baby Girl Card

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card share is a card I made for a friend’s baby shower… To create this card, I swiped THIS trio of yellow ink across a white A2 panel to create an ombre look. These three yellow inks are new additions to the Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Inks and they are fantastic! Once dry, I used the same colors and applied the ink through THIS stencil for a tone on...

Repeating Rainbows Card

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card features one of my favorites technique….die cut inlay. To create this card, I starred by die cutting THIS die from five different colors of cardstock. White, light blue, blue, yellow, and red. I adhered all the pieces like a puzzle on top of a white note card. I also added some of THESE hearts in the pattern. I finished it off with one of THESE printed sentiments. Here’s...

Video: Stamping with Coordinating Dies

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s card features how to create stamps from your coordinating dies… You can watch the video on how this cards came together HERE or click on the video below… So to create stamps from coordinating dies, you will need some craft fun foam. I used this to cut THESE dies from and it die cuts beautifully. Next, I laid the die cut shape on an A2 panel of deluxe smooth...

More Sunny Vibes Release Inspiration

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS background stamp on THIS notecard using blue ink for a tone on tone look. Next, I die cut THIS die from green and blue cardstock and adhered it to the background. I die cut THIS die cut sentiment from white and vellum and adhered it on top of the die cut. I finished off...

Embossing on Die cuts

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s cards were inspired by day three of THIS Embossing Folder class from Online Card Classes where Yana Smakula shared embossing on die cuts… To create this card. I started by stamping THIS text background on a gray piece of cardstock and adhered it to a top folding note card. I cut a piece of green card stock with THIS die and then embossed it with THIS embossing folder. I ink...

Hero Studio Countdown June 2024

Hi there, crafty friends. Hero Arts has a new subscription program called Hero Studio. You can find more information about it HERE. Today’s card is a sneak peek of the Card Kit of the Month… To create this card, I stamped an image from the stamp set in the card kit multiple times on a white panel along with a coordinating sentiment. I die cut a heart from the center of the panel and...