Just a Note Release Blog Hop

Hello there, crafty friends. I’m thrilled to be part of THIS Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release. I have two teacher thank you cards to share today because I’m a big fan of teachers and want to have lots of them on hand for the upcoming school year… To create these cards, I applied ink through THESE layering stencils to create the background on each card. I used Distress Oxide inks on both. I...

Layered Bird Card

Hi, crafty friends. I’m sharing even more inspiration using products from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by applying ink above each cloud using THIS stencil. I used sunset colors to add more color and spritzed it with THIS to add some sparkle and shine. Next, I die-cut THIS bird die from white cardstock and used a few shades of blue Distress Oxide inks to add color to it using a...

Retro Wishes Card Kit

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card features THIS new card kit from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I die cut many of the kit’s patterned papers using one of THESE dies. I white heat embossed a sentiment on one of the die cuts using the stamp set included in the kit. I adhered them at a diagonal to a kraft background that I embossed with the kit’s embossing folder. I die cut a...

Double Stamped Background

Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card features a double stamped background… To create this card, I first stamped THIS background using THIS ink. Next, I shifted the background stamp down and to the left just a bit and stamped again using THIS ink. I love that where the colors overlap, it creates a new color and gives a whole new look to the pattern. I cut three lemons using THIS and THIS die and...

Embossed Background Spotlight

Hello, crafty friends. I have two cards to share that spotlights an embossed background… For the first card… I die cut THIS flower die from four different colors of cardstock and adhered all the pieces together. I embossed THIS pattern on a piece of white cardstock and applied ink through THIS stencil in the center of the panel, highlighting a spot for the die cut to be adhered along with THIS die cut sentiment....

Shaped and Shaker Cards

Hi, crafty friends. I have two cards to share today that were so fun to create. One is a shaped card and one is a shaker card… For both cards, I applied six different colors of ink through THESE stencils to create a rainbow pattern. I like to start off with a 6×6 piece of white cardstock (the same size as the stencil). That way, I can cut out the section I want and...

Out of This World Release Inspiration

Hi, crafty friends. I have two 5 x 7  cards to share today featuring products from THIS new release… To create these cards, I applied ink through THESE layering stencils. These stencils measure 6 x 9 in size so I created 5×7 cards. There are three stencils in the set (along with a coordinating die) but I created four colors on the pattern by masking off the circle part of the stems and inking...

Creating with Specialty Cardstocks

Howdy, crafty friends. Today’s card features creating with specialty cardstocks… I started by dry embossing THIS stencil on a piece of THIS specialty cardstock using THIS mat with my die cut machine. Next, I used the same specialty cardstock pack to die cut THIS leaf die, THIS circle die, and THESE flowers. I die cut THIS butterfly die from gold cardstock. I added some of THESE embellishments to the center of the flowers. I...

Easter Card

Howdy, crafty friends. I have an Easter themed card to share today… To create this card, I stamped one of the leaf clusters from THIS background twice to fill the card panel. I dry embossed one of THESE rectangles on top using THIS embossing mat in my die cut machine. I die cut the center of the panel using one of THESE arched dies and cut a larger arch from a piece of darker...

Scrappy Tails March 2023 Release

Hi there, crafty friends. Scrappy Tails has a new release HERE and it’s filled with beautiful spring themed products. Today’s card features their new die and stencil butterfly sets… To create a background, I spritzed THIS and THIS spray on to the front of a slimline card. I die cut THIS, THIS, and THIS butterfly die from white cardstock. I used the coordinating stencil for each butterfly to add color to it. I also...