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...

More inspiration using the Retro Wishes Card Kit

Howdy, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share today using THIS new card kit… To create his card, I stamped the rainbow layers of the kit’s stamp set and stamped a sentiment under it. I trimmed down the arch and adhered it to one of the kit’s patterned papers that I embossed with the embossing folder included. I added a strip along the bottom of the arch with the specialty paper included and cut...

Thinking of You Card

Hello again, crafty friends. I have a simple thinking of you card to share today… To create this card, I used THIS die to add some texture to a white piece of cardstock. I added a black mat around it and adhered it to a card base. Next, I used THESE watercolors to create a rainbow background and used THESE dies to cut out square panels form it. I adhered those to the center...

Best Year Yet Card Kit

Hi, crafty friends. I have a Birthday card to share today featuring THIS new card kit…  To create this card, I started with a 6×6 piece of white cardstock and stamped an image from THIS stamp set (included in the kit) towards the top center. I rotated the cardstock 180 degrees in my MISTI and stamped again. I did the same process for the image on the right and left. I continued in the corners...

Beautiful Days Release

Hello there, crafty friends. Today’s card features products from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by ink blending the background. I used a rainbow of Distress Oxide Inks. I die cut THIS die and adhered the hands to each side of the rainbow background. I adhered the entire piece to a black panel. I created a smaller white card and used THIS stencil to dry emboss the pattern on the front...

Snow Love Card Kit

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card share features THIS new card kit. I decided to create some rainbow snowflakes… I started by die-cutting the snowflake die (included in the kit) form the Kit’s Color Blend Cardstock. Next, I applied THIS paste through THIS stencil on one of THESE slimline card bases. After it was dry, I stamped snowflakes from the kit’s stamp set in rainbow colors. I adhered the snowflake die-cuts on top and stamped...

Just For Fun Cards

Hello there, crafty friends. I have three cards to share that I recently created just for fun. I usually have deadlines but I carved out some time just to play with some products that I’ve wanted to play with for awhile… To create the first card… I cut out THIS palette die twice to create the card base. I cut the top layer from THIS woodgrain card stock for some added texture. I stamped the...

STAMPtember 2022 Pretty Pink Posh Collaboration

Hi there, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Pretty Pink Posh… I started by stamping the coffee cup images from THIS stamp set using the Gina K. Wreath Builder to get the spacing just right. I colored in the images with Copic Markers and stamped hearts in the center of the cups. I also stamped the steam image above the lids on the small cup images. I white heat...

STAMPtember 2022 Avery Elle Collaboration

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s STAMPtember collaboration stamp set is THIS one from Avery Elle. I started by die-cutting THIS oval die from the center of a white card stock panel. I inked up the outer portion of the frame with a rainbow of ink colors. I stamped the reindeer image from THIS stamp set in the center of the front card panel and colored it in with Copic Markers. I added some crystal glaze...

Rainbow Positive and Negative Hot Foiling

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s cards feature Positive and Negative Hot Foiling… I started by hot foiling THIS plate using THIS rainbow foil on a piece of THIS black glossy paper. I shared a video HERE explaining the hot foil process. I love the look of the rainbow foil on the black glossy card stock… I used the leftover, negative foil piece with THIS hot foil plate to create this card… I hot foiled the...