Beach Scene Card

Helo, crafty friends. I have a summer scene card to share today because I’m missing the beach… To create this card, I started by applying Distress Oxide inks to one of THESE mats. I spritzed it with water and then laid a piece of watercolor cardstock on top of the ink to create a faux watercolor look. I also spritzed it with a bit of THIS for some sparkle and shine. Once dry, I...

Summer is in Session Card

Hello, crafty friends. Today’s card features a fun opening… To create this card, I started by applying Distress Oxide inks to one of THESE mats. I spritzed it with water and then laid a piece of watercolor cardstock on top to transfer the ink. Once dry, I embossed the panel with THIS embossing folder. I trimmed it at an angle and adhered the cut piece to the inside of the card. I cut THESE...

Rest Relax Repeat Card

Hi there, crafty friends. I have even more inspiration to share today using THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS die and ink blending the pieces with Distress Oxide inks to create a beach scene. I sprayed the pieces heavily with THIS for some sparkle and shine. Once dry, I adhered the pieces on a side folding white note card. I die cut THIS...

Shine On Release Blog Hop-Day 1

Hi, crafty friends. Today’s card is part of a Blog Hop celebrating THIS new release from Simon Says Stamp… To create this card, I started by die cutting THIS die from colored and white cardstock. I adhered only a few layers to add to the bottom of a navy A2 sized panel. Next, I die cut THESE dies and THESE dies from colored cardstock, assembled them and adhered them to the panel. Lastly, I...

Customized Wedding Card

Hello, crafty friends. My son recently got married and wanted to share the card I created for them. I love customizing cards for the recipient. In this case, I made the bride and groom look like them and incorporated their wedding colors. To create this card, I started by embossing a gray piece of A2 cardstock with THIS embossing folder. I inked up the bottom with gray ink and adhered it to a top...

Pasta Friends Slimline Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a fun slimline Birthday card to share today… To create this card, I started by embossing a slimline panel of green cardstock with THIS embossing folder. I ink blended the bottom of the panel with dark green ink. I adhered it to a slimline card base and rounded the bottom corners. I die cut THESE and THESE dies from colored cardstock and adhered them along the bottom of the...

I Love You to Pieces Slimline Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have a slimline card to share today that I created for my son, who is obsessed with Legos… To create this card, I started by stamping the adorable images from THIS stamp set and coloring them with Copic markers. For the background, I cut a piece of black cardstock to slimline size. I embossed it with THIS stencil. Since the stencil isn’t long enough to cover the entire panel, I...

Partial Die Cut Card Opening

Hi there, crafty friends. I have a mini slimline card to share featuring THIS new stamp set from THIS new release… To create this card, I started by stamping THIS image on the front of a mini slimline card base. I partially die cut the top of the image using THIS coordinating die, leaving the bottom of the die out from the cutting plate so it would not cut the bottom portion. I colored...

Cloud Nine Card

Hello, crafty friends. I have more inspiration to share today using THIS release from Simon Says Stamp… I started by die cutting THIS card base. After folding the score lines, I stenciled THIS stencil multiple times to create a sky background. I stamped THESE images, colored them with Copic Markers, and used THESE coordinating dies to cut them out. I adhered them to the card base and stamped a sentiment from the same stamp...

Partial Die Cutting with Coordinating Dies

Happy New Year, crafty friends. I’m sharing a card featuring partial die cutting using coordinating dies to kick off the new year…. To create this card, I started by stamping THESE images and coloring them wit Copic Markers. I used THESE coordinating dies to cut out the main donut image and used the large image coordinating die to do some partial die cutting. I made sure that the portion of the die that I...