Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the official kickoff of Christmas in July, a wonderful time of year when we ignore the summer heat and pretend we are sipping hot cocoa in our winter sweaters. Today, we are playing with the brand-new Spellbinders July 2026 Clubs. This is just the opening act, so prepare your eyes … Continue reading Let’s Light It Up Santa – Spellbinders July 2026 Clubs
Hello friends! Let’s be honest: usually, I am right here giving you a full, step-by-step tutorial on how to glue your fingers together. Today, we are skipping the heavy instructions. Instead, I just want to show off a little patriotic experiment that actually turned out looking like a million bucks. Bonus: Since we are skipping … Continue reading Sparklers, Stems, and Red, White, & Bloom: A 5-Step Patriotic Card Recipe
Hello there, crafty cardmaking friends! Sometimes crafting is less about a perfect plan and more about aggressively smearing ink until things look intentional. Today, we are channeling that exact energy into a mixed media card featuring the Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Moth Study set and the matching Simon Says Stamp dies. To give this card … Continue reading Layering Text & Ink for a Beautiful, Dusty Attic Card Look with Tim Holtz Idea-ology – Moth Study
Hi, creative cardmakers! Sharing some pop art love using the Simon Says Stamp July 2026 Card Kit! Kits like this are hard for me because there is a theme that is unfamiliar to me or a theme that I do not relate with. But, I never back down from a challenge. I makes us better, … Continue reading A Pop Art Card with the Simon Says Stamp July 2026 Card Kit
Hello to my favorite paper-loving humans! Today, we are making a card that looks like it took hours, but secretly comes together in minutes. My crafty hands finally got a hold of the latest Simon Says Stamp Shine On release. Instead of hoarding the supplies like a dragon protects treasure, I actually opened the packages. … Continue reading Heavy on the Sparkle, Light on the Effort: A Simon Says Shine On Tutorial
Hi there, creative friends! Today, we are dishing up a card using the brand-new Hero Arts Coney Club release. Let’s be honest: sometimes a paper crafting release comes along and completely overrides your adult decision-making skills. That is exactly what happened when the new Hero Arts Coney Club collection landed on my desk. The star … Continue reading Frankly, This Hot Dog Card Is a Wiener (And How to Make It)
Hi there, lovely cardmakers! Welcome to my blog! We are rolling right into Day 1 of the new Simon Says Stamp “Shine On” release celebration! Today, I am sharing a fun coastal card using a simple five-step formula. I am playing with two items that belong together like peanut butter and jelly: the Happy Seagull … Continue reading Simon Says Stamp – Shine On Blog Hop – Day 1
Hi there lovely cardmakers! Today we are keeping things beautifully simple, yet completely stunning. Simon Says Stamp just launched a brand new collection called SHINE ON!, and it is packed with goodies. I got my hands on the new Blooming Flower Bundle, and I immediately needed to try it out. My favorite part about this … Continue reading Cardmaking In 5 Easy Steps with Simon Says Stamp Blooming Flower
Hello, wonderful paper crafting friends! Welcome to my blog!. We are gathering to celebrate a pretty major milestone: Spellbinders is turning 23! That is practically a century in crafting years, right? To celebrate this very happy birthday, I am sharing a tutorial featuring a special little guest. Spellbinders has a FREE gift-with-purchase die set right … Continue reading Spellbinders Birthday Hop: Transforming the Party Time Dragon Die
Hello, cardmaking friends! Some craft projects look like they took hours, but actually come together quite easily. This dressmaker card is one of those projects. It features a lot of detail, but the process is straightforward. Today we are creating a soft feminine, vintage-style card with no greeting. The design uses soft pinks, sunny yellows, … Continue reading Cardmaking 101 – Creating an Elegant, Gold-Splattered Dressform Card
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