Hello Everyone! Happy Saturday to you! My crafting table is currently buried under a mountain of holiday cheer, courtesy of the new Spellbinders Dear Santa Mega Card Kit. If you enjoy paper crafting, this kit is basically a winter wonderland in a box. Today, we are putting it to work and figuring out how to … Continue reading The Spellbinders Dear Santa Survival Guide: Making Cards with Maximum Sparkle
Hello there, lovely paper crafters! Today, I am playing with the gorgeous Altenew Lush Botanicals: Poinsettia Emboss & Cut Set. Instead of traditional, meticulous painting where you try not to go outside the lines, we are breaking out the Altenew 24 Half Pan Watercolors for a messy technique I like to call "Die Cut Dipping." … Continue reading Die-Cut Dipping: The Easiest DIY Watercolor Poinsettia Christmas Card
Hey, crafty cardmakers! Paper crafters, pull up a chair. Today, we are opening the Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit, and things are going slightly off-script in the best way possible. The original plan was to use the stamped images. Instead, my creative brain took a sharp left turn, completely ignored that plan, and focused … Continue reading 3 Easy Cards + A Bonus Card with the Simon Says Stamp August 2026 Card Kit
Hi there, lovely cardmakers! Let’s keep things blissfully uncomplicated today. Five steps. That is the entire menu. Simon Says Stamp recently debuted their SHINE ON! collection, and it is stuffed with excellent paper-crafting ingredients. I immediately reached for the Botanical Buds Bundle because I apparently cannot resist plants that smile back at me. These leafy … Continue reading Cardmaking In 5 Easy Steps with Simon Says Stamp Botanical Buds
Hello Everyone! Happy Saturday to you! The crafting table is currently dominated by the fun & new Spellbinders Spectacular Christmas Collection. This release is packed with holiday cheer, and today we are exploring exactly how to bring these festive designs to life on our cards. To add a personal touch to these holiday staples, I … Continue reading Three Christmas Cards Featuring Spellbinders Spectacular Christmas
Hello crafty cardmakers! Let’s be honest: standard gift tags just don't have a "WOW" factor! They usually just sit there, holding a name, doing absolutely nothing else. Today, we are changing that. We are making ten Christmas gift tags - five large tags and five slightly smaller pocket envelopes. These pocket envelopes are stuffed with … Continue reading Christmas in July: Crafting Fancy Envelope Tags ( Spellbinders Dear Santa )
Hello, crafty cardmaking friends! Paper flowers that look like you spent hours on them, but secretly took you 10 minutes? Yes, please. oday, we are crafting a dimensional floral greeting card that will definitely impress your friends. Dust off your stylus tool. We are putting it to work with the Spellbinders STC Serenity Garden Collection. … Continue reading Easy Dimensional Paper Flowers: Spellbinders Serenity Garden Tutorial
Cardmaking in 5 Easy Steps - July 06, 2025 - Cards and Coffee Time Happy Monday! Today, we are tackling baby cards, mostly because looking at tiny paper onesies and miniature bibs is the closest thing to absolute bliss. My original plan was remarkably disciplined: sit down and create exactly one baby boy card. I … Continue reading Baby Cards Made Simple: One Recipe, Two Ways
Hello, Crafty Friends! Happy 4th of July! While everyone else is busy grilling burgers and dodging rogue fireworks, I am tucked away in my craft room enjoying a different kind of creative freedom. Today, we are celebrating Independence Day the only way a cardmaker truly knows how: by completely ignoring the rules of geography and … Continue reading The Inside-Out Tree: A Playful Twist on Your Spellbinders July 2026 Kits
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
