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See What a Layered Flower Stencil Can Do!

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See how using a layered flower stencil can add the most beautiful details to your handmade cards! Today we get to feast our eyes on Annie’s beautiful floral thank you card made using one of the sheets from our Modern Florals Paper Pad and a coordinating stamp and layered flower stencil set. We designed these layered stencils to allow you to instantly add gorgeous coloring details to the coordinating flower stamps and this is one of the prettiest examples we’ve […]

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Fast, Beautiful Handmade Thank You Cards

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Come see an idea for beautiful handmade thank you cards that you can make in just minutes! This month we are seeing and going to see more beautiful handmade thank you cards and today’s is so sweet and special and can be made so quickly thanks to one of our layered floral stamp sets. Let’s take a look at how Annie put this together for us. First, Annie stamped the flower and stem layers of the rose from our Happy […]

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Beautiful and Easy Handmade Winter Cards Idea!

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Today’s design for beautiful and easy handmade winter cards is so stunning and versatile and perfect for batch making! If you are looking for ideas for beautiful and easy handmade winter cards that you can use for just about any occasion, we have what might be the perfect design right here! This card comes together in no time and because the steps are super simple, you can break them up, do them all in slivers of time and then put […]

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A Hand Stamped Card With Pine Cones and Berries

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Celebrate winter with this beautiful hand stamped card with pine cones and berries! Today’s just gorgeous hand stamped card with pine cones and berries that celebrates all things Winter is complements of Annie. Annie says “I love using my Christmas-themed stamps after the holidays are over to send friendly winter hellos or to wish someone a lovely winter birthday.” This card is so perfect for so many different occasions and we are thinking we might need to make a few […]

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A Sweet Design for Handmade Fall Thank You Cards

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Make a few of these pretty handmade Fall thank you cards to have on hand! Today we get to feast our eyes on this idea for such vibrant and cheerful handmade Fall thank you cards thanks to Annie. She says “While brightly colored leaves get all the love during fall, I actually love the gorgeous fiery autumn flowers more.” Well when they look like this, we sure do agree! Let’s take a look at how Annie made this for us […]

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Just Beautiful One Layer Card Masking

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This project is an excellent example of just beautiful one layer card masking – easy, quick and totally versatile! Today Colleen is sharing a project she created for us using a simple but beautiful one layer card masking technique that you can use over and over, with all kinds of themes and designs. You will love how easy this is! Let’s dive in……. Colleen started by stamping the flowers, stem and leaves from our Happy Mother’s Day set using Color […]

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One Layer Card Masking – Quick and Easy!

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Come see how you can create gorgeous looks using one layer card masking – quick and easy and FABULOUS! Today’s technique is so simple that it’s almost not a “technique”. One layer card masking – quick and easy and with just a few supplies – is an oldie but boy, is it a goodie! And today Colleen is showing it all off with a beautiful, colorful, perfectly all occasion card that we can all make in mere minutes. Let’s dive […]

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A Super Sweet Handmade Fall Card!

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We are in LOVE with this sweet handmade Fall card with all its precious details and just beautifully colored Fall veggies! Today Annie has combined something older – seasonal dies – and something newer – our Harvest Time Paper Pad – and is sharing this sweet handmade Fall card. Using the tractors she sees pulling cartloads of pumpkins in her area, Annie recreated that iconic Fall vibe in paper. Let’s learn how she did it so we can make some, […]

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Mixed Media Card Making With New Papers!

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Get some tips on mixed media card making using our brand new Paper Pads! There are loads of ways to get started with mixed media card making and we’ve seen posts from several of our talented Design Team members showing us how to incorporate this “anything goes” style into cards using goodies from our store. Today, Natasha is showing us a design idea for a fun, rustic vibed mixed media card using our new Autumn Leaves Paper Pad. She says […]

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Contemporary Thanksgiving Cards To Make!

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Check out this idea to make bold and bright contemporary Thanksgiving cards! There’s been a little trend this year with the making of contemporary Thanksgiving cards along with all the classic designs. We love seeing these bursts of fresh ideas and today Colleen has taken this to a whole new level with her beautiful black and white elements against an almost neon colorful background. Let’s get all her inside scoop so we can adopt this gorgeous idea ourselves! Colleen started […]

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A Cute AND Spooky Halloween Card!

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Learn how to make a cute AND spooky Halloween card to cover all the bases! Today we are so excited to share a very cute and spooky Halloween card from Annie that has us both feeling the little shivers from the background and then a giggle from the adorable little creatures getting ready to trick and treat. This card is also pretty easy and fun to make so you get two pluses in on with two effects in one! Let’s […]

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Happy Fall Slimline Card

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Perfect for back to school or just to celebrate the season, this Happy Fall slimline card is quick to make and SO sweet. We love slimline cards for lots of reasons and this Happy Fall slimline card serves up all that extra space for a longer message (or a check) and features two very pretty images from our new Fall Happiness stamp set. Annie – the creator of this beautiful project – says “The gorgeous images in the new Fall […]

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Distressed Mica Stain Sprays – WOW!

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This card is super easy to make using distressed mica stain sprays – get some tips and learn how to make your own sprays! Today Natasha has created a beautiful card using one of our brand new background stamps and some distressed mica stain sprays to give it a beautiful, barely-there-shimmery watercolored look. This technique is so fast and easy and since every card will be a little different, it’s a very fun way to express your creativity when you […]

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Fall Flower Mixed Media Cards

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Get some great tips on making fall flower mixed media cards! Today Colleen is sharing an idea for fall flower mixed media cards that are so bright and cheery and truly give us all the Fall feels. With the beautiful look of all that delicious texture on all her elements, Colleen has created something that you just can’t stop looking at! Colleen says “Fall is my favorite time of year and I always love to create fall cards filled with […]

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Quick and Easy Handmade Fall Cards

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Check out this idea for just beautiful quick and easy handmade fall cards that give all the Fall feels! We think you will LOVE this idea for quick and easy handmade fall cards because number one – they are gorgeous! And number two – they are the perfect project for when you really want to craft but maybe haven’t yet felt your super creative energy kick in yet. And maybe number three – these are the perfect cards to make […]

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Use Embossing With a Stencil For a Fresh Look!

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Check out how embossing with a stencil can give you a very cool look, especially with the same stencil inked on another element! Did you know that embossing with a stencil is so easy and that using your stencils this way instantly doubles the value of all those pretty designs you have? And then when you combine a stencil embossed element with an ink stenciled element, you get an amazing, rich, perfectly coordinated look. Today Annie is showing this off […]

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A Gorgeous Fall Color Combo For Cards

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This luscious Fall color combo for cards is unexpected but downright gorgeous! When Colleen set out to make this card, she used her researching the Pantone 2022 Fall colors as inspiration. Her finding colors in shades of blue, purple and brown led to her creating this spectacular Fall color combo for cards that we are just over the moon for! While this color combination is unconventional for Fall cards, you can’t help but feel the season with this project and […]

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Gorgeous Handmade Gift Tags For Fall!

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You will want to make a batch of these handmade gift tags for fall occasions – learn why they can do double duty! Today we have some beautiful, bright and deliciously rich handmade gift tags for Fall from Natasha. These are so vibrant and modern and will look just spectacular tied onto any butcher paper wrapped package or plain kraft paper gift bag. But handmade gift tags also do double duty in the most insanely easy way! Simply pop one […]

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Make Some Sweet Handmade Autumn Greeting Cards!

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These handmade Autumn greeting cards have the perfect sunny glow and the dies do almost all the work! As you know, this month we are celebrating all things Fall and today’s card idea from Annie has a lovely classic look. There’s something comforting and cozy about handmade Autumn greeting cards and this one gives us all the warm feels. In her own words, Annie shares her inspiration – “this bright and colorful card recreates my favorite scene like a postcard”. […]

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VIDEO – A Fall Mixed Media Background!

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Add some golden glow to your card with this beautiful Fall mixed media background! Before we get into all the delicious details about this card with that gorgeous Fall mixed media background, we just have to share what Colleen said inspired her. She says” Autumn is my favorite time of year and I love the traditional fall colors and pumpkins. I wanted my card to actually smell like fall (those of you who live in all season areas know what […]

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Create A Winter Card Background – Frosty and FUN!

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Learn how to create a winter card background that you can use all season long! Today Natasha is sharing a way to create a winter card background that you will want to use over and over. It will come out a little different every time and that is one of the things that makes it so fun to use! And the card is just SO cheerful and sweet and would make a perfect non-denominational holiday card. Let’s dive into the […]

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