A Single Layer Card With Masking – AMAZING!

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When you see how this single layer card with masking adds the most incredible POP of dimension you will want to make a stack of them! Making a single layer card with masking isn’t a new thing. Recently we shared this beautiful fall card and this gorgeous hot pink and gray card, both made using masking to create the illusion of layers. Today’s card, from Carol, takes the dimensional look to a whole new level, using super easy techniques with […]

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FOUR Holiday Cards From One Card Sketch!

Learn how you can make FOUR holiday cards from ONE card sketch using some easy adaptations! The other day on her blog, our Exclusive Associate Designer Kittie Caracciolo shared a fabulous post on how to make four holiday cards from one card sketch – all different, all adorable and all easy! She shares lots of extra details in her original post so be sure to pop on over and check out all the goodness. First she shared a quick sketch […]

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Flashback Friday – Cards In Blue and White

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On trend right now and just so gorgeous, check out three of our most popular cards in blue and white. At the latest check, we see that cards in blue and white are not only totally on trend for all occasion cards, but this year’s holiday cards are seeing more of this beautiful classic color combination. Today we thought we would share three of the blue and white cards that have captured the most attention on our blog so you […]

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A Handmade Winter Shadow Box Card

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This handmade winter shadow box card is so much easier to make than it looks! Check it out! This one of a kind handmade winter shadow box card is easier to make than it looks using one of our innovative dies. No measuring, no fussy cutting, no figuring out the fold lines – one spin through your die cutting machine and – voila – your shadow box frame is done! Then, anything you set in the scene will take on […]

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Easy Color Burst Background For Christmas Cards!

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Check out this stunning background for Christmas cards that you can make easily with Color Bursts! Despite the atypical colors, this background for Christmas cards gives us all the winter feels. And it’s SO easy to achieve this beautiful, dimensional, watercolor-y look using Color Burst powders and a stencil. Melinda says “I enjoy making a bunch of backgrounds that I can use anytime I need a quick card. Its also nice to make a mess clean up and you have […]

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Quick and Easy Handmade Cards for Fall!

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This design for quick and easy handmade cards for Fall occasions can be used over and over! You know that our exclusive Associate Designer, Kittie Caracciolo, is world famous for her beautifully detailed cards made with die cuts and all her clever tricks for bringing them to life. Today she is sharing her take on creating handmade cards for Fall that add a touch of that die cut magic she has to the simple use of our new patterned papers. […]

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How to Make a Wreath With Die Cut Sprigs

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This quick and easy method for how to make a wreath with die cut sprigs will have you looking for excuses to use them! One of the most iconic elements for holiday cards are a traditional evergreen wreath. There is nothing wrong with using a simple wreath die cut like this one but when you learn how to make a wreath with die cut sprigs in this post, you will probably start looking at ALL your foliage dies differently! This […]

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Flashback Friday – Mini Slimline Snowman Cards!

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Combine our theme of winter with a still trending card shape and check out these mini slimline snowman cards! People are still loving the mini slimline card, especially for the holidays. Today’s mini slimline snowman cards are perfect! Whether you need the extra space for your annual family update, want to enclose a check – yes, people still write checks!, or just want to expand your design, this size card is still popular and they will really stand out in […]

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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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Handmade Winter Card Ideas – Our Theme All Month!

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Get ready for a month full of fabulous handmade winter card ideas starting with this gorgeous winter birch card! Can you believe it’s already time for us to start sharing handmade winter card ideas? For many of us it is still Fall but we card makers like to get a jump on every season and start collecting ideas for the cold months ahead. What better way to spend a chilly afternoon than with something warm and delicious in our mugs […]

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Rubbernecker October 2022 Project Roundup

Get all our projects from this month in today’s handy dandy Rubbernecker October 2022 project roundup post! Today is Halloween which means the end of October. It also means it’s time for our Rubbernecker October 2022 project roundup where we pop all the projects from the whole month in one spot. This month we told our designers to create whatever they wanted to share and we got the most glorious variety of gorgeous projects to try out on our own. […]

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A Pretty Fall Thank You Card

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Today’s Fall Thank You card is just loaded with details and the secret is that they are all SUPER easy to add! Having a handmade Fall Thank You card at the ready is such an advantage – you never know when you might want to express your gratitude for something truly appreciated. But this time of year is also extremely busy. Having a few of these special cards on hand will make you feel like you have money in the […]

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Easy Autumn Cards in a Flash!

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Here’s a great idea for easy Autumn cards that you can make in minutes! Today we have a gorgeous layout that you can adapt so many different ways for endless varieties of easy Autumn cards for any and all occasions. Kittie used one of the beautiful designs from one of our new Paper Pads with some basic dies and has created a design that can be changed up not just for Fall cards, but for any theme or motif.  You […]

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Flashback Friday – Mini Slimline Cards

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Check out some of our most popular ideas for mini slimline cards – a trend that is still going strong! From the looks of things, mini slimline cards are here to stay! There are so many cute ways to make these cards and we are so glad that when they first appeared, we fell in love with this scaled down version of this fun shape and proportion. We have a great selection of dies that you can use on your […]

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A STUNNING Watercolor Card Background!

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The watercolor card background on this project is so gorgeous and you will not believe how easy it is to make! We love a pretty watercolor card background – the way the colors blend, the lovely movement watercolors offer. Well, THIS card takes that to an entirely new level and when you see how easy it is, we suspect we will be spending a LOT of time in the Color Burst section of our warehouse! Read on to learn Melinda’s […]

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A Beautiful Handmade Birthday Card Idea!

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If you love lots of color, you are going to adore this beautiful handmade birthday card idea! Today’s bright, cheerful and just beautiful handmade birthday card idea comes to us from Lisa and we are just loving how she combined that sunny yellow with those almost vintage feeling pinks. And then to set it all off with hot pink foil and black accents – it all just works to feel so celebratory! One of the best things about this card […]

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Beautiful AND Funny Handmade Cards for Friends!

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Who says funny handmade cards for friends can’t also be gorgeous? Check out this sassy yet sophisticated card design idea! We’ve got lots of sentiments that can help you make funny handmade cards for friends and today Allie is sharing how she combined one of those with some truly beautiful flowers and a snazzy dimensional background for the perfect combination of sweet and sassy. Let’s check out how she did it. First, Allie stenciled shades of fresh green from Color […]

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How to Use Busy Paper On Handmade Cards

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Today we have a gorgeous design that helps you figure out how to use busy paper on handmade cards – check it out! Sometimes coming up with a design for how to use busy paper on handmade cards can be tricky. The paper and the pattern is gorgeous but you don’t want it to overtake the whole card. But you just can’t pass it up. Sound familiar? Today Carol is sharing her steps to use a more colorful, detailed pattern […]

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A Pumpkin Spice Season Card

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We see it everywhere in the stores and now – a pumpkin spice season card made even better with gnomes! We totally cracked up when we saw this pumpkin spice season card from Lisa! This time of year it seems like EVERYTHING is “pumpkin spice” and this colorful, sweet and cheerful card from Lisa really adds something special to the lineup. Let’s dive in, see how she made it and try one out at home. Lisa started by stamping the […]

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Flashback Friday – Handmade Coffee Cards

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Check out three different handmade coffee cards to get your day started! Even if you aren’t a coffee drinker, we are sure pretty much everyone knows someone who is. Having cute handmade coffee cards on hand to send as a note of encouragement, celebration, commiseration or just because is a fun way to give a nod to that much loved indulgence (necessity?). Today we thought we’d share three of our most popular cards about this beloved beverage from our blog […]

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